Adobe's Liquid Mode uses machine learning to make PDFs more readable on mobile devices
In brief: Adobe is bringing the same responsive layout experience that governs many of today's websites to PDFs. And while it's not perfect, it represents a step in the right direction in a world that's dominated by mobile devices.
Adobe today announced an update for Acrobat Reader that's supposed to solve the perennial problem of PDFs in a mobile-first world -- the poor reading experience on devices with smaller screens.
The new feature is called "Liquid Mode," and it leverages the

Galax roadmap reveals RTX 3080 with 20GB, RTX 3060 with same performance as RTX 2080

Highly anticipated: Not for the first time, an Nvidia AIB partner has leaked information that could disappoint RTX 3080 buyers. It seems that a 20GB variation of the recently released card is on the way, as is an RTX 3060 that offers the same performance as the RTX 2080.
As reported by Videocardz , aftermarket card maker Galax (known as KFA2 in Europe) revealed the unannounced RTX 30-series cards in a briefing with either employees or business partners
Baldur's Gate 3's Early Access has been delayed to October 6
In brief: Larian's latest fantasy RPG, Baldur's Gate 3, was going to launch into Early Access on September 30. Sadly, the team has been forced to delay it by an additional week, pushing the release date to October 6. On the bright side, the folks over at Larian took the delay as an opportunity to delve into a few more of Baldur's Gate 3's gameplay systems and themes by way of a new, romance-focused Community Update.
Larian describes its

The operating manual for one of the world's oldest computers has been unearthed

Why it matters: The instruction manual for one of the world’s oldest digital computers has been unearthed. With it, researchers now have a complete understanding of how the early computer functioned. As outlined in this Association for Computing Machinery blog post from Herbert Bruderer, the Zuse Z4 is the oldest preserved computer in the world. It was designed by German engineer Konrad Zuse and manufactured way back in 1945.
The room-sized computer eventually ended up in the Deutsches Museum in Munich following stints at various
No Man's Sky's 3.0 release 'Origins' gives you giant sandworms

Why it matters: While Hello Games may have fumbled No Man's Sky's launch four years ago, it has since put forth a monumental effort to bounce back and has delivered no less than 12 major content updates over three iteration milestones. Version 3.0 "Origins" refreshes the planets with new life, weather, terrain, and much more.
Last week, Hello Games founder and frontman Sean Murray announced the next major installment for No Man's Sky. Fan's held their expectations in
The Game Awards returns on December 10 as an all-digital event

Bottom line: The Game Awards, now in its sixth year, will continue as scheduled albeit as an all-digital event. While the production may look a bit different, the truth is, most people already watched the awards ceremony from the comfort of their home so not much is changing.
The Game Awards, the annual awards show honoring top achievements in video gaming, is going to be an all-digital event this year due to the ongoing pandemic.
Creator Geoff Keighley just revealed on Twitter that the 20
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Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime announces new game company

Editor's take: Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime is back with a host of industry veterans, ready to create and share new experiences with gamers around the globe. Here's to hoping his encore career will be even more successful than the first.
It’s been nearly two years since Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime left the company he helped create in 1991. Industry veterans are rarely able to sit idle for more than a couple of years without getting the itch to jump back into the
MWC 2021 gets rescheduled to late June

Recap: Mobile World Congress (MWC) was one of the first major tech conference casualties when it was canceled back in mid-February amid growing concerns about Covid-19. A lot has happened in the six months since and although some things are slowly getting back to normal, there’s still a long road ahead.
The GSM Association , the organization that represents mobile network operators worldwide, had originally scheduled MWC 2021 Barcelona for the first week of March 2021. On Wednesday,
An old TV knocked out an entire village's broadband for 18 months

WTF?! Being unable to connect to the internet and experiencing slowdowns is frustrating enough, but imagine it happening every day, at exactly 7 am, for 18 months. That’s what residents of a small village in Wales experienced before the unlikely cause was discovered: an old television set.
Openreach, the UK-based broadband provider, writes that inhabitants of Aberhosan had endured connection and speed problems with their internet despite repeated visits from engineers. Tests showed the network was working fine, and large sections of the