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Scientists Dispel Doubts: 5G Does Not Harm Your Health

Independent scientists affiliated to the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) have concluded that, based on current scientific knowledge, the 5G communication standard does not represent a risk to human health.

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Bart Swiatek

March 13, 2020

Scientists Dispel Doubts: 5G Does Not Harm Your Health

Foldit - Gamers Will Help Defeat the Coronavirus

The University of Washington wants to take advantage of the support of gamers in the fight against the novel coronavirus. To this end, scientists have released a new challenge in Foldit, which can help to find a way to neutralize the disease.

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Jacob Blazewicz

March 4, 2020

Foldit - Gamers Will Help Defeat the Coronavirus

Analysis of Xbox Game Pass

Three years have passed since Xbox Game Pass launched on consoles. The analysis of Redmond giant's activities carried out by the users of ResetEra forum enable us to check how many games have already been made available to subscribers and which publishers are most willing to support the service, as well as find out, among other things, when most productions debut in it.

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Christian Pieniazek

February 18, 2020

Analysis of Xbox Game Pass

Malwarebytes: Apple Mac More Vulnerable to Malware

Malwarebytes Labs has released a detailed report on cybercrime and related topics for 2019. Among other things, the analysis showed that Mac devices are more vulnerable than those with Windows OS.

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Paul Wozniak

February 12, 2020

Malwarebytes: Apple Mac More Vulnerable to Malware

GDC - More Than Half of Currently Developed Games are Designed For PC

Game Developers Conference organizers conducted a survey among game devs, from which we can learn many interesting things about current trends in the industry, e.g. what percentage of developers prepares projects for PS5 and new Xbox.

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January 25, 2020

GDC - More Than Half of Currently Developed Games are Designed For PC

Good Visuals and Quick Loading - What Gamers Want According to GameTrack

The results of the GameTrack survey conducted by ISFE and Ipsos MORI indicate that gamers are most interested in nice graphics and quick loading of games. Much less excitement is aroused by features such as streaming, portable modes and VR.

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Bart Swiatek

January 23, 2020

Good Visuals and Quick Loading - What Gamers Want According to GameTrack

Gaming Disorder Survey Reveals Most Addictive Video Games

Clutch conducted a survey on „gaming disorder”, a new disease to be included in the International Classification of Diseases in 2022. Thanks to it, we got to know potentially the most addictive video games.

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Peter Doron

January 13, 2020

Gaming Disorder Survey Reveals Most Addictive Video Games

The Internet on Global Warming - Server Rooms are as Bad as Airlines

According to calculations by Swedish researcher Anders Andrae, in 2020, maintaining of all global server rooms will require an amount of energy comparable to that consumed by all Canadians. Worse still, data centres' demand for electricity will double over the next decade.

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Bart Swiatek

January 7, 2020

The Internet on Global Warming - Server Rooms are as Bad as Airlines

Analyst Gives an Approximate Production Cost of a Single Xbox Series X

Prices of next-gen consoles, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, may exceed $400. According to Daniel Ahmad, an analyst from Niko Partners, setting a lower price will generate excessive losses for Sony and Microsoft. In addition, he also determined the approximate cost of the production of one copy of the new Xbox.

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Agnes Adamus

December 21, 2019

Analyst Gives an Approximate Production Cost of a Single Xbox Series X

Using Smartphone in the Bathroom? Research Shows That Most of Us Do

A recent study by Bank My Cell shows which sex and which generations use the phones most when sitting on the toilet. Spoiler: the winners are, of course, the millennials.

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Julia Dragovic

October 24, 2019

Using Smartphone in the Bathroom? Research Shows That Most of Us Do

Oxford University: Obsessive Playing is Not Illness

Research by the Oxford Internet Institute has shown that there is currently no evidence that excessive gambling is a illness. Instead, they argue that it is merely a symptom of wider problems unrelated to video games.

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Christian Pieniazek

October 22, 2019

Oxford University: Obsessive Playing is Not Illness

PUBG Mobile - the Most Profitable Mobile Game of Q3 2019

SensorTower published information on mobile game revenues in the third quarter of this year. The game market for mobile devices has grown compared to the previous year, and the players are increasingly willing to spend money on improvements or cosmetic items.

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Paul Wozniak

October 11, 2019

PUBG Mobile - the Most Profitable Mobile Game of Q3 2019

No More Robots CEO: Indie Games on PC get Cheaper and Sales are Falling

Independent titles are selling worse and worse on PC and are getting cheaper, which makes them earn less and less. This is what Mike Rose, No More Robots' CEO, said in his analysis. He sees a chance for improvement in this situation in the „right” pricing of games, among other things.

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Christian Pieniazek

September 10, 2019

No More Robots CEO: Indie Games on PC get Cheaper and Sales are Falling

More Than Half of PC Users are Already Using Windows 10

According to the latest data, more than half of all PC users are already using Windows 10. Compared to the previous month, this is a 2% increase.

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Paul Wozniak

September 5, 2019

More Than Half of PC Users are Already Using Windows 10

Nokia Tops Samsung (and Pretty Much Everybody Else) in Android Updates

Nokia is a company somewhat forgotten by the users, but the brand has not disappeared from the market. Not only that! The latest report shows that in terms of updating Android Nokia is the leader among all manufacturers.

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Barth Faryna

September 4, 2019

Nokia Tops Samsung (and Pretty Much Everybody Else) in Android Updates

Windows Defender is One of the Best Antivirus Software in the World

According to independent tests, Windows Defender is one of the best antivirus software in the world. In the test it obtained excellent results and blocked all samples of malware.

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Paul Wozniak

August 12, 2019

Windows Defender is One of the Best Antivirus Software in the World

Expert: „Games as Responsible For Shootings as Bananas For Suicides”

In connection with the tragic events in the United States, comments have been made that the responsible for them is a „culture of violence”, which is to be manifested, among other things, in video games. Scientists from the universities of Stetson and New Virginia have debunked this thesis, hard.

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Bart Swiatek

August 9, 2019

Expert: „Games as Responsible For Shootings as Bananas For Suicides”

Almost Half of PCs on the Market Use Windows 10

Microsoft has reasons to be satisfied. According to the latest data, the share of Windows 10 among the operating systems available on the market is almost 50%.

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August 2, 2019

Almost Half of PCs on the Market Use Windows 10

Twitch Loses Popularity, but Remains the King of Streaming Platforms

Streamlabs has published a report on the health of game streaming platforms. Twitch remained the undisputed market leader in the second quarter, but fared off slightly worse than in the previous months.

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Jacob Blazewicz

July 15, 2019

Twitch Loses Popularity, but Remains the King of Streaming Platforms

Windows 10 Gains in June Steam Survey

Steam shared the results of the June hardware survey, which is based on data provided by the users of the platform. Thanks to this, once again we have the opportunity to see which components reign among the owners of personal computers.

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Agnes Adamus

July 3, 2019

Windows 10 Gains in June Steam Survey