Category: Tech

Ubisoft has detailed the PC specs you’ll need to play Assassin’s Creed Mirage, its upcoming new chapter in the long-running historical stabathon series. You’ll need just 40GB of storage to install Mirage, with a variety of CPUs and GPUs supported for running the game somewhere between 1080p 30fps and up to 4K and 60fps. On...

Microsoft‘s gaming boss Phil Spencer told colleagues in 2020 that he saw Nintendo as a key acquisition target. In unredacted court documents published overnight – seemingly in error – Spencer discusses the potential Nintendo acquisition in an email conversation with Microsoft’s executive vice president and chief commercial officer Takeshi Numoto. While discussing a potential TikTok...

While this kind of charging port has a proven track record for fast-charging phones, it might mean some of your old cables are no longer useful. That’s unless you buy Apple’s £29 adapter dongle. Still some other Apple devices, such as its MacBook line-up, already use USB-C, and the standard is common for smartphones including...

An update to the Galaxy Wearable app recently revealed an icon for Samsung’s upcoming smart ring. An APK teardown of that app may have revealed the name and launch window for the device. Samsung refers to the smart ring as the Galaxy Ring, and it has a launch window of 2024. As far back as...

The E9x generation of BMW M3 is well on its way to classic status. Which probably wasn’t predicted when it was new, given the grumbling about unnecessary extra weight, too much luxury and a V8 when, of course, an M3 should have a straight-six. How things have changed. Now the E90s are revered for their...

Apple has been forced to stop using its own “lightning” charging cables thanks to an EU law aimed at combating e-waste by bringing in a common standard for chargers. The new rules were due to force Apple to make the change by 2024. The new iPhone will instead use a technology known as USB-C, according to Bloomberg. The...

The launch of upcoming free-to-play shooter XDefiant has been delayed after Ubisoft shared the title has failed to pass certification on both PlayStation and Xbox platforms. The game was expected to be releasing at the end of last month, but following this setback, a new release date depends on whether platform holders Sony and Microsoft...

UPDATE: Fortnite update 26.10 is out now on consoles and PC. The new update sees the return of My Hero Academia to Fortnite. This includes the debut of Shoto Todoroki, Eijiro Kirishima, and Mina Ashido to the item shop. You’ll also be able to wield Todoroki’s Ice Wall item on the Island, which adds the...

FromSoftware has released an update for Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon that appears to be making its early game a little easier. Patch 1.02 is now available to download across PC and consoles and makes some balance adjustments and bug fixes, typical of these sorts of updates. What’s more interesting, though, are adjustments to...

Key Takeaways Microsoft has ended support for the original Surface Duo, as its three-year period for receiving Android operating system and security updates has expired on September 10, 2023. The Surface Duo had a troubled lifecycle, facing delays for software updates and struggling to find success in the consumer market. Despite its shortcomings, the Surface...