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WarnerMedia and Discovery’s post-merger name is… Warner Bros. Discovery

Last month, AT&T announced it was spinning off WarnerMedia in a $43 billion merger with Discovery. While those involved don’t expect the deal to close until partway through next year, the proposed entity already has a name. Should Discovery shareholders and federal regulators approve the merger, the resulting union between WarnerMedia and Discovery will be… Continue reading WarnerMedia and Discovery’s post-merger name is… Warner Bros. Discovery

NVIDIA’s RTX 3080 Ti looks like a great flagship GPU to attempt to buy

Let’s pretend, for a second, that the GPU market isn’t a trash fire of scalpers, miners and overpriced GT 1030s. Even in that alternative reality where you can buy a GPU without hassle, NVIDIA has some pretty large holes in its product lineup right now. Today at Computex in Taipei, a couple of those gaps… Continue reading NVIDIA’s RTX 3080 Ti looks like a great flagship GPU to attempt to buy

Alienware’s x15 and x17 cram Intel H-series CPUs and RTX 30 graphics into thin frames

As much as gaming laptops have dramatically improved over the last several years, all that power still comes with a significant compromise. You sacrifice a lot of portability to play PC games on the go. And while its latest models can’t pass for a thin-and-light, Alienware has announced two new models that are its thinnest… Continue reading Alienware’s x15 and x17 cram Intel H-series CPUs and RTX 30 graphics into thin frames

Uber and Lyft rides are pricier due to a lack of drivers (and the waits are longer, too)

Uber and Lyft rides have been almost twice as expensive over the past few months in the US, because the ride-hailing companies have been having difficulties meeting demand. More and more people are going back to their old routines after getting fully vaccinated, which translates to higher demand for rides as passengers fire up their… Continue reading Uber and Lyft rides are pricier due to a lack of drivers (and the waits are longer, too)

Tesla’s revamped Model S and X will feature RDNA 2 GPUs, AMD confirms

When Tesla announced its refreshed Model S and Model X in January, it wasn’t shy about saying that its new infotainment systems will offer up to 10 teraflops of power. At the time, rumors speculated that AMD would be providing Tesla’s new graphics hardware. That makes sense, since the company’s RDNA 2 GPUs are also… Continue reading Tesla’s revamped Model S and X will feature RDNA 2 GPUs, AMD confirms

AMD makes a bigger play for gaming laptops with Radeon RX 6000M GPUs

AMD is finally bringing its RDNA 2 technology to notebooks. During its Computex keynote today, the company announced the Radeon RX 6000M series of mobile GPUs. They’ll bring over most of the upgrades we saw in the RX 6000 desktop GPUs to laptops: far better power efficiency, faster performance and ray tracing support. The new… Continue reading AMD makes a bigger play for gaming laptops with Radeon RX 6000M GPUs

You can buy AMD’s Ryzen 5000 chips with Radeon graphics on August 5th

AMD’s Ryzen 5000-series APUs intrigued us when they were announced in April. They bring together the company’s latest Zen 3 processor core with Vega 8 Radeon graphics on a single chip. That combination of performance would be great for a tiny desktop, especially if you need to handle a bit of gaming on the side.… Continue reading You can buy AMD’s Ryzen 5000 chips with Radeon graphics on August 5th

‘Knockout City’ is free for new players until they reach level 25

When EA released Knockout City earlier this month, it gave everyone the chance to try it for free until May 30th. If you missed that limited-time promotion, you now have another opportunity to check out the multiplayer dodgeball game before paying the $20 that it costs to unlock the full experience. As of this week, you… Continue reading ‘Knockout City’ is free for new players until they reach level 25

David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ will be released on 4K Blu-ray in August

When Denis Villeneuve’s Dune debuts on HBO Max later this year, it won’t be the first movie adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction novel. Such that it is, that distinction belongs to David Lynch’s 1984 film of the same name. Dune was a critical and commercial failure. It failed to recoup its $40 million… Continue reading David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ will be released on 4K Blu-ray in August