Sonos has quietly joined the Connectivity Standards Alliance, who are the coalition responsible for developing the smart home standard, Matter. Matter is a wireless interoperability protocol that has been in the works since 2019 and it already includes companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung and Zigbee. The goal of Matter is to become an interoperability protocol … [Read more...] about Sonos joins Matter, but support not guaranteed yet
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Rejoice KDE Lovers! MX Linux Joins the KDE Bandwagon and Now You Can Download MX Linux KDE Edition
Debian-based MX Linux is already an impressive Linux distribution with Xfce desktop environment as the default. Even though it works good and is suitable to run with minimal hardware configuration, it still isn’t the best Linux distribution in terms of eye candy. That’s where KDE comes to the rescue. Of late, KDE Plasma has reduced a lot of weight and it uses fewer system … [Read more...] about Rejoice KDE Lovers! MX Linux Joins the KDE Bandwagon and Now You Can Download MX Linux KDE Edition
Huawei joins the bandwagon of bezel-less phones with the Mate 10
Huawei today launched a new flagship Android phone: the Mate 10. The company’s latest flagship comes in two sizes, a regular 5.9-inch and a 6.9-inch variant called the Mate 10 Pro. Both of the devices come with high-end specs, which isn’t too surprising. They also lack the bezels on the sides now to give you the “bezel-less” screen, as long as you can ignore the bezels on the … [Read more...] about Huawei joins the bandwagon of bezel-less phones with the Mate 10
The Evil Within 2 Joins The List Of Upcoming 4K HDR Videogames For Xbox One X
If you are planning on buying the Xbox One X when it makes its debut in November, it’s possible that one of your main reasons for forking over $499 in a console is going to involve you wanting to fully experience the latest videogames in hardcore, smooth frame rate 4K UHD resolution and with HDR color/contrast as a bonus, at least if you happen to own a 4K HDR TV . … [Read more...] about The Evil Within 2 Joins The List Of Upcoming 4K HDR Videogames For Xbox One X
Asus ROG joins forces with Ninjas in Pyjamas eSports team
Ninjas in Pyjamas Asus ROG has announced that it is now the primary hardware provider for Ninjas in Pyjamas. The eSports team, otherwise known as NIP for short, are best known as the reigning champions from Dreamhack Masters Malmö last year. DreamHack Masters Las Vegas kicked off last night and features the world's top CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) teams, including … [Read more...] about Asus ROG joins forces with Ninjas in Pyjamas eSports team
Solus Linux Joins The Flatpak Camp
Ikey Doherty, the founder and lead developer behind the Solus Project recently announced in a blog post that his distro would be supporting Flatpak. This is a major win for the Flatpak ranks in the war for a “universal Linux installer”. What is Flatpak? Unless you just started using Linux or you spent the last couple of years living in a very dark cave, you probably have … [Read more...] about Solus Linux Joins The Flatpak Camp
Amazon joins the crowded field of 1st party game developers, beginning with Crucible
Amazon joins the crowded field of 1st party game developers, beginning with Crucible Amazon doesn’t seem content in being one of the world’s largest online retail stores, cloud service provider titan and home of the most engaging game streaming platform, but in fact, plans to test its hand at video game development. According to a report from the New York Times, Amazon has … [Read more...] about Amazon joins the crowded field of 1st party game developers, beginning with Crucible
KINGMAX Joins PCIe 4.0 SSD Club with PX4480 Drives
As AMD’s latest Ryzen 3000/X570 platforms with PCIe 4.0 support become more widespread on the market, SSD vendors are continuing to ramp up the releaes of their matching PCIe 4.0-based SSDs. Joining the party, KINGMAX, a known maker of components for enthusiasts, has revealed its first PCIe 4.0 SSD family, the PX4480. The KINGMAX Zeus PX4480 SSDs are based on the Phison … [Read more...] about KINGMAX Joins PCIe 4.0 SSD Club with PX4480 Drives
CES 2020: ViewSonic Joins Big Format Game w/ 55-Inch 4K 120 Hz OLED Gaming Display
Demand for larger gaming displays is growing these days, so it is not surprising that more and more manufacturers have introduced 37.5-inch and bigger LCDs. But up until recently, there has still been a pretty big cutoff between PC-centric gaming monitors, and console-centric gaming TVs. Those differences are starting to fade away however, as traditional PC monitor … [Read more...] about CES 2020: ViewSonic Joins Big Format Game w/ 55-Inch 4K 120 Hz OLED Gaming Display