techspot.comTechSpot : Tech Enthusiasts, Power Users, Gamers

Login _ Search TechSpot Trending Hardware The Web Culture Mobile Gaming Apple Microsoft Google Features Must Reads Culture Hardware Software Gaming Gaming Benchmarks Tips & Tricks Reviews Laptops Smartphones Graphics CPUs Storage Monitors Keyboard & Mice The Best Outstanding Tech Must Reads Best Games Software We Recommend Downloads Latest Downloads Popular Apps Top Downloaded Device Drivers Product Finder Forums Recent Activity Today's Posts COMPUTER GRAPHICS Top 10 Most Significant Nvidia GPUs of All Time SYSTEM ON A CHIP Leaked benchmarks show Samsung's next SoC with Radeon graphics trounce Apple's A14 Bionic OVERCLOCKING Download of the week: MSI Afterburner GAMING CULTURE 17 Years of Far Cry CPU AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS Review: Zen 3 for Laptops THE WEB The complete list of alternatives to all Google products WTF?! Scalpers sold over 53,000 new Nvidia/AMD cards worth $65 million Latest in Tech Trending Headline Full The Web Redditors rally as Dogecoin halves in value following a sevenfold surge last week More investment shenanigans decrying shorts and marketplaces By Pete Flint, January 31, 2021, 11:05 AM Electronics Xiaomi Air Charge claims it's capable of 5W wireless charging over several meters, but is it? It's a tech demo for now, but Xiaomi says we've entered the era of true wireless charging By Humza Aamir and William Gayde, January 31, 2021, 9:24 AM 7 comments Gaming Software Nvidia brings GeForce Now to Chrome and Apple M1 devices Nvidia renews its dedication to game streaming By Isaiah Mayersen, January 31, 2021, 7:25 AM Car Tech Industry Hyundai executives 'divided' over Apple Car partnership Executives could end up leaving Hyundai to avoid a 'culture clash' with Apple over its anticipated electric vehicle By Joe White, January 30, 2021, 9:12 AM Mobile Hardware Leaked benchmarks show Samsung's unreleased SoC with Radeon graphics trounce Apple's A14 Bionic AMD's RDNA magic could be coming to your next smartphone By Adrian Potoroaca, January 30, 2021, 7:09 AM 23 comments Industry Car Tech AutoX has launched its robotaxi service in Shenzhen It's sign-up only for now, though By Cohen Coberly, January 29, 2021, 5:56 PM Gaming Software Nostalgic MMO Old School RuneScape is coming to Steam in February It will be free-to-play with an optional subscription By Cohen Coberly, January 29, 2021, 3:14 PM Gaming Industry Nintendo's upgraded handheld might be called the Super Switch An upgraded version of the Switch could arrive in 2021 By Shawn Knight, January 29, 2021, 1:34 PM 9 comments Industry Hardware Opinion: Hardware is Hard Investing in hardware is much more capital intensive and thus risky than investing in software By Jonathan Goldberg, January 29, 2021, 1:10 PM Gaming The uncensored version of Left 4 Dead 2 is finally available in Germany Left 4 Dead 2 gets a proper release in Germany By Shawn Knight, January 29, 2021, 11:51 AM 10 comments Features Anatomy of a Keyboard Display Tech Compared: TN vs. VA vs. IPS Top 5 Best CPUs Is Zen 3 Worth It for Gaming? Ryzen 5600X vs. 3600 vs. Core i5-10400F GPU Alleged RTX 3080 Ti benchmarks put it almost on par with the 3090 NEXT-GEN Xiaomi Mi Air Charge can wireless charge over several meters PC GAMING The Epic Games Store gave away nearly 750 million games in 2020 CULTURE Doomsday clock remains 100 seconds from midnight, the closest we've been to an apocalypse CAR TECH Tesla Model S and Model X get their first major redesign THE WEB Reddit's GameStop traders are now driving up stock in AMC, Blackberry Electronics Tech Culture Someone modified an iPod Classic to run Spotify Modernizing a Classic iPod by adding Spotify support By Shawn Knight, January 29, 2021, 10:33 AM Hardware Alleged RTX 3080 Ti benchmarks put performance almost on par with the RTX 3090 Here's hoping it's a lot cheaper By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2021, 9:40 AM 46 comments Industry Apple Apple led the way as tablet shipments reached new heights in 2020 2020 was a good year for the PC market as a whole By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2021, 8:22 AM 12 comments Mobile Gambling apps are coming to the Google Play Store in the US And 14 other countries By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2021, 6:59 AM Industry The Web Facebook could take Apple to court over iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency feature This could be the latest in an ample campaign against the Cupertino giant By Adrian Potoroaca, January 29, 2021, 6:15 AM 8 comments Gaming Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator and the Immortals Fenyx Rising demo are free right now Watch Chuck Norris take on 1,000 T-Rex By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2021, 5:17 AM Gaming Software The Epic Games Store gave away nearly 750 million free games in 2020 Across 103 unique titles By Cohen Coberly, January 28, 2021, 5:51 PM 17 comments Car Tech GM says it'll be carbon neutral by 2040 General Motors will eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035 By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2021, 2:24 PM 19 comments Gaming CDPR says you can't mod Johnny Silverhand into a joytoy in Cyberpunk 2077 Nonconsensual sex with Keanu Reeves or Hideo Kojima is forbidden By Cal Jeffrey, January 28, 2021, 1:38 PM 9 comments Downloads Firefox Focus 8.12.0 4 similar apps in Browsers Signal Private Messenger 5.3.7.1 3 similar apps in Instant Messaging YouTube for Mobile 16.03.36 Popular app in Players Intel Driver Update Utility 21.1.5.2 WhatsApp for Android Beta 2.21.3.8 Popular app in Instant Messaging Display Driver Uninstaller 18.0.3.6 Nvidia GeForce Now 5.24.27410936 Filed in Gaming Feature Top 10 Most Significant AMD GPUs of All Time Feature microSD and SD Card Buying Guide Review HP Envy x360 Review: Ryzen powered 2-in-1 Feature Core i5 10400F + Radeon RX 6800 Tested: Looking for the Best Value CPU Feature Anatomy of a Mouse Gaming Electronics Razer's new Viper 8K gaming mouse features true 8000Hz polling HyperPolling reduces input delay from 1ms to 1/8th of a millisecond By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2021, 12:48 PM 26 comments Industry Car Tech The first Cybertruck deliveries could be made by the end of the year Tesla has finalized the design of the Cybertruck By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2021, 11:29 AM 14 comments Hardware Tech Culture Scalpers sold over 53,000 new Nvidia/AMD cards worth $65 million That's $16 million in profit By Rob Thubron, January 28, 2021, 10:55 AM 36 comments Industry Facebook caps off 2020 on solid footing, but economic trends will be pivotal this year Facebook is facing "significant uncertainty" in 2021 By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2021, 10:14 AM Tech Culture Gaming Classic video game fans will love this Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon book The collector's edition comes with a vinyl copy of Pac-Man fever By Rob Thubron, January 28, 2021, 8:45 AM Mobile Hardware Snapdragon 888 SoC integrates 5G, is coming to your next Android flagship smartphone Qualcomm pushes mobility forward with latest Snapdragon By Bob O'Donnell 3 comments Industry Mobile The smartphone market rebounded in Q4, mostly thanks to Apple Cupertino shipped a record number of phones during a single quarter By Rob Thubron, January 28, 2021, 8:12 AM Car Tech Tesla Model S and Model X get their first major redesign, updated powertrains and a yoke steering wheel Heavily revised interior now features a more powerful infotainment system that can play Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 By Humza Aamir, January 28, 2021, 7:40 AM 20 comments Tech Culture Doomsday clock remains 100 seconds from midnight, the closest we've been to an apocalypse But there are reasons to be optimistic By Rob Thubron, January 28, 2021, 6:59 AM 31 comments 17 Years of Far Cry: From tech demo to successful video game franchise 26 FEATURE By Rob Thubron, January 28, 2021, 6:01 AM TechSpot Gaming From what began life as a tech demo, the series has endured for over 16 years, producing 14 games (including Far Cry 6) that have sold over 50 million copies and spawned an utterly atrocious movie. This is the story of Far Cry. Hardware MSI announces tiny RTX 3060 Ti for mini-ITX system...