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Latest News - June 2016
- Google Project Zero Claims Symantec And Norton Software Security Exploits Are “As Bad As They Get’
- Windows 10 Free Upgrades End In Exactly One Month, Anniversary Update Lands August 2nd
- AMD Radeon RX 480 Review: Polaris Hitting The Sweet Spot
- Motorola Moto G4 And G4 Plus Arrive On US Shores July 12th Priced From $199
- Amazon Bolsters Its Dash Button Collection With 50 New Supported Products
- Skynet Soars As AI Bot Destroys Top Gun Pilots In Dogfight Simulations With Raspberry Pi Level Horsepower
- Exclusive Kindle Paperwhite Bundle Coupon, 1-Day Sale On APC UPS And More
- Hacker Reportedly Infiltrates Three U.S. Healthcare Companies, Offers 650,000 Patient Records For Sale
- Enabling Any Of Alexa’s 1400 Skills Is Now Just A Voice Command Away
- Chatbot Lawyer Beats The System, Helps Overturn 160,000 Parking Tickets In New York And London
- ‘Minecraft: The Movie’ Coming To A Theater Near You In May 2019
- Facebook Is Likely Snooping Your Phone’s Location Data For ‘People You May Know’ Suggestions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Nag Screen Tweaked With Clear ‘Decline’ Option, Better Late Than Never
- Dell’s 70-inch 1080p Touchscreen Monitor Is A Budget Boardroom Alternative To 84-Inch Surface Hub
- Big Discount On Interactive Coding Bootcamp In The HotHardware Shop
- Microsoft Loses Unauthorized Windows 10 Upgrade Court Case, And So It Begins
- Google Launches Project Bloks Open Hardware Platform To Help Kids Learn To Code
- Amazon Inspire Allows Teachers To Easily Share Digital Educational Resources For Free
- Free Nest Learning Thermostats Being Dispensed From Secret Vending Machines In Chicago
- Google Chrome Exploit Enables Netflix And Amazon Video Piracy Via Wildwine DRM
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All News for June 2016
Security researchers on Google's Project Zero team have discovered critical security flaws in several of Symantec's software security products, including its popular Norton line for consumers and Endpoint Protection for enterprises. No small thing, among the vulnerabilities are several wormable remote code execution...
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If you’ve managed to avoid installing Windows 10 for the past 11 months (deftly dodging the popup nag screens and Microsoft’s penchant for installing the operating system without your permission), it’s time to do some real soul searching. If you’re running thoroughly modern PC hardware, is it worth snubbing...
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AMD has been disseminating information about its Polaris architecture and the Radeon RX 480 for months now. If you’re a regular reader of HotHardware, you should already know that Polaris is AMD’s next-gen GPU architecture, designed for FinFET transistor technology. Polaris also ushers in the 4th generation of AMD’s GCN (Graphics Core Next)...
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If you’re a fan of the Moto G family of smartphones, Motorola has finally announced a U.S. on-sale date for the two newest members: the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. Both smartphones are available for pre-order today from Motorola.com, and will be available from a wide range of retailers including Amazon, B&H Photo, and...
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If you're a big fan of Amazon's Dash buttons, prepare to be floored: the company has just added 50 new buttons to its portfolio. For some, most of their shopping list could be ordered through these buttons - unless of course those orders include Mrs. Dash spices, which ironically don't have their own button.
It's...
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It’s been said that strapping human pilots into supersonic aircraft will soon become a thing of the past. Between the use of drones and advanced AI that can autonomously fly aircraft without having to deal with G-limits or fatigue, why would the military even bother risking putting human pilots at risk?
Well, the...
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Welcome back for the latest installment of HOT deals, direct from our friends at TechBargains. On tap for you all today, we have deals on an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 6" eReader, a Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF Core i7-6700 based desktop system, an APC BR1500G Back-UPS Pro 1500VA 10-outlet Uninterruptible Power Supply, and...
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It seems impossible for the world to go a single week without a major security breach, so to fill the inevitable void this week is a hacker that goes by the name "thedarkoverlord," who claims to be in possession of a staggering 655,000 healthcare records. Of course, he is looking to sell them off.
This latest...
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Who knew from the outset that Amazon’s Echo smart speaker and its underlying Alexa voice assistant would become this popular and have such a huge backing from the developer community? But as Amazon’s Alexa Skill Kit, Alexa Voice Service and Alexa Fund turn a year old, we’re seeing even more greatness added to the...
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If you've ever tried contesting a parking ticket or some other traffic citation, you might have come away from the experience thinking the system is rigged and it's futile to argue your case. That's not actually true—you just have to know how to play the game, and if you live in the U.K. or New York, there's a chatbot...
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With over 100 million copies sold, Minecraft qualifies as the best selling PC game of all time, and the second best selling video game for any platform behind Tetris. Given how wildly popular it continues to be more than five years after release, it was probably inevitable that Minecraft would eventually land on the...
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Every so often, Facebook does something that sets off the alarm of privacy advocates—perhaps it's inevitable when you're the largest social network on the planet with over 1.65 billion users. Right now that something is tapping into your smartphone's location data to suggest friends based on where you're at or where...
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It’s unfathomable that it would take Microsoft nearly a year to figure out how to make a Windows 10 upgrade prompt (aka nag screen) that didn’t attempt to con the user or force the operating system onto your computer. But here we are, just a month away from the end of the free promotional offer, and Microsoft finally...
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When it comes to giving presentations in the modern era, whiteboards are out and large touchscreen displays are in. That's the basis for Dell's new 70-inch Interactive Conference Room Monitor (C7017T), the company's first interactive touchscreen panel in the 70-inch category with a Full HD 1080p (1920x1080 at 60Hz)...
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If you’ve ever wanted to learn to code, we’ve got a deal running in the HotHardware Shop that may be right for you. An Interactive Coding Bootcamp is heavily discounted and available for only 29 bucks. Details below...
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Become a job-ready developer by building a portfolio of real-world apps and...
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If you’re among the likely millions of Windows customers running Windows 7 or Windows 8 that are sick of the Windows 10 nag screens along with unprompted and forced upgrades, you’ll be happy to hear that at least one “little guy” has won a battle against Microsoft in court. Teri Goldstein claims that her computer was...
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There’s been an increased emphasis at getting children interested in programming at an early age. We’ve seen initiatives like the BBC micro:bit computer which is being spread to school-age children and the proliferation of pint-sized and economical Raspberry Pi’s in the education sector.
Google is also looking to...
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Amazon just announced Inspire, a free service for the search, discovery and distribution of digital educational resources. Teachers often rely on Pinterest, curriculum books, and colleagues for lessons and unit plan inspiration. Amazon Inspire will provide educators, regardless of funding or location, access to upload...
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You can pretty much buy anything out of a vending machine nowadays, but it's not too often that one gives away its products for free. If you're interested in such a machine, you'd better hope that you'll be in Chicago either today or tomorrow, as Nest plans to drop a vending machine at two different locations that...
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Piracy is a major issue and a vulnerability in the system Google uses to stream media through its Chrome browser could be making it worse. A flaw in the Google’s Widevine EME/CDM technology makes it possible to save illegal copies of media from streaming video sites like Netflix and Amazon Prime.
How does the bug...
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Welcome back for the latest installment of HOT deals, direct from our friends at TechBargains. On tap for you all today, we have deals on a Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Core i7-6500U based notebook, a Samsung UN32J5003 32" 1080p LED HDTV, a set of Philips M1MKIIBK/27 Fidelio Headphones, and more. Full details for all of...
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Google is making its Chrome OS platform even more appealing thanks to the arrival of the Google Play Store and Android apps. Officially announced at Google I/O, Android apps leverage touch screen displays on Chromebooks an integrate seamlessly with the Chrome OS interface.
While ASUS was the first Chromebook to...
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