GoPro Records as Parrot Steals It from Tourists A GoPro camera captured a bird’s-eye view of a New Zealand national park when a mischievous parrot nabbed the device and flew off. The camera belonged to a family on vacation in Fiordland National Park on the country’s South Island. While resting at a hut after completing a walking trail, one of...

Microsofts new Surface Laptop Studio, unveiled at their fall event, brings a powerful addition to the Surface lineup with its strong processor options and unique design. Although not fully tailored for gaming, it comes closer than any previous Surface device, offering features like a discrete RTX 3050 Ti GPU, a high-refresh-rate display, and an innovative swivel hinge, perfect for controller-based...

Study Reveals Flaws in Facebook Free Basics Facebook’s free internet service is designed to offer connectivity to disadvantaged countries but a new study is drawing attention to potential Free Basics flaws. Like India claimed when it banned the service last year, a report by Global Voices suggests that the free internet that prioritizes services like Facebook violates net neutrality. Facebook,...

If youve been playing Call of Duty for years, youve probably noticed the games often feel different from one another, despite having the same basic premise. Each entry varies in terms of guns, movement, and overall gameplay, largely due to different engines being used each year. This inconsistency can make the transition from one game to the next jarring, even...

NASA Launches IXPE Mission NASA launched its latest mission this week: A space-based observatory that will use X-ray instruments to study phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and pulsars. The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission, a collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI), was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Thursday, December 9 from NASA’s Kennedy Space...

Summer 2022 Game Events Without E3 We learned this week that 2022 will be the second year since 1995 to not have any kind of E3 expo . While the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) says E3’s physical and digital cancelation this year enables it to “devote all our energy and resources to delivering a revitalized physical and digital E3 experience...

Pixel 4 vs Pixel 3: Camera Shootout Google’s Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL bring big camera updates, namely in the form of a new telephoto lens accompanying the main one. There are also multiple image processing improvements that touch every single mode on the phones, from Night Sight to Portrait mode. If you’re thinking of upgrading from the Pixel...

Rumors suggest Nvidia may reintroduce the canceled RTX 4080 12GB as the RTX 4070 Ti, with a possible release date of January 5. This rebranded GPU, which could compete with AMD’s RX 7900 XT, is expected to retain similar specs to the former RTX 4080 12GB if unchanged, including 7,680 CUDA cores and 12GB of GDDR6X memory. With no confirmed...

Best Buy is offering a Pioneer 50-inch 4K TV for just $200, down from $300. Despite its budget price, customer reviews highlight its impressive picture and sound quality, making it a great option for casual viewing and gaming. It features 4K resolution, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Audio, along with Xumo TV for easy streaming, and Apple AirPlay support. The voice...

Amazon challenges Netflix with a fresh slate of original pilots, including its first hour-long dramas, available for free viewing to gather audience feedback. Shows like Bosch, The After, and Transparent cater to adults, while others target kids. Selected series will become exclusive to Prime members, signaling Amazons bold push into original streaming content. Just in time to preempt Netflix’s highly...