Vietnam to collect biometric information (and DNA) for new ID cards Iris scans, voice samples, and DNA will be used for identification purposes starting in July. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. As per a request from Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, the country’s government will begin collecting biometric data from citizens—including iris scans, voice recordings, and DNA samples—for identification purposes....

Walmart is now a viable rival of Amazon and Roku in the cheap TV space after finalizing Vizio deal Walmart has acquired all of Vizio’s business When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Last week, theWall Street Journalrevealed that the retail giant Walmart was in talks to buyVizio’s TV business and today we’ve got official confirmation that this is going ahead as both companies confirmed a $2....

Web hosting brand Nexcess absorbed into parent company Liquid Web Nexcess brand disappears as it is absorbed by web hosting giant Liquid Web in yet another round of consolidation When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. After 20 years theweb hostingcompany on whichMagentowas built will merge intoLiquid Webto become one brand. After the merger, due to complete by the end of Q2 2024,Nexcesscustomers will be able to manage their account through LiquidWeb....

What is ray tracing? Find out about ray tracing When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. One of the most interesting advancements in PC gaming in recent years is ray tracing, which enables studios to create much more vivid and realistic gaming worlds. While it’s not yet used across the industry, support for ray tracing is being incorporated in more and more of thebest PC games....

Why my go-to fighting game controller is the GameSir T4 Kaleid Reaching for the stars When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Over the past few months, I’ve been more stuck into some of thebest fighting gamesthan ever before, backlog be damned. Exceptional releases likeGranblue Fantasy Versus: RisingandTekken 8have successfully kept me on the ranked grind since they launched, and I’ve been doing so with what I believe to be the ideal controller....

Your AirPods could soon be the most unexpectedly useful accessory for a Microsoft Teams call — and even save your job Use your Apple AirPods to mute and unmute yourself on a Microsoft Teams call When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Making sure your mic is muted on aMicrosoft Teamscall should soon be a lot easier, thanks to a new update from a potentially unexpected source....

‘Holy grail for memory tech’: New candidate for universal memory emerges in race to replace RAM and NAND — and this one doesn’t use a toxic compound ULTRARAM will reportedly retain data for a thousand years When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The current memory market, worth $165bn a year, is dominated by DRAM and NAND flash. The former is fast with excellent endurance but is volatile, requiring constant refreshing of data....