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Doom Eternal to skip ray tracing at launch

TechSpot News | Jan. 28, 2020, 11:28 p.m. | Original

In brief: For anyone looking to slay Doom Eternal's vicious demons with realistic real-time reflections might be disappointed to know that the game won't be featuring ray tracing at launch. The rest, however, can look forward to causing chaos with the super shotgun when the title comes out in less than two months.

In a recent interview with Digital Foundry, id Software's Marty Stratton shed some light on the company's new id Tech 7 engine powering the upcoming Doom: Eternal shooter. One

Amazon engineer calls for Ring to be shut down permanently

TechSpot News | Jan. 28, 2020, 10:57 p.m. | Original

A hot potato: It appears that even Amazon workers think Ring is a privacy threat. One of the tech giant’s engineers has blasted the home-security camera firm, which Amazon acquired for $2 billion in 2018, calling for it to be shut down immediately.

Amazon Employees for Climate Justice recently published a Medium post in which 363 workers gave their views on the company’s business. The group organized the September strike that saw more than 900 employees protest the retailer’

Facebook opens its 'Clear History' feature to all users

TechSpot News | Jan. 28, 2020, 10:16 p.m. | Original

Why it matters: The last few years have not been kind to Facebook as it tries to claw its way out of a privacy hole. In order to re-invent itself as privacy-focused, the company is making its Clear History tool and other data managing features available to its entire user base.

Facebook, which was once voted the least-trusted tech company , is making its "Clear History" tool for managing data shared with other websites available to all users. The feature was originally announced at the company

Apple releases iOS 13.3.1 with fixes for location tracking, Screen Time, Mail app and more

TechSpot News | Jan. 28, 2020, 9:20 p.m. | Original

What just happened? After reporting a record-setting quarter, Apple has released software updates for its devices today, with several fixes and improvements in iOS/iPadOS 13.3.1 for the iPhone/iPad, alongside minor updates to other operating systems, including macOS Catalina, tvOS and watchOS. The company also issued a security update for older devices running iOS 12.

Apple landed in hot waters last month when its U1 ultra-wideband chip on newer iPhones was found to be tracking users' location

Microsoft engineer adds Edge's multi-tab management functionality to Chromium

TechSpot News | Jan. 28, 2020, 2:17 p.m. | Original

In brief: Microsoft joined team recently Chromium when it re-launched its not-so-popular Edge browser under the open-source project's umbrella. However, Microsoft is doing more than just taking advantage of Chromium's existing functionality -- it's contributing to the project with a few ideas of its own.

Microsoft and Chromium programmers have recently collaborated to bring Edge's unique multi-tab management feature to the open-source project. This feature, for the unaware, lets users grab multiple

Apple turns in record-setting quarterly report fueled by strong iPhone 11 sales

TechSpot News | Jan. 28, 2020, 10:26 a.m. | Original

What just happened? Apple at the market’s close on Thursday announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 first quarter that ended December 28, 2019, and included the lucrative holiday quarter. Unsurprisingly, it was another record-setting report for Apple.

For the period, Apple generated revenue of $91.8 billion, up a full nine percent compared to the year ago quarter and enough to set a new all-time record. Quarterly earnings per diluted share, meanwhile,

Bitcoin's next halving in May could send the currency to new all-time high

TechSpot News | Jan. 28, 2020, 9:54 a.m. | Original

Something to look forward to: While crypto enthusiasts are no doubt interested to see the effects of Bitcoin's 'halving' slated for later this year, it looks like others are joining the fray. The question on everyone's mind is whether 2020 is the year Bitcoin reaches new heights, and the increase in awareness might well send its price well above the $20,000 mark it reached in 2017... or not.

A lot of people seem interested

Metro Exodus and Gylt are February freebies for Stadia Pro subscribers

TechSpot News | Jan. 28, 2020, 9:23 a.m. | Original

Building the brand: After getting a slow start on its Stadia game library, Google is making good on rapidly expanding the list of titles available to subscribers. New games are being added sporadically throughout the month, with some slated as giveaways to Stadia Pro subscribers.

As we have previously reported, Google is ramping up its Stadia platform heading into 2020. In addition to grabbing up studios for work on first-party titles, the game streaming service is regularly adding "new" titles you may have already played

Karma Automotive will reveal its electric pickup truck later this year

TechSpot News | Jan. 28, 2020, 8:38 a.m. | Original

Forward-looking: Electric automaker Karma Automotive is planning to reveal its first electric pickup truck later this year, setting the stage for a near future that could potentially be filled with electric pickups from a variety of manufacturers.

COO Kevin Pavlov told Bloomberg in a recent interview that Karma will base the truck on a new all-wheel-drive system that’ll be manufactured at its Southern California production facility. It’ll be more affordable than the company’s luxury sedan, the Revero, which commands a minimum of

NZXT's latest AIO CPU coolers include customizable LCD screens

TechSpot News | Jan. 28, 2020, 7:56 a.m. | Original

In context: PC enthusiasts love to customize and tweak their rigs through overclocking, part swapping, case modding, or even the addition of fancy RGB lighting. Now, NZXT wants to give them yet another way to make their machines their own with its latest line of liquid CPU coolers.

NZXT today announced multiple additions to its "Kraken" CPU cooler roster, all of which fall into the new X-3 and Z-3 product line-ups. The Z-3 series promises to offer the most "visually

A hot potato: It appears that even Amazon workers think Ring is a privacy threat. One of the tech giant’s engineers has blasted the home-security camera firm, which Amazon acquired for $2 billion in 2018, calling for it to be shut down immediately.

Why it matters: The last few years have not been kind to Facebook as it tries to claw its way out of a privacy hole. In order to re-invent itself as privacy-focused, the company is making its Clear History tool and other data managing features available to its entire user base.

What just happened? Apple at the market’s close on Thursday announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 first quarter that ended December 28, 2019, and included the lucrative holiday quarter. Unsurprisingly, it was another record-setting report for Apple.

Building the brand: After getting a slow start on its Stadia game library, Google is making good on rapidly expanding the list of titles available to subscribers. New games are being added sporadically throughout the month, with some slated as giveaways to Stadia Pro subscribers.

Forward-looking: Electric automaker Karma Automotive is planning to reveal its first electric pickup truck later this year, setting the stage for a near future that could potentially be filled with electric pickups from a variety of manufacturers.

In context: PC enthusiasts love to customize and tweak their rigs through overclocking, part swapping, case modding, or even the addition of fancy RGB lighting. Now, NZXT wants to give them yet another way to make their machines their own with its latest line of liquid CPU coolers.

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