Stadia Pro gamers get Rise of the Tomb Raider and Thumper for free this January …but also lose another game When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. If you’ve coughed up the extra dough to take advantage of theGoogle Stadia’Pro' subscription tier, you’re going to be treated to two fresh games on the service from January 1, 2020. Grave-robbing sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider will be making its way to the ‘free’ selection of games on the premium streaming tier ofGoogleStadia, as well as rhythm action title Thumper....

What is Amazon Athena? Making data queries easy When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The answers companies need from their data can sometimes be elusive. We live in an age where data is in great abundance, especially with the expansion intocloud storage. But the tools to analyze and process that data are not always easy to use, overly accessible, or even that effective....

What is AWS Batch? Batch processing in the cloud When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. No one likes to wait. That’s particularly true when it comes to batch processing jobs for Big Data projects like genomic research, building an airplane and materials for safety, and the massive requirements for data processing related to health and financial records. For computer scientists, developers, engineers, or anyone who needs to run a batch processing job, the needs are even greater....

Why Disney Plus should become a gaming platform Opinion: Disney Plus should offer games as well as movies When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. 2019 is likely to be remembered as the year when Disney finally obtained all of the stones it needed to build its own infinity gauntlet. With eight of the top ten highest grossing films of the year, and most taking over $1bn at the box office, Disney’s intellectual property heft was on full display....

Xbox has had a roller coaster of a decade, but the future looks bright with Series X The Xbox decade in review When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. A decade is a long time in the games industry. The highs and lows thatSony, Nintendo, and others have experienced show the industry’s constantly evolving and, at times, volatile nature. Xbox has faced bigger contrasting fortunes than its peers though....

2019 in smartphones: from foldable phones to the introduction of 5G A whole 12 months in phones When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. It is a widely misheld assumption among the general population that one human year is roughly equivalent to seven years for a dog. If we make the same broad assumption with the lifespan of the average smartphone, one calendar year may as well be a century....

Apple’s 2019: Macs to the max, but don’t mention Siri Apple’s Pro models made strong moves, but as for actual MacBook sales… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. How didApplefare over the course of 2019? That’s what we’re aiming to discern in this piece, taking a look at the big launches for the company this year, and the positive advances, as well as the niggles and missteps, or even downright fails....