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The five-star Mega Drive Mini and the superb SNES Classic may have more mainstream appeal, but if you love retro gaming and fondly remember feeding arcade machines your hard-earned pocket money, then the Egret II Mini could be this year's must-have gaming device. The Egret II Mini is a pretty faithful recreation of Taito's iconic arcade cabinets that were extremely popular in Japan. It contains 40 built-in games, a rotating screen, stereo speakers and an adjustable joystick, making it one of the more feature-heavy devices…

Last Updated: September 26, 2022, 22:27 ISTThe metre down fee of taxis is likely to increase from Rs 25 for 2 km to Rs 40. (Photo: PTI)With rising operation costs due to increase in fuel prices, auto and taxi unions have been demanding an increase in fare. Cab aggregators like Uber and Ola are not bound to follow government fixed fares as they do not come under taxi and auto scheme of the city, a transport department official saidDelhites will soon have to shell out more money from their pocket to pay for taxi and auto…

The government tweaked the Rs 76,000 crore incentive scheme for semiconductors and display manufacturing units, offering to give 50% of the project cost across all categories of factories as it looks to woo global players such as Intel to set up a production base in India to help cut reliance on imports.The production-linked incentive or PLI, scheme announced in December last year had offered varying degrees of fiscal support to different categories for the development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystem…

Taiwan said it has not been informed about a so-called "Chip 4" meeting that would include it, the United States, South Korea and Japan, but added the island has always cooperated closely with the United States on supply chains. South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin this week said Seoul expects to attend a preliminary meeting of the four chip manufacturing nations, describing the gathering as US-led. He did not elaborate on what would be discussed. A meeting would come amid a global chip crunch that began two years ago…

Some of the late-hits are toned down, though Arcade1Up has another retro-revival arcade cabinet on the way, and this one’s for the sports fans. The new NFL Blitz Legends cabinet combines three remasters of the popular over-the-top NFL Blitz series. The three games in the cabinet are 1997’s NFL Blitz, 1998’s NFL Blitz ’99, and NFL Blitz 2000: Gold Edition from 1999. All three are remastered in the cabinet, which will go for $599. The cabinet features Arcade1Up’s usual details, like full side art and a matching riser. Four…

Image: NetflixOn October 25, just in time for Halloween, Netflix is releasing Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities across a four-day event. Two episodes will be released daily up until the 28th, making for a fascinating anthology release schedule that pushes the boundaries of genre, taste, and practical effects.The first-look trailer has dropped, and it is as macabre, magical, gothic, grotesque, and “classically creepy” as the press release states. With six original pieces from the writers and two original stories…

Arcade1Up has revealed a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 home arcade cabinet, and fans won't have to wait long to get their hands on it. Arcade1Up's Marvel vs. Capcom 2 cabinet releases this fall, and you can sign up now for notifications on preorders, which will be available starting September 8. An exact release date hasn't been unveiled, but the cabinet will be available "a few weeks" after the preorder date.While Arcade1Up has released cabinets themed around beloved classic fighting games in the Street Fighter…

It’s Marvel, baby! Yes, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 has been freed. Arcade cabinet producer Arcade1Up has revealed a Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 arcade cabinet, packing the 3-on-3 fighter and many other Marvel arcade classics into one cab. The cabinet includes eight games, and has built-in Wi-Fi. So not only is Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 back and playable in its first legit form since the Xbox 360 version, it will also have online play. The cab will also have exclusive side panel art, a matching custom riser, and a light-up marquee.…

Cabinet has approved a Rs. 48,000 crores plan to boost electronics manufacturing and woo large investment to a country which, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make-in-India drive, has become the world's second-biggest mobile phone manufacturer. New Delhi will provide companies a production-linked incentive of 4 percent to 6 percent on incremental sales - over base year 2019-20 - of goods made locally for five years, the government said in a statement on Saturday.The move is likely to boost exports from India,…

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved public private partnership mode for the rollout of BharatNet project for broadband services in villages in 16 states with viability gap funding of Rs 19,041 crore, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.Prasad said the decision to involve private players was taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on August 15, 2020 that around 6 lakh villages in the country will be connected with broadband in 1,000 days."The Cabinet has in-principle approved implementation of BharatNet in…