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How to download a preview of Windows 11

The Verge

If you want to install a real version, rather than the leaked version that hit the internet on June 15th ), Microsoft says it is going to share an early build of Windows 11 through its Windows Insider Program starting next week. Get an early download of Windows 11 via Windows Insider. You'll need a TPM 2.0

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Hades, one of 2020’s best Switch games, is $20 at Best Buy

The Verge

If you recently purchased a Nintendo Switch or received one as a gift during the holidays, and you want to start building out your game library, Hades is on sale for $20 at Best Buy today. If the Windows PC is your platform of choice, Hades is also on sale on a few digital storefronts.

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Valheim tops 500,000 simultaneous players, breaking four more records

The Verge

There’s a huge randomly generated world to explore and loads to craft and build, with up to 10 people cooperatively working together. It’s fun , and with a remarkably shallow learning curve and a $20 price tag, I’d be surprised if it bottoms out anytime soon. Valheim is on a trajectory like nothing we’ve ever seen.

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This DIY ultracompact computer has a mechanical keyboard

The Verge

There aren’t a lot of ultra-portable handheld PCs anymore, outside of the GDP pocket and its gaming-focused successors. But that’s not stopping DIY-er Penk Chen from building their own handheld PC called the Penkesu — a retro-futuristic ultraportable laptop with a mechanical keyboard. The innards of the Penkesu.

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The Oculus Quest 2 has an optional, more comfortable head strap

The Verge

The $79 Link cable enables one of the Quest 2’s most important features: the ability to play VR games from a PC. As Facebook announced today, the Quest 2’s base model costs $299, but getting the absolute best experience on it will cost quite a bit more. The Quest 2 ships with a cloth strap by default.

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Ugh! There's an App for That!

Phil Windley

PC Magazine even wrote a guide with every US state's chosen app. Summary: Interoperability is a fundamental property of tech systems that are generative and respect individual privacy and autonomy. And, as a bonus, it makes people’s live easier! Post-pandemic travel can be confusing, international travel even more so.

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Facebook is turning VR into a platform — but some indie developers fear its power

The Verge

In 2019, he’d added a new feature to his Oculus Quest app, letting users of the mobile headset stream VR games from their PC. But in 2020, developer Guy Godin was nervous. Godin is the developer of Virtual Desktop, a top-selling VR app that enables desktop computer access inside headsets. Facebook didn’t announce streaming VR at Connect.