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Usborne’s 1980s range of childrens' coding books released as free PDFs Covers the Spectrum. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Publishing giant Usborne has been in the computer books business for many, many decades, and its productions were an entry point to the industry for unknowable numbers of coders. As with everything in a technology-led industry these books are very much of their time, but the whole aesthetic of these things is nostalgia catnip for those of a certain age....

2021 was such a bad year for budget hardware, even the LowSpec Gamer gave up on it The YouTuber who teaches viewers how to run games below their minimum specs is moving on. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Six years ago, a YouTube channel calledLowSpec Gamerdebuted with a video on how torun Batman: Arkham Origins on a low-end PC....

2022 will be the year of the Steam Deck This year Valve’s handheld may well change PC gaming as we know it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Apple isn’t a bajillion-dollar tech juggernaut today because it comes up with ideasfirst. Apple didn’t invent the MP3 player, but the iPod dominated because it had a better design, better aesthetics, and better ads....

AMD details its next gen AM5 socket It’s got big shoes to fill after the success of AM4. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. During its CES 2022 presentation, AMD teased its upcomingZen 4 CPUswhich add PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 support. It also detailed the accompanying AM5 socket. The new platform is due for release in the second half of 2022....

AyaNeo Next handheld gaming PC to compete with Steam Deck But at a much more premium price tag. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. PC gaming is becoming more and more portable. Mini PCs likeCorsair’s new One i300are all the rage, as well as streaming PC games to mobile devices or TVs.Valve’s Steam Deckis set to be an new portable PC gaming experience, and it’s garnering some competition....

Bungie will reward Destiny 2 players who tank their level to help noobs trapped in ‘burning hell’ The studio has confirmed support for ‘Operation New Light’ as it works on a fix for the problem. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. I think it’s a reasonable rule of thumb to say that forcing players into any gaming activity is a risky move....

Castlevania gets bloody NFTs What is a JPG? A miserable little pile of secrets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. This year marks Castlevania’s 35th anniversary, a series that has since the NES era consistently delivered excellent 2D whip-cracking adventures and even the highly respectable 3D Lords of Shadow (dodge the sequel). As with many of Konami’s biggest series it seems to have been on temporary hiatus barring re-releases for a while, but any hopes for a surprise new entry to mark the anniversary are dashed: instead, we’re gettingNFTs....