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Apple has chosen to pass on the opportunity to pour fresh money into Intellectual Ventures, a patent buying and assertion company founded and led by its chief executive officer Nathan Myhrvold. Following in Apple’s footsteps, chip giant Intel has distanced itself too from the controversial patent holding firm and declined further investment Intellectual Ventures was one of the top-five owners of U.S. patents in 2011. The patent assertion entity, however, has managed to persuade the Japanese consumer electronics maker Sony and the Windows maker Microsoft to invest in its latest acquisition fund, a move that will create a fresh war chest for Intellectual Ventures to buy new patents…...

Apple during the Worldwide Developers Conference refreshed the iMac lineup with faster Intel chips and updated internal architecture. Good folks over at iFixit have now taken Apple’s new $1,299 21.5-inch iMac model that has a 4K Retina display,discoveringsomething really interesting. The machine features both removable RAM (via a pair of removable SO-DIMM slots) and Intel’s Kaby Lake processor that—surprisingly—sits in a standard LGA 1151 CPU socket rather than being soldered onto the logic board....

Are All Subaru WRXs Turbocharged? (And Do They All Require Premium Gas?) All Subaru WRX models (which stands for World Rally eXperimental) are turbocharged and have been ever since the genesis of this rallying-inspired Subaru model’s first generation in 1992. A turbocharger is an exhaust-driven compressor that feeds the engine larger volumes of intake air. When combined with additional fuel, this produces higher power levels than would normally be possible with a naturally aspirated version of the same engine....

Ubisoft have just unveiled the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla end of the year 2021 roadmap preview which includes new title updates, river raids and free expansion discovery tour. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Gets End of the Year 2021 Content Roadmap Preview; New Title Updates and More Ubisoft have shared on Twitter thatAssassin’s Creed Valhallastill has a number of updates coming to the game over the next few months. They have even teased more additions that will be coming to the game beyond the end of the year 2021 roadmap....

Auxo was one of the most popularmultitaskingtweaks ever made, and while most people enjoyed it because of the redesignedApp Switcher, the tweak was also renowned for its intuitive multitasking gestures like Hot Corners and the Quick Switcher. Auxohasn’t been updated with iOS 11 support and it probably never will be. But that doesn’t mean you have to live without its award-winning multitasking gestures. A new freejailbreak tweakcalledAvertasby iOS developerkunderscoreis now available that ports these features to jailbroken iOS 11 devices....

Larian Studios recently gave an update on how Baldur’s Gate 3 is progressing currently in Early Access. In a recent interview they shared about the current state of the game’s development, features they are concentrating on, and when they’re hoping to fully launch the game. Baldur’s Gate 3 Not Leaving Early Access Before 2022; Patch 5, Early Access Development and More The next update which is Patch 5 forBaldur’s Gate 3will focus on features of the game rather than the addition of new content....

Beat Saber multiplayer guide: How to play with friends on PS4, Oculus and PC Experience Beat Saber’s multiplayer mode on PS4, PC, and Oculus and share the rhythmic lightsaber action with friends. Here’s your guide to get started. Beat Saber, the popular VRgameknown for its lightsaber-wielding, rhythm-based gameplay, now offers a multiplayer feature. This addition allows players to join forces and slash through beats in unison. Note, however, that Beat Saber has no official connection to the Star Wars franchise....

CDL 2021 viewership rewards to include Cold War & Warzone Operator Skins If you’re a Call of Duty League fan and enjoy all of the in-game perks that come with the esport’s livestreams then you might be in luck, as 2021 CDL viewers should be getting Operator Skins as a reward in the near future just for watching the season unfold. Rewards are nothing new for watching CDL gameplay. Since the league’s debut, Activision have incentivized viewers to watch these livestreams by giving them cosmetic items that they can use in Call of Duty....

CES 2024: Abode’s New Home Security Camera Measures Wireless Range In Miles, Not Feet San Francisco-based Abode Systems (not to be confused with Adobe) has had a long history of debuting smart home cameras at the Consumer Electronics Show. In 2020, the company showcased a modular smart camera system called theAbode Outdoor/Indoor Smart Camera. CES 2022 saw the company announce two products — theAbode Wireless Video Doorbell and Abode Color Bulbs....

Read update UPDATE: 2025-07-03 12:30 EST BY CRAIG DONALDSON The ChatGPT outage has been resolved. All of ChatGPT’s services are back up and running again. OpenAI says on its official status for ChatGPT that “All impacted services have now fully recovered. The detailed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) will be published in the next 5 business days.” If you’ve been trying to useChatGPTtoday but keep encountering error messages, you’re not alone. The popular AI chatbot is facing a significant outage in the US....

Explore how chlorophyll for body odor works. This plant pigment in greens may help reduce unpleasant smells. Discover the benefits of using chlorophyll to tackle body odor naturally. Chlorophyll’s a naturalplantpigment that makesveggiesgreen and helps leaves turn sunshine into food. But plants are plants. What could chlorophyll do for people? It turns out, there’s some evidence that the benefits of chlorophyll could range from fightingacneto even preventingstinky pits. Here’s what you need to know....

At EVO 2025 over the weekend, Capcom revealed the first gameplay trailer for its next DLC character Crimson Viper forStreet Fighter 6.Sagat was just added to the lineup of fighter for Street Fighter 6, and Capcom is immediately teasing its next character for the game.Ahead of theStreet Fighter 6Top 8 matches at EVO 2025, Capcom revealed the teaser trailer. The Year 3 Ultimate Pass and Year 3 Character Pass will offer both Sagat on August 5 and C....

Throughout the Pokémon games, players have always had to make difficult choices. One of the hardest decisions of all is what Pokémon to choose at the start of the game; for some people, this is easy, but some people actually roll a D20, and whatever rolls is canon. Yet, before all that, you have to choose the game version you want to buy, as each game will have specific Pokémon that are not available in the other title, especially when it comes to the Legendaries....