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Pioneer electronics makes some of thebest AV receiversmoney can buy, and its flagship Pioneer Elite brand is about to push that envelope further with the announcement of its latest AVR (audio video receiver), the Elite VSX-LX805. The 11.2.4-channel network receiver will be available this Spring for a premium $2,999, but that big price gets you big power at 150 watts per channel, a new 32-bit digital audio converter, some AI-driven room calibration, and some audiophile upgrades....

Pokemon Go players think Niantic is listening as it pulls upcoming feature Pokemon GOfans are criticizing Niantic after the company announced that thepaid Timed Research tickets for an upcoming event would no longer be available to purchase. Niantic has announced that the battle-themed paid Timed Research ticket will be pulled from the upcomingPokemon Go Battle Week: Timeless Travels event. Given theincrease in paid Timed Research ticketsrecently and a backlash from fans, many players are seeing this as a blessing in disguise....

Week 14 in the NFL kicks off with the Las Vegas Raiders heading to Los Angeles to play the Rams onThursday Night Football(TNF). Both teams are under .500, but the teams are headed in opposite directions. The Raiders have not lost a game in almost a month, while the Rams have not won a game since October. All hope is not lost for the Raiders, as Las Vegas still holds a 5% chance of making the playoffs, according toCBS Sports....

Researchers at the security firmCyberArk Labshave discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows Hello facial recognition system inWindows 10andWindows 11. Calling it a “design flaw,” the researchers say that hackers can get around Windows Hello by using a certain type of hardware to eventually gain access to your PC. Though it isn’t exactly something that is easily accomplished (and Microsoft says it has mitigated the vulnerability), there’s a very specific set of conditions that can lead to the bypassing....

Rumble CEO predicts Twitch will be shut down or sold-off within 2 years Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski believes Twitch will be “shut down” or sold off by Amazon within the next two years. Over the years, there have been plenty of contenders trying to take Twitch’s crown as the biggest livestream site around. Facebook Gaming, Mixer, and a few others have failed, while KICK, YouTube, and even Rumble are still trying to pull market share away....

Cooler weather is here, the leaves are turning, and after being delayed in the summer, the 2020Prime Day dealshave finally arrived to herald the start of the fall sale season. Amazon’s big annual Prime member-exclusive blowout is the best time of the year beforeBlack Fridayto shop for everything from home essentials to electronics and there are some especially greatPrime Day gaming dealsavailable right now. If you’re a Prime member looking to level up your PC gaming and save some cash, then keep reading, because we’ve picked out the five best Prime Day gaming mice deals right here....

‘Tis the season to be jolly, but also the season to hook up the ones near and dear to you with some of the best tech released this year. In the past 12 months, we’ve found new ways to check the time, track our health and even got that much closer to hovering around like Marty McFly… (well kind of). We’ve seen technology take major leaps towards the future, so don’t let the gifts you give this holiday stay stuck in the past....

Updated by Kyle Wiggers 15-06-2025:Added news of a since-pulled 1TB Xbox One listing on Amazon. BetweenAMD’s latest generation of graphics cardsandvirtual reality peripheralsfrom Sony and Facebook’s Oculus, this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo promises a deluge of new hardware. But that doesn’t mean the nearly two-year-old consoles that kicked off the latest generation of games aren’t getting some attention. According to leaked documents, the Xbox One and PS4 are due for a few noteworthy, albeit minor, improvements....

Quick Links Star Wars Outlawsis arguably Ubisoft’s biggest game release of the year - and that’s on a calendar that’s also marked byAssassin’s Creed Shadows. The game, developed by Massive Entertainment, reignited interest in a long-beloved character archetype within theStar Warsuniverse when itintroduced Kay Vess, a scoundrel looking to score big on a heist. Alongside her is companion Nix, ostensibly the game’s mascot and a useful mechanic in his own right....

Today’s wearables generally depend upon your pulse and heart rate to gauge your fitness and health. A team ofscientists from Stanfordis taking a closer look at another metric: sweat. Researchers from the California institution have created a flexible wearable that senses cortisol levels in yoursweat. Cortisol, a stress hormone, is often an accurate indicator of athletic performance and potential disease, as it effectively communicates the activity of your adrenal and pituitary glands....

When Nintendo announced that it was bringing classicNintendo 64 games to Switch Online, I was ecstatic. Then it announced that the original controllers would return, too — and my joy soared even higher. Sure, I’ve tried to recreate boyhoodSuper Smash Bros.bouts in the modernSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateand begged my MacBook not to catch fire whileattempting to emulateThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but neither experience was the same without that wonky, one-of-a-kind N64 controller....

Terrifier 3 leaks online as piracy links spread across social media Be careful on social media:Terrifier3 spoilers are everywhere alongside some of the movie’s most graphic scenes, with piracy links emerging online. Some people just couldn’t wait to watchTerrifier 3 on streaming. Damien Leone’s threequel has been a bona fide phenomenon: just look at thebox officeand you’ll see it’s made more money than the entire franchise combined, and it’s still going....

He’s sent rockets to space (andlanded them again), giventhe EV marketa much-needed boost, and launcheda transportation projectfor ultra-high-speed travel. Now Elon Musk wants to open a diner. Saywhat? Adiner? Well, yes, at least according toa recent filingby Tesla for three new trademarks geared toward various restaurant services. Specifically, Tesla’s filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) refers to “restaurant services, pop-up restaurant services, self-service restaurant services, take-out restaurant services....