Tecno showcased a unique gaming mini PC at MWC 2024, featuring a water cooler. Geekom has now partnered with the company to bring the gaming mini PC to the masses. Featuring the Nvidia RTX 4060 laptop GPU and up to an Intel Core i9 13900H, the Megamini G1 will be available on Kickstarter from September 3.

Geekom Megamini G1 gaming mini PC goes up for pre-order on September 3

We refer to big-screen, full-powered laptops as desktop replacements, but that's far too mild a term for the HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 (starts at $1,558; $3,564 as tested). "Desktop destroyer" or "desktop annihilator," maybe. Or just "desk"—picking up the Fury after a typical ultraportable, it seems to have two or three laptops' worth of beefy base under its thin lid. This ZBook isn't the very fastest mobile workstation we've tested, because our review unit has only Nvidia's third-quickest professional GPU, but it easily earns an Editors' Choice award as an ultra-expandable, cost-no-object choice for barreling through the biggest datasets and most demanding specialized applications.

HP ZBook Fury 16 G11

The Wine team have just release vkd3d version 1.13, an update for their own Direct3D to Vulkan translation library. Basic loop unrolling support in the HLSL compiler. Effects compiler support for several version 4.0+ state objects. Miscellaneous bug fixes. That's just the main standout changes, there's lots of smaller changes...

Wine's Direct3D to Vulkan translation library vkd3d 1.13 out now

Remember when Corsair was best known for its DRAM products, followed by gaming peripherals and cooling gear? It's expanded quite a bit since those early days, and its newest product announcement has nothing to do with RAM or gaming keyboards or CPU coolers, etc. Instead, it's a promising 34-inch monitor with a sleek, bright, and curved Quantum Dot OLED (QD-OLED) panel.

Corsair's New 34" Xeneon Monitor Flexes Samsung's QD-OLED Panel For 240Hz Gaming

What this does is just highlight a problem with buying multiplayer games that aren't explicitly said to be supported on your platform. Proton is incredible, it does enable tens of thousands of games to run on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, but in times like this EA can just write it off without a bother. How? Well, it's not EA selling it to you saying it's supported to run their Windows game it via Proton.

Battlefield 1 gets EA anticheat in September - will be left broken on Steam Deck / Linux

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An Aldi shopper recently shared her disturbing experience with a moldy rice package from the supermarket, sparking debate. A TikTok user named @defonotlils posted a video on June 6 that quickly became popular, accumulating more than 674,600 views. In the video, she shares what happened after finding out about something.

This is why I don’t shop at Aldi: Woman can’t believe what she found in her packaged rice from Aldi

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A Burger King location in Melbourne, Florida, has been temporarily shut down for the third time following since 2023 after a recent state inspection that identified multiple health violations. This incident underscores ongoing concerns regarding the restaurant's adherence to health and safety standards.

A dead lizard, dead roaches, rodent droppings - Florida fast food restaurant closed again

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(MA) Meet Apple, a pocket-sized Chihuahua mix girl who is ready to dive into your heart, home, and bed. This 10-week-old puppy was placed in Great Dog Rescue New England's care for unspecified reasons. She is currently living safely with a foster family while she awaits her future home. Since she is still such a young puppy, she is okay with waiting a while for the perfect family to come and get her. But don't make her wait too long!

Tiny 5-Pound Chihuahua Is Searching For A Home

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Are people getting more high maintenance or is it just me? One thing that you can't deny is that CERTAIN people require a lot more TLC and attention, on the daily and especially during trying times. This applies to both platonic relationships and romantic. We usually call these people high maintenance because, well, they usually require (or demand!) all of your efforts and then some to be satisfied. These characteristics are closely linked to their zodiac sign temperament, so read on to see who is on the list!

5 Zodiac Signs that are the Highest Maintenance and Most Demanding

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

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These five amazing cats are all available to adopt from local Kansas City shelters. Just click on their respective links to learn more about them. Faith, from Meowy Matchmakers is both shy and a senior, a combination that might make it a challenge for her to find her next family. I have faith though that someone will be lucky enough to scoop her up--maybe you?

5 Adoptable Cats in Kansas City: Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day!

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If you've been anxiously awaiting a new and better performing Microsoft Xbox game console, your wait is almost over. Best Buy has just opened up pre-orders for three new Xbox Series X and Series S gaming systems, including the Xbox Series X 2TB console in galaxy black ($600), the Xbox Series X 1TB all-digital console in robot white ($450), and the Xbox Series S 1TB all-digital in robot white ($350).Pre-order inventory is very limited, so if you want to be among the first to get your hands on one of these new systems, reserve your spot on Best Buy's pre-order list right...

Pre-order the new Xbox Series X and S consoles

They can’t believe the employee’s response. An attempt at reviewing desserts from Crumbl Cookies took an awkward turn for two TikTokers who weren’t happy with the Oreo cheesecake.

‘They’re doing something wrong’: Crumbl customers ask for a refund after ordering Oreo cheesecake.

Apple will kick off mass production of M4 Pro and M4 Max MacBook Pro models starting this month, according to a report by Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes. With less than a week remaining until September, mass assembly of the new laptop has likely already begun. Earlier this month, display industry...

Mass Production of M4 Pro & Max MacBooks Starts This Month

After announcing seven years of OS updates for its Galaxy S24 smartphones earlier this year, Samsung is doing the same for its TVs. If you have a Samsung TV from 2023 or later, the company will provide seven years of free updates for its Tizen OS, Business Korea reports. The updates will first be available for the AI-integrated TVs that launched in March 2024 and some TVs released in 2023. Samsung hasn't announced a list of models or a rollout schedule yet.

Samsung Smart TVs to Get 7 Years of OS Updates

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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – An Inglewood man and a father-daughter duo have been charged for stealing nearly $400,000 in goods and selling counterfeit items at a swap meet, following an investigation by the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Organized Retail Crime Taskforce (ORCTF).

Father and daughter arrested in Anaheim facing charges for stealing retail goods worth over $10K

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Once a staple on cruise ships, libraries are becoming a relic of the past, particularly on Carnival Cruise Line vessels. The cruise line has confirmed that it no longer includes libraries in the design of new ships, a decision that has sparked both disappointment and understanding among passengers.

Why is Carnival Quietly Phasing Out a Popular Ship Amenity?

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WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

We field a lot of monitor deals in our line of work, and many of these fantastic displays are perfect for everything from intense photo-editing apps to 4K HDR movies, shows, and video games. If you’re mainly looking for a monitor to complement your dedication to PC gaming, Samsung makes monitors that are well worth your attention. And as a matter of fact, we came across a superb markdown on one of the Big S’s top screens:

This crazy 49-inch OLED monitor from Samsung is $600 off today

A Reddit post on the r/Cruise subreddit has caused a stir after a user uploaded a photo appearing to show a mannequin taking a picture from the balcony of Royal Caribbean's new ship, Icon of the Seas.

Is that a Mannequin? Image from Balcony of Largest Cruise Ship Raises Questions

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EmuDeck team announce Linux-powered EmuDeck Machines

The team behind EmuDeck, a project that started off to provide easy emulation on Steam Deck / SteamOS have announced their own hardware with the Bazzite...

EmuDeck team announce Linux-powered EmuDeck Machines

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