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pCloud offers lifetime cloud storage, client-side encryption, more in big Black Friday special
pCloud is a Switzerland-based cloud storage company with a security specialty. It offers lifetime options for its storage plans, and in an early Black Friday special it’s bundling cloud storage with client-side encryption and a truly encrypted passwo...
2024-11-19 23:33
Windows 365 Link: a thin client from Microsoft
One of my favourite devices that never took on in the home is the thin client. Whenever I look at a fully functional Sun Microsystems thin client setup, with Sun Rays, a Solaris server, and the smartcards instantly loading up your desktop the moment yo...
2024-11-19 23:24
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Google has launched the first Android 16 Developer Preview
Google's Android 16 Developer Preview is now available, offering a sneak peek at new features ahead of the official 2025 release. Read more...
2024-11-19 23:22
Jedi: Survivor and Silent Hill 2 devs are working on fixing PS5 Pro graphical issues
Some games that have been enhanced for the new PlayStation 5 Pro hardware are having visual glitches involving flickering and shimmering issues. Read more...
2024-11-19 22:56
iCloud will no longer sync Safari bookmarks on some older versions of iOS
As we reported on Monday, Apple has published a new support document confirming that iCloud backup will stop working on iPhones and iPads running iOS 8 or older versions of the operating system. Now we’ve also learned that there will be restrictions ...
2024-11-19 22:38
Blender 4.3 Brings Hardware-Accelerated Ray-Tracing to Linux
Feeling creative? After you’ve scanned out slew of changes shipping in the new Blender 4.3 release, you’ll find it hard not to! Blender 4.3 is the latest stable release of the phenomenally powerful open-source 3D modelling software. Its creators sa...
2024-11-19 22:31
Blender 4.3 Brings Vulkan Backend, AMD Ray-Tracing to Linux
Feeling creative? After you’ve scanned out slew of changes shipping in the new Blender 4.3 release, you’ll find it hard not to! Blender 4.3 is the latest stable release of the phenomenally powerful open-source 3D modelling software. Its creators sa...
2024-11-19 22:31
This accessory solves the biggest problem with Philips Hue smart bulbs [Save 20%]
Philips Hue bulbs are one of the easiest ways to give your existing light fixtures smart home capabilities, including through Apple’s HomeKit platform. The problem with Philips Hue bulbs, however, is that whenever a wall light switch is flipped off, ...
2024-11-19 21:45
Microsoft extends Entra ID to WSL, WinGet
Microsoft has added new security features to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and the Windows Package Manager (WinGet), including integration with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Active Directory) for identity-based access control. The goal is to enable...
2024-11-19 21:37
AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU with HBM3 memory for Microsoft Azure – CPU with 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3 may be repurposed MI300C, four chips hit 7 TB/s
Microsoft’s new Azure HBv5 virtual machines use a custom AMD CPU that looks an awful lot like the rumored MI300C that never officially launched.
2024-11-19 21:26
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Bethesda's Starfield crosses a new milestone, while the Xbox RPG gets a new feature players have been asking for
A new update for Bethesda's Starfield means certain Creations no longer have to disable Achievements on Xbox and PC.
2024-11-19 21:08
Python 3.14.0 alpha 2 released
Alpha 2? But Alpha 1 only just came out! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140a2/ This is an early developer preview of Python 3.14 Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release...
2024-11-19 21:03
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TECH_BARGAINS 11/19: Apple MacBooks, iPhones, and more best tech deals of today
In today's TECH_BARGAINS, we cover some of the best tech deals of the day including several Apple MacBooks and more. Read more...
2024-11-19 20:54
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launch gets stranded on the runway amid launch woes
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 officially launched today, but it's basically been a complete bust trying to play or even get into the game so far. Loading queues and interminable loading screens are basically all we've seen so far.
2024-11-19 20:53
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launch gets stranded on the runway – We can't get it to install after multiple attempts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 officially launched today, but it's basically been a complete bust trying to play or even get into the game so far. Loading queues and interminable loading screens are basically all we've seen so far.
2024-11-19 20:53
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launch gets stranded on the runway (Updated)
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 officially launched today, but it's basically been a complete bust trying to play or even get into the game so far. Loading queues and interminable loading screens are all we've seen so far.
2024-11-19 20:53
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This one Google app is finally here for Qualcomm Snapdragon Arm-based Windows 11 PCs
One of the last significant apps missing Arm64 support has finally arrived in beta form. Google Drive for Desktop is now compatible with Qualcomm-based Windows 11 PCs, which solves many big problems and continues the recent wins for Windows on Arm.
2024-11-19 20:51
Lazy Preemption Merged Along With Other Scheduler Improvements For Linux 6.13
All of the scheduler feature changes were merged today for the Linux 6.13 kernel, including the introduction of the lazy preemption model...
2024-11-19 20:43
Acer Swift 14 with Snapdragon X Plus and 1TB SSD is now available for just $859
Copilot+ PCs are becoming more affordable, and this one from Acer has a 10-core Snapdragon processor, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD for just $859. Read more...
2024-11-19 20:38
Apple One is missing a key service that could really use some help
Apple One offers a lot of value, providing services for TV, games, music, and more. But there’s a key Apple service missing from the bundle that could really use its help: Books. more…
2024-11-19 20:23