Released in Japan 25 years in the past, the Nintendo 64 was the corporate’s final cartridge-based residence console earlier than the swap to optical discs — adopted extra just lately by a subsequent ‘Switch’ again to cartridges and downloadable video games.

The N64 additionally launched gamers to the fun of awkwardly positioned joysticks. And then there have been the video games: The bounce to a 64-bit CPU meant you might expertise 3D worlds of Zelda and Mario, whereas 4 controller ports provided now-legendary four-way battles in GoldenEye 007, Smash Bros. and extra. But let’s ignore these hall-of-famers for a short second: Here are another gaming deep cuts we additionally bear in mind fondly.

— Mat Smith

It additionally unveiled a brand new ThinkPad Yoga laptop computer, Chromebooks and a bunch of equipment.

Lenovo has unveiled its newest flagship ThinkPad X1 Extreme laptop computer with the most recent Intel and NVIDIA elements stuffed into that well-known skinny and light-weight carbon fiber physique. The X1 Extreme now comes with Eleventh-generation Intel Core i9 H-series processors, together with as much as NVIDIA RTX 3080 graphics (beginning at RTX-3050 Ti). The latter powers a brand new 16-inch, 16:10 show with both a QHD+ or UHD+ panels. The higher-resolution shows (each contact and non-touch) provide Dolby Vision HDR assist and 600 nits of peak brightness. The ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 begins at $2,150 and arrives in August 2021. Continue studying.

A couple of Snapchat posts have set a brand new precedent.

The Supreme Court dominated at this time {that a} highschool in Pennsylvania violated a scholar’s First Amendment rights by suspending her from the cheerleading crew, following Snapchat posts the place she criticized the varsity with expletives. The judgment units a stronger commonplace for the way faculties can punish college students for off-campus speech, one thing that is more and more frequent as of late with social networks. Continue studying.

It must be extra clear about gadgets costing greater than in eating places.

Uber Eats customers in Pennsylvania and Washington, DC, will now see a discover on the checkout web page saying that gadgets they’re about to order could also be dearer than in eating places. The app will show a disclosure that reads “Prices may be lower in store” after attorneys normal requested for the change.

The Uber Eats app already has some pricing disclosures, in keeping with Uber. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine say the extra discover makes pricing extra clear.

“It’s vital that these firms are clear about their pricing and the truth that getting meals instantly from a restaurant is usually cheaper,” Racine mentioned in a joint assertion from the AGs. Continue studying.

Investors cannot discover the Cajee brothers.

Cryptocurrency buyers in South Africa might have misplaced almost $3.6 billion in Bitcoin following the disappearance of two brothers related to one of many nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. A regulation agency in Cape Town says it could possibly’t find Ameer and Raees Cajee, the founders of Africrypt. In April, the alternate instructed its buyers it was the sufferer of a hack and requested them to not report the incident to the authorities on account it could “slow down” the method of recovering the lacking cash.

Complicating any restoration try is that South Africa’s Finance Sector Conduct Authority can’t launch a proper investigation into the incident as a result of cryptocurrency isn’t legally thought of a monetary product within the nation. Continue studying.

He was set to be extradited to the US to face tax evasion fees.

Antivirus software program entrepreneur John McAfee has died on the age of 75. According to El Mundo and El Pais, police discovered McAfee lifeless within the Barcelona jail cell the place he was awaiting extradition to the US.

While he is greatest identified for the antivirus software program that carries his identify, in newer years McAfee has principally garnered media consideration for his erratic conduct. In 2012, whereas he was residing in Belize, he was accused of . More just lately, authorities within the Dominican Republic on suspicion of touring on a yacht loaded with high-caliber weapons and different army gear. Continue studying.

The largest improvements can be in software program.

OnLeaks and GizNext have revealed renders of what they are saying is the Galaxy Watch Active 4, Samsung’s subsequent fitness-minded wearable and its first watch of any form that may use the brand new model of Google’s Wear OS. And effectively, it seems to be like a number of different smartwatches. It would have “very narrow” bezels and are available in additional shades that embody black, inexperienced, silver and apparently rose-tinted gold. Samsung will supposedly reveal the Galaxy Watch Active 4 formally, alongside the refreshed Wear OS, at its occasion on June twenty eighth. Continue studying.

Some video games now have upgraded graphics and sooner loading occasions.

Ready for some higher cloud gaming? Xbox Cloud gamers now have the choice of 120 fps and up to date graphics for titles like Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Rainbow Six Siege, whereas others like Dirt 5 are merely loading sooner. Microsoft is not confirming something’s modified, telling The Verge to count on information on datacenter upgrades quickly.

The firm launched the xCloud cell sport streaming service on Android in September utilizing Xbox One S-based blade servers, however within the lead as much as E3 mentioned it could transfer to Xbox Series {hardware}. Continue studying.

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