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Latest News - September 2016
- Yahoo Slapped With Class Action Suit For Gross Negligence In Massive Data Breach
- Google Preps $129 Home WiFi Router For October Hardware Event
- Some Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones Reportedly Still Plagued With Battery Issues
- NVIDIA Readies GP107-Based GeForce GTX 1050 2GB And GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
- Snapchat's $130 Spectacles Up The Creep Factor With 10-Second Recorded Video Snippets
- Akamai Boots Popular Security Site KrebsOnSecurity With Little Notice Following Record-Breaking DDoS Attack
- Facebook Admits To Wildly Inflating Video View Statistics
- $330 Dell Inspiron Intel i3 15.6" Laptop, Free Newegg Premier Membership Offer w/ Select Gift Cards
- Gigabyte Brix S GB-BSi5HT-6200 Ultra Compact SFF PC Review
- Respawn Details Titanfall 2 Minimum, Recommended And Ultra PC Specs, Bring 8GB Of RAM And 45GB Of HDD
- iOS 10 Just Made Hacking Into Your iPhone And iPad Backups Dramatically Easier
- Roughly Half Of All Defective Galaxy Note 7 Phones Already Exchanged In U.S.
- Apple Reportedly Developing Siri Powered Amazon Echo Rival But Alexa Isn’t Sweating It
- Apple iPhone 7 Succumbs To Jailbreak Wizardry Of Teen Hacker
- Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Users Once Again Complain About Extreme Battery Degradation
- Cisco Blames Router Bug On Cosmic Radiation, Reeks Of Weak Sauce Excuses, Fantastic Four Unavailable For Comment
- Puzzled Australians Are Finding Malware-Laden USB Drives In Their Mailboxes
- Which Hunt: Consumer Advocacy Group Which? Takes Aim At Windows 10 Performance Issues And Bugs
- Flybrix Helps Kids Build Programmable LEGO Drones That Are ‘Crash Friendly’
- Blizzard Drops Battle.net Name For Its Online Gaming Services, Paving Way For Blizzard Streaming, Voice And More
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All News for September 2016
Yahoo is the latest major US corporation dealing with the fallout of a data breach that happened two years ago. Some might say that Yahoo's heartburn is well-deserved, though, as the company could have handled things better back in the day, which would have led to a better outcome right now.
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Google is rumored to be launching a number of new hardware products at its October hardware event including new Pixel Nougat smartphones and its Google Home speaker. Rumor also has it that Google plans on announcing a $129 Wi-Fi router at this event.
Although the Google Wi-Fi router is shrouded in mystery, a few...
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Samsung has had to deal with one heck of a headache following the launch of its top-end Galaxy Note7 smartphone. From lost property to a global recall, the whole ordeal has, without question, tarnished Samsung's otherwise impeccable reputation for quality devices. Yesterday, we wrote that roughly half of all Note7s...
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We’ve already heard rumblings about NVIDIA’s upcoming budget GeForce GTX 1050 GPU series, and today we’re learning even more info about the cards that are aimed at the ultimate penny pinching gamers. We’ve learned that there will reportedly be two versions available, both of which are based on the GP107 graphics core:...
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Let’s pretend you are at the park with your child. You would really love to send a video of them playing and giggling to grandma, but you do not want to ruin the moment by rummaging in your pocket for your phone and then awkwardly snapping a picture. Snapchat has the perfect, albeit slightly creepy, solution for you...
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Today the bad guys have won. Not the war, mind you, but a skirmish with renowned security journalist Brian Krebs, author of The New York Times bestseller "Spam Nation," a former writer for the The Washington Post, and owner of KrebsOnSecurity, a popular security blog that's no longer live after cloud service provider...
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If you're responsible for creating advertising campaigns for a website or a Web service, you need the confidence that you're going to see a good return-on-investment. To gauge that, you're going to listen to the promises of the company or site that hosts the advertising platform. Unfortunately, those promises are sometimes inaccurate - even
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It’s just about time to close out another week, but before we go, we’ve got a fresh batch of HOT deals to share, direct from our friends at TechBargains. On tap for you all this fine Friday, we have deals on a Dell Inspiron 15 Intel Core i3 notebook, an LG 32MA68HY-P 32" LED LCD monitor, a Maverick Long Range Wireless...
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As longtime enthusiasts, we tend to get most excited for the latest, big, bad, benchmark-busting specimens of PC hardware to hit the lab. However, there’s something about ultra-small form factor devices that’s intriguing as well. The focus on power efficiency and performance-per-watt from virtually all semi-conductor manufacturers over the...
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A new Titanfall game is right around the bend, but if you're planning to play Titanfall 2 in all its graphical glory at a 4K Ultra HD resolution, you better bring a serious arsenal of hardware to the fight. Developer Respawn and publisher Electronic Arts revealed Minimum, Recommended, and Ultra 4K60 specs (4K...
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Apple bills iOS 10 as being “More personal. More powerful. More playful.” It’s hard to argue with that train of thought, given the features that Apple has infused into the mobile operating system including a totally revamped iMessage app, rich notifications, third-party app integration with Siri, more useful 3D Touch...
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Samsung opened itself up to criticism over the way it initially tried to handle a global recall of millions of Galaxy Note 7 devices on its own and it caught some heat as a result, but in giving credit where credit is due, the South Korean handset maker deserves praise for bouncing back and making quick work out of...
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The smart home category is one of the fastest growing segments and everyone wants a piece of it. That includes Apple, which is looking for another breakout product like the iPhone. Apparently Apple believes that product could be a smart home device similar to Amazon's Echo gadget, but powered by Siri instead of Alexa...
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It didn't take long for someone to figure out how to jailbreak Apple's newfangled iPhone 7 handset. A 19-year-old hacker known online as "qwertyoruiop" and offline as Luca Todesco needed just 24 hours to thwart the security measures in place of Apple's "best, most advanced iPhone ever" and iOS 10, the latest version...
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It seems as though Microsoft Surface Pro 3 owners just can’t catch a break when it comes to battery-related problems. We’ve already cataloged the convertible tablet’s battery woes, which were finally resolved with a firmware update back in late August.
However, just as one battery problem has been squashed, another...
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Given the quick pace that today’s technology progresses, we’re used to seeing products with a few software and even hardware bugs. While software bugs can often be squashed with competent coding, hardware bugs can be a bit more difficult to tame.
Such is the case with a bug that afflicts Cisco’s ASR 9000 Series...
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What do you usually find in your mailbox? Love letters? Bills? People in Victoria, Australia are finding malware-laden USB drives in their mailboxes, or “letterboxes” as they are called down under.
The Victoria police warned citizens about the malicious USB drives, stating, “The USB drives are believed to be...
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There’s no question that Windows 10 is a fine operating system for many people. The vast majority of new PCs shipping today come preloaded with Windows 10 and most have simply come to accept the operating system. However, there are those that still think that Microsoft has a lot of work to do to improve Windows...
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Children are the future. Drones are the future. Apparently, kid-controlled drones are also the future, which is why Flybrix has released a programmable LEGO drone for young adventurers.
There are currently two available kits: the basic ($189) and deluxe ($249). The basic kit works with an app, while the deluxe kit...
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It's the end of an era. In a new post made on the World of Warcraft website, Blizzard announced that the Battle.net name is being pushed aside. From now on, the company will begin transitioning its front-facing services to ones that begin with the name "Blizzard", such as Blizzard Voice and Blizzard Streaming, which...
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Unlimited data plans have seen a slight resurgence among some of America’s wireless companies. AT&T resurrected unlimited data for customers that bundle in its DirecTV or U-Verse TV packages. T-Mobile and Sprint also offer unlimited plans for its customers. However, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint all have numerous...
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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 the Dell Inspiron Small Desktop, an Acer Aspire E 15 15.6-inch notebook, a Vantrue R2 Dash Cam 2K, and more. Full details for all of today’s deals are available below. For more...
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