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Thursday April 25, 2019. 10:05 PM
thegarbz writes: Epic games is no stranger to controversy recently. The Fortnight developer late last year launched its own games store in direct competition with Steam. Unlike Steam, however, Epic only claims a 12% fee for hosting a game on their store vs Steam's 30%. What...
A recent study of hard drives purchased on eBay found that 42 percent of them contained data, even though the sellers claimed that they’d been formatted to prevent that from happening. It’s a good reminder: You need to do more than format hard drives before you sell,...
Adidas' collaboration with Donald Glover is just its latest attempt to define culture. Also on deck? Beyoncé.
Password resets reset. Too bad Uncle Sam hasn't got the message yet Microsoft has finally decided to get rid of password expiration policies in Windows because forcing people to reset their passwords periodically harms security.…
The UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said on Thursday he could not rule out a criminal investigation over the 'unacceptable' disclosure of confidential discussions on the role of China's Huawei in 5G network supply chains. From a report: Huawei, the world's biggest...
Enlarge / A West Covina firefighter pulls a hose away from a horse barn that burns as the Mendocino Complex Fire moves through the area on July 31, 2018, in Lakeport, Calif. (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan) The US mobile industry's top lobbying group is opposing a...
SEVERODVINSK, RUSSIA - APRIL 23, 2019: The Belgorod nuclear-powered submarine (Special Project 09852), during the launching ceremony, that carries Poseidon strategic underwater drones. (Photo by Oleg Kuleshov/TASS via Getty Images) [credit: Oleg Kuleshov/TASS via Getty...
The most radical talk at TED 2019 wasn't about a miracle cure or a moon shot. It was about a balloon that popped.
GoDaddy removed a cluster of more than 15,000 fraudulent websites discovered by a researcher at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 analysis team. From a report: The scam, which sold products like weight loss pills, used breached websites to add legitimacy to its sales and involved...
Malek's next gig, the Avengers are coming for all the money, Captain America does VR, and more.
Troves of deleted data lingers on disks... according to this 'ere study, anyway You would think that, with computers dominating every aspect of our lives, people would be aware that storage devices can retain information even after clicking 'Empty Recycle Bin'.…
Roger Nielsen, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America in Long Beach, April 2019. (credit: Daimler) At a presentation in Long Beach, California, Daimler Trucks North America President and CEO Roger Nielsen on Wednesday laid out an electrification plan for...
iFixit tore down the ambitious device, revealing what might turn out to be systematic problems.
Cox Cable is testing a new 'Elite Gamer Service' a form of fast lane service for gamers that would prioritize internet use for those willing to pay an extra $15 a month. From a report: The service is currently being tested in Arizona and only works with Windows PCs. Cox...
Samsung's 970 EVO has always been the fastest of the low-priced NVMe SSDs, and the company's new 970 EVO Plus, announced Tuesday, further cements its hold on that position. Samsung claims up to a 57 percent increase in performance for the Plus over the older 970 EVO. I...
For many years, Microsoft has published a security baseline configuration: a set of system policies that are a reasonable default for a typical organization. This configuration may be sufficient for some companies, and it represents a good starting point for those...
Uber drivers in seven US cities are planning protests to highlight what they claim are poor working conditions and low wages at the ride-hailing firm. The drivers say they are paid below minimum wage levels required by some states and barely above national rates. From a...
A shortage in Intel microprocessors that affected Microsoft and the PC industry during late 2018 appears to have ended, helping spur sales of Microsoft's Windows and Surface products.During Microsoft’s earnings call on Wednesday, chief financial officer Amy Hood said the...
But is it enough to combat the Microsoft juggernaut? Hipster-friendly chat app Slack frantically wants to turns itself into a development environment to fend off the Microsoft juggernaut.…
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