If you’ve seen yesterday’s finale of Obi-Wan Kenobi, there is a zero percent chance you missed the massive guest star who appeared in the episode’s finale moments. If you’re wondering what it took to bring them back to Star Wars after so long, they’re happy to explain—and why they were so happy to return.
The moon pool of the icebreaker RSV Nuyina gives Australian researchers a portal to previously inaccessible parts of ice-bound regions of our planet.
Microsoft is hoping to make Edge the browser of choice for gamers. The company is rolling out a host of gaming-related updates to most users, including perks for game streaming. A new (if long in development) Clarity Boost feature improves the visual quality of console titles when you’re using Xbox Cloud Gaming on a Windows 10 or 11 PC. The spatial upscaling technology won’t make you forget that it’s a stream, but the sample Microsoft offered suggests it will reduce the muddy look that sometimes plagues remote games.
You won’t need an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription for the other improvements. Windows 10 and 11 users will also see a toggle in Efficiency mode that automatically reduces Edge’s resource use when you start a PC game. You might not have to close your browser to wring every last drop of performance out of your system.
Regardless of platform, there’s an optional gaming-oriented homepage that points you to news, livestreams, new releases and quick access to the Xbox Cloud Gaming catalog. You can also visit a dedicated games menu that offers free-to-play arcade and casual titles to keep you entertained during uneventful meetings.
This isn’t the first browser built for gamers. Opera GX launched three years ago with similar features, such as lower resource usage and quick access to livestreams. Microsoft features like Clarity Boost might be more appealing in some cases, though, and Edge’s ubiquity on Windows systems gives it better odds of widespread adoption.
Sorry vape gods, the FDA announced today that the popular e-cigarette Juul will be banned from the American market.
The latest Chrome OS update will make your Chromebook feel a little more Apple-y, as some of Chrome OS’s neat new capabilities rely on you having an Android phone in tow. Google announced today that Chrome OS M103 is officially rolling out after being in beta for a few months. It includes features we’ve been waiting…
For Edge to steal market share from Chrome, Microsoft will need to find ways to differentiate the relative newcomer from Google’s ubiquitous option. Features like Collections (which acts like bookmarks, but for groups of webpages) are a good start, and now Microsoft is giving gamers a reason to stick with the default…
Intel’s first discrete Arc graphics cards are slowly trickling into the market, and now we finally have an idea of how they perform. The TL;DR? Not great. But remember, Intel is only starting to dip its feet into the market—significant improvements are expected in the near future.
Although it has largely treated its characters with great care in its debut season, Star Trek: Strange New World’s general sense of episodic breeziness has also given those characters a light touch—moments of highlights, but nothing too deep with our crewmates. This week’s episode changes that, wrapping up one of its…
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Blackmagic is finally updating the base Pocket Cinema Camera 6K with some welcome (if not earth-shattering) refinements. The company has introduced the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 with features borrowed from the Pro model, including its larger battery, swivelling touchscreen and support for a 1,280 x 960 OLED viewfinder. You can record video for longer while improving the composition of your shots, to put it simply.
The G2 otherwise sports the same capabilities as the original Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. You’ll find its namesake 6,144 x 3,456 Super 35 image sensor with 13 stops of dynamic range and a peak dual native ISO of 25,600. A Canon EF mount gives you a wide selection of potential lenses, while mini XLR inputs provide high-quality audio. PetaPixelnotes you won’t get the Pro’s ND filters, however, and the conservative update means you won’t find continuous autofocusing or in-body stabilization.
The 6K G2 is available now for $1,995, or $500 less than its predecessor cost when new. You’ll also get the full DaVinci Resolve Studio to edit your work. This is clearly a better bargain if you’re looking for a reasonably compact video-focused mirrorless camera, although you may still want to look at competition like the Sony A7 IV (with continuous autofocus and built-in stabilization) if you’re equally interested in taking photos.
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