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TDK and NHK Spring accused of fixing prices on components used in 97% of hard drives for over a decade
Posted on Saturday May 23, 2026
Filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the lawsuit accuses major suspension assembly manufacturers of engaging in price-fixing over more than a decade. The defendants are grouped around two key players, TDK Corporation and NHK Spring, whose components are used across nearly the entire hard...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Infinity Ward teases the next Call of Duty, calling it "the definitive Modern Warfare"
Posted on Saturday May 23, 2026
Infinity Ward studio heads Mark Grigsby and Jack O'Hara shared brief statements this week about the developer's next game, indicating that they plan to unveil the next Call of Duty title soon. The highly anticipated first-person shooter might debut during Sony's hour-long June 2 State of Play presentation or the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Final Fantasy XI was supposed to decline, instead the 24-year-old MMO is growing again
Posted on Saturday May 23, 2026
The unexpected surge comes from outside the game's original ecosystem. The Echoes of Vana'diel crossover with Final Fantasy XIV, a welcome back campaign for lapsed subscribers, and item giveaways like the Mog Bonanza weapon coupon have all pulled players in and, more importantly, kept them there.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Canada is imposing a 15% tax on streaming services to support local content
Posted on Saturday May 23, 2026
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission recently introduced a significant update to the Online Streaming Act. The legislation, enacted in 2023, requires major streaming platforms such as Netflix to contribute funding toward Canadian content. The CRTC now says that these financial obligations are being further expanded for companies generating significant...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Your Blu-ray drive can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox games – legally
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360 owners looking to back up their physical game libraries for use with emulators – without crossing into piracy – can now do so with standard PC optical drives. The process is moderately involved and limited to specific hardware, though anyone who has ripped Blu-ray...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Trdo is a modern internet radio player for Windows
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
Trdo is an internet radio player focused on simplicity. Despite its early beta status, Trdo already feels polished, offering a native experience for streaming radio stations from around the world.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Hackers breach GitHub and access 3,800 internal repositories now listed for sale
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
GitHub has said it found about 3,800 internal repositories accessed in the breach and stressed that these contained its own code rather than customer projects. The attackers, a group calling itself TeamPCP, claim the number is closer to 4,000 and are actively attempting to sell the stolen data.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A VPN built for criminals just got shut down by Europol and Eurojust
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
Earlier this week, European authorities carried out a continent-wide operation targeting a crime-focused VPN service known as "First VPN." Europol said the illicit service had been promoted for years on Russian-language underground forums, where it was marketed as a "trusted" platform for cybercriminals seeking a safehaven for their malicious online...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
SpaceX scrubs Starship V3 test flight after last-minute launch tower issue
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
Update (May 23): SpaceX has now successfully launched and recovered the redesigned Starship V3 after scrubbing the previous attempt due to a launch tower issue. During the test flight, the massive rocket reached sub-orbital space, deployed multiple dummy satellites, and completed a controlled descent over the Indian Ocean despite losing...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Memory prices tipped to fall as China starts flooding the market with DRAM and NAND chips
Posted on Friday May 22, 2026
According to screenshots posted on X by tipster @wxnod, Corsair has integrated memory chips manufactured by Chinese DRAM maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) into its next-generation memory modules. While Corsair typically sources memory chips from Micron Technology, elevated market prices have reportedly pushed the company to explore more cost-effective alternatives.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »