The Samsung Galaxy S20 series is now the first smartphone lineup to receive USB fast-charger certification from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the organization leading the advancement of USB tech. The certification verifies that the Galaxy S20 series supports Programmable Power Supply (PPS) and USB Power Delivery (USB PD) 3.0 specification. For users, this means that the phones will work…
HTC opens pre-orders for its $899 Vive Cosmos Elite VR headset
February 26, 2020
HTC’s new high-end virtual reality headset, the Vive Cosmos Elite, is now available for pre-order. The company unveiled the device a few days ago along with two other upcoming entries to the line-up: the entry-level Vive Cosmos Play and the business-focused Vive…
Xbox One gets another simplified dashboard redesign
February 26, 2020
Microsoft revealed last month it’s been working on a whole host of changes for the February 2020 Xbox One Update, and now they’re finally rolling out. The biggest change is yet another new Home interface — so if you’ve got downloads set to install…
Planet Computers' clamshell phone can dual-boot Android and Linux
February 26, 2020
Planet Computers’ laptop-like Cosmo Communicator phone just became that much more useful to its audience of very particular power users. The Cosmo now supports a promised multi-boot function, letting you run Android (both regular and rooted), Debian Linux and TWRP on the same device without one replacing the other. You’ll have to partition your storage and know your way around a…
'Cyberpunk 2077' studio commits to a free Xbox Series X upgrade
February 26, 2020
Microsoft promised that its current generation in-house games would use Smart Delivery to take advantage of the Xbox Series X’s performance, but what about the hinted-at third-party games? There appears to be one already lined up. CD Projekt Red…
The GSMA might have cancelled Mobile World Congress, but that hasn’t stopped companies like Sony and Huawei from announcing new hardware this week. In the case of Huawei, it has also detailed new devices from its low-cost Honor sub-brand.
To start, the company…
Microsoft confirms Xbox Series X will have a 12 teraflop GPU
February 26, 2020
We already know the Xbox Series X is going to be significantly faster than Microsoft’s current consoles, but in a blog post by Xbox head Phil Spencer, the company revealed a few more details about how big of a leap it’s going to be. Most notably, Microsoft confirmed that the Series X will feature up to 12 teraflops of GPU performance. Previously, the company only vaguely said it was…
Realme's X50 Pro is a cheaper 5G flagship with super-fast charging
February 26, 2020
Realme may be the lesser-known spin-off from Oppo, but thanks to its aggressive pricing and the occasional collaborations with design icon Naoto Fukasawa, it’s been doing quite well in Asia. And just last month, the company brought us the Realme X50 which happens…
Santa Clara University adds support for contactless ID cards on iPhone and Apple Watch
February 26, 2020
Apple continues to expand the availability of its contactless student IDs feature in the Wallet app. Santa Clara University announced today that its students, faculty, and staff can now add their ACCESS ID cards to the Wallet app on their iPhone and Apple Watch.
The…
'Baldur's Gate 3' comes to Steam in 2020 as an Early Access game
February 26, 2020
It took a while, but Larian Studios is narrowing down launch plans for Baldur’s Gate 3. Hasbro (which controls Dungeons & Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast) has confirmed at the New York Toy Fair that the long-anticipated role-playing sequel will arrive on Steam sometime in 2020 as an Early Access title. You won’t see BG3 gameplay until Larian’s PAX East presentation on…
