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Facebook’s hours-long outage on Monday may have hurt the company, its founder, shareholders, and many businesses that rely on the social juggernaut’s services. But for its instant messaging rivals, it was a very good day. Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said on Tuesday that his instant messaging app added a staggering 70 million users on Monday. “I am proud of how our team handled the unprecedented growth because Telegram continued to work flawlessly for the vast majority of our users,” wrote Durov on his Telegram channel. But the day wasn’t so flawless. “That said, some users in the…
Rocket League is adding a new James Bond car ahead of No Time To Die’s release in US theaters this weekend. The Aston Martin Valhalla–which is the British car company’s newest supercar model that is slated to debut in real life in 2024–is coming to the popular free-to-play game on October 7, just one day before the new Bond movie hits theaters.The Aston Martin Valhalla is unique for Rocket League not only because it is featured briefly in No Time To Die, but also because it’s Rocket League’s first gasoline/battery electric hybrid. In Rocket League, the car has a Dominus…
The iPad mini has long suffered from middle child syndrome, never seeming to garner as much attention as the more affordable iPad or the productivity-minded iPad Pro. The fifth-generation iPad mini might change that. It’s been redesigned to look like Apple’s premium iPad Pro line, with the same A15 chipset that powers the iPhone 13 Pro, double the storage of its predecessor, a slightly larger display, second-generation Apple Pencil support, and the option for sub-6GHz 5G connectivity. Its battery can easily get you through the day, too. All of these upgrades come at a price, however, as the tablet costs…
Like the previous entries in the Far Cry franchise before it, Far Cry 6 can be beaten quickly, that is, if players don’t mind a bad ending. The game has an alternative ending, though players will have to do a bit more than just sit in their chairs and wait as they did in Far Cry 4 or walk away from the entire game like in Far Cry 5.Far Cry 6’s alternate ending comes after completing Libertad Rises, one of the game’s first Operations. After wrapping the mission up and sitting through some cutscenes, players are given the choice to…
Ubisoft has teased taking their Ghost Recon franchise down the battle royale path for a while, introducing BR-inspired modes in their last couple games, but now they’re fully embracing the trend. Just minutes ago during a 20th anniversary celebration of the franchise, Ubisoft announced Ghost Recon Frontline – a 100-player, free-to-play, battle-royale-style shooter. In development at Ubisoft Bucharest, Ghost Recon Frontline promises some twists on the standard battle royale formula. Rather than just gunning to be the last man standing, Frontline will be taking more of an Escape from Tarkov approach, as you’ll be joining up with squads to acquire…
Microsoft stirred up a lot of confusion with the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 requirement on Windows 11. TPM is usually a dedicated chip on a motherboard that provides hardware encryption for features like Windows Hello and BitLocker. Most motherboards you can buy don’t come with a dedicated chip, but they do come with firmware that can look and act like TPM in Windows. Now, major motherboard companies have finally come out with guidance on which boards come with the feature. Asus, ASRock, Biostar, Gigabyte, and MSI are among the first motherboard makers to round up all of the chipsets…
Table of contents01What is Windows 11?02New features in Windows 1103New design04Changed Taskbar05Overhauled Start Menu06Native Android app support07New window snap layouts08Widgets09Upgraded native apps10Deeper Microsoft services integrations11Is Windows 11 a free upgrade?12Windows 11 system requirements13How to install Windows 1114Windows 11 launch date15F.A.Q.Windows 11 is the latest iteration of the world’s most popular PC operating system. Microsoft revealed Windows 11 a few months ago, and after weeks in beta through the Windows Insider Program, the OS has finally launched, starting October 5th.Being a major release, Windows 11 has a lot of questions surrounding it. Ranging from whether it will cost you anything to…
Chrome OS laptops aren’t exactly new — they first hit the market about a decade ago — but it wasn’t until recently that Chromebooks really started to get the attention they deserve. These sleek Chrome-powered notebooks are lightweight, cost-effective, and purpose-built for online work thanks to their cloud-based software, and today’s Chromebooks run the gamut from super-cheap models to high-end ultrabooks with features like 4K displays. Whatever you’re after, though, we’ll make it easy to find the perfect match: Below, we’ve got all the best Chromebook deals available this week. Today’s Best Chromebook Deals With 4GB of RAM and a…
Snapchat has introduced a Mini called Run for Office to encourage users in the US to engage with local politics.The company says Run for Office is “designed to help Snapchatters engage with democracy in an easy, native-to-mobile way.” That’s likely why it was released as a Mini, which are small apps or games that Snapchat users can access without having to leave the messaging platform.Run for Office utilizes data from BallotReady, a company that bills itself as “America’s electoral database” wherein “every piece of information is verified by nonpartisan researchers and linked to its source,” to find opportunities for Snapchat…
It’s especially annoying to settle down with a movie or show on Amazon Prime Video that you’ve been meaning to watch for a long time, and have subtitles start popping up even though you know you didn’t turn any subtitles on. Or maybe someone else on your account likes watching with subtitles on but you can’t stand them. Whether or not it’s a bug, you need a way to turn those subtitles off, and fast. Don’t worry! Our guide will show you just what to do about it. Want to know how to turn off subtitles on other streaming services?…