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Netflix Hangouts lets you watch Stranger Things and The Witcher right from your desk

A new extension has appeared for the Google Chrome browser with the self-explanatory name Netflix Hangouts. It was developed by the Mschf web studio, and its purpose is very simple - to disguise the viewing of your favorite series from Netflix, so that your boss at work thinks that you are doing something useful. To start, you just need to select a show and click on the extension icon in the Chrome menu. After this the program […]

Cyberpunk 2077 will run even on weak PCs

Not long ago it became known on what computer Cyberpunk 2077 was launched when they demonstrated the game behind closed doors at E3 2019. The authors used a powerful system with NVIDIA Titan RTX and Intel Core i7-8700K. After this information, many were worried that for the future CD Projekt RED project they would have to update their computer. The community was reassured by the artificial intelligence coordinator […]

Nintendo will add a rewind feature to NES games on Switch in mid-July

Nintendo has announced that it will add a rewind feature for NES games on Switch on July 17th. In honor of this, the company released a special video in which it showed its operating principle. To use rewind, you need to hold down the ZL and ZR keys, and then select the desired moment on the scale. This can be used not only after death, but also to simply replay your favorite […]

AMD Officially Confirms Price Cuts for Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics Cards

Friday was full of news about the high activity of AMD and NVIDIA in the graphics segment, which was reflected in lower prices for gaming video cards. NVIDIA decided to rehabilitate itself a little in the eyes of potential buyers and revised the recommended prices for the first generation GeForce RTX video cards, which debuted last fall. In general, it was felt that with the release of AMD products of the Navi family, rival NVIDIA was ready […]

Scientists have refuted claims about the development of aggression in young people because of video games

Nanyang Technological University professor John Wang and American psychologist Christopher Ferguson published a study on the connection between video games and aggressive behavior. According to its results, in its current format, video games cannot cause aggressive behavior. 3034 youth representatives took part in the study. Scientists observed changes in the behavior of young men for two years and, according to them, video games did not […]

BMW CEO steps down

After four years as BMW CEO, Harald Krueger intends to step down without seeking an extension to his contract with the company, which expires in April 2020. The issue of a successor to the 53-year-old Krueger will be considered by the board of directors at its next meeting, which is scheduled for July 18. In recent years, the Munich-based company has faced serious pressure […]

Video: gameplay adventure RPG Haven from the authors of Furi

The Game Bakers studio, known for its vibrant action game Furi, announced the adventure role-playing game Haven for PC and consoles in February of this year. Now the developers have presented the first trailer with gameplay footage. Also, the creative director of the project, Emeric Thoa, explained why the creators took on such an unusual game: “So, we made Furi. A crazy boss game dedicated to [...]

The driver of a Tesla Model 3 set a record by driving 2781 km in one day.

There is an opinion that electric cars are suitable for driving within the city, but they are not so good for traveling over long distances. This opinion has been repeatedly refuted by owners of Tesla electric cars, who easily make long trips thanks to the extensive network of Tesla Supercharger charging stations. Another confirmation that electric cars are suitable for long-distance […]

Trine: Ultimate Collection also coming to Nintendo Switch

Developers from the Finnish studio Frozenbyte, together with the publishing house Modus Games, announced the fourth part of their magical platformer Trine series back in October 2018, and published the debut trailer and screenshots in March 2019. The game will be released in the fall on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. After this, a collection of all four parts was presented called Trine: Ultimate Collection […]

Scanning documents over a network

On the one hand, scanning documents over a network seems to exist, but on the other hand, it has not become a generally accepted practice, unlike network printing. Administrators still install drivers, and remote scanning settings are individual for each scanner model. What technologies are available at the moment, and does such a scenario have a future? Installable driver or direct access […]

Fault tolerance in Qsan storage

Today in the IT infrastructure, with the widespread use of virtualization, data storage systems are the core that stores all virtual machines. The failure of this node can completely stop the operation of the computer center. Although a considerable part of server equipment has fault tolerance in one form or another “by default”, precisely because of the special role of storage systems within a data center, increased requirements are placed on it in terms of “survivability”. […]