World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Leak Confirms Key Details And 2021 Release

Hot Headlines in Technology for today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Leak Confirms Key Details And 2021 Release]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 18, 2021 02:55 pm [World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Leak Confirms Key Details And 2021 Release]( Just over 14 years ago, the first expansion to World of Warcraft released, and sold millions of copies in short order (almost 2.4 million on the very first day). Now it appears to be getting another release. For a brief time, assets pertaining to World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic appeared on Blizzard's website, including what appears [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Facebook Goes Nuclear By Blocking Australians From Viewing And Sharing News Articles]( By Nathan Ord on Feb 18, 2021 02:51 pm [Facebook Goes Nuclear By Blocking Australians From Viewing And Sharing News Articles ]( The battle for paying new publishers in Australia has ramped up today after Facebook took some drastic measures. The social media company has now blocked Australian news from being shared on the platform globally after the threat of new rules loomed from the country's government. Interestingly enough, this action has swept up unrelated Facebook [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Legendary 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 Gets Modern Revamp In Amazing Reverse Engineering Effort]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 18, 2021 12:50 pm [Legendary 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 Gets Modern Revamp In Amazing Reverse Engineering Effort]( For gamers of a certain age, the 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 was perhaps the ultimate in graphics card excess. Developed at a time when 3dfx was facing increasing competition from the likes of NVIDIA and ATI, the Voodoo 5 6000 would have been a last-ditch effort to compete at the high-end of the gaming market. While 3dfx was able to push the Voodoo [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft Readies Lightweight Windows 10 Build 21H1 With Remote Work, Security Updates]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 18, 2021 11:32 am [Microsoft Readies Lightweight Windows 10 Build 21H1 With Remote Work, Security Updates]( Microsoft appears to be taking a more conservative and focused approach to its bi-annual feature updates to Windows 10. As such, the first one for 2021—Windows 10 version 21H1—is not overflowing with features (and potential problems), and instead is geared towards improving the experience for those who work remotely. It is a logical decision, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft Pushes Windows 10 KB4577586 Update To Kill Adobe Flash For Good]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 18, 2021 10:42 am [Microsoft Pushes Windows 10 KB4577586 Update To Kill Adobe Flash For Good]( If you have any last words for the Adobe Flash Player that is embedded in Windows 10, you better speak up now, because Microsoft has begun throwing dirt on its grave. Or more precisely, multiple users have reported a new Windows patch being pushed out that wipes out the last remaining remnant of the defunct tool. This comes a month and [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Has GeForce RTX 3060 In Its Crosshairs With Rumored March Release]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 18, 2021 09:44 am [AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Has GeForce RTX 3060 In Its Crosshairs With Rumored March Release]( AMD and NVIDIA both came out of the next-gen GPU gate with their respective guns blazing, as is typical when launching a new round of graphics cards—they both tend to show off their best stuff first, then release more affordable models as time goes on. Looking ahead, NVIDIA has confirmed its upcoming GeForce RTX 3060 (non-Ti) will land at [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple's M1X MacBook Pro CPUs Reportedly Juiced With 12 Cores And Up To 32GB LPDDR4x]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 18, 2021 09:32 am [Apple's M1X MacBook Pro CPUs Reportedly Juiced With 12 Cores And Up To 32GB LPDDR4x]( Apple made quite the splash with its first homegrown processor for Macs: the M1. This Apple Silicon SoC is based on the 5nm process node and includes an 8-core CPU, 7-core or 8-Core GPU, and up to 16GB of on-package LPDDR4x memory. While the M1 is perfectly fine for the three Macs that it launched in -- MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA Launches Dedicated CMP HX Mining GPUs To Free Up GeForce RTX 3060 For Gamers]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 18, 2021 09:17 am [NVIDIA Launches Dedicated CMP HX Mining GPUs To Free Up GeForce RTX 3060 For Gamers]( The launch of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 is just around the corner, which means that budget gamers are probably eagerly anticipating an upgrade. NVIDIA first announced its newest mainstream graphics cards in early January, and it will officially launch on February 25th. However, one thing that many people have wondered is just how hard will [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S Consoles Gain A Backwards Compatibility FPS Booster Shot]( By Nathan Ord on Feb 17, 2021 04:34 pm [Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S Consoles Gain A Backwards Compatibility FPS Booster Shot]( Sometimes, people want to go back to games they have played previously because of a fun story line or to relive gaming glory days. As hardware and software improve, however, older games don't tend to receive improvements that keep them up to par with newer games. Low FPS in a last-gen game can especially be a bit of a drag because that is [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs Rumored For Fall Unveil With Another Big IPC Performance Boost]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 17, 2021 03:29 pm [Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs Rumored For Fall Unveil With Another Big IPC Performance Boost]( Earlier this year at CES 2021, Intel confirmed that its 12th generation Alder Lake processors would be arriving later this year built on an 10nm Enhanced SuperFin process node. However, if a new report out of Hong Kong is accurate, we now have a somewhat more detailed timetable for when the new processors will be released According to HKEPC, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( Recent Articles: [Amazon Launches 'Build It' Program To Crowdfund New Alexa-Based Tech Gadgets]( [Apple Silicon Security Already Compromised By Alarming And Active M1 Malware]( [Epic Games Files EU Antitrust Complaint Against Apple Over App Store Policies]( [Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Bundle With Type Cover, Surface Pen And More Gets Red Hot $400 Discount]( [NVIDIA's Arm Acquisition Gains New Opposition From Tech Titans Microsoft And Google]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( Copyright © 2021 Hot Hardware, Inc., All rights reserved. You're receiving this because you opted in to our list at HotHardware.com or are an industry partner. Want to change how you receive these emails? 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