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Over the past few days, the security world has been abuzz with the discovery of a backdoor snuck into a compression utility called xz-utils. While this backdoor was effectively a near miss, getting caught before it became pervasive, it goes to show that with a bit of social engineering and laying low for a while, you...
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More leaks have emerged regarding the upcoming Sony Playstation 5 Pro. Prior leaks have pointed to a console with more RAM, an overclocked mode, and an upgrade to AMD's RDNA 3 graphics architecture.
As PC gaming becomes more affordable and accessible, many console gamers are having a harder time justifying the...
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Normally we wouldn't report on something like this, because ultimately "some guy on a forum said a thing" isn't exactly newsworthy on its own. However, in this case, the poster in question is Kepler_L2, a well-known fellow who frequently shares insider information and astute analysis of upcoming hardware, particularly...
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LinkedIn is experimenting with the idea of bringing TikTok style short-form video to its business-centric social network. The Microsoft-owned social media network is playing around with the video shorts idea in hopes it will bolster video content in a timely and easily discoverable manner.
It is no secret that...
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Easter is nearly upon us, but before you find yourself in a ham and chocolate induced coma, take a moment to browse Best Buy's current crop of discounts. You'll find everything from laptops to headphones (and everything in between) marked down. We've taken the liberty of curating some of the better deals, starting...
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It's been a year and a half since AMD launched its Socket AM5 platform and its Zen 4 desktop processors, so the time is nigh for a new generation. Most people are expecting AMD to announce its second series of Socket AM5 processors at Computex in May, and then launch them not long after. There's a new piece of...
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The Embracer group continues to shed development studios, this time selling Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two Interactive. Embracer Group originally acquired Gearbox Entertainment for $363 million with the possibility of the purchase being worth as much as $1.015 billion if Gearbox hit certain milestones. The current...
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The long-awaited announcement of when RCS messaging would become available on Apple’s iOS platform has come from an unexpected source, none other than Google. Until Google’s surprise and short-lived announcement, Apple had only remarked about the arrival as being “later next year,” following its announcement of RCS in...
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Conversing with an AI-powered chatbot or trying to beat it at chess can be fun and all, but researchers, scientists, and engineers have much bigger aspirations for artificial intelligence. You know, like brewing the perfect beer, as it turns out. Before anyone scoffs, brewing beer is serious business, and also a good challenge for AI training.
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The stratospheric rise of NVIDIA in the data center and AI market has had some significant collateral side effects on the gaming market. It's not only in gaming products utilizing AI such as DLSS 3, but also in the availability of some of its GPUs. NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090D, released in China to circumvent some of...
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The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that its Smart Lunar Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) had successfully reawakened following a chilling second lunar night, which equates to two weeks back here on Earth. SLIM was even capable of transmitting images of the surrounding lunar landscape...
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Apple is aiming to unveil some new iPads soon, with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman sharing that the company plans on releasing updated models as soon as early May, which would precede Apple's WWDC24 event. There are signs pointing to this timeline, with suppliers that work with Apple indicating that there is a ramp up in...
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Vizio is expanding its refreshed 2024 smart TV lineup with a ginormous 86-inch 4K model that's set to retail for just $999 when it releases next month. The announcement comes just just weeks after Walmart said it had reached a deal to buy Vizio for around $2.3 billion and is being pitched as a "refreshed brand...
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When you hear the brand Zotac, your mind may immediately think of graphics cards, but the company was actually one of the real pioneers in the mini-PC space with its Zbox brand. Zboxes date back to 2011, predating even the original Intel NUC, and Zotac has offered a wide range of models sporting both Intel and AMD...
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Sony scored a big win in US District Court in a long running patent lawsuit, which has been ongoing since 2017. Genuine Enabling Technology claimed that Sony was infringing on its ‘730 patent,” Method and Apparatus for Producing a Combined Data Stream and Recovering Therefrom the Respective User Input Stream and at...
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It's been a week now since Dragon's Dogma 2 released, and while the Steam reviews are slowly recovering—they're currently at 55% positive, up from a nadir of under 35%—the critical reviews have largely been glowing. It's certainly not a game for everyone, but it's definitely a good game for those who will enjoy it, and overblown controversies
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Dell XPS 16 (2024): Starting @ $1,699, $3,399 As Tested The Dell XPS 16 is a premium laptop with a polarizing design that is well suited to many uses cases, but its price point could give some consumers pause. Gorgeous But Polarizing Design Large, Stunning OLED Panel Solid Battery Life Discrete GPU Delivers Gaming And...
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Microsoft's Xbox product line is going through some changes, with the company's newfound desire to port previously exclusive titles to PlayStation. Regardless, anyone who sticks to playing Xbox games on the Xbox may soon have a new option as well. A series of leaked images purport to show Microsoft's unannounced white...
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Nikon just introduced a new camera lens to its lineup that might just be what some shutterbugs are looking for. The Nikkor 28-400mm f/4-8 VR is a high-magnification full-frame zoom lens that is compatible with the Nikon Z mount system.
Every photographer seeks out at least one lens that can serve as an all around...
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The Nintendo Switch has been an extraordinarily popular gaming console that has stood the test of time. First released in 2017, it has gone mostly unchanged save for the OLED model upgrades in 2021 (and the release of a Lite model). Recent changes at Nintendo of America concerning contractors who do the testing has...
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It's not just fast CPUs and graphics cards that can benefit from beefy coolers, so too can the latest crop of solid state drives (SSDs) that shuttle data through the PCI Express 5.0 bus. That being the case, we suspect we'll see more drives emerge with towering coolers like the one MSI has plopped on its Spatium M580...
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A photography expert has shared some vital techniques and practices to capturing the upcoming total solar eclipse in stunning fashion. The April 8th event will be Stan Honda’s third time photographing a total solar eclipse.
Stan Honda, who has worked 34 years as a photojournalist, will be in Fredericksburg, Texas...
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