2020-10-20 13:39:00 www.techspot.com Freebies: If you love free stuff as much as we do, then we've got some good news for you today. As of this morning, DRM-free digital distribution…
2020-10-20 14:01:00 www.techspot.com In context: As we approach Halloween, I find myself looking for scary games to play with my daughter—it's a tradition. I also always find myself regretting that…
2020-10-20 21:23:00 www.techspot.com Something to look forward to: With only a week until their official reveal, AMD's Big Navi graphics cards keep generating a lot of buzz, and rumors and…
2020-10-20 15:23:00 www.techspot.com In brief: Google's Chromebooks have always been geared toward users who want a more basic computing experience -- perhaps for education or productivity tasks. However, they're becoming…
2020-10-20 17:39:00 www.techspot.com In a nutshell: Adobe pushed out a big update for Photoshop users today. It mostly focused on AI editing tools, including sky replacement, a "Discover" panel, advanced…
2020-10-20 14:46:00 www.techspot.com In brief: Impossible Foods during a digital press conference on Tuesday announced it is working on a plant-based alternative to cow’s milk. The research is part of…
2020-10-20 12:23:00 www.techspot.com TL;DR: Mozilla on Tuesday published version 82.0 of its Firefox web browser, which introduces a number of enhancements and is said to be faster than ever. It…
2020-10-20 08:28:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? South Korean chip giant SK Hynix has announced it is buying Intel’s flash-memory business for $9 billion. The deal includes Intel’s SSD, NAND flash,…
2020-10-20 06:18:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? With the launch of AMD’s Ryzen 5000 processors just over two weeks away, anticipation is heating up for the next-gen CPUs. That excitement will…
2020-10-19 13:57:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: TrendForce labeled sanctions against Huawei as having a major impact on the overall memory market. Specifically, politics prompted other smartphone brands to actively stock…
2020-10-19 15:21:00 www.techspot.com In a nutshell: In a survey of more than 3,000 employees at some of the country’s biggest tech firms including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook, a…
2020-10-19 19:05:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? Sandworm, Russia's secretive, yet elite hacking unit is allegedly behind some of the worst cyberattacks in recent memory. Today, the United States Department of…
2020-10-19 19:58:00 www.techspot.com A hot potato: Microsoft has released security updates for just-discovered Codecs Library and Visual Studio exploits. The Codecs Library exploit tagged CVE-2020-17022 is reported to have a…
2020-10-19 15:57:00 www.techspot.com In context: Tesla news has been a bit of a mixed bag lately. A few days ago, Tesla refreshed its mass-market Model 3 vehicle with a whole…
2020-10-19 14:21:00 www.techspot.com In context: One of the more surprising things discovered during Sony's PlayStation 5 teardown video shown earlier this month was the console's massive heat sink and fan.…
2020-10-19 10:17:00 www.techspot.com Forward-looking: The chairman of Japan's Financial Trade Commission publicly announced recently that the FTC would support U.S. and European efforts to hinder anti-competitive behaviour in large, global…
2020-10-19 08:44:00 www.techspot.com Bottom line: Sony's gigantic PS5 and its recent hardware teardown potentially alleviated cooling concerns for a lot of gamers looking forward to firing up their console in…
2020-10-19 06:18:00 www.techspot.com Rumor mill: Several new leaks and rumors regarding Samsung’s next flagship phones, the Galaxy S21 line (or could they be called the S30?), have hit the internet,…
2020-10-18 12:42:00 www.techspot.com Facepalm: Microsoft appears to be experimenting with the idea of automatically installing Progressive Web App (PWA) versions of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint without user permission, using…
2020-10-18 11:21:00 www.techspot.com Something to look forward to: Apple unveiled the new iPhone 12 lineup this week, and details about the devices' internal batteries have now been revealed. The iPhone…
2020-10-16 11:04:00 www.techspot.com In brief: Apple is now accepting pre-orders for two new products introduced recently, the revised iPad Air and the new iPhone 12. Note that all new iPhones…
2020-10-17 11:23:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: The US government has come up with a new tech initiative to overcome China’s expansionist schemes while beating Russia’s technological advancements. The plan dubbed…
2020-10-17 10:39:00 www.techspot.com With the announcement of AMD's Ryzen 5000 desktop CPU series, we noticed a lot of chatter about B450 and B550 motherboards. It seems many prospective buyers aren’t…
2020-10-17 07:46:00 www.techspot.com In brief: Microsoft co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates dealt with antitrust scrutiny in the 1990s when the Department of Justice sued the Redmond company and accused…
2020-10-16 12:12:00 www.techspot.com Editor's take: Aesthetically, this might be one of Analogue’s best creations to date. The Duo, offered in two colorways, is the perfect blend of modern flare and…
2020-10-16 13:39:00 www.techspot.com In context: StarCraft 2 is one of the oldest RTS games on the market, but its lively competitive eSports community, and Blizzard's continued support of the game,…
2020-10-16 14:13:00 www.techspot.com Editor's take: If it were my money, I'd play the wait-and-see game. Let's see if Atari makes good on its promise to ship the console soon and…
2020-10-16 14:37:00 www.techspot.com In context: There are some definite advantages to having a PlayStation Plus (PS+) membership. The $60-per-year service is required for online gaming, but even if you are…
2020-10-16 16:44:00 www.techspot.com Forward-looking: Like it or not, Bethesda is joining the Microsoft family in the near future, further consolidating Microsoft's hold over first-person RPGs while giving it a foothold…
2020-10-16 15:37:00 www.techspot.com In context: In the world of smart assistants, Samsung's Bixby isn't exactly a well-known contender. Competitors like Amazon's Alexa, Google's Assistant, and Apple's Siri have all proven…
2020-10-16 12:48:00 www.techspot.com In context: If there's one thing Google is known for, it's launching -- and then later shutting down -- dozens upon dozens of services, no matter how…
2020-10-16 06:10:00 www.techspot.com Something to look forward to: The most recent Star Wars movies—the last two, anyway—were certainly divisive, to put it politely. But when it comes to the worst…
2020-10-16 06:51:00 www.techspot.com The Acer Swift line is the company's family of ultraportables that offer improved battery life. The series has the Swift 7 at the top of the lineup,…