Microsoft schedules first-party Xbox Series X game showcase for July 23


Those games look excellent, but when it comes to choosing what console to buy, it's often the first-party exclusives that matter most to the average player. Microsoft fans who fall into that camp will be pleased to hear that the tech giant will be unveiling a slew of first-party Xbox...

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Atari VCS pre-orders go up at GameStop and Walmart


GameStop and Walmart are now accepting pre-orders for the Atari VCS 800 All-in Bundle which includes the console itself as well as a classic wireless joystick and a modern wireless controller.

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Experimental Chrome feature could improve battery life up to 28 percent


The next iteration of the Chrome browser may be better at handling background tabs, thus increasing battery life. The Windows Club notes that Chrome 86 has an experimental feature that will reduce power consumption by limiting how often idle processes can perform Javascript wakeups.

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Sega's Genesis Mini is available at its lowest price ever


The Genesis Mini hit the scene in September 2019 in the wake of similar efforts from Nintendo with the NES Classic and SNES Classic and Sony’s PlayStation Classic. The miniature 16-bit replica comes pre-loaded with 42 classic Genesis games alongside two wired controllers and all of the cables needed to...

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Intel

Ten cores for less money? Intel Core i9-10850K discovered on Geekbench


The news comes from Twitter user and regular leaker Tum_Apisak, who posted a link to the Geekbench result for the Core i9-10850K. Assuming it’s real, the chip has the same 10-core/20-thread configuration as the Core i9-10900K while also boasting 20MB of L3 cache and 256KB of L2 cache per core....

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UK said to consider phasing out Huawei from its 5G deployment


The US has been pressuring its allies to drop Huawei from any infrastructure project, and even threatened to cut intelligence ties with countries like the UK and Canada if they continue to use 5G equipment from the Chinese tech giant.

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Uber acquires Postmates in all-stock deal valued at $2.65 billion


Uber, if you recall, was expected to merge with Grubhub in a bid to keep revenue coming in during the Covid-19 pandemic. Talks broke down as the two sides grappled over pricing details, leaving the door open for rival Just Eat Takeaway to swoop in and snag Grubhub for $7.3...

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North Korean hackers are skimming card details from online shoppers


The attacks were reported by Dutch cyber-security firm SanSec (via ZDNet). It writes that the digital skimming technique has been growing since 2015, and while it was traditionally used by Russian- and Indonesian-speaking hacker groups, government-sponsored North Korean criminals are now intercepting credit card details from online stores.

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Dad discovers his 11-year-old daughter spent almost $6,000 on Roblox


Speaking on the BBC’s Jeremy Vine Show, Steve Cumming said that his daughter told him all her friends were enjoying the free-to-play Roblox, and she wanted to spend £4.99 ($6.23) on an in-app purchase. He said yes, and made the payment using his debit card on April 16.

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Is the Ryzen 3 3300X Better Value than the Ryzen 5 3600?


Today we're revisiting AMD's budget-oriented Ryzen 3 3300X. This Ryzen 3 CPU thoroughly impressed us when it launched two months ago and now we're taking a look back to see where it stands against the Ryzen 5 3600 and 2600.

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