Set in near-future Chicago, the game stars the surly, amoral charisma vacuum that is hacker/super-criminal/people’s vigilante Aiden Pearce. He’s on a quest for vengeance after a job gone wrong took a family member’s life, and inevitably it all becomes embroiled in a wider conspiracy involving the sinister corporate forces who silently control the city and its ubiquitous surveillance systems. It’s extremely hard to like Aiden, while any concept of him being heroic is destroyed by his reprehensible behaviour between the game’s 20-odd hours of storyline missions....

What is the aim of Project Athena? At a recent keynote presentation at Computex 2019, Intel senior Vice President Gregory Bryant outlined the needs that Project Athena intends to address. ‘People want systems that are smart and adaptable and can keep pace with them over the course of the day,’ said Bryant. ‘Second: they want PCs that are always ready for instant action, and third: they want PCs that help them focus....

Put simply, RAM is a component which provides the short term memory for your device. It temporarily stores the data you need for current or imminent tasks, before deleting them once they’re no longer required (when you turn off the device, for example). This includes anything necessary to keep the operating system running, as well as open apps such as web browsers, editing software and games. It’s also the main reason you’re able to get back into these tasks with almost no interruption....

The base model was joined by the high-end AirPods Pro in late 2019, offering an improved fit, smaller dimensions and Active Noise Cancellation tech to quieten the world around you when listening to your favourite tunes. While you might’ve thought that was it for the AirPods range, Apple is rumoured to be working on a handful of new AirPods-branded products as well as updates to the AirPods and AirPods Pro – but which are being released this year, and what can consumers expect?...

Your credit card information or online identity can be stolen, passwords can easily be compromised and your data can be duped, faked or sold onto nefarious parties on the Dark Web. And these risks are heightened when using public Wi-Fi. And so while we may have reached the peak of personal computing – with modern computers allowing us to get online anytime, anywhere – such convenience comes at a cost when your data is at stake....

After consulting with Microsoft, AMD has recognised two issues. The first is where L3 cache can increase, potentially up to 3x its normal level. That might not mean anything to you, but it can lead to performance drop between 3-5%. This only applies to some apps, although the effect while gaming is more profound. For games “commonly used for eSports”, the decline in performance can be between 10-15%. The other key issue concerns AMD’s “preferred core” technology, which can move threads onto the fastest core of the CPU....

Take at our how to guide for setting up a keyboard and mouse on your console. Keyboard and Mouse support for the console has been requested by users for a long time as the line between gaming computers and consoles continues to blur. This idea can be seen coming across within game development too as games such as Fortnite already feature cross-platform play which sees PC and console gamers able to play with and against each other....

The first phone in the world to be powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset, the Mi 11 also packs a 2K, 120Hz AMOLED display, along with a 108Mp main camera. Despite the impressive spec sheet, the phone costs £749 with 128GB storage, jumping to £799 for double the capacity – undercutting the Galaxy S21 and other flagship phones. That’s not all though. Where most phone brands bundle earphones or cases in their early bird pre-order deals, Xiaomi’s making an offer that’s hard to refuse: the Mi 11 includes a free Mi Essential electric scooter when ordered from Vodafone until 31 March....

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Xiaomi Mi Band 2 UK release date & price: Where to buy the Mi Band 2 in the UK Xiaomi products are not officially sold in the UK; however, the Mi Band 2 can be shipped to the UK via grey-market importers such as Geekbuying. Geekbuying says the Mi Band 2 will be available from 7 June, and is listing it at £28.62 with free UK delivery. Factor in the possibility you may have to pay import duty, too – read our advice on buying grey market tech....

The system pairs an unlocked 3.5GHz Intel Core i5-6600K, overclocked to 4.6GHz, with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB graphics card and 8GB of 2400MHz DDR4 RAM. This fearsome combination delivers excellent gaming performance combined with great value for money. Buy the Warbird RS10 V2 from Yoyotech for £824 inc VAT & delivery An MSI Z170-A PRO motherboard holds all the components together, its Intel Z170 Express chipset providing the unlocking feature which allows the quad-core CPU to be overclocked....

Fully immersive Virtual Reality is gradually becoming a concept that we can envisage making its way into many homes in the near future, both as a new aspect to gaming but also as a new way of watching movies and TV shows. It all seemed like a distant and futuristic dream when the Oculus Rift was first prototyped, but with the launch of Samsung’s Gear VR, things began to look much more affordable, and much more imminent....

No obstante, vamos a tratar de explicarle todo lo que necesitas saber para que puedas tomar la decisión correcta. La PS4 es generalmente vista como la elección del jugador más profesional. Su hardware es ligeramente más potente que el de la Xbox One, y Sony fue más inteligente a la hora de centrar el software y la interfaz de la PS4 en los juegos que en una visión de la consola como centro de entretenimiento....

But that’s not the case, unless you count Windows WordPad – a very basic word processor. And that won’t help you with spreadsheets or presentations. What you need is some office software. Microsoft Office might be the best-known suite, but there are alternative choices which can cost you significantly less: even free! OnlyOffice is free For example, you can use OnlyOffice for free. And that’s the first reason to give it a try: it won’t cost you anything....

Also see: Best Laptop Deals Acer has traded off some processor power to get the Swift 7 this thin, but it only really affects gaming for the most part. Those who want a laptop with no obvious compromises made for design might want to consider the Dell XPS 13 instead, but this is a good choice if you simply want a laptop that’s thin, portable and easy to use....

Also see: Best Black Friday Laptop Deals As with previous years, Acer launched a number of new products for 2016 including laptops such as the Aspire S13, smartphones, wearables and even a cycling computer. One of the most interesting is the Alpha 12 which is a direct rival to the Surface and arguable a clone. Also see: Best new tablets coming in 2016. Acer Switch Alpha 12 release date and price Like the Aspire S13, the Switch Alpha 12 has a release date of May in Europe and the price is also 699 Euros....

Apple justifica esto con novedades como el doble de rendimiento en la cancelación activa de ruido ANC, así como en el hecho de contar con una mayor duración de la batería. También el estuche es mejorado con un altavoz incorporado para emitir alertas. Evidentemente, Apple presentó junto a los AirPods Pro (segunda generación), los nuevos teléfonos iPhone 14 y iPhone 14 Pro, así como los relojes inteligentes Apple Watch SE 2, Apple Watch Series 8 y el Apple Watch Ultra....

Confusingly, there are no less than five different models of this phone: 3, 3C, 3V, 3X and 3L. The 3V is one of the highest spec options with the largest and highest resolution screen. Alcatel 3V: Price and availability Although our budget phone cap is £200, it’s possible to spend a lot less. In fact, you can almost buy two Alcatel 3Vs for that much despite an RRP of £199....

La nueva TV box puede reservarse ya por 159,99 € y saldrá a la venta el próximo 27 de octubre de 2022 en España. Por ahora, no parece que vaya a estar disponible en México y el resto de mercado latinoamericano. Este dispositivo tiene una entrada y una salida HDMI, mientras que la generación anterior solo contaba con un puerto de salida. Esto significa que puedes utilizar el Cube con otros dispositivos además de tu televisor, como decodificadores, reproductores de Blu-ray, entre otros....

While the company is so much more than books now, its Kindle line remains the go-to eReader range for casual and avid readers alike. The Paperwhite isn’t the cheapest or dearest in the range but it marries good design, fair price and a much-needed backlight to make it the best Kindle for most people. Though if a backlight is really what you’re after, check out our review of the Kobo Clara HD....