Month: August 2021
Google Chrome is making a small but vital change in how it keeps you secure Google Chrome
Google is planning to remove the lock icon from the address bar in Chrome when users visit secure sites with HTTPS enabled. The company has long been a proponent of HTTPS and back in 2014, it even made the protocol one of its ranking factors so that sites still using…
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Valve and AMD’s Steam Deck CPU could be good news for all Linux gamers Woman playing PUBG on Steam Deck
Valve is working in conjunction with AMD to improve the performance of the Steam Deck’s Zen 2-based CPU so the handheld PC will run games better – and this will benefit not just that piece of hardware, but Linux gamers in general with any luck. As you may be aware,…
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Chromebooks set to suffer at the hands of Windows 11 laptops Back view of a man using a laptop with Windows 11's Microsoft Store app open
Chromebooks are set to feel the pinch, as while these Chrome OS-powered portables are still selling well right now, PC manufacturers are purportedly planning to favor the production of Windows laptops which generate more profit going forward as the global component shortage remains a serious problem. This comes from IDC…
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Netflix documentary Countdown will follow SpaceX’s first civilian mission
The first “all-civilian” mission to space is set to blast off on a SpaceX rocket in mid-September, and the process of getting those astronauts trained and (eventually) into orbit will be documented in a new five-part Netflix series called Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission To Space. Announced Tuesday, Countdown is being billed…
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Roku TVs and streaming devices are getting a massive movie overhaul Roku TV
Roku is about to benefit from a whole lot more movies and TV shows thanks to a merger between Vudu and FandangoNOW that will see the former become the official entertainment store on the popular streaming platform. Fandango Media, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, has announced its plans to make Vudu…
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I tried the Krispy Kreme Xbox doughnut
I’m ambivalent about cross-brand synergy — typically hollow business deals borne from some misguided belief that yes, these two things work together and will sell more… something. Microsoft — more specifically, Xbox — loves to tie its onyx consoles to food companies, soft drinks and the rest. While promoting the…
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