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After reports flooded the internet a few days ago showing users how to easily upgrade the Steam Deck's 2230 SSD to a bigger 2242 drive, a Valve employee has taken to Twitter to shut down the mod as quickly as possible due to reliably concerns for the device. According to a Tweet by Steam Designer Lawrence Yang, (opens in new tab) modding the Steam Deck to run larger SSDs than 2230 will result in a significantly shorter life span of the Deck due to overheating problems.Yang says the internals around the M.2 slot is very…

SoftBank Group Corp's founder and Chief Executive Masayoshi Son on Friday reiterated the Japanese conglomerate was most likely to list British-based chip designer unit Arm on Nasdaq, while stressing no decision has been made. "Most of Arm's clients are based in Silicon Valley and ... stock markets in the U.S. would love to have Arm," Son told shareholders at the company's annual general meeting. Son said there were also requests to list Arm in London without elaborating on where they came from. The entrepreneur did not…

There’s a lot going on in Air Twister. The arcade-style shooter from legendary designer Yu Suzuki is out today on Apple Arcade, and it pushes players through a strange fantasy world full of armored birds, flying squids, skeletal dragons, floating cities, and evil clocks. For Suzuki, who is best known for his work at Sega on games like Space Harrier, Shenmue, and Virtua Fighter, it was a chance to build a fantasy universe full of things he loved. “It’s an amalgamation of all of the different things that I would like to…

Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen is starting to sell new interiors for Tesla cars through a partnership between his new company and Unplugged Performance, a longtime Tesla tuner and aftermarket part company. Von Holzhausen has recently launched a company named after himself to sell accessories made of new vegan leather that his company developed. Recently, the company teased that it would venture into making leather interiors for vehicles: Now Unplugged Performance (UP), a well-known Tesla tuner,…

The senior narrative designer on Returnal has said that creating the game’s mystery was a “tightrope walk”. In a new interview with VGC, Housemarque writer Eevi Korhonen discussed how the team went about creating the game’s non-linear story. “It was a tightrope walk,” Korhonen said. “My boss Greg Louden, the narrative director, and I tried to ensure that both sides were included. So I was more ‘let’s make it more mysterious, let’s let the player puzzle it out with the community’ while Greg was kind of like ‘Okay, but…

If you’ve ever thought, “I would like my digital avatar to wear poorly rendered designer clothing,” I have excellent news for you. Meta is launching an online store where Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger users can purchase digital clothing for their avatar. The first brands on the store are Prada, Balenciaga, and Thom Browne, and clothes include a motocross outfit, a logo hoodie, and suits. In a Facebook post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said more brands would be added soon. “Digital goods will be an important way to…

BenQ on Monday launched two new DesignVue monitors in India — the 27-inch PD2705U and the 32-inch PD3205U. The professional colour accurate designer monitors are Pantone Skintone Validated, and sport 4K resolutions with a refresh rate of up to 60Hz. Both the monitors also feature connectivity with Mac devices. The monitors from the Taiwanese company are aimed are equipped with features including multiple display colour modes and various connectivity options. The monitors will be sold via Amazon India and other the leading…

Science fiction frequently inspires real technology. John LePore, who’s speaking at TNW Conference on June 17, not only understands this pathway — he builds it. The Emmy-nominated futurist and creative director designs tech for blockbuster movies and real-world products alike. His credits range from Black Panther’s Vibranium Sand and Iron Man’s J.A.R.V.I.S., to General Motor’s Hummer EV and IBM’s Project Debater system. His innovations that we see in films frequently influence those we use…

In the first quarter of 2022, the Top 10 fabless chip designers increased their cumulative sales to $39.43 billion, or by a whopping 44% year-over-year, according to TrendForce (opens in new tab). Qualcomm and Nvidia continued to remain on top of the list, but AMD — now in the fourth place — is slowly but surely increasing its sales and has all chances to become the third largest fabless chip designer in the coming quarters.Being the world's leading supplier of smartphone SoCs and RF modules, Qualcomm enjoyed the natural…

Dying Light 2 lead designer Tymon Smektała has joked about where the game’s downloadable content could take the player. During an interview with VG247 published yesterday (June 1), Techland developer Smektała was asked if the sequel’s DLC will be as out there as the previous game. “Don’t expect that will take you to space or something like that. That would maybe happen in year three or four,” joked Smektała. “Our PR lady is looking at me funny for saying this because in other interviews I’ve said something…