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Editor's take: Intel's just-launched Core i9-10900K was recently pushed to an impressive 7.7 GHz at the hands of some incredibly skilled overclockers. And odds are, we'll likely see it nudged even higher once enthusiasts become more familiar with the chip. How high can it go?

Asus recently invited some of the world’s top overclocking enthusiasts to have a go at pushing Intel’s new Core i9-10900K

Riot's hero shooter 'Valorant' opens to all on June 2

TechSpot News | May 21, 2020, 6:14 a.m. | Original

In context: League of Legends developer Riot Games generated quite a bit of buzz in the gaming sphere with the reveal of "Valorant," the industry's latest hero shooter and Riot's first attempt at a competitive FPS. Though the game has been relatively well-received by early testers and streamers (despite a few controversial anti-cheat mechanisms), it isn't available to everyone.

Valorant has been in Closed Beta for several weeks, with users requiring either a private invite or a beta key (

EA is releasing the source code for the first two Command & Conquer games

TechSpot News | May 21, 2020, 5:27 a.m. | Original

In brief: This means that the Remastered Collection will have full mod support. Along with a map editor, the open-source DLLs will allow players to design maps, create custom units, swap out artwork, modify gameplay logic and edit game data.

EA in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Command & Conquer series announced back in 2018 that it was remastering the first two games in the franchise as well as a handful of expansion packs. In March of this year, we got a

Verizon enables 5G uploads in 35 cities, boosting speeds by 30 percent

TechSpot News | May 21, 2020, 4:53 a.m. | Original

In context: Verizon, AT&T, and even Comcast are all offering 5G connectivity options to their customers, but availability is still a sticking point for many. Whether or not you'll have access to the tech when you sign up for a 5G plan depends heavily on where you live, and a full, nationwide rollout is probably still a few years away.

To make things even more complicated, for at least some cellular providers, current 5G iterations aren't even full 5G.

Xbox and Windows NT 3.5 source code hits the Internet

TechSpot News | May 21, 2020, 4:19 a.m. | Original

In a nutshell: The source code for Microsoft’s original Xbox console has found its way to the Internet along with code for an early version of Windows. The significance of the leaks is negligible, however, given the software's age but still, Microsoft doesn't want its source out in the open like this.

According to The Verge , the leaked Xbox material includes the kernel for the OS on the original console which was based on Windows 2000 as well as some build environments, emulators

Denmark announces plans to construct two wind energy 'islands' by 2030

TechSpot News | May 21, 2020, 3:45 a.m. | Original

In context: World governments are gradually increasing their use of renewable energy, but some countries are certainly performing better in this regard than others. Denmark has always fallen into the former group -- indeed, on multiple occasions, the region has made headlines for satisfying its citizens' 24-hour energy needs entirely through renewable sources.

However, the Nordic country isn't interested in leaving well enough alone. Today, the Danish Ministry of Finance announced an ambitious new plan to boost its wind power production capacity. Instead

Tencent is now in charge of System Shock 3

TechSpot News | May 21, 2020, 3:11 a.m. | Original

The big picture: Developer OtherSide Entertainment is no longer working on System Shock 3 but as it turns out, it’s not the end of the road for the sequel or the franchise. The bigger question at this point is whether or not Tencent will be able to bottle the formula that made the franchise so special to begin with - fear.

A true sequel to System Shock 2, existence of the third installment was confirmed way back in 2015 courtesy of OtherSide Entertainment. We got a teaser in early

Which phone are people happiest with in 2020? The Galaxy Note 9 from two years ago

TechSpot News | May 21, 2020, 2:38 a.m. | Original

What just happened? Which smartphone do you think would top a US customer satisfaction survey taken in 2020? Could it be Apple’s best and most expensive iPhone to date, the iPhone 11 Pro Max? Perhaps it’s Samsung’s tech-packed flagship, the Galaxy S20 Ultra? No, it’s the Galaxy Note 9, a phone that launched back in 2018.

The surprising revelation comes from a survey carried out by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (

Sabrent unveils a massive 8TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 internal SSD

TechSpot News | May 21, 2020, 2:01 a.m. | Original

In a nutshell: Sabrent has expanded its Rocket Q family of 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB drives with a new model that offers a mighty 8 terabytes of super-fast storage in the same M.2 2280 form-factor by utilizing Micron's 3D QLC NAND technology.

In what is possibly a world first, Sabrent has come up with the most capacious NVMe PCIe 3.0 M.2 SSD. The Rocket Q 8TB should make storage

TechSpot News | May 21, 2020, 12:58 a.m. | Original |

Why it matters: Twitter is finally testing a feature it announced earlier this year: the ability to limit how many people reply to a tweet. It might be a welcome addition for most people, but it could pose legal problems for public officials who regularly use the service, including President Trump.

Back in January, Twitter said it would be introducing a new tool that would allow users to select who can reply to their tweets. Now, the company is testing the feature with a “limited group of people globally”

Intel Core i9-10900K overclocked to 7707.62 MHz using liquid helium

Editor's take: Intel's just-launched Core i9-10900K was recently pushed to an impressive 7.7 GHz at the hands of some incredibly skilled overclockers. And odds are, we'll likely see it nudged even higher once enthusiasts become more familiar with the chip. How high can it go?

Riot's hero shooter 'Valorant' opens to all on June 2

EA is releasing the source code for the first two Command & Conquer games

In brief: This means that the Remastered Collection will have full mod support. Along with a map editor, the open-source DLLs will allow players to design maps, create custom units, swap out artwork, modify gameplay logic and edit game data.

Verizon enables 5G uploads in 35 cities, boosting speeds by 30 percent

Xbox and Windows NT 3.5 source code hits the Internet

Denmark announces plans to construct two wind energy 'islands' by 2030

Tencent is now in charge of System Shock 3

Which phone are people happiest with in 2020? The Galaxy Note 9 from two years ago

Sabrent unveils a massive 8TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 internal SSD

In a nutshell: Sabrent has expanded its Rocket Q family of 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB drives with a new model that offers a mighty 8 terabytes of super-fast storage in the same M.2 2280 form-factor by utilizing Micron's 3D QLC NAND technology.

Why it matters: Twitter is finally testing a feature it announced earlier this year: the ability to limit how many people reply to a tweet. It might be a welcome addition for most people, but it could pose legal problems for public officials who regularly use the service, including President Trump.

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