Bitcoin (BTC) mining profitability increased 5.3% in June, buoyed by a 1.2% increase in the cryptocurrency's price and a 6.7% drop in the network hashrate, according to a report by investment bank Jefferies. The hashrate refers to the total combined computational power used to mine and process transactions on a proof-of-work blockchain, and is a … Read more
We are now a week deep into June and some of the month’s biggest games are already out of the gates. It’s going to be a busy month for gaming, with some big reveals expected at several scheduled industry showcase events. The Summer Game Fest kicks off on June 8, while the Xbox Games Showcase … Read more
Valorant is getting the long-requested team deathmatch mode (TDM) as part of the Episode 7 update. As the name suggests, players will be divided into two teams of five, and thrown into frenetic gun battles to rack up 100 kills, across three new maps. The game mode launches June 27 packaged with patch 7.0, and … Read more
LG announced its decision to exit the mobile phone market back in 2021. At the time, the South Korean brand promised existing customers that it would continue delivering updates for eligible models over a three-year period. The company is finally gearing up to shut down its servers used to distribute smartphone updates. After the shutdown, … Read more
Over 20 cryptocurrency hacking attacks led to a loss of $176 million (roughly Rs. XXX) in the month of June 2024, according to an analytics firm. This year, the crypto market saw some signs of revival after the US SEC approved BTC and ETH ETFs in January. In the subsequent months, the crypto sector valuation … Read more
We are now a week deep into June and some of the month’s biggest games are already out of the gates. It’s going to be a busy month for gaming, with some big reveals expected at several scheduled industry showcase events. The Summer Game Fest kicks off on June 8, while the Xbox Games Showcase … Read more
Microsoft said on Friday that the outages that affected certain services of the company through some of the earlier days of this month were the result of cyberattacks, but said it saw no evidence of any customer data being accessed or compromised. “Beginning in early June 2023, Microsoft identified surges in traffic against some services … Read more
OnePlus 13s will be launched in India and other markets in the first week of June, the company announced on Monday. It is set to be introduced as the China-based OEM’s first compact flagship smartphone, and will be powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Confirmed to be available in three colourways, the upcoming … Read more
OnePlus Pad 3 will launch in select global markets early next month. The company has announced the launch date and teased the design of the upcoming tablet. It is confirmed to be powered by Qualcomm’s flagship octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The teased details suggest that the upcoming global variant will be a rebranded version of … Read more
Asus ROG Ally X is confirmed to launch on June 2. The upcoming handheld gaming console will reportedly come with significant upgrades over its preceding model, the Asus ROG Ally, which was introduced last year. The new handheld is said to get a significantly larger battery. Now, key features of the Asus ROG Ally X including display, processor, … Read more