A creator spent multiple days streaming themself unfolding a Samsung Fold 200,000 times and at one point, ‘an unknown black liquid came out of the hinge, but it has not appeared again’

I’m going to admit, I’ve been tempted by the allure of a foldable phone. A phone in your pocket, but a tablet in the right environment, there’s an appeal there that makes sense to me. Ultimately, it’s the price and hinge that have always put me off. If you plan on spending days opening up…

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Biwin Black Opal NV7400 SSD review

You can’t convince me otherwise; SSDs are the only technological arena right now that doesn’t feel stagnant. It’s that one component that constantly bucks the trend in terms of continually advancing onwards and upwards. Yes, there are costly technologies leveraged every year, and flagship drives are ripping up the rulebook every two and a half…

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Nintendo Download: 7th August (North America)

UFO 50! Fruitbus! Harvest Moon! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop – Highlights GRADIUS…

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Nintendo scores a masterful own-goal by forcing its games out of a 9-year old charity speedrunning event, tells organisers those 9 years ‘constituted unauthorized use’ for good measure

Does the idea of Mario eschewing the dev-intended carpets in Mario 64 keep you up at night? Do speedrunners, dedicating themselves to games like pro athletes, make you weep? Don’t worry, Nintendo’s here to protect you. You’re safe now. Teeing itself up for a fantastic own-goal, Nintendo has contacted the organisers of RTA, one of…

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Trump Media and Perplexity team up for ‘Truth Search AI,’ a new tool in the fight against ‘Big Tech’s assault on free speech’

Trump Media has announced a new partnership with machine learning outfit Perplexity. The result (via 404 Media) is a new AI search feature known as Truth Search AI. The move is part of Trump Media’s self-appointed quest to “end Big Tech’s assault on free speech by opening up the Internet and giving people their voices…

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Feature: “It Started To Get Really Uncomfortable” – Before Roles In GTA & Def Jam Fight For NY, Ice-T Starred In This Supernatural Action RPG

“Y’all should make a video game about drug dealers and pimps”. Sanity: Aiken’s Artifact isn’t a title that typically comes up in conversation all that much today. But, regardless, I’d argue it’s one of Monolith Production’s more fascinating projects. Released in the year 2000 for Windows PCs, the 3D top-down action RPG was part of…

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Fractal Design Scape review

Gaming headsets have, in many ways, become much of a muchness in terms of what you can expect once you start shopping in the $100-$200 range. I’ve reviewed enough of the blighters over the years to know what I want to see when I open the box of a new review sample. A good microphone,…

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Sony has seen enough: 3 years after acquiring Bungie, Sony says the days of independence are ‘getting lighter’ and its future ‘is to become part of PlayStation Studios’

When Sony announced its intention to acquire Destiny 2 developer Bungie in January 2022 for an eye-watering $.3.6 billion, it said the company would be “an independent subsidiary” under the direction of the studio’s then-current management team, and that it would remain a multiplatform studio with the option “to self-publish and reach players wherever they…

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