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The internet can be a dangerous place, and that's before you start integrating bits of third-party code into your browser. Some of those extensions end up being shady or even outright malicious, and that can lead to their removal from centralized repositories like the Chrome Web Store. Google doesn't want people... Read more...
The rumor mill continues to churn ahead of the official announcement of the upcoming iPhone 15 family of smartphones from Apple. One particular rumor that has been making its rounds is that the iPhone Pro Max is in store for a name change. The upcoming iPhone 15 lineup is slated to bring one of the most anticipated... Read more...
Is your PC mouse starting to cough and wheeze when you push it around your desktop? Or maybe the cries of fatigue are coming from inside your PC. Whatever the case might be, if it's time for an upgrade or two (or three, or four, or...) you're in luck. There are several PC gaming hardware bargains on Amazon right now... Read more...
Rumors are bubbling up that AMD is preparing to launch a new Radeon graphics card using its previous-gen RDNA 2 graphics architecture. According to Chinese tech social media site Weibo, during a conversation the Yeston boss purportedly pulled the impending release of a Radeon RX 6750 Golden Rabbit Edition (GRE) out of... Read more...
The first Arab astronaut to complete a spacewalk shares how honey forms in space and the internet is finding it to be absolutely delicious content. Sultan Al Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates shared the experience of eating honey on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account while onboard the International Space... Read more...
SK hynix has developed what it claims is the world's best performing HBM3e memory with throughput of up to 1.15 terabytes (TB) per second. Translated into real-world workloads, that's fast enough to process more than 230 Full HD 1080p movies (each one 5GB in size) in a single second. That's kind of mind-boggling when... Read more...
This month, researchers at Zimperium’s zLab reported on a means by which thousands of Android malware samples were evading detection and analysis. It is claimed that over three thousand samples use this technique, which involves tampering with the field that establishes what compression method is used for the... Read more...
Russia's attempt to land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon for the first time in decades ended abruptly as the spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface. The country's last successful landing on the Moon was in 1976 with the Soviet Union's Luna 24 mission. The Luna 25 lunar lander launched onboard a Soyuz 2.1... Read more...
By now it's been pretty well established that OLED slaps. Oh sure, there's still the possibility of burn-in, though manufacturers have made strides to reduce the chances of that happening. The bigger concern is the cost disparity. That still exists, but prices have come down over the past year or so. Even better is if... Read more...
If you clicked on that headline, we probably don't have to explain to you that "Mortal Kombat 1" is in fact the newest game in the Mortal Kombat series, and not the first one. This isn't quite as stupid as it sounds; the story goes that after the events of Mortal Kombat 11's Aftermath expansion, Liu Kang reset the... Read more...
Dire warnings from leaders in the area of AI technology continue to be voiced around the world. The latest comes from Jaan Tallinn, who founded two organizations, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk and the Future of Life Institute, to study and mitigate the risks of advancing AI technologies too... Read more...
Twenty-eight years ago, Microsoft was faced with the rapid expansion and commercialization of the Internet. Then-CEO Bill Gates saw this change coming and sent out an internal memo calling this phenomenon “The Internet Tidal Wave.” Now, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes that artificial intelligence might be on the... Read more...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures an alluring image of a cosmic cluster utilizing gravitational lensing. Hubble captured the image using two of its instruments, the Wide Field Camera 3 and the Advanced Camera for Surveys. Hubble continues to hold its own in terms of providing spectacular imagery of deep space... Read more...
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, here's a bit of advice that bears repeating—never (or at least rarely) pay full price for audio gear. Why is that? Whether you're talking about surround sound receivers, home theater speakers, headsets, or earbuds, you can often find audio products on sale. That even holds... Read more...
Windows is insecure and dangerous, and Macs are safe and impenetrable, right? Haha, not so much. Microsoft's operating system certainly has its share of security flaws, but it's actually difficult to say which system software is more vulnerable. That's because intrepid hackers keep finding holes in macOS and its... Read more...
On Thursday, the RPCS3 Sony PlayStation 3 emulator team showcased a pair of screenshots which help encapsulate the performance benefits delivered within 2023. Playing the iconic God of War III on the same PC system, comparing emulator builds from Feb and August this year shows an impressive 20%+ performance... Read more...
It seems Lenovo is jumping into the gaming handheld arena with its very own Legion Go. New leaked images show the device in all its glory, sporting detachable controllers like the Nintendo Switch. The mobile gaming landscape has begun to get more crowded over the last couple of years. Nintendo seemed to own the... Read more...
Have $300,000 to spare? Instead of spending it on a Porsche GT3 RS like most are inclined to, Ford wants to woo your gaze to the direction of its most extreme Mustang ever—the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD. In case you're wondering, GTD doesn't stand for "Getting Things Done," although this car has every intention of being... Read more...
Observations of the planet Neptune have led astronomers and scientists to believe the disappearance of the distant planet's cloud coverage was caused by none other than our very own sun. New research concludes that the disappearance of the clouds and the subsequent reappearance of them were linked to the solar... Read more...
Using keyboard shortcuts in Windows is a great way to save time and make you more productive. That's not news to many of you reading this who have long since mastered the basics, like CTRL-X to cut, CTRL-V to paste, ALT + Tab to quickly switch between open apps and windows, and so forth. Then there's my personal... Read more...
Intel's efforts to improve its graphics drivers continue apace. We probably don't have to tell an audience of enthusiasts that Arc launched in a less than ideal state, and that lead to a sub-optimal first impression for the brand. Intel has been working hard ever since to correct course, and its regular driver... Read more...
Codeweavers Crossover 23 Baldur's Gate 3 is out for PC already, but the Mac version is late to the party. Fortunately, Codeweavers Crossover 23 is here to save the day. Play games on Mac that you couldn't otherwise Doesn't require a Windows license New DirectX 12 support Performance isn't always smooth Compatibility... Read more...
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