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• JAXA shows the sub-surface samples it collected from asteroid Ryugu
• Report: MediaTek takes over as world's largest smartphone chipset vendor
• Fox Sports used a Sony A7R IV to give NFL broadcasts a cinematic look
• Big-name talent and bad CG made for the worst holiday special ever
• Best games for safely socializing this holiday season
• Save 85 percent off this IoT e-degree certification bundle
• The best games for Xbox newcomers
• Five must-play games for your new PS5
• Funimation will replace 'Akira' 4K Blu-ray discs to add HDR

JAXA shows the sub-surface samples it collected from asteroid Ryugu Posted: 25 Dec 2020 05:30 PM PST Shortly after Japan's Hayabusa2 probe returned to Earth, JAXA showed off some of the samples it collected from asteroid Ryugu. Those rocks came from the "A" chamber of the probe's sample capsule, which means they were collected during the mission's f...

Report: MediaTek takes over as world's largest smartphone chipset vendor Posted: 25 Dec 2020 03:30 PM PST Move over, Qualcomm: According to a new report from research firm Counterpoint, MediaTek has overtaken the San Diego-based chipmaker to become the world's biggest vendor of smartphone chipsets by market share. While Qualcomm (understandably) held ont...

Fox Sports used a Sony A7R IV to give NFL broadcasts a cinematic look Posted: 25 Dec 2020 12:30 PM PST Fox Sports used a Sony A7R IV during a broadcast to give NFL fans a more intimate and cinematic experience, according to a tweet from NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo and article by Sports Video Group (SVG). The relatively inexpensive rig was deplo...

Big-name talent and bad CG made for the worst holiday special ever Posted: 25 Dec 2020 10:30 AM PST I'm not sure exactly when it started, but my family has long been fond of so-bad-it's-great Christmas media. There's the great Patti LaBelle doing her absolute best at the 1996 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, this deliberately awful cover...

Best games for safely socializing this holiday season Posted: 25 Dec 2020 08:00 AM PST The holidays are usually a time to get together with family to bond but, for obvious reasons, they're going to look a little different this year. You might be meeting outdoors, sitting six feet apart or using Zoom to chat from hundreds of miles away....

Save 85 percent off this IoT e-degree certification bundle Posted: 25 Dec 2020 07:55 AM PST From cars and refrigerators to factory equipment and appliances, ordinary objects are joining the Internet of Things (IoT) every day. The number of physical items that can connect to and exchange data through the internet is continuously growing, in...

The best games for Xbox newcomers Posted: 25 Dec 2020 07:00 AM PST If you're hopping over from the PlayStation country, or just picking up your first game console, there are plenty of worthy Xbox titles worth diving into. Sure, Microsoft hasn't been as aggressive as Sony when it comes to hustling for big budget excl...

Five must-play games for your new PS5 Posted: 25 Dec 2020 06:00 AM PST It's that special time of year when the air is crisp, the holiday cheer is overwhelming and the only thing that sounds appealing is curling up on the couch with a big blanket and a brand new video game console. Luckily, the Xbox Series X and PlayStat...

Funimation will replace 'Akira' 4K Blu-ray discs to add HDR Posted: 25 Dec 2020 04:02 AM PST I've been anticipating the release of Akira on Ultra HD Blu-ray since it was announced in 2019, and this week the discs finally shipped but there's one small problem. While the release of this remastered anime classic in Japan includes HDR as intende...

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