AYN Odin handheld gaming PC can now dual boot Android and Windows (or Linux)

The AYN Odin is a handheld game console with a 6 inch display, built-in game controllers, and an ARM-based processor. It ships with Android software, but we’ve already seen that it’s possible to load other operating systems like Windows on…

The AYN Odin is a handheld game console with a 6 inch display, built-in game controllers, and an ARM-based processor. It ships with Android software, but we’ve already seen that it’s possible to load other operating systems like Windows on some models. Now you can do that without wiping Android first. Project Valhalla is a […]

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Review: Mario Strikers: Battle League could be the game of the summer

Balancing issues can’t stop the frenetic fun of full-contact footie.

Mario doing his best "sport anime" impression.

Enlarge / Mario doing his best "sport anime" impression.

When it comes to sports video games, I'm of the opinion that the wackier they are, the better. If I want a game that captures every detail of a real sport accurately and authentically, I'll just go outside and play that sport myself, or maybe watch some professionals do the same. In a virtual version, I want to see the sport enhanced with features that would be impossible on a real field of play.

Much like its predecessors, Mario Strikers: Battle League fulfills this video game sports fantasy quite nicely, offering what is essentially the Super Mario Kart version of simplified soccer. And while the game has some balancing issues (especially in single-player mode), as a whole, it's a frenetic and fun take on the sport that could easily sustain a strong online multiplayer community.

The more things change

If you played the original Super Mario Strikers on the GameCube or its 2007 sequel on the Wii, you know the basics here. While the game is ostensibly a four-on-four game of soccer (without the possibility of the ball going out of bounds), it more closely resembles a knock-down, drag-out brawler most of the time.

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Internet-Grundversorgung: Bundesrat verabschiedet “schlechtmöglichste Variante”

Der Preis ist noch unklar, jahrelange Wartezeiten drohen. Die Verordnung zur Internet-Grundversorgung ist laut Anke Domscheit-Berg “peinlich”. (Anke Domscheit-Berg, Technologie)

Der Preis ist noch unklar, jahrelange Wartezeiten drohen. Die Verordnung zur Internet-Grundversorgung ist laut Anke Domscheit-Berg "peinlich". (Anke Domscheit-Berg, Technologie)

Insteon smart homes resurrected as abruptly as they were bricked

Insteon is back, but it still has a communication problem.

Kitchen with lamps and Insteon logo

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As suddenly as it disappeared, Insteon has returned. The smart home company's services started coming back to life this week, and on Thursday, Insteon announced that a group of customers had purchased and are resurrecting the business.

In April, Insteon made news when it abruptly shut down its cloud servers without telling customers, bricking their smart home devices in the process.

Days later, Insteon explained that supply chain disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic led to the company looking for a buyer in 2021, but none materialized. The goodbye message said that a financial services firm was appointed "to optimize the assets of the company" but left a window open, expressing "hope that a buyer can be found for the company." It turns out the buyers were right under Insteon's nose.

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AMD says RDNA 3 graphics will bring a 50% increase in performance per watt

AMD says its first graphics products based on RDNA 3 GPU architecture will debut later this year when the first Navi 3X GPUs arrive. And next year we’ll see the first mobile chips with RDNA 3 graphics baked in, when AMD launches its Phoenix Poin…

AMD says its first graphics products based on RDNA 3 GPU architecture will debut later this year when the first Navi 3X GPUs arrive. And next year we’ll see the first mobile chips with RDNA 3 graphics baked in, when AMD launches its Phoenix Point processors that pair Zen 4 CPU cores with the company’s […]

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