Developers put game on Pirate Bay to help cash-strapped players

Game studios normally bend over backwards to discourage pirates and keep titles off of any piracy sites, but don’t tell that to Acid Wizard. When the studio saw that a young player asked for a refund for its horror game Darkwood out of a fear that hi…

Taylor Swifts Of Past And Present Collide In ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ Video

Queen of petty, snakes and music videos.

Katy Perry Comes ‘Back To Earth’ For VMAs, And Twitter Was Not Here For It

It was … interesting, to say the least.

HP x360 11 G1 EE 11.6-Inch Multi-Touch 2-In-1 Chromebook

HP x360 11 G1 EE

Built for classroom, the new HP x360 11 G1 EE Chromebook sports an 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 multi-touch display, an integrated Intel HD Graphics 500, a 4GB LPDDR4 RAM and a 32GB eMMC SSD.

Featuring a 360-degree hinge for laptop, tablet, stand and tent modes, this travel-friendly Chromebook has a built-in 720p HD webcam, a microSD/SDHC/SDXC card slot, 2x USB 3.1 Type-C ports, 2x USB 3.0 Type-A ports, a 2-cell Lithium-Ion battery and built-in microphone/speaker.

Running on Chrome OS, the x360 11 G1 EE provides WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.2 for connectivity. The HP x360 11 G1 EE is currently available for pre-order for just $349. [Product Page]

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MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 8G Graphics Card Released

MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 8G

MSI has released their newest graphics card ‘Radeon RX Vega 64 8G’ for the mass market. Made for extreme gamers looking to run their games at the highest resolutions, highest framerates and maximum settings, this VR-ready graphics card boasts 4096 Stream Processors, a 2048-bit HBM2 memory interface, a core base clock of 1247MHz, a core boost clock of 1546MHz and an 8GB HBM2 memory set @ 945MHz.

Using only MIL-STD-810G certified components, this durable graphics card is equipped with an external exhaust cooling system and provides 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4 output ports. The MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 8G is available now for 74,800 Yen (about $680). [Product Page]

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Linksys WRT32X AC3200 Dual-Band WiFi Gaming Router

Linksys WRT32X AC3200

Linksys has unveiled their latest dual-band WiFi gaming router namely the WRT32X AC3200. Equipped with four external adjustable antennas (w/ MU-MIMO technology), this gaming router is configured with a 1.8GHz dual-core processor, a 512MB DDR3 RAM, a 256MB flash memory, 1x Gigabit Ethernet WAN port, 4x Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports, 1x USB 3.0 port and 1x USB 2.0/eSATA combo ports for your printers and storage devices.

Built with Killer Prioritization Engine – enables it to synchronize with Killer-enabled PCs to reduce peak ping times by 77% and deliver smooth, lag-free gaming, the WRT32X AC3200 provides dual-band wireless network support (N600 on the 2.4GHz and AC2600 on the 5GHz band) through the AC3200 802.11ac Wave 2 dual-band 3 x 3 wireless radio.

The Linksys WRT32X AC3200 is currently available for pre-order for $299.99. [Product Page]

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Samsung mobile chief defends Galaxy Note 8’s smaller battery

While the Galaxy Note 8 is billed to be the perfect productivity tool, there is one aspect of it that seems to fly in the face of that vision: it’s battery. The most powerful and most useful smartphone would be rendered pointless if it couldn’t last a day without plugging in. That is indeed one of the biggest criticisms of … Continue reading

iPhone 8 wireless charging might be slower than standard

It has been pretty much confirmed that Apple will be, at long last, giving the iPhone some wireless charging capabilities. The bad news is that it will be limited to the iPhone 8. Even worse news, if this rumor is true, is that it might charge slower than what’s officially supported by the wireless standard it will use. This nugget … Continue reading

China orders internet comments linked to real identities

China isn’t slowing down in its bid to silence online political opposition. As of October 1st, the country will require that tech firms hold on to records of the real identities of everyone posting comments on internet message boards. This is to disc…

Uber picks Expedia chief as its new CEO

Uber’s lengthy, sometimes tumultuous search for a new CEO is over. Sources talking to both the New York Times and Recode have learned that the ridesharing company has picked Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi as its new leader. The company will only s…