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From the team behind Raya and the Last Dragon comes Strange World: Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest feature, an eccentrically excellent pulp sci-fi adventure. It’s a wonderfully weird gem that I hope springboards into serialized tales about the Clade family that anchors the film.
Source: Gizmodo – Strange World Is a Wonderfully Weird and Fantastic Family Adventure
For a period of time in the 2000s and 2010s, WikiLeaks was a name synonymous with whistleblowing. The non-profit organization’s website was the place on the internet for information that someone, somewhere didn’t want you to see. But now, much of that information appears to have vanished. WikiLeaks’ website is full of…
Source: Gizmodo – WikiLeaks’ Website Is Falling Apart
NVIDIA made the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with 8GB of GDDR6X memory official, alongside the RTX 3060 8GB, at the end of October, after they had already widely leaked. We are now hearing rumors that the original RTX 3060 Ti, which came with 8GB of GDDR6 (non-X), is set to be retired.
The pair of low-key GeForce RTX 3060 family launches, which
Source: Hot Hardware – GeForce RTX 3060 Ti With GDDR6X Is Seemingly On Track To Replace The GDDR6 Model
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If you’ve ever worried about the privacy of your sensitive data when seeking a computer or phone repair, a new study suggests you have good reason. It found that privacy violations occurred at least 50 percent of the time, not surprisingly with female customers bearing the brunt.
Researchers at University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, recovered logs from laptops after receiving overnight repairs from 12 commercial shops. The logs showed that technicians from six of the locations had accessed personal data and that two of those shops also copied data onto a personal device. Devices belonging to females were more likely to be snooped on, and that snooping tended to seek more sensitive data, including both sexually revealing and non-sexual pictures, documents, and financial information.
“We were blown away by the results,” Hassan Khan, one of the researchers, said in an interview. Especially concerning, he said, was the copying of data, which happened during repairs for one from a male customer and the other from a female. “We thought they would just look at [the data] at most.”
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Source: Ars Technica – Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid
The fallout continues from last week’s Ticketmaster fiasco as Taylor Swift fans scrambled to buy tickets to the popstar’s upcoming The Eras Tour. The surge promptly crashed Ticketmaster’s website. In the aftermath, an echoing battlecry from fans, musicians, and politicians emerged against Ticketmaster for their…
Source: Gizmodo – Ticketmaster Will Now Have to Explain Itself to Lawmakers Following Taylor Swift Ticket Disaster
An anonymous reader shares a report: If you’re old enough to remember when gaming was considered more of a niche pastime, especially among those over the age of sixteen, it might bring a smile to your face to know that 3.2 billion people, almost half the world’s population, will play games this year. They’ll spend a combined total of $184.4 billion on their hobby, and while that is down slightly compared to last year, it’s the result of the pandemic-induced gaming boom of 2020/21.
Newzoo’s latest Global Games Market Report shows that the number of people playing games around the world is up 4.6% this year. That’s especially impressive given how more people were gaming during the lockdowns when stay-at-home entertainment, such as video games and streaming, exploded. Not only were more people trying games for the first time, but lapsed players were also returning. The pandemic also saw a huge jump in games revenue — growth between 2020 and 2022 was $43 billion more than Newzoo predicted. Unlike player numbers, that hasn’t been sustained post-lockdown, with the $184 billion figure down -4.3% YoY; the first decline in 15 years. However, it’s important to note that gaming has still managed to weather 2022’s economic turbulence better than many other industries.
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Source: Slashdot – There Will Be 3.2 Billion Gamers in 2022, But Revenue Set To Fall for First Time in 15 years
God of War Ragnarök just came out, and yet, there appears to be some hopefulness around the action-adventure game getting DLC. 2018’s God of War didn’t get any sort of expansion after launch, so why this follow-up would when it’s supposed to conclude the rebooted series is a little odd. But now, game director Eric…
Source: Kotaku – God Of War Ragnarök Director ‘Would Love’ To Take A Swing At Castlevania
NASA is gearing up to launch a cargo mission to the International Space Station, delivering supplies and a new batch of experiments aboard a brand new SpaceX Dragon capsule.
Source: Gizmodo – SpaceX Preparing for First Launch of Its New Cargo Capsule
It’s true iOS isn’t as customizable as Android, but the gap is much narrower than it used to be. These days, your can personalize your iPhone’s Lock Screen, change your app icons to anything you like, and even add a digital pet to the Dynamic Island. If you’re in the market for yet another iPhone customization hack,…
Source: LifeHacker – Add a Wee Emoji to Your iPhone’s Clock, Because You Deserve a Little Happiness
Intel NUC 13 Extreme – Starting at $1179 ($1549 w/ Core i9-13900K) The new Intel NUC 13 Extreme is the fastest, most powerful NUC yet, but it’s also the largest. Ultra High Performance Relatively Quiet Supports 3-Slot GPUs Easier To Build Pushing The Limits Of SFF Price Premium Intel has consistently updated and upgraded its…
Source: Hot Hardware – Intel NUC 13 Extreme Review: Raptor Canyon Pushes Limits
Shin Ultraman is the realization of a dream generations in the making for Neon Genesis Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno—working with Shinji Higuchi to craft his own spin on the legendary franchise that inspired legions of his own work. And now, it’s getting even easier to see just how long Anno has been influenced by Ultraman…
Source: Gizmodo – Hideaki Anno’s Ultraman Fan Film Is Now Officially Streaming
What’s the biggest media franchise in history? Star Wars? Marvel? Mickey Mouse? Nah, son. Pokémon is the biggest media franchise in history, by dollars earned. Despite that, the previous main-series games Sword & Shield were roundly lambasted for their poor production quality, with missing animations, poor visuals, bugs, and an incomplete
Source: Hot Hardware – Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Catch All The Flak For Poor Performance And Visual Bugs
Thanksgiving is coming in hot, and for some households, dinner prep will be non-stop from 5 a.m. until the forks hit the plate. I know some will claim to fast until the big meal, but I don’t ever think you should hit the court without warming up first: There’s no shame in Thanksgiving breakfast, but there is a lack of…
Source: LifeHacker – These Easy Batch-Baked Eggs Are Perfect for Thanksgiving Morning
Enlarge / Dell’s UltraSharp U3223QZ 4K monitor. (credit: Scharon Harding)
| Specs at a glance: Dell UltraSharp U3223QZ | |||
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| Panel size | 31.5 inches | ||
| Resolution | 3840×2160 | ||
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | ||
| Panel type and backlight | IPS Black, LCD | ||
| Ports | 2x USB-C upstream, 1x USB-C downstream, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x DisplayPort 1.4 out, 5x USB-A downstream, 1x 3.5 mm, 1x RJ45 | ||
| Size | 28.06 × 9.06 × 19.6-25.48 inches with stand (712.6 × 230 × 497.84-647.27 mm) |
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| Weight | 26.23 lbs (11.9 kg) |
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| Warranty | 3 years | ||
| Price (MSRP) | $1,280 | ||
I get it; not everyone finds monitors as exciting as I do. For most people, a little extra color or a larger range of tones don’t really differentiate one screen from another. So I don’t blame Dell for stuffing the UltraSharp U3223QZ 4K monitor with fluff like motion-activated controls, monstrous speakers, and a webcam with presence detection. But after weeks with the monitor, I found none of those extra features as exciting as the monitor’s IPS Black panel.
The U3223QZ has a lot to prove. For one, it debuted at the same MSRP as the 5K Apple Studio Display (starts at $1,600). Since then, Dell has made the price more competitive ($1,280 as of writing), but it’s still expensive for a 31.5-inch monitor. Dell’s U3223QZ is also one of the few monitors to use IPS Black technology, which is supposed to yield about twice the contrast as the typical IPS monitor. I confirmed this with a colorimeter and, more enjoyably, with my eyes.
The bonus features on the U3223QZ have their pluses. The speakers are louder than average and the webcam can automatically log you in and out. But for many people, it makes sense to save money and buy the version of this monitor without the webcam… and without a dedicated Microsoft Teams button.
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Source: Ars Technica – Review: Dell’s new UltraSharp monitor has high-contrast IPS Black screen
Netflix’s new anthology series “Kaleidoscope” will give viewers their own unique experience watching a team of skillful thieves attempt to pull off a robbery they’ve been planning for over 20 years. From a report: In a sneak peek clip, the cast and crew share the intricacies of the series and how it’s making a new spin on the traditional anthology series. “Every episode had multiple connections to every other episode,” said the show’s creator, showrunner and executive producer Eric Garcia in the clip. Garcia is also one of the “Kaleidoscope” writers.
In the eight-part series, the audience will follow “a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history. Guarded by the world’s most powerful corporate security team, and with law enforcement on the case, every episode reveals a piece of an elaborate puzzle of corruption, greed, vengeance, scheming, loyalties and betrayals,” reads a description of the show, which premieres on Netflix Jan. 1.
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Source: Slashdot – Netflix Reveals a Series That Is Designed To Be Watched in Any Order You Choose
A scorched platform, fried cameras, broken pipes, and a busted elevator are among the casualties of last week’s launch of NASA’s SLS rocket. Mobile Launcher 1 and Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center will require repairs, but NASA says they’ll be ready for the next Artemis mission.
Source: Gizmodo – NASA Downplays Launch Pad Damage Caused by SLS Rocket
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Nintendo is using its army of lawyers and chests of money to go after people who appear to be some of the biggest fans of its games and franchises. Yeah, you probably have, huh? This time, Nintendo is going after people who create and host custom artwork for icons used in Steam…
Source: Kotaku – Nintendo’s Latest DMCA Takedowns Are Over (Checks Notes) Fan-Created Steam Icons
