Tesla To Pay Paltry $1.5 Million Settlement After Throttling Model S EV Batteries

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Tesla To Pay Paltry $1.5 Million Settlement After Throttling Model S EV Batteries]( By Brandon Hill on Jul 30, 2021 01:55 pm [Tesla To Pay Paltry $1.5 Million Settlement After Throttling Model S EV Batteries]( Tesla is finally facing the music in the United States after it unceremoniously reduced the performance of Model S electric vehicles using an over-the-air update (OTA). The OTA update that Tesla sent out not only reduced the charging speed (which meant that it would take longer for an owner to top off their battery), but it also reduced the [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Half-Life 2: Remastered Collection Wins Valve's Blessing, Now Headed For Steam]( By Paul Lilly on Jul 30, 2021 01:43 pm [Half-Life 2: Remastered Collection Wins Valve's Blessing, Now Headed For Steam]( What is generally considered to be one of the greatest PC games of all time is getting an unofficial (of sorts) remaster, and we are absolutely stoked. We are of course talking about Half-Life 2. It first came out nearly 17 years ago and is still without a true sequel (we've turned blue holding our collective breath for Half-Life 3). But in [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Nubia Red Magic 6R Review: Affordable, Powerful Gaming Phone]( By Myriam Joire on Jul 30, 2021 12:50 pm [Nubia Red Magic 6R Review: Affordable, Powerful Gaming Phone]( Gaming phones have really matured in recent years, with ASUS’ ROG, Lenovo’s Legion, Xiaomi’s Black Shark, and Nubia’s RedMagic all offering compelling performance-packed handsets for gamers. Oppo’s even rumored to be joining the party soon. Here in the US, RedMagic is the gaming phone value champ, and this year’s... [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel's High-End DG2 Xe-HPG Discrete GPU Tipped For CES 2022 Launch]( By Brandon Hill on Jul 30, 2021 12:43 pm [Intel's High-End DG2 Xe-HPG Discrete GPU Tipped For CES 2022 Launch]( When it comes to discrete graphics cards for PCs, it's currently a two-horse race between NVIDIA and AMD. NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 Series is going up against the Radeon RX 6000 Series in the current-generation discrete GPU wars. However, Intel is looking to barge in on the fireworks with its DG2 family of discrete graphics cards based on the [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Bungie Outlines The Dos And Don't Of Destiny 2 Cross-Play]( By Brittany Goetting on Jul 30, 2021 11:17 am [Bungie Outlines The Dos And Don't Of Destiny 2 Cross-Play]( There is one month left of Destiny 2’s Season of the Splicer and Bungie has begun to offer a glimpse into what players can expect for the next season. One of the biggest changes coming to Destiny 2’s Season 15 is cross play. Guardians across Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and Stadia will finally be able to play with one another. Players have been [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Custom Card Roundup: ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, And PowerColor]( By Brandon Hill on Jul 30, 2021 11:00 am [AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Custom Card Roundup: ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, And PowerColor]( Late last night, under the cover of darkness, AMD announced its latest flagship offering for 1080p gaming fanatics: the Radeon RX 6600 XT. Of course, the card wasn't a surprise to the enthusiast community, as it has been rumored for months. The Radeon RX 6600 XT is based on AMD's RDNA 2 architecture and features 32 compute units, which is [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Qualcomm's Snapdragon Insider Flagship Android Smartphone Now Available For Preorder]( By Paul Lilly on Jul 30, 2021 10:20 am [Qualcomm's Snapdragon Insider Flagship Android Smartphone Now Available For Preorder]( Qualcomm is now officially inviting you to "level up your smartphone game" with its special edition Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders, a technical showpiece that was "dreamed up just for you." Designed in collaboration with and sold by ASUS, the high-end handset is now available to preorder, and will ship out to customers on August 27, 2021. In [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD's Next-Gen Zen 4 Ryzen AM5 Socket Visualized In New Renders]( By Paul Lilly on Jul 30, 2021 09:36 am [AMD's Next-Gen Zen 4 Ryzen AM5 Socket Visualized In New Renders]( The end of the road for AMD's current AM4 socket is finally afoot, with an AM5 socket being prepped for the eventual release of Zen 4. Kudos to AMD for sticking with AM4 for so long. As Zen 4 comes into view, however, more attention will be paid to the upcoming socket, and as such, some nifty AM5 renders are making the rounds on the web. These [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Launches Radeon RX 6600 XT With 8GB GDDR6 For 1080p Gaming Domination]( By Paul Lilly on Jul 29, 2021 11:30 pm [AMD Launches Radeon RX 6600 XT With 8GB GDDR6 For 1080p Gaming Domination]( AMD just did what we all knew was coming—it went and unveiled the newest member of its second generation Radeon DNA (RDNA 2) stack, the Radeon RX 6600 XT, thereby confirming specifications that have been muttered in the wild for some time now. Armed with 32 compute units and 8GB of GDDR6 memory, the Radeon RX 6600 XT has 1080p gaming squarely [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intense Halo Infinite Multiplayer Gameplay Shown Off During Livestream Bloodbath]( By Nathan Ord on Jul 29, 2021 03:38 pm [Intense Halo Infinite Multiplayer Gameplay Shown Off During Livestream Bloodbath]( Now that the details and invitations are out there, fans will be able to take Halo Infinite out for a spin. However, not everyone who wanted in got an invite, but do not fret as you can still find out what multiplayer will look like in the upcoming title from 343 Industries. 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