In a nutshell: While the Galaxy S20 might be a handset packed with tech, it’s not exactly rugged, and you certainly wouldn’t want to use it in a military combat scenario. But Samsung has developed a version of the phone just for that purpose: the Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition.

Following on from the Galaxy S9 Tactical Edition, the S20 TE is designed for field operatives from the federal government and Department of Defense.

What just happened? You might not be familiar with the Rivet Networks name, but you’ll probably have seen its Killer Networking brand before. The maker of the gaming-focused network interface cards (NIC) has just been acquired by Intel, which will integrate Rivet’s portfolio of products with its own.

Killer Networking products are aimed at gamers looking to gain an edge in online matches by minimizing latency and ensuring less lag. With the Intel purchase , its portfolio of wireless chips, ethernet controllers, and management

What just happened? Amazon's video game ambitions don't stop with its New World MMO. The company has been working with developer Relentless Studios on "Crucible," a third-person, hero-based sci-fi PvP shooter, behind the scenes for quite some time now. The game finally hit the market today for North American players, and it's completely free-to-play.

In Amazon's own words, Crucible is a "team-based action shooter" that's

In brief: It looks like Serious Sam 4 will only be available on PC and Stadia — at least at first. Shortly after the game was announced with a short teaser in 2018, the little information we were able to get on the title since indicated Croteam would developing it on all platforms. That has not changed, but when PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will get it has.

Google was able to convince publisher Devolver Digital to make Serious Sam 4 a Stadia exclusive for one year. This agreement did

In context: Though it's taken quite a while, Microsoft has finally begun to repair its reputation within the Linux community. Indeed, recently, the tech giant went so far as to admit that it was on the "wrong side of history" concerning open-source software in general.

However, Microsoft has more to offer Linux fans than empty words. Later in May, the company will give its Windows Subsystem for Linux a helpful boost with a handful of new features. These features include full system call compatibility

Rumor mill: Get ready for the storm of mad Apple customers. It seems they will soon be short one item from the box of their brand new iPhone 12. It seems ear phones will be sold separately now if rumors are true.

It appears that Apple is continuing efforts to minimize iPhone components. Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that the company may stop including EarPods with iPhone purchases starting with the iPhone 12. This move would mark the first time consumers would be forced to buy headphones separately.

Bottom line: Individually, the changes may not sound like much, but collectively, it should make for a much better and unified experience. Consistency across streaming platforms is important and it is clear that executives are shooting for just that with these changes.

Hulu on Wednesday announced some changes to its user interface that should bring the platform in line with others that users are already familiar with.

Moving forward, users will now be able to navigate collections vertically and explore within a collection by moving horizontally. Hulu said this layout mirrors

In brief: Microsoft built a gargantuan supercomputer for artificial intelligence, which is the latest expansion of its Azure cloud computing platform. And by helping OpenAI bring new refinements to AI models, it gained a new vote of confidence for Azure as one of the leading platforms for future innovation.

At its virtual Build 2020 developer conference, Microsoft revealed several interesting sneak peeks into its latest efforts to unify Windows 10 app development, offer more useful tools for power users , and integrate more Linux goodies via the Windows Subsystem

A hot potato: Where you stand on matters like these is likely heavily influenced by your stance on privacy and your views of social media in general. When you willingly publish something on a public account, should it then be available for anyone to access and use?

Millions of people started wearing face masks in public settings after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended doing so last month to help slow the spread of Covid-19 when social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.

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