Welcome to Digit’s “e” DVD. Instead of limiting ourselves to physical media, we’re attempting to curate the best content from the WWW for you, and give it to you in monthly instalments. By the 15th of every month there will be a new e-DVD made available to buyers / subscribers of the Digit Magazine, so watch our homepage for updates.
While most of the following is content for your PCs, if you’re reading this from a mobile, scroll to the Mobile section to get some interesting downloads, apps and games, all recommended by Team Digit.
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Featured Distros
- Rescuezilla 2.2 : Rescuezilla is an easy-to-use disk imaging application that’s fully compatible with Clonezilla — the industry-standard trusted by tens of millions. Rescuezilla lets you perform backup, restore and recovery actions, even if you aren’t able to boot into your regular operating system. It does not matter if you use Windows, Mac or Linux. It doesn’t matter if you can’t even login. Download and write the ISO to a USB stick, and reboot your machine. Your computer will load a complete mini operating system with a point-and-click user interface into your computer’s memory without writing any information to your hard drive.
- openSUSE Leap 15.3 : The newest minor version of openSUSE Leap is the most recent, rock-solid addition to the openSUSE 15.x series that carries all the positive attributes of its predecessors. There is one huge change from the previous Leap versions. openSUSE Leap 15.3 is built not just from SUSE Linux Enterprise source code like in previous versions, but built with the exact same binary packages, which strengthens the flow between Leap and SLE like a yin yang.
- Kali Linux 2021.2 : Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.
- Linux Mint: Linux Mint is straight up the most recommended and easy to use distros around at the moment. It is based on Ubuntu but ships with a bunch of extras including codecs and drivers, which makes it quicker to start using the distro.
- Gentoo: Gentoo is used by a bunch of enthusiasts known as Gentoomen. The updates are regular, and the distro is optimised for your particular system, which is great. It is a bit of a toughie to get into though.
- Slackware: Slackware is a distro for those who want to dive into the deep end of the Linux pool, and is one of the most basic and customisable distros around. The setup is incredibly fun or painful depending on how you look at it. It is easy to mess up your system if you are using Slackware, so proceed with caution.
- Kali Linux: Kali Linux is the distro for those who want to try out hacking tools, or get into penetration testing in a more serious manner.
- Ubuntu: Ubuntu is one of the easiest to use and well known distros around. Ideal for use in offices as well.
- OpenSuse: OpenSuse is a distro geared towards software developers and system admins. It is one of the most used distros around the world, and is continuously updated.
- Fedora: Fedora is the distro used by the creator of Linux, Linus Trovalds. This is a distro with plenty of support, and regular updates. It is associated with the RedHat distro.
- ArchLinux: The ArchLinux distro is a simple and minimalist Linux distro. The updates are frequent. The distro is for more expert users.
- Solus: Solus is a no nonsense distro designed for home computing. You can access most applications out of the box.
- SteamOS: Based on Debian, SteamOS is a distro specifically made for gaming on Linux systems. It can be used as a general purpose distro as well. Check the hardware requirements though, they are on the higher side.
- 7Zip : Do not want to pay for Winrar? Use 7-Zip. 7-Zip is free archiving software with open source. The most of the code is under the GNU LGPL license. Some parts of the code are under the BSD 3-clause License. Also there is unRAR license restriction for some parts of the code.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader : To open all those PDF files. Well-rounded PDF reader that provides cloud sharing, carefully selected text reading options and a couple of handy editing features.
- Avidemux : This is an easy to use tool that you can use to quickly cut and edit videos, without any fancy interface or extras. Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities.
- Calibre : Calibre is a powerful and easy to use e-book manager. It’ll allow you to do nearly everything and it takes things a step beyond normal e-book software. It’s also completely free and open source and great for both casual users and computer experts.
- Chrome : Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google.
- CPU-Z : View detailed information on your PC’s CPU, memory, mainboard, caches, graphics, and more, with the help of an app that also works as a benchmark tool.
- Deluge : Deluge is a lightweight, Free Software, cross-platform BitTorrent client.
- Discord : All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and phone. Stop paying for TeamSpeak servers and hassling with Skype. Simplify your life.
- EasyBCD : A powerful bootloader/modification tool that enables you to run multiple operating systems on the same computer, as well as reset the BCD configuration or recreate and repair boot files.
- FFmpeg : A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.
- File Splitter and Joiner : A simple yet efficient software solution that helps you split and join files, calculate the MD5 signature and encrypt data if necessary.
- Firefox : Mozilla Firefox is a free Web browser. Firefox is created by a global non-profit dedicated to putting individuals in control online.
- Foxit Reader : View, edit or create PDF files with this rich-featured application, which also offers support for drawing tools, signatures, full screen mode and more.
- Free Download Manager : It is a powerful modern download accelerator and organizer.
- Free OCR : Scan images or PDF files and extract the text the contain, exporting it to editable form, so you can work with it immediately after.
- Handbrake : HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.
- HDD Low Level Format Tool : Utility for low-level hard disk drive formatting, with support for SATA, IDE or SCSI hard disks, as well as removable drives of any size.
- IrfanView : IrfanView is an image viewer, editor, organiser and converter program for Microsoft Windows.
- K-Lite Codec Pack : Already contains everything you need to play all common audio and video file formats, along with ACM and VFW codecs for transcoding and editing. Bundled with Windows Media Player Classic.
- LibreOffice : Complex productivity suite which enables you to create text document, spreadsheets and presentations, manage databases and draw, and offers compatibility with other major office suites.
- Mouse Recorder Premium : Record the execution of repetitive tasks and automate them, to spare yourself the effort on a regular basis, by using a user-friendly and efficient application.
- Notepad++ : A source code and text editor for all programmers that comes with support for various languages, providing a wide range of productivity tools to ease their work.
- Opera : Try the Opera browser with a free VPN, fast ad blocker, Web 3 support and get more control of your browsing experience.
- PeaZip : PeaZip is free file archiver utility, based on Open Source technologies of 7-Zip, p7zip, FreeArc, PAQ, and PEA projects.
- Power Defragmenter : Take advantage of the power packed in this lightweight utility that is able to flawlessly perform a defragmentation process on your files and disk drives.
- Q-Dir : Choosing to manually clean your computer or sort out files of various types can be a pain and a time-consuming process. However, it all becomes a lot easier with the help of specialized applications such as Q-Dir. It gives you the possibility to manage files and folders from a single window, for a more practical approach on file management.
- qBittorrent : The qBittorrent project aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent.
- Skype : Skype is one of the best voice over IP services and instant messaging clients that comes bundled with a powerful set of calling, video, messaging and sharing capabilities.
- SpeedFan : View and tweak settings for your computer’s fan speed, voltage and chip temperature using this lightweight utility with support for log files.
- SpeedRunner : A powerful, yet highly intuitive multi-thread file manager that helps users get a clear overview of the files types they have in each folder.
- TeamViewer : The new standard for remote control and remote support.
- Universal Media Server : A highly configurable media server that supports devices which have received the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certification.
- VirtualBox : VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.
- Vivaldi : We live in our browsers. Choose one that has the features you need, a style that fits and values you can stand by.
- VLC : VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
- Winamp : After a leaked version of Winamp 5.8 appeared on the Internet, the team decided to make a version available for everyone. This is not an ongoing project, but there is news expected from Winamp in the future.
- Zrythm : A highly automated and intuitive digital audio workstation
- OmniMIDI : A software MIDI synthesizer for professional use.
- FamiStudio : FamiStudio is very simple music editor for the Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom. It is designed to be easier to use than FamiTracker, but its feature set is also much more limited. It is targeted at both chiptune artists and NES homebrewers.
- Mixxx : Mixxx integrates the tools DJs need to perform creative live mixes with digital music files. Whether you are a new DJ with just a laptop or an experienced turntablist, Mixxx can support your style and techniques of mixing.
- Munt : A multi-platform software synthesiser emulating pre-GM MIDI devices such as the Roland MT-32, CM-32L, CM-64 and LAPC-I. In no way endorsed by or affiliated with Roland Corp.
- Serato DJ Lite : Free DJ software for learning
- Helio : Helio is an attempt to rethink a music sequencer to create a tool that feels right. It provides a lightweight UI to help you get into the zone and focus on your ideas.
- Mixpad : Multitrack Mixing Software for Everyone
- Cakewalk : Fueled by over 30 years in the relentless pursuit of innovation, Cakewalk by BandLab is the new standard for the modern recording studio.
- VirtualDJ : VirtualDJ 2021 uses advanced technology and the power of modern computers to revolutionize what DJs can do. With this new version you can mix in real-time the various components of your tracks (vocals, instruments, kicks, hihats, etc). This opens the door to new ways of mixing that were simply not possible before, and will forever change the way DJs mix
- Surge : FOSS hybrid synthesizer
- Roland Zenbeats : Roland Zenbeats is a music creation app that keeps you in an effortless artistic flow. Get started on any device or platform. With its collection of both modern and legendary sounds, Zenbeats brings Roland’s history of innovation into a new, accessible format.
- Proto.io : A rapid prototyping tool that uses a drag and drop interface to allow you to quickly create prototypes and build apps using a web browser, and instantly check them on the smartphone. Within the magazine is a tutorial on using the platform.
- Builder.ai : AI powered platform lets you build tailor-made software (no tech skills needed). We’ll help you run and scale it too.
- Marvel : Marvel has everything you need to bring ideas to life and transform how you create digital products with your team. Placing the power of design in everyone’s hands
- Framer : Framer is the best prototyping tool for teams. Quickly create realistic interactive designs, share with just a link, and handoff cleanly.
- Justinmind : From wireframes to highly interactive prototypes
- inVision : The digital product design platform powering the world’s best user experiences
- moqups : A streamlined web app that helps you create and collaborate in real-time on wireframes, mockups, diagrams and prototypes.
- Mockflow : MockFlow is a powerful tool for drawing UI wireframes that also extends as a full planning suite for product designing
- Adobe XD : Share your story with designs that look and feel like the real thing. Wireframe, animate, prototype, collaborate, and more — it’s all right here, all in one UI/UX design tool
- Origami Studio : Design, animate and prototype, all in one app.
- Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature : Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition (including works by Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Rawls, and Nozick) with recent findings in cognitive science and related fields. The course is structured around three intertwined sets of topics: Happiness and Flourishing; Morality and Justice; and Political Legitimacy and Social Structures.
- Artistic Anatomy of Animals : By Édouard Cuyer
- Wild Animals at Home : By Ernest Thompson Seton
- The Wonders of the Jungle : By Sarath Kumar Ghosh
- Ways of Nature : By John Burroughs
- Threshold : Electronic album with synthwave/retrowave and melodic techno influences. partially based on virtual modular and virtual analog approach ensuring for a punchiness and sonical richness.
- Breach : The concept of this EP is about the transition state of the human being, It reflects the feelings and emotions of this person when it has some changes in the world around him, and in his inner world. It’s not about only scary things but also about inspirational curious feelings of this person while he is going through this state.
- Waking up with music at may : The fourth by Kristian Vuljar
- In Cinematic Thriller : Album by Soundside
Geeky Soundtracks
- The Farm : A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
- He keeps me here : A downloadable game for Windows
- Wrong House : You’re Playing as a theft. You found this house in your neighbourhood that looks like it’s empty, so you decide to rob it, you enter the house but there’s something mysterious going on here, it looks like someone else’s in this house with you.
- The field trip murders : You play as “Mia”, a high school girl, on a trip with her friends and teachers. Mia’s group arrives at the cabin later than the rest, but when they reach their destination, something seems off? do you care to find out what happened
- Nightmare at the Museum : You are lost in a museum where you are trying to find your way out but you are not alone, will you find the key and unlock the exit door to escape from this nightmare before it’s too late ?
- Run to Nowhere : A minute-long horror silent film about life, perspective, and perseverance.
- The Ninth Prophecy : A small 2D survival game project developed for a university project.
- Oceanwork : Dive deeper and deeper into the depths of the ocean to gather more and more rare resources. But watch out for what is lurking the depths. The shop, with all it’s upgrades will turn out to be very valuable. Dive, Mine, Sell & Thrive.
- Courage’s Curse : This horror game and it’s story is a twist on the Courage the Cowardly Dog episode, “King Ramses Curse.”
- The Box : A strange box is delivered to your house in the middle of the night, you take it inside not knowing what it could be and open the box to discover… Something.
- Cavephobia : Lost within a deep underground cave system you come to realize you are not entirely alone, a strange poisonous spore-like infestation has taken over the cave system’s depths and is slowly transforming all living organisms in it’s path. Now you must survive and find a way out of the claustrophobic disorienting cave system before whatever lurks in the shadows finds you.
- SCP: Operation Descent : You find yourself at the entrance of a dark stairwell, containing many surreal secrets within its depths. You are a Class-D personnel, sent by the SCP Foundation, an organization dedicated to containing and researching anomalous beings, objects and locations. Your assignment is to recover an artifact brought into SCP-087 by a previous Class-D personnel, the details of which are classified. SCP: Operation Descent is a first-person survival horror game based loosely on SCP-087 and the SCP Foundation, expanded to include new areas outside the stairwell. A mysterious entity lurks in the darkness, and your only options are to run or hide.
- Warframe : Warframe is the free to play model done right, with regular updates, a monetisation model that is fair to players. This is an incredibly complex game with a lot of things to do, and is a major time sink. Essentially you play as space ninjas who are on various missions through the solar system. This is science fiction like you have never seen it before, in any medium.
- Path of Exile : This is another game that has been around for years, is free to play, and is constantly updated. The game has one of the most expansive skill trees in any game ever. You have to pick classes and clear dunjons. The hardcore mode has permadeath. This is RPG done right.
- Shotgun Fun Fun : This is a fast paced platformer where you have to navigate around a map and take down as many zombies as possible, before you inevitably meet your death. Crazy, and addivtive.
- Trackmania Nations Forever : The free version of the game has a stadium environment with thousands of user made tracks. Insane speeds, lots of room for stunts, and split second reactions are all necessary for you to win. This is one of the most popular racing games ever.
- Altitude : Altitude is an over the top multiplayer game where you have to take a bunch of planes and eliminate enemies. The rounds are frenetic and short. The best thing is the football mode.
- TeeWorlds : This is a crazy 2D multiplayer platformer. In the solo mode, you have to kill anything else that moves with an arsenal of weapons, or team up and play the deathmatch mode. Moving around requires constant use of a grappling hook, which is the entire charm of this game.
- This is your FBI : This Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953 for a total of 409 shows. The show featured true cases from FBI, and told from an agent’s viewpoint. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover gave it his endorsement, considering it “Our Show” and calling it “the finest dramatic program on the air”.
- HaveIBeenPwned goes open source. : They are also working with the FBI to grow its database which will give the website access to fresh passwords as they become compromised.
- Amazon buys MGM : Tech giant Amazon buys film and TV company MGM, studio behind James Bond, for $8.45 Billion.
- Google’s New Digital Friend : Google Announced a new conversational language model, LaMDA at Google I/O 2021 which can engage in conversations with the users on any topic
- Horizon 2 gameplay footage : The gameplay footage for the 14 minutes of Horizon: Forbidden West has been released.
- Uncharted 4 coming to PC : “Sony plans to launch Uncharted 4 on PC, according to a presentation Sony Corp. showed to investors. ”
- Far Cry 6 gameplay reveal : We got to see some Far Cry 6 gameplay ahead of its confirmed October 7 launch on PCs and consoles.
- Metro Exodus DualSense controller : Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition is the first PC game that has support for DualSense features.
- Spotify to get LoL news podcast : The Podcast named Rift Reaction will be a weekly news podcast of 40 episodes hosted by Travis Gafford and Emily Rand.
- LoL World Championship venue : The LoL World Championship 2021 is set to take place at the Universiade Sports Center at Shenzhen, China.
- Project Starline : Google’s new project to use 3D imaging in video conferencing to deliver a more realistic experience to the users
- Tesla Using In-Car Camera for Monitoring : Tesla has started using it’s in car camera for AutoPilot Driver monitoring
- 5G trials to go live in India. : The DoT has allocated 700MHz, 3.3-3.6 GHz and 24.25-28.5 GHz bands to VI, Jio, AirTel, BSNL and MTNL.
- Whatsapp sues the Government : Whatsapp sues the government of India over new Internet Rules undermining privacy.
- RTX 3050 and 3050Ti released for laptops : GeForce RTX 3050 and 3050Ti released for laptops which turn mainstream notebooks into gaming powerhouses.
- ZenBooths introduced by Amazon : Targeted towards warehouse employees, these booths will provide practices realted to mental health and mindfulness which will help them to momentarily escape the reality.
- Google launches Fuchsia : This is the third major operating system by Google after Android and Chrome OS. The Google Nest Hub will be the first major comercial device to ship with the OS installed
- Apple music to get lossless and spatial audio : At launch, 75 million songs will support lossless quality and a few thousand will support spatial audio with Dolby Atmos. The feature will be free for all existing subscribers.
- USB C to increase max power capacity : USB C which supported a maximum of 100 W at once will now be able to support over 240 W which will enable it to power beefy laptops too
- Valve building a portable gaming PC? : Valve is reportedly working on a portable gaming pc which would run Linux and be a direct competitor to the Nintendo Switch
- Wear OS is saved! : Google says it is building “a unified platform, jointly with Samsung” that will combine “the best of Wear OS and Tizen.”.
- Search Histories need not be cleaned! : Yes, you read that right. Google now offers you the choice of password protecting all your search histories from YouTube to Voice Assisstant Searches
- Goodbye Internet Explorer : Microsoft will be retiring Internet Explorer in 2022 as it won’t be supported from June 2022 anymore.
- Twitter to launch a subscription service : Twitter Blue will be launched by Twitter which will enable users to theme the Twitter app, have an undo button, make threads read friendly and much more.
- Spotify to Auto-Transcribe Podcasts : Spotify will be doing so with a goal of a wider rollout.
- NVIDIA nerfing the 3080 and 3070 : In an attempt to get the GPUS in the hands of actual gamers, the cards will be labelled as having Lite Hash Rate
- CloudFlare to end CAPTCHA? : Cloudflare says it aims to get rid of CAPTCHAs completely by replacing them with a new system involving USB Security Keys
- Oneplus to Launch new Nord Phone : It is rumored that the new Oneplus Nord phone will come out with a 750 SoC and 5G support
- Tesla stops accepting BitCoin as payment : After a short period of 49 days, Tesla stopped accepting the most well known CryptoCurrency out there citing environmental reasons.
- World’s first 2nm chip created by IBM : IBM says that this new process CPUs of 45% higher performance and 75% lower energy use.
- Youtube Shorts finally out of beta. : TikTok rival YouTube Shorts is finally out of beta and is rolling out to all US users.
- Google releases Android 12 beta : Android 12 beta is now available for Pixel smartphones and more.
- Instagram reels to be monetized? : Developer Alessandro Paluzzi spotted a feature on instagram called “Bonuses”, which could enable creators to monetize content
- Bye Bye IE : Microsoft will pull the plug on IE on most versions of Windows 10 on 15th June 2022
- Fitbit to callout users on their snoring habits : Fitbit is reportedly working on a feature to discern between ambient noise patterns and a person snoring using onboard device mics
- Unreal Engine 5 in early access : Epic showcased their new engine with the new Nanite, Lumen and Temporal Super Resolution System and a redesigned UI.
- Gamestop to dip their toes into NFTs : GameStop to start developing its own NFT marketplace based on the Ethereum Blockchain
- Cypto Mining banned in Iran : Iran has announced a four month ban on cryptocurrency mining as it was causing regular blackcouts throughout the country
- Cyber attack on Air-India’s servers : The breach was first discovered in February and all information registered between 26 August 2011 to 20 February has been leaked.
- Acer holds its Next@Acer global press conference. : The company served up the usual mix of a few notable products sprinkled among a sea of rote upgrades.
- Asus ROG Flow X13, Zephyrus Duo 15 SE, Zephyrus G15 (2021), Zephyrus G14 (2021) Gaming Laptops Launched in India. : Asus has launched new gaming laptops in India in its ROG Flow and ROG Zephyrus ranges.
- Ford unveiled a new E-Pickup Truck : Ford to unveiled its F-150 Lightning pickup truck with a base range of 230 miles and a 2000 pounds payload capacity.
- Fast Charging at 200W : Xiaomi claims it can now fully charge a phone in 8 mins at 200W using its new “HyperCharge” technology.
- Quick Resume to be even faster. : The May update for Xbox Series S/X will improve the speed and reliablility of the “Quick Resume” feature.
- Whatsapp wont limit functionality : The company went back on an earlier statement that users would lose functionality if they didn’t accept its new policy.
- Charlie Bit My Finger Sells As NFT for $760,999 : The homemade video with 880 Million views has been sold to an auctioner by the name 3fmusic.
- Harambe NFT? : Harambe’s photo will be sold as an NFT, five years after his death.
- Meme based dating : Schmooze is an app that combines meme interests and machine learning to connect people.
- Spotify + Dual Sense : You can get your PS5 dual sense controllers to buzz along the music you play on Spotify by this little hack.
- A Calculator app that costs 10$? : Switch users will finally get a calculator app but it costs 10$ and it isn’t even mario themed.
- “New Dragon Ball Super Movie Officially Confirmed for 2022 ” : To celebrate Goku Day, Toei Animation has officially confirmed that a brand-new Dragon Ball Super movie will release in 2022.
- Portal is getting a movie! : Director J. J. Abrams has finally confirmed that Portal movie is “on the rails”. Script writing has begun for the movie.
- Dying Light 2 finally released. : Dying Light 2 – Stay Human will release on both PCs and Consoles on December 7th. It will be available on both current gen and next gen consoles.
- Rockstar launches a music label : Rockstar has teamed up with CircoLoco to launch CircoLoco Records. A series of EPs will be launched weekly by the label starting from June 4th.
- Become a Spy with a JoyCon : SpyAlarm is an app made for the Nintendo Switch that uses the JoyCon’s IR sensor to set up an “invisible trap wire” of sorts.
- Transformer on the moon : Japan is planning to send a baseball sized rover to the moon which can transform itself to drive across the surface.
- Chinese rover lands on Mars : The Zhurong rover lands on Mars and sends back images, making China the second country to ever do so.
- Moon Buggy : Lockheed Martin and GM have unveiled plans to make an autonomous buggy-like vehicle for astronauts.
- Rover captures clouds on Mars : NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured images of shining, iridescent, noctilucent clouds on Mars.
- New battery breakthrough? : Graphene aluminum-ion batteries reportedly charge 60% faster and are more sustainable than li-ion batteries.
- Thoughts-to-text : An experimental device allowed a paralyzed patient to translate thoughts into text by imagining writing.
- Wormhole tunnels may be possible : According to research, there may be practical ways to create wormholes predicted by general relativity.
- Sleep evolved before brains : Some of nature’s simplest animals suggest that sleep evolved long before centralized nervous systems.
- Cloudy Days on Mars? : Curiosity Rover has registered cloudy skies on mars, which is a pretty remarkable phenomenon on Mars.
- Quantum Leap for Quantum Computing : UC Riverside will lead collaborative effort at developing scalable quantum computers.
- Transparent Electrode Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency : New ultrathin metal electrodes has allowed researchers to create semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are highly efficient.
- New Type of Thin Carbon Material Discovered : Researchers have discovered a new carbon network, like graphene, but is made up of squares, hexagons, and octagons forming an ordered lattice.
- Dating for people who like trains : A facebook group, NUMTinder is a haven for train loving people looking to date.
- “Don’t Be Like Arturo’ ” : Mumbai Police’s Twitter handle uses Money Heist meme to warn against money fraud.
- Google under a class-action lawsuit. : Four female ex-Google employees are suing Google as they were paid less than men in similar roles.
- Five women sue Amazon : The tech giant is being accused of race and gender discrimination and retaliation.
- Twitter pausing verifications : Twitter is pausing it’s verification programme just after a week of re-launching it due to the sheer number of applications recieved.
- Google wins cloud deal for Starlink : Starlink will rely on Google’s private fiber-optic network to quickly make connections to cloud services as part of the deal.
- Google’s new tool to identify skin conditions. : This web tool will use Artificial Intelligence to identify skin, nail and hair conditions just from some photos submitted by the user.
- Google to build an affordable smartphone with Jio : Sundar Pichai announced that Google is closely working with Reliance Jio to build an affordable 5G smartphone for the masses
- Russia blamed for cyberattack : Microsoft declared that more than 3000 email accounts at more than 150 different organizations were attacked by Russian hackers.
- Tech Giants team up to block Right-To-Repair : Tech giants like Amazon, Google, Apple and Microsoft are working together to block the Right-to-Repair laws,
- Discord integration on PlayStation : Sony to integrate discord into its playstation network by 2022
- Minimalism + Digital Wellbeing : OnePlus’ new wallpaper app called “Wellpaper” creates minimal wallpapers based on your app usage.
- Google services to come back on Huawei’s sub brand : Honor, a sub brand of Huawei has confirmed that the Honor 50 will have Google services in it.
- Google to open it’s own retail store. : Google is confirmed to open it’s first ever physical retail store in NYC this summer.
- Windows10X development stopped. : Microsoft has halted the development of Windows10X – a more minimal Windows10 – indefinitely.
- Bill and Melinda Gates divorce – bad news? : Although they have stated that they would “continue our work together at the foundation” it’s not looking good for their charity and other charities connected with them.
- Amazon will soon share your Internet : If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device, it will soon share your internet to your neighbors.
- Redesigned AirPods coming soon : According to a new report, Apple will release redesigned AirPods in 2021 with shorter stems and AirPods Pro having no stem at all.
- Apple’s Chips have an unfixable security flaw : The developer who discovered the vulnerability notes that this flaw isn’t something users need to worry about.
- Streaming Site That Hackers Built : BravoMovies isn’t real. But it goes to a remarkable amount of trouble to convince you that it is.
- 5G + 5GHz? : Intel has introduced 2 new mobile CPUs – the i7-1195G7 and the i5-1155G7 with the i7 capable of boosting upto 5 GHz. They have also introduced an M.2 5G network module.
- Suspected Marijuana farm turns out to be a Bitcoin Mine : zoe Roth – the girl in the meme sold it for 500,000$. She said that she will use the fortune to pay off her student debts and to support charities.
- An App that forces you to give a good rating. : Shady iOS developers have discovered a bug in iOS which forces users to give a good rating.
- Captchas – made fun! : A developer has made a new type of CAPTCHA which features a DOOM minigame. It is more entertaining to complete then the regular ones that we’re used to.
- Console power in Tesla : Tesla’s revamped models will now be powered by AMD’s RDNA2 GPU’s.
- LG to stop making smartphones : The company will stop manufacturing smartphones from May 31st and convert its factory into a home appliance manufacturing plant.
- Google made it harder to find privacy settings : In Arizona’s antitrust lawsuit, it was revealed that Google deliberately buried privacy settings, so users wont enable them. It also pushed vendors to do the same.
- Rivian to start delivering their trucks in July : Rivian, the EV manufaacturer will start delivering in E-pickup trucks after a month’s delay, in July.
- Oscar Isaac to star in a Moon Knight : Oscar Isaac has been confirmed to star in Moon Knight, MCU’s upcoming TV series on Disney+.
- Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO : Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO on July 5th and Andy Jassy will take over the job.
- RTX 3080 Ti and 3070Ti Launched : Nvidia launched their two new GPUs, RTX 3080Ti and 3070Ti at the computex event on 1st June
- Blizzcon ’21 Cancelled : Amid COVID concerns, Blizzard cancels Blizzcon ’21. However they will host a global event in early 2022 to make up for it.
- The Future of the IoT : Everactive uses wireless sensing to provide continuous remote monitoring for the industrial internet of things.
- Flight Simulator update cuts game size in half : The new 1.16.2.0 update to Microsoft Flight simulator cut the base game size from 170 GB to 83GB.
- Phantom from Space : An alien being lands in Santa Monica. Killing two people who attacked him due to the menacing appearance of his spacesuit, the creature takes it off while being pursued by government authorities, revealing himself to be invisible
App watch
- Stellarium Mobile Free : Stellarium Mobile Free is the free version of Stellarium Plus, one of the best mobile planetarium apps.
- Cultivate : Cultivate is a productivity app that allows users to build a to-do list with some gamification elements. As you cross things off your list, the app waters your activity “plant” and keeps it alive.
- One Swipe Notes : One Swipe Notes uses floating windows to allow users to take their notes quickly. The notepad pops from a predetermined location on your screen when you swipe it out, then you write your note and simply tuck it away.
- x100 : x100 is a workout app that helps you keep track of your reps. All you do is set up the phone’s camera to see you and the app will begin counting it out automatically by identifying the movement in the first few reps.
Mobile Monthly
- Sixit : While on the surface Sixit looks like a cutesy kids game, this is actually quite a challenging puzzle game.
- Moonlight Sculptor : Moonlight Sculptor is an open-world MMORPG where the you’re playing a game within a game.
- Rage In Peace : This game is a port of its PC version which gained 9/10 on Steam with a “Very Positive” review. What is it about this game that makes it so special? Well, Rage In Peace is a side-scrolling perma-death(ish) adventure game where you play as Timmy Malinu, an emotionless guy whose only dream is to die asleep in his pajamas, in peace. One day, the Grim Reaper comes to Timmy and tells him that he is going to die today but he does not specify when and where. Hence, Timmy has one last chance at fulfilling his dream as he sets on a journey to “cheat” death.
- CyberCode Online : CCO Is a Cyberpunk themed lightweight Text Based MMO RPG where you play in the Cyberpunk world, levelling up your character by defeating NPCs and clearing random dungeons.
- Suspects: Mystery Mansion : If we had to describe it in the least words, it’d be: Among Us, but with better looks and more features. The game though, does look promising and something you won’t get bored of any soon, if you have just the right bunch of people to play along!
- Tiny Room Stories : Town Mystery : The game begins with a small introduction of our protagonist who is a private detective.He has recently received a message from his father asking him to come to his town for an unknown reason. As he was on the way, he comes down to a traffic booth that had its barrier down. This is where the game starts.
- Cookies Must Die : Cookies Must Die is an action platformer with a cheeky concept. Cookies, for some reason, have become sentient and taken over the world. Scientists have engineered humans who can perceive time much slower than others giving them an advantage in the battle against the cookies.