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Latest News - August 2024
- Here’s How To Blur Your Home On Google Maps To Maintain Your Privacy
- Google Is Bringing Its Core Services To Windows And HP Calls Dibs
- Valve’s Multiplayer Shooter Deadlock Has Been Confirmed, What To Expect
- Blowout Deals: Pixel 9 Pro $200 Off With Gift Card, JBL Wireless Earbuds Just $49
- Say Goodbye To Windows Control Panel, So What's Next?
- HP EliteBook Ultra G1q Laptop Review: Snapdragon X Battery Life King
- Uber Teams With GM’s Cruise To Deploy Driverless Robotaxis In 2025
- ASUS RTX 4070 Gaming Laptop With 240Hz OLED Is $600 Off And More Dynamite Deals
- MacOS Sequoia Is Reportedly Coming In Mid-September: What To Expect
- Samsung Galaxy Watch Owner Details Warranty Nightmare After Action Button Falls Off
- Obsidian Reveals Avowed Will Run At 30 FPS On Xbox, Says 60 FPS Isn't Needed
- Apple Will Soon Let Some iPhone Users Delete The App Store Plus More Major iOS Changes
- AMD Ryzen 9000X3D 3D V-Cache Gaming CPUs To Launch At CES? Not So Fast
- Motherboard Makers Finally Figure Out How To Solve GPU Removal Headaches
- Watch Neuralink’s Second Brain Chip Implant Patient Use His Mind To Play Counter-Strike
- Get AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D For 25% Off Plus Score Free Games With This HOT Deal
- Facepalm: Microsoft's August Security Update Breaks Dual Booting Windows And Linux PCs
- AstroForge Raises $40M For First-Ever Private Asteroid Mining Mission In 2025
- Save Up To $400 On Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 6 And Z Flip 6
- iPhone Owners Beware, Typing These Characters Can Crash Your iOS Device
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All News for August 2024
People are blurring their homes on Google Maps to maintain privacy, and potentially thwart burglaries. A police officer in California noted home owners are using the blur tactic to minimize any details nefarious characters might find while perusing homes on Google Maps.
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Google wants to make accessing its services as easy as possible for Windows users with Google Essentials. The company says it’s “a new app that makes it easier for you to discover and install many of our best Google services — including Google Play Games — when setting up a new PC.”
Google Essentials will make its...
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It finally happened. Valve has admitted that it’s working on a new game, called Deadlock, which has been described as a cross between Overwatch and DotA. The path leading to this acknowledgement has been a weird one, with the company pretending like the game didn’t exist up to this point. Even though Deadlock has...
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We're hard at work wrapping up our in-depth review of Google's new Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL smartphones, all three of which are built around the search giant's custom Tensor G4 processor. We'll have our analysis posted soon, complete with lots of benchmarks and sample photography. In the meantime, if...
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We've never seen the source, but we can safely assume that Microsoft Windows' codebase is an absolutely sprawling spaghetti code mess. We say that because the venerable OS still includes elements dating all the way back to Windows 95. One of those is the venerable Control Panel; while earlier versions of Windows had a Control Panel, they weren't
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HP EliteBook Ultra G1q (Starts at $1699) HP's first foray into Copilot+ AI PCs mixes great portability with high-end battery life and solid performance. Great CPU Performance In Arm Apps Good CPU Performance In x86-only Apps Best-In-Class Battery Life Top-Tier NPU Performance For AI Apps Lightweight And Highly...
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Uber Technologies and Cruise announced a multiyear strategic partnership to bring Cruise autonomous vehicles to the Uber platform. The two companies plan to launch the partnership next year with a dedicated number of Chevy Bolt-based autonomous vehicles, allowing Uber riders to request a qualifying ride on the Uber...
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It's not too often that I do a double-take when looking at a deal, but today it happened. What caused the unexpected reaction is a deeply discounted ASUS ROG gaming laptop that's brimming with desirable features, such as a fast OLED display powered by Intel's flagship Meteor Lake processor, the Core 9 Ultra 285H. The...
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Typically, Apple releases its new iOS update along with its latest iPhones in mid-September, while it often holds off releasing its macOS update until either October or November. According to some reports, this year the Cupertino-based company may actually launch both at the same time. The decision seems to be based...
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Don't you just hate it when the crown or action button on your fancy smartwatch just up and falls off after just a few weeks of use? What, that's never happened to you? Same goes for us, though apparently an owner of a Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra was not so lucky. Even worse, however, the user claims to be getting the...
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Avowed, an upcoming RPG from Xbox studio Obsidian, was confirmed to be running at 30fps on Xbox Series X|S hardware by the game’s art director, Matt Hansen. During an interview at Gamescom, Hansen said that “our core target is 30 frames per second bare minimum - that's the expectation.” This game isn’t getting as much...
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iPhone and iPad users in the European Union are about to get a lot more choices when it comes to what apps are present on their devices, with Apple being is under pressure from regulators. Even the seemingly immovable Apple App Store will make its way to the chopping block if a user makes that choice, thanks to the...
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The wait is on for AMD to unveil its first Ryzen 9000 series CPUs with 3D V-Cache, and make no mistake, they're coming. What everyone wants to know, however, is when exactly they will arrive, and that has been a point of copious speculation. The latest chatter suggests we could see Ryzen 9000X3D processors debut at...
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If you've ever rebuilt a PC, you know the struggle: the GPU is locked in the slot, and you can't get your fat adult fingers down next to the oversized CPU cooler you installed to press the retention lever down. In the words of many classic infomercials, "there has to be a better way!" Some motherboard manufacturers...
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That's right: the photo above is Neuralink’s second brain chip implant patient showing off his newly acquired Jedi mind tricks while playing a round of Counter-Strike 2. The patient, only known as Alex, has been undergoing a smooth recovery, according to Neuralink, and has been improving his ability to play video...
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We're still waiting on AMD to flesh out is newly minted Ryzen 9000 lineup with X3D models sporting mountains of 3D V-Cache, which as we know is great for gaming. It's why we declared in our Ryzen 7 7800X3D review that it was the "return of the PC gaming king." It also happens to be on sale at Amazon right now, along...
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Microsoft’s latest set of updates delivered during patch Tuesday is causing headaches for users who are dual booting Linux alongside Windows. One of the updates issued was supposed to address a vulnerability found in the GRUB2 boot loader used by several versions of Linux, which could allow attackers to bypass secure...
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Space mining company AstroForge has raised $40 million toward the first-ever private asteroid mining mission in 2025. The $40 million Series A funding round brings the total raised to date to $55 million, with investors representing what the company calls “some of the most forward-thinking and innovative folks in...
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Amazon is wheeling and dealing some limited time bargains on Samsung's latest flagship foldable phones, the Galaxy Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6. There are various deals available, including a 'Large Storage Launch' bundle that includes twice the storage (512GB versus 256GB) and a sweet gift card bonus. Let's break down what's on tap right now.
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A strange bug has been found impacting iPhones. It appears iOS is susceptible to experiencing a crash of the user interface, Springboard, when a user types in “”: followed by a fourth character. The bug was first shared in a post on social media platform X by user @Kmokhtar79, who said, “it seems there is a bug on...
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Ford Motor Company has revealed plans to severely cut back on its retail EV (electric vehicle) strategy, save to focus on electrified commercial, long-range SUVs, plus mid-size and large pickups. Citing rising costs of batteries, the Dearborn-based automaker plans instead to focus on gas-electric hybrid development...
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AMD has recently launched its Ryzen 9000 series CPUs, including the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X. While these work perfectly well with existing AM5 X670 motherboards, ASUS has some new products up its sleeve.
Encompassing the new X870 and X870E, there are various motherboards making their way to the Ryzen 9000 lineup...
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