50 Years of Video Games: Good Games Always Prevail

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech August 31 Part 3 [50 Years of Video Games: Good Games Always Prevail](=.EFdYGcwwKAOvdYSUwT8VJj-d3L774D75mES7qlaeO38) With an increasing number of people spending more of their hard-earned money on the latest tech and services, [games expanded into new arenas](=.pT4K-1v7MJiR8pfvY8V8zbNhunF9-k-o8uPPaWheCdI). History showed once more, new tech paved the way for new opportunities. =.tXT65WUwy1FfRZarHykpIn0j4EVavmTlXA3a9jX_wM8 =.weUl1aSoPD52QaCctsAW5wk77udL7DTSzcwO6qf1GeA With an increasing number of people spending more of their hard-earned money on the latest tech and services, [games expanded into new arenas](=.uttJCl4V4i_V3RAZYbiNplZJqdKc3m_YxRKMPHzah4k). History showed once more, new tech paved the way for new opportunities. =.rWH5delnQMMJI3D-W-Qr48Nxocngs1yOjG56GWqLEe8 Devs [The Rust programming language is growing in popularity](=.H0jUtNpi6lGStR1OS4LQWSKtJGjprLe7IkkCP-0pSkI) Rust is already being adopted in some of the most high-profile software projects that dominate the modern technology landscape. The programming language, created by Graydon Hoare, an... =.Bp06O2P5eFYtZVxuT2DKmRCfPoiu_XMR2-_aDeTeIZ0 Rust is already being adopted in some of the most high-profile software projects that dominate the modern technology landscape. The programming language, created by Graydon Hoare, an... PS Plus [PlayStation Plus 12-month subscriptions are receiving a substantial price hike](=.OyWidohznIsQtCoAVcMqH2vinQPvStYfvkbxqghRFMc) Sony has joined an ever growing list of companies ratcheting up the cost of their subscription offering. Starting next month, the price of a 12-month PlayStation Plus membership will increase for all. =.73Ock364HY8KsM42dGymIVhYDmsLwXBXcseQaCMsEPs Sony has joined an ever growing list of companies ratcheting up the cost of their subscription offering. Starting next month, the price of a 12-month PlayStation Plus membership will increase for all. Tech Culture [iFixit requests DMCA exemption for McDonald's unreliable ice cream machines](=.sfdeJGcezhSOtZfyMxsVOn92xPRgWmO57-qLbj5l5Wg) According to McBroken, a site that monitors the status of McDonald's ice cream machines across the country, a whopping 13.82 percent are broken as of this writing.... =.mXT2_T6seCqYHWEjxSN-1PxbZ9bnuRWVjT3Kqb4bYCI According to McBroken, a site that monitors the status of McDonald's ice cream machines across the country, a whopping 13.82 percent are broken as of this writing.... PCIe 5.0 [Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 SSD gets upgraded to 12,000 MB/s](=.x6csS0XBUoAouYEcwYWbDax_Lhwd1NJ_AFLqkoZUlFM) Gigabyte has released a new iteration of its Aorus Gen5 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD. The new drive arrives just months after the company's initial PCIe 5.0 drive,... =.-zp30O3zm6f4BX6ogir9xkgw9niiPS-mhOta8wf2vVc Gigabyte has released a new iteration of its Aorus Gen5 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD. The new drive arrives just months after the company's initial PCIe 5.0 drive,... 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The design involves a new port on the motherboard that works similarly... =.rE4GN-XvTJeT7aDjhPXXRZPSrtliB23LPWAT1zELtWY Trusted leaker Momono has posted a spec sheet for installing graphics cards without power cables. The design involves a new port on the motherboard that works similarly... Science [Is aluminosilicate glass the "strongest glass ever?"](=.sR4bGGWxlS5vesdVISVhrP3jbvDWw8sfymWeWmmNKy4) Material scientists at the University of Bayreuth in Germany have developed a glass that is more than twice as strong as Gorilla Glass. Corning's Gorilla Glass Victus... =.QYfqV1ocjeCPimv_eQGYISOBI72q7l-fsCR9a7zZRkY Material scientists at the University of Bayreuth in Germany have developed a glass that is more than twice as strong as Gorilla Glass. Corning's Gorilla Glass Victus... Fast Storage [Samsung unveils Pro Ultimate SD & microSD cards with 200 MB/s read speeds](=.2D2_DswPgQ-7bdKR32uHU8cP-lCPV-FdB0B86ohXmpM) Samsung's Pro Ultimate cards are the company's new flagship microSD/SD products. They use the UHS-I interface and are recommended for devices such as laptops, drones, and PCs.... =.gTP48amk-eC9Flz5XnZJuhM3pdAQGULZQGbNmrHohfA Samsung's Pro Ultimate cards are the company's new flagship microSD/SD products. They use the UHS-I interface and are recommended for devices such as laptops, drones, and PCs.... Gaming [A "creative sequel" to Pong asks what happens when the ball escapes the paddles](=.3tpqMeN8e3zF7h8dSBM18iVFuQyI0-3gDzzzcE9cZlg) Atari says that Qomp 2 is a creative sequel to seminal classic Pong, one that asks the question: what if the ball escaped the paddles? Judging by... =.BD9MJS6tIzWBLPs1k7YTp9NSY3X_hXkqLpaDDuiiIYw Atari says that Qomp 2 is a creative sequel to seminal classic Pong, one that asks the question: what if the ball escaped the paddles? Judging by... Hardware [CompactFlash doubles transfer speed with CFexpress 4.0 cards](=.4l8LW4cpLdS5YHUKwFkn1rQtupf6Hj4DTZru0K-QeNc) CFA has just introduced the CFexpress 4.0 standard, with new logical and physical specifications designed to greatly increase the theoretical performance of existing CFexpress 2.0 cards. CFexpress... =.OmXWCQHmlWrpGn239YENEO4PvjEzqOk2jeRZBfT1o_A CFA has just introduced the CFexpress 4.0 standard, with new logical and physical specifications designed to greatly increase the theoretical performance of existing CFexpress 2.0 cards. CFexpress... 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