In brief: Windows 7 faithfuls have known that the OS' lifespan is ending for some time now, and Microsoft has been gradually ramping up its efforts to get the users to upgrade to Windows 10. On January 15, that will mean Windows 7 users will be hit with even more irritating upgrade prompts.

Unlike most of these prompts to date, the new notification will take up your entire screen. It will warn you that your system is out of support, and you won't have access to any

A hot potato: Apple is suing former high-level chip designer Gerard Williams, who was in charge of A-series processors used in iPhones and iPads. Williams allegedly violated his contract and is exploiting Apple technology in his new venture. At the same time, the lawsuit reveals the Cupertino company illegally monitors employee communications, which probably shouldn't surprise anyone.

Last month, three former Apple chip execs launched a new company called Nuvia to take on established silicon giants like AMD and Intel on the data center market.

What just happened? Although Cyberpunk 2077 is currently generating quite a bit of buzz for CD Projekt, it's not the only major software project the team is working on. The studio's digital distribution branch, GOG, has been developing its impressive Galaxy 2.0 client as well. This client, often referred to as the "all-in-one" PC gaming launcher, has finally left Closed Beta and opened its doors to the public.

As of yesterday, GOG Galaxy 2.

Why it matters: In short, Redbox was simply a stop gap to hold consumers over until streaming matured. Some no doubt made a small fortune on the kiosks but it was never meant to be a long-term solution as physical media is destined for irrelevance. The continued emergence of streaming platforms like Disney+ and Apple TV and future-looking technologies like 5G will ensure that.

Redbox is exiting the video game rental business. The kiosk operator confirmed the news to The Verge this week after reports surfaced on Reddit

What just happened? Oculus has been working hard to bring some killer features to its Quest VR headset. Monday, it announced that hand tracking would be added to the device this week, ahead of an expected 2020 release. Today the company began its Oculus Link open beta, which allows users to connect the Quest to their PC.

Now, some may be asking, “What is the point of tethering the Quest to a PC when the device was designed from the ground up to be a standalone,

In brief: The Resident Evil 3 remake will utilize the same RE Engine used to bring Resident Evil 7 biohazard, the Resident Evil 2 remake and Devil May Cry 5 to life. It’ll also feature the asymmetrical 4 vs 1 co-op mode, dubbed Resident Evil Resistance.

Hot off the heels of its excellent Resident Evil 2 remake , Capcom on Tuesday revealed that its reboot of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis will land on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC on April 3, 2020.

In a nutshell: The Coolest Cooler, a Kickstarter starlet that generated over $13 million in pledges from more than 62,000 backers way back in 2014, has seemingly reached the end of its rope and predictably, a large number of early backers are getting shafted.

If you haven’t followed the journey over the last five+ years, here’s a quick refresher. The Coolest Cooler was created by Ryan Grepper as a jack-of-all-trades cooler.

Through the looking glass: Long-time semiconductor industry followers may recall that Arm, the chip IP company that completely dominates the smartphone market, has talked about making an impact on the enterprise and cloud computing markets for a very long time. Several years back, in fact, they made bold predictions about taking 20-25% of the server market. Despite a number of efforts in that direction from Arm semiconductor partners, however, that level of impact never occurred.

The company didn’t give up on

The big picture: Rapidly improving camera systems in smartphones have snatched a fair chunk of the market from the digital camera industry. Nikon is now looking to minimize these losses by discontinuing its authorized third-party repair program and will be handling all official and under warranty repairs from early next year.

Professional and aspiring photographers using Nikon cameras should probably take extra care of their equipment going forwards as the company has decided to end its authorized repair program for over a dozen independent shops in the US.

iFixit reports that Nikon USA has