EA has announced the first game from Codemasters since it bought the racing specialist earlier this year. F1 2021 is coming to PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Steam on July 16th. A new story mode makes its debut, too, called Braking Point. Players will start off as a Formula 2 driver […]
Nvidia warns the great GPU shortage will continue throughout 2021
Nvidia graphics cards including the popular RTX 3080 will likely remain in short supply throughout the year. Nvidia CFO Colette Kress warned as much at a recent investors meeting, as our friends at Techradar reported. “We expect demand to continue to exceed supply for much of this year,” Kress said. Offering a glimmer of hope […]
F9 is the next Fast & Furious movie, and it features a brand new villain
Over a year after F9 was originally set to arrive in theaters, the ninth installment in the Fast & Furious saga has announced its new release date June 25th and with it a new trailer for the blockbuster. The first trailer for F9 was unveiled way back in January 2020, prior to the pandemic. Nearly […]
Microsoft is giving away a jet-engine PC that won’t play Flight Simulator at max
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s latest update, Xbox France is giving away a PC shaped like a jet engine that has been cut in half. The contest asks entrants to follow @XboxFR on Twitter, retweet its post, as well as comment with the hashtag #MicrosoftFlightSimulator in order to be entered to win. Microsoft Flight Simulator has existed […]
You can now run Windows 10 on Arm on Apple’s M1 Macs
Parallels is releasing an update to its Desktop virtual machine software that allows M1 Mac owners to install Windows 10 on Arm. Parallels Desktop 16.5 now includes the necessary native support to run the Arm version of Windows on M1 chips, following Apple’s decision not to support Boot Camp on M1 Macs. Parellels brought over […]
Google Assistant can now help order takeout from restaurants online
Google is continuing to roll out new features for Assistant whenever a set of them becomes ready and today it’s announcing a bunch of updates for Spring 2021. Given how much more we’re ordering takeout and staying home, these revolve around simplifying the restaurant checkout process and making it easier to automate your smart home. […]
The Q4 e-tron and its Sportback sibling join Audi’s European EV lineup this summer
udiAudi is taking wider aim at the growing market for electric vehicles with two new compact EVs: the Q4 E-Tron and the Q4 Sportback E-Tron. Revealed on Wednesday and due out later this year, the two electric SUVs are far more affordable than the flagship E-Tron. First teased back in 2019, the Q4 e-tron and […]
Discord will block NSFW servers on iOS
Discord is amping up its restrictions on adult content, with new age gates on NSFW servers and a ban on accessing these servers from iOS devices. Entire servers can now be marked as NSFW if their community “is organized around NSFW themes or if the majority of the server’s content is 18+.” This label will […]
Nintendo is releasing a bright blue Switch Lite in May
Nintendo has announced a new color for its portable-only Switch Lite. The new hue is “blue,” which looks pretty close to the Game Boy’s “pocket blue” color variant. The new handset retains many, if not all, of the features from its predecessors, albeit draped in azure-tinted plastic. Fans of cerulean will be able to stare […]
Apple confirms April 20th launch event, new iPads and Macs expected
Apple has started sending out media invites for yet another virtual event that is likely to see the new iPad Pro launch. The Cupertino-based giant has sent out invites for an April 20 Spring Loaded event which is set to see new iPads. The press invite sent out by Apple reads, “Spring Loaded”, with Apple […]
Apple TV+ docuseries will explore high-tech music production with Mark Ronson
Apple has announced “Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson,” a new docu-series exploring groundbreaking technology in music slated to debut on Apple TV+ in the summer. The six-part series, which will debut on July 30, 2021, hails from Academy Award-winning producer Morgan Neville and will be hosted by Grammy Award-winning musician, music producer, and DJ […]
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 4 features 11th-gen Intel CPUs or AMD processors
Microsoft is refreshing its Surface lineup with the Surface Laptop 4 today, which now offers the choice between AMD or Intel processors across both the 13.5- and 15-inch models. Both sizes will ship with Intel’s latest 11th Gen processors or AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series processors. Microsoft is shipping its Surface Laptop 4 on April 15th […]
Dell’s XPS 13 now comes with an OLED touch display option
Dell has unveiled a new XPS 13 option with an OLED touchscreen that is available for purchase today. The feature will cost an extra $300 over FHD models. The latest version of the XPS 13 (known as the 9310 model) is also considered one of the best lightweight laptops, weighing just 1.2kg. Compared to the […]
AMD unveils its first Ryzen 5000 CPUs with built-in graphics
AMD has announced a new version of its Ryzen 5000 desktop processors the Ryzen 5000 G-Series, which (like AMD’s previous G-Series offerings) adds an integrated GPU to the company’s existing Ryzen processors. The company is launching six new APUs today. There are three 65W chips for more powerful machines an eight-core Ryzen 7 5700G model, […]
GM rolls out a new cloud-based mapping service for nearly 1 million vehicles
General Motors is launching a new in-car mapping service for nearly 1 million of its vehicles. The new service is called Maps Plus, and it will be powered by Mapbox, the open-source-based map provider that competes against Google and Here for enterprise deals for customized and in-app maps. In addition to in-car navigation, Maps Plus […]