The private beta for Ubisoft’s The Division 2 is here, and it shows that the developer has finally listened to its fans. Taking place in a large open world in Washington, D.C the sequel is shaping up to provide tough competition for other MMO-lite shooters this year.

Publication: TechQuila

These days gaming has become an essential part of all our lives. Gaming industry have evolved a lot in recent years, both the game manufacturing and electronic manufacturing industries have ties their hands to make gaming more life-like and realistic. The example of this is the Ray Tracing technology introduced by NVIDIA last year. Ray Tracing is the future of gaming, but in its preliminary stage the tech seems costly but is worthwhile to spend on it for an immersive gaming experience.

Publication: TechnoSports

We recently talked about Intel’s absurd pricing scheme with their upcoming F-series processors. These new Intel F-Series processors are essentially the same as their non-F counterparts, with the same core counts, frequencies and TDP. The catch is that they lack the integrated GPU for those who will be adding a dedicated Graphics Card on their system.

Publication: TechQuila

Confession: I’ve been a fan of Dell’s XPS laptops since their inception in 2010. You see, back when I was in college, I used to own an Inspiron 1525 laptop. And when the brand’s XPS notebooks made their debut, I was enamoured by these extreme performance systems (abbreviation for XPS, get it?) that came in sleek form factors. Since then, the XPS series has continued to push the boundaries… and the Dell XPS 15 9570 is a fine example of that.

Publication: 91Mobiles

Apex Legends is a new free-to-play battle royale game set in the Titanfall universe developed by Respawn and released globally by EA Games. The developer has announced that its new game has been downloaded by over 10 million players globally within 72 hours.

Publication: The Indian Express

At NVIDIA, the robots are being taught to weave their way through the workplace. It helps that, as Ankhit, an NVIDIA Linux systems administrator discovered, they come bearing popcorn. Moments after placing an order, via Slack, a stubby, wheeled robot known as Carter arrived at Ankhit’s cubicle bearing a brown paper bag stuffed with popcorn just the way he likes it: “salted, no butter,” Ankhit says with a grin before popping a handful into his mouth.

Publication: Cell IT

The HP Notebook 15 is solely for those seeking good performance and nothing else. It lacks dedicated graphics, a precision touchpad, and USB-C but has the firepower to handle multiple applications with sufficient speed.

Publication: Digit

The term “Internet of Things” was first introduced by Kevin Ashton in the late 1990s, who was part of a team that found how to link devices to the Internet through an RFID tag. In simpler words, IoT envisions a connected world – be it your Smartphone, Television, Washing machine, Car or your Refrigerator, Internet of Things envisions all such devices to be “Smart” and enables then to have ability to exchange data over a network without requiring human input.

Publication: Dataquest

Generally speaking, laptops are still preferred by a lot of people for the simple reason that they give you the components of a desktop computer packed into a portable unit that you can take anywhere. They (laptops) are capable of undertaking heavy office-related tasks, even for playing a game, video editing or watching a movie. No wonder, working on the move or away from the office is a lot more convenient when using a laptop than a desktop.

Publication: The Financial Express

The ZenBook 13 has a trendy thin bezel design with a 95% screen-to-body ratio. Its clever design elements, such as an ergolift hinge to tilt the keyboard to a comfortable position, set it apart from similarly ‘spec’ed and priced notebooks.

Publication: Mint

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds aka PUBG is an online battle royale game that has become a sensation among gamers across the globe. The online game is currently available on several platforms such as smartphones, PCs, Xbox, PlayStation and more. As the game is available on both Android and iOS versions as free application, PUBG Mobile is believed to be most popular version of the game.

Publication: Yahoo Finance ; IB Times