All the gear you need to build a game-streaming empire

Streaming is not only about playing games in front of a live audience but also showcasing your personality, connecting with the chat and making viewers feel like they're in the room with you, hanging out with a friend. The wrong equipment can get in the way of this immersion, but the right setup can keep…

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The best note-taking apps for students

So what should I use?There are dozens if not hundreds of note-taking apps to choose from. All of them, unsurprisingly, promise to make you an organization and productivity guru. If you're struggling to sift through them all, it's important to ask the following questions.What hardware do I own?First and foremost, eliminate any service that doesn't…

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NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super review: A modest, necessary upgrade

First, let's look at what's been improved. The RTX 2080 Super features 3,072 CUDA cores -- the amount of parallel processors shoved into the GPU -- compared to the original card's 2,944. Similarly, the clock speed only has a slight bump: The Super card has a base clock of 1,650MHz and a boost of 1,815MHz,…

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BMW adds an $80 yearly subscription for Apple’s CarPlay

The carmaker did give fair warning of its plans for such a subscription service, having first announced its intentions some 18 months ago. But that hasn't made the move any more palatable for would-be BMW owners, as CarPlay is included as standard in the price of many other, lower-priced cars (the Kia Ceed, for example,…

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RED blames Chinese manufacturer for its phone’s terrible camera

Jannard said the ODM "significantly under-performed" and that it was "impossible" to rectify the problems with the phone. However, the company is now working on the Hydrogen Two with a new ODM that is, according to Jannard, "clearly more capable of building and supporting the product we (and our customers) demand." RED is also working…

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Depression and the Solace of ‘Grinding’ in Online Games

The imitation of forward movement in games like Destiny 2 is catnip to a mind stuck in neutral.BungieI've been hunting for gear for hours. Scouring planet to planet, gathering resources, finishing quest steps. My goal is a gun made by a superpowerful AI on Mars, but I've got some chores to do before I can…

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A New Law Makes Bots Identify Themselves—That’s the Problem

This month, California became the first state to require bots to openly identify as automated online accounts.On July 1, nine months after being signed into law, California’s SB 1001—the "Bolstering Online Transparency," or B.O.T. bill—came into effect. The new rule requires all bots that attempt to influence California residents’ voting or purchasing behaviors to conspicuously…

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GM’s Cruise Rolls Back Its Target for Self-Driving Cars

After years of testing in San Francisco, Cruise has confirmed that it will launch its robo-taxi business in the city. When that will happen though, it won’t say.Elijah Nouvelage/REUTERSCruise, the startup General Motors acquired to develop its self-driving car, will launch an autonomous taxi service on the gnarly, crowded streets of San Francisco, CEO Dan…

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Sony’s New Wirefree Buds Are the Perfect Travel Companions

Truly, the worst part about Sony’s noise-canceling earbuds is their name. As with the names Sony gives to most of its personal electronics, you might as well be reciting a serial number.We love the company's audio products. We recommended Sony's over-ear noise-canceling cans, the WH1000XM3, as both our best noise-canceling headphones and our best wireless…

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