Welcome Back, Twitch, Xbox Streamers Missed Ya

It looks like Twitch is on its way back to Xbox consoles.

October 27, 2021 It's October 27, 2021. The precursor to the modern internet, ARPANET, went down due to a faulty Interface Message Processor on this day in 1980. Good thing that kind of outage never happens anymore... oh, wait.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 276 articles, 8 podcasts, 13 press releases, 227 tweets, and 8 YouTube videos 1. Microsoft Tries Twitch Streaming for Xbox One Again The Xbox's streaming game platform, Mixer, shut down last July, not too long after it was meant to replace Twitch on Microsoft's consoles. Looks like Twitch is set to return soon with a test run set to bring it back like it's 2017 again. 2. Pimax Announces Ridiculously Powerful Standalone VR Headset Never mind Oculus or Valve, check out the Pimax Frontier, a standalone VR headset poised to outperform anything on the market, with a 12K QLED screen boasting 5.7K per eye resolution and a 200-degree horizontal, 135-degree vertical view. That means killer, high-def gaming in VR. Sign us up! 3. Pixelmator Pro Now Supports macOS Monterey and Shortcuts Pixelmator is a fantastic Mac app that competes head to head with the likes of Photoshop. The developers just added support for the latest macOS version, Monterey, Apple's new M1 Pro and M1 Max, and now has useful shortcuts to make your workflow even more streamlined. Be sure to check this one out.  🦑 Go Deeper Now that the new MacBook Pros are out with their shiny new Apple silicon chips, Charlie Sorrel decided to take a deeper look into what could be the next iteration of the lower end but still amazing MacBook Air.      🎱 By the Numbers Get those twitch reflexes up Data: Streamlabs You can easily tell how poorly Mixer did here, and how much better Twitch is doing at grabbing the attention of game stream watchers. Makes a lot of sense why Microsoft wants to get Twitch functionality back.     🔥 Today's Hot Deal Save 39% on this Samsung curved gaming monitor, which makes the total an easier to handle $170. That's a solid price for 1920 x 1080p resolution, speedy 4ms response, HDMI input, and a special game mode, right? Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "I would have voted for a better name, to be honest." —Kyree Leary, Associate News Editor Researchers in Hawaii have just discovered the youngest planet ever documented (aww, so cute) orbiting a distant star. Named 2M0437b, the youngster will help us learn more about how our own solar system and planets formed. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Droning on and on and on and on Image: DJI What's more fun than a quadcopter drone for the holidays? Not a whole heck of a lot, that's what. This robust, high-end DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone Quadcopter comes with a 48MP camera that can handle 4K video (or 8K Hyperlapse mode), which sounds like a ton of fun, too. Get yours today! 🚀 Facing the Future Look, up in the air, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a tiny flying robot! Part of ensuring we even have a future is figuring out how we can fight climate change and pollution. New "flying microchips" may be the answer to helping scientists measure and then combat air pollution.      🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]

One Unofficially Released Intel Processor, Please

Intel's new Core i9 CPU was accidentally sold before it was ready to discuss it. Whoops!

October 25, 2021 It's October 25, 2021. On this day in 2001, Microsoft released Windows XP, arguably one of the OS's more popular iterations that would go on to power millions of PCs, even after its successor, Windows Vista, launched.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 262 articles, 8 podcasts, 5 press releases, 204 tweets, and 7 YouTube videos 1. Intel Core i9-12900K Processor Accidentally Sold Before Its Release Intel's new Core i9-12900K processor was accidentally sold to someone before the company released info about it. One Reddit user claims to have bought two processors and posted photos of the packages they received. Wow. We bet Intel isn't thrilled about this, but why can't we be this lucky? 2. Facebook Officially Unlocks the Oculus Go VR Headset Facebook has issued a software update to allow full root access to the Oculus Go. What, exactly, does this mean? Well, the unlocked OS enables owners to do pretty much whatever they want with it. Neat! Just exercise caution when tinkering and installing applications made by questionable sources. 3. AMD and Microsoft Release Fixes for Windows 11 Slowdown Issues Earlier this month, AMD and Microsoft announced plans to fix the slowdown issues cropping up between some AMD processors and Windows 11. Now, as promised, we have a couple of new patches that should take care of the problem. Phew. Thought we'd have to slum it for a little while longer. 🦑 Go Deeper 3D printers are already kinda cool, but what if they were better and more useful? Join Sascha Brodsky as he delves into how proper AI implementation could do just that.     🎱 By the Numbers Onward and upward Data: AMD AMD hardware is popular, and that continues to be reflected by the company's revenue, which has only increased since the beginning of 2020. As long as it doesn't start releasing horrendously bad graphics cards and CPUs, it should be good to revel in its success for a while.   🔥 Today's Hot Deal The Samsung 870 4TB SSD is $90 off on Amazon right now, making it $340. For the amount of storage, combined with the usefulness of SSDs, this is definitely something you should jump on. Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "With a name like 'Phantom,' how could it not succeed?" —Bob Schulties, Senior Editor True video game connoisseurs may be thrilled to find out the failed Phantom console from the early 2000s is currently up for auction. It's over $3,000, but can you put a price on history? (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Sleek and efficient Image: Mirror If you need a more compact way to exercise at home, the Mirror could be perfect for you. It's just what it sounds like, too: a workout/smart mirror that displays all of your routines, stats, heart rate, and more. It's narrow, too, so you can set it up just about anywhere, provided you have the floor space. 🎧 Listen Up Apple, Google, and Microsoft news?! Whoa, slow down The Engadget crew comes together once again to talk about the big tech news of the week. This time around, it's a lot about Apple's new MacBooks, Google's Pixel 6, and Microsoft's Surface Duo 2. Give it a listen.     🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]