Steam Gaming Is Now Available To Test On These Chromebooks

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Steam Gaming Is Now Available To Test On These Chromebooks]( By Lane Babuder on Mar 24, 2022 01:28 pm [Steam Gaming Is Now Available To Test On These Chromebooks]( As you collaborate on your Google Sheets while using Google Meet, do you ever feel like gaming on your Chromebook is a little lackluster? It seems like the Chrome OS team would agree with you. As such, the current Chrome OS Alpha now includes Steam. Chrome OS being a Linux-based operating system, it was only a matter of time before native [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Gigabyte BRIX Extreme Mini PC Packs A Punch With Up To A 12-Core Intel Alder Lake CPU]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 24, 2022 01:21 pm [Gigabyte BRIX Extreme Mini PC Packs A Punch With Up To A 12-Core Intel Alder Lake CPU]( Gigabyte today announced the BRIX Extreme, calling it the "most powerful mini PC in the world." That's probably dialing up the marketing hype a notch above where it should be, but bold claim aside, these new BRIX Extreme systems look both attractive (from the renders we've seen) and capable (from the spec sheet and list of features). You [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [LAPSUS$ Ringleader Behind Microsoft And NVIDIA Hacks Traced To A Teen Living With His Mom (Update)]( By Brittany Goetting on Mar 24, 2022 12:57 pm [LAPSUS$ Ringleader Behind Microsoft And NVIDIA Hacks Traced To A Teen Living With His Mom (Update)]( Update: British police say they have arrested seven individuals between the ages of 16 and 21 years old in connection with the investigation. "The City of London Police has been conducting an investigation with its partners into members of a hacking group," Detective Inspector Michael O'Sullivan told Reuters. There's no mention of specific [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Sierra Founders Ken And Roberta Williams Are Remaking 1976's Colossal Cave Adventure]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 24, 2022 12:51 pm [Sierra Founders Ken And Roberta Williams Are Remaking 1976's Colossal Cave Adventure]( Sierra founders Ken and Roberta Williams announced they are developing Colossal Cave 3D Adventure, a remake of the original game released way back in 1976. Not since the release of Thimbleweed Park have I been this excited for an upcoming video game. Sure, it's not going to be the next Elden Ring or anything of the sort, but for nostalgic [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA CEO Says He Would Consider Letting Rival Intel Build Its Next-Gen Chips]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 24, 2022 12:06 pm [NVIDIA CEO Says He Would Consider Letting Rival Intel Build Its Next-Gen Chips]( Imagine a next-generation GeForce RTX graphics card built around a GPU manufactured by Intel. Sounds farfetched, right? It's actually not. While nothing of the sort is imminent or on any current roadmap, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was surprisingly upfront about the possibility during a recent question and answer session. "Our strategy is to [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Nothing Phone 1 Boldly Aims To Be Android's Most Compelling iPhone Killer]( By Tim Sweezy on Mar 24, 2022 11:09 am [Nothing Phone 1 Boldly Aims To Be Android's Most Compelling iPhone Killer]( CEO and former OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei announced something about Nothing yesterday during a live stream event. Pei said, "We're building the most compelling alternative to Apple." Nothing is a consumer tech company based out of London, UK, and announced its first highly anticipated smartphone device yesterday. The online event included [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [This Google Earth Photo Is Sparking Claims Of A UFO Crash And Proof Of Alien Life]( By Brittany Goetting on Mar 24, 2022 10:18 am [This Google Earth Photo Is Sparking Claims Of A UFO Crash And Proof Of Alien Life]( Have aliens visited Earth? Some argue that aliens have not only visited Earth, but artifacts from them can be found in the ocean. A UFO specialist claims that a circle visible on the ocean floor in Google Earth is irrefutable proof of alien life. The circle measures 4.2 miles (6.8 kilometers) in diameter and sits 352 miles (566 km) off [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [These Mysterious ORCs Just Chilling In Space Were Captured In A Stunning Cosmic Photo]( By Tim Sweezy on Mar 24, 2022 10:15 am [These Mysterious ORCs Just Chilling In Space Were Captured In A Stunning Cosmic Photo]( Astronomers have captured an image of an Odd Radio Circle (ORC) in high definition for the first time. In some instances, an ORC can have a diameter of hundreds of kiloparsecs (kps). In comparison, our Milky Way is about 30 kpc across and its center lies about 8 kpc from the Solar System. The ambiguous ORCs were first discovered in 2019 [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Stephen Wilhite Creator Of The GIF Passes Away, And It's Pronounced JIF]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 24, 2022 09:40 am [Stephen Wilhite Creator Of The GIF Passes Away, And It's Pronounced JIF]( Stephen E. Wilhite, creator of the GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file format, has passed away from complications related to the Covid-19 virus. He as 74 years old when symptoms from the disease came on suddenly. Prior to his passing, Wilhite and his wife Kathaleen had been planning a series of camping trips. It's a tragic loss on a [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [OnePlus 10 Pro 5G With Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 And 120Hz Display Is Headed To The US]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 24, 2022 07:00 am [OnePlus 10 Pro 5G With Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 And 120Hz Display Is Headed To The US]( When OnePlus announced its flagship OnePlus 10 Pro 5G at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, there was never any doubt it would be released in the US. We just didn't know exactly when, because that tidbit hadn't been revealed (it's been exclusive to China so far). Well, now we know. OnePlus today confirmed it will launch the [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Claims FSR 2.0 Image Quality Can Beat Native Resolution Without Machine Learning]( By Zak Killian on Mar 23, 2022 05:10 pm [AMD Claims FSR 2.0 Image Quality Can Beat Native Resolution Without Machine Learning]( AMD's FSR 1.0 was a solid first effort by the company, but as is the case with any new technology, there is always room for improvement. FSR 1.0 is mostly a post-processing filter that attempts to make a blurry, low-resolution image look clearer by applying a sharpening filter. It's better than a linear upscale, but lacks some of the features [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Why PlayStation 2 Emulator PCSX2 Has Dropped 32-Bit Support And Added DirectX 12]( By Zak Killian on Mar 23, 2022 03:54 pm [Why PlayStation 2 Emulator PCSX2 Has Dropped 32-Bit Support And Added DirectX 12]( The PlayStation 2 stands as one of the most successful game platforms of all time. In fact, it is actually the best-selling game console of all time, moving over 155 million units in total. It has a massive library of more than 3800 games, and many of the biggest franchises of today made their debut on the PS2. With that in mind, if you're [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Fan-Made PC Port Is Out And Already Spawning Glorious Mods]( By Lane Babuder on Mar 23, 2022 03:24 pm [Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Fan-Made PC Port Is Out And Already Spawning Glorious Mods]( Are you ever sitting at your Nintendo 64 thinking, "I wish this game were wide-screen and higher fidelity"? Well, today is your lucky day, as The Ship of Harkinian has been released! 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