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France is Banning Video Game Words Because They Aren’t French Enough
Photo: Jung Yeon-Je (Getty Images) French officials are saying “adieu” to popular English video game vocabulary in an effort to preserve their rarified language. Featured Videos We Don’t Need More Screens in Cars 00:43 Now playing How Ewan McGregor Helped Bring Back Obi Wan 5/24/22 9:08AM 02:25 Now playing Making the Facebook Papers Public 5/23/22 […]
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Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro Review: The most luxurious smartwatch hardware, but software is still limited
Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro Review: The most luxurious smartwatch hardware, but software is still limited I have been reviewing Huawei consumer products for half a decade and there’s a clear leitmotif that runs through all my reviews: impeccable hardware that is usually the best looking and well-built in its product category, but the software […]
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GlaxoSmithKline Spends $3.3 Billion to Catch up in Vaccination Arms Race
An employee is at work on the vaccine packing line of British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Wavre, UK. Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP (Getty Images) UK-based drug company GlaxoSmithKline will buy Boston-based vaccine developer Affinivax for $2.1 billion, according to press releases issued by the two companies early Tuesday. GSK will also pay up […]
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Realme GT Neo 3 Naruto Edition Unboxing: An Android phone wrapped in a ninja scroll
Realme GT Neo 3 Naruto Edition Unboxing: An Android phone wrapped in a ninja scroll Earlier this year, Realme launched a Dragonball Z-themed variant of the Realme GT Neo 2 phone, and now the Realme GT Neo 3 has also got the manga/anime-themed variant treatment. This time the manga/anime is Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto, which ran from 1999 […]
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Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro: Everything we know about Google’s 2022 flagships
Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro: Everything we know about Google’s 2022 flagships Google’s 2022 I/O Developer keynote was packed with a lot of interesting announcements, but the company couldn’t let it pass without teasing its next flagship phones — the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Rather than let leakers have their fun […]
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Why I might never buy a graphics card for gaming ever again
Why I might never buy a graphics card for gaming ever again The newest, hottest, best graphics cards are remarkable. Even five years ago, were we really expecting the sort of performance we can get right now? PC gamers and custom builders have never had it better. Well, assuming you can even buy one. But […]
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Hey Microsoft, it’s time to make a better web browser
Hey Microsoft, it’s time to make a better web browser A few days ago, I launched Microsoft’s Edge browser to check some things that I specifically use it for. I was greeted by the dialog that we’ve probably all seen by now, the one that suggests you switch to Microsoft’s suggested settings. Of course, the […]
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PayPal Begins Layoffs, Plans to Shut Down San Francisco Office
More users are returning to in-person shopping following the ease of pandemic restrictions.Image: Sebastian Kahnert (AP) PayPal has reportedly started laying off employees this week from its offices in Chicago, Omaha, Nebraska and Chandler, Arizona, in an effort to reduce its spending. The financial technology company is also planning to shut down its San Francisco […]
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New Bill Aims to Ban China’s Digital Currency from US App Stores
Popular apps like WeChat have started supporting the Chinese digital currency. Photo: Ng Han Guan (AP) Three Republican Senators have proposed a bill to try and ban the use of apps that support China’s digital currency, also known as e-CNY or digital yuan, over concerns that the Chinese government could use the currency to spy […]
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Twitter Shareholders Sue to Keep Musk From Tanking Twitter Deal
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images) A collective of Twitter shareholders are banding together to try and keep the world’s richest man from weaseling his way out of buying Twitter. Featured Videos How Ewan McGregor Helped Bring Back Obi Wan 02:37 Now playing Hey Google, Where Did My Watch’s Battery Life Go? Yesterday 12:44PM 02:25 Now […]