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Samsung to Fix (the Still Unconfirmed) 990 PRO SSD Health Bug!
Ever since late last year, a growing number of concerns have been raised surrounding the overall durability of the Samsung 990 PRO SSD. – Representing one of the faster (if not fastest) solid state drive storage devices currently available on the market, the key concern was that its overall ‘health’…
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US Air Force Reveals Exoskeleton That Allows 1 Man to Move a 3,500-Pound Pallet
When I think of exoskeletons my initial thoughts typically tend to go towards futuristic technologies featured in gaming titles such as Metal Gear Solid or Death Stranding. – The fact is though that while the technology might still be in its relative infancy, it is out there in the wild…
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New Study Finds NO Notable Links Between Gaming and Mental Wellbeing
Back in 2020, research conducted by the Oxford Internet Institute research suggested that gaming was, overall, good for your mental health. Pooling around 3,000 people, it concluded that people who game on a relatively moderate basis would be more inclined to say that they felt good when asked than people…
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Twitch Criticised for Not Discouraging Unhealthy Streaming Sessions
There are a lot of people who would absolutely love to drop their day job and make a full-blown career out of Twitch streaming (other platforms are also available). – The biggest issue this has today, however, is that with a huge amount of people all attempting to reach the…
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NHS Workers Can Apply for a Free Video Game!
It’s hardly any secret that the COVID-19 situation has put a lot of strain on health services around the world. In the UK, however, there is currently a lot of love and support for NHS workers and it seems that the gaming industry also wants to do their part to…
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Tesla Shows How They’ve Turned Car Parts into Ventilators
With Tesla seeing disruption to their factories during the Coronavirus outbreak, they recently announced that they would be turning their technology towards creating ventilators for hospitals. A nice idea given that these are necessary to help people who are truly suffering under the worst effects of the virus. Well, in…
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Five Things PC Owners Can Do While Self-Isolating!
With the current outbreak of the Coronavirus (or COVID-19 if you prefer) many people are being actively encouraged to stay at home whenever possible. That does, of course, draw the question of exactly what you’re going to do… Well, in a (lighthearted) approach to finding a solution, we’ve put together…
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Microsoft Launches a Coronavirus Tracker on Bing
With current concerns surrounding the Coronavirus, it’s hardly surprising that we’ve seen a number of websites pop up over the last few weeks looking to provide us with up to date tracking on the progress of COVID-19. That has, however, unfortunately, led to the creation of a lot of illegitimate…
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Doctors Compare Coronavirus to the World of Warcraft Plague
With the current outbreak of the Coronavirus, we are currently experiencing what may turn out of to be one of the biggest epidemics in recent memory. It seems, however, that in a report via PCGamesN, some researchers think that we might have seen something very similar before. Albeit, from a…
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Japanese Tech Company Reveals Robotic Tail Prosthetic
Now, if you heard that Japan had released a robotic tail I suspect that some of you may have instantly thought of a certain association with, shall we say, an enthusiasm shared between consenting adults wearing animal costumes. Well, sorry to disappoint you, but this is nothing to do with…
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NHS Medical Advice Will Soon Be Available Via Amazon’s Alexa
The UK government and Amazon are teaming up to make NHS advice readily available to citizens. Using Amazon’s Alexa AI voice assistant, blind and elderly patients will soon be able to get answers to their medical questions quickly. Completely in the privacy of their own home. With just an Alexa-powered…
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Gaming Industry Asks For Reconsideration Of ‘Gaming Disorder’
Gaming Industry Looks To Challenge Gaming Disorder For a little over a year now, the WHO (World Health Organisation) has been looking into whether excessive gaming is detrimental to your health. The term excessive is of course subjective. That didn’t, however, stop it being added to their official list in…
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Dad Uses 3D Printing To Create A Bionic Arm For His Son
3D Printing As you might imagine, there is quite a significant waiting list to receive a bionic prosthetic limb. They are, after all, rather tricky to make and, in the nicest way possible, the demand is outstripping the supply. A father in the UK, however, when told his son had…
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Vest Design Looks To Give Early Heart Attack Detection
Heart Attack Vest! I have never had a heart attack and (touch wood) hope that I never do. I do not, however, have to have had one to appreciate just how painful they can be and also, of course, the life-threatening implications they have. Unlike a stroke, however, there are…
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Cancer Breathalyser Detection Device Being Trialled In UK
Cancer Breathalyser When it comes to cancer, early detection is a major factor in the success of subsequent treatment. As such, it’s always interesting to hear when new devices come onto the market which may help to assist this. One such device, however, is certainly a little different to what…
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