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Transcend 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB compact USB-C SSDs are available at their lowest price
Transcend's ultra-compact USB-C portable SSDs are available at their lowest prices with capacities from 512 GB to 2 TB. Read more...
2024-12-31 14:58
Hacker demonstrates the supposedly-patched Windows 11 BitLocker is still vulnerable to hackers — default encryption can be overcome with network access
Windows 11's default BitLocker encryption is put under additional scrutiny by a hacker who showcases an old bug still being exploitable.
2024-12-31 14:44
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Razer, of all companies, made the best value Thunderbolt docking station — and you don't even need Thunderbolt
The Razer USB4 Dock boasts all the capabilities of a full-fledged Thunderbolt 4 docking station, but with a lower price and wider compatibility with more devices.
2024-12-31 14:00
Mode Sixty-Five (2024) Review: A Renewed Classic
The Mode Sixty-Five (2024) is an excellent mechanical keyboard that sacrifices nothing compared to other options. It starts affordable and escalates quickly, and you’ll need to pay to have it built for you, but its customization options and quality a...
2024-12-31 14:00
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Passkeys were supposed to be secure and simple; here’s how they fail
I’ve been arguing that passwords are horrible for the best part of a decade now, and was an enthusiastic early adopter of the far better approach of passkeys. Passkeys were supposed to achieve the holy grail of an approach which is both more secure t...
2024-12-31 13:47
ByteDance plans to sidestep U.S. sanctions by renting Nvidia GPUs in the cloud — report says it has set aside $7 billion budget
ByteDance to become one of the major renters of Nvidia's GPUs for AI in 2025 as it intends to spend some $7 billion on this, according to a report.
2024-12-31 13:36
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Call of Duty continues to dominate the charts as the most-played game on Xbox and PlayStation after a free trial weekend
The holidays have graced many of us with more free time than usual, but it hasn't helped other games dethrone Call of Duty as the most played game for the week of December 21.
2024-12-31 13:36
RTX 5080 16GB spotted in early pre-built listing from iBuyPower — Sports the upcoming 65W Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and an unreleased B860 motherboard
A new listing featuring an upcoming pre-built PC from iBuyPower popped up, powered by Nvidia's RTX 5080 16GB GPU.
2024-12-31 13:20
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SilverStone DA750R Gold PSU Review
The SilverStone DA750R Gold offers solid performance, 80Plus Gold efficiency, and modern features at a competitive price, but is held back by mid-tier components and a high retail price.
2024-12-31 13:00
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US Army soldier arrested over data breach extortion of AT&T and Verizon
A US Army soldier has been arrested on suspicion of extorting money from AT&T and Verizon, following data breaches which saw a massive amount of customer data obtained. The 20-year-old was arrested near the Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, on suspicion o...
2024-12-31 13:00
Dock the Code Search window in Visual Studio 2022
Ever felt frustrated with the search window cluttering your workspace? The latest feature in Visual Studio 2022 gives you more control over the behavior of the Code and Feature Search window, making your search experience smoother and more efficient. S...
2024-12-31 13:00
CarPlay 2 deadline arrives with no announcement; is the project dead? [Poll]
CarPlay 2, aka next-generation CarPlay, was announced way back in the summer of 2022. At the time, Apple said that a list of supporting cars would be available in 2023, and two brands were later said to be launching in 2024. Today is the last chance to...
2024-12-31 12:24
Intel prepares new "Twin Lake" low-powered N processors (basically an Alder Lake refresh)
Intel's upcoming N-series low-powered processors leaked in all their spec glory ahead of the official announcement. Read more...
2024-12-31 11:36
Debian Installer Trixie Alpha 1 Brings RISC-V & Drops i386 Installer
In working toward the Debian 13 "Trixie" stable release in 2025, as a lovely New Year's Eve surprise today is the first alpha release of the Debian Installer for Trixie...
2024-12-31 11:20
Chinese APT Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents
The United States Treasury Department said it suffered a "major cybersecurity incident" that allowed suspected Chinese threat actors to remotely access some computers and unclassified documents.  "On December 8, 2024, Treasury was notified by a third-...
2024-12-31 11:12
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Apple @ Work Podcast: DDM, Wi-Fi, and you
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & pro...
2024-12-31 11:00
ZLUDA v4 Released For Initial CUDA Support On Non-NVIDIA GPUs
One of the unexpected twists this year was after several years of AMD quietly funding the ZLUDA developer for enabling unmodified CUDA applications to run on AMD GPUs at near-native performance, the ZLUDA atop AMD HIP code was made available and open-s...
2024-12-31 10:40
Samsung Galaxy S20 & S9 With Exynos 9810 Support Coming To Linux 6.14
The Samsung ARM device updates are in the process of being queued up to the SoC tree ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.14 merge window in January...
2024-12-31 10:23
Samsung increases share in Rainbow Robotics in aim to boost humanoid robot development
According to a press release, Samsung's share in Rainbow Robotics will be 35%, with plans to advance robotic technology and improve automation systems. Read more...
2024-12-31 10:18
Misconfigured Kubernetes RBAC in Azure Airflow Could Expose Entire Cluster to Exploitation
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered three security weaknesses in Microsoft's Azure Data Factory Apache Airflow integration that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker to gain the ability to conduct various covert actions, inclu...
2024-12-31 10:05
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