Month: June 2022
I’ve fallen for Chrono Trigger’s text adventure pseudo-sequel
I’ve been haunted by Radical Dreamers since I was a nerdy, RPG-loving teenager. In 1996, I heard internet whispers about a pseudo-sequel to the SNES masterpiece Chrono Trigger, which remains my favorite game to this day. But Radical Dreamers wasn’t your ordinary title: It was a text adventure released solely…
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How do digital ID tools combat identity theft?
Audio player loading… According to UK Finance, in 2019, unauthorized financial fraud losses across payment cards, remote banking, and cheques totaled £824.8 million. One type of fraud that contributes significantly to this loss is identity theft (opens in new tab), which has become a severe problem in recent years. Anti-fraud…
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This subtle new YouTube feature helps creators set the record straight
Audio player loading… Have you ever hit send, upload or publish on a piece of media bearing an embarrassing mistake? Let’s be honest: we’ve all been there – and even YouTubers are guilty of the occasional inaccuracy. Thankfully, YouTube has introduced a handy new feature, Corrections, to help creators more…
Read MoreHow to preorder the new 13-inch MacBook Pro
Perhaps one of the more unexpected announcements from Apple’s WWDC event last week was the unveiling of a new 13-inch MacBook Pro that will be equipped with Apple’s new M2 processor. While it was initially hinted by Apple that the new MacBook would become available in July, we now know…
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T-Mobile 5G is set for a huge speed upgrade
Audio player loading… T-Mobile has achieved speeds of more than 3Gbps on its standalone 5G network (5G SA) by combining multiple spectrum channels using carrier aggregation. The US mobile operator combined two lots of spectrum in the 2.5GHz band with another in the 1900MHz band to effectively create 210MHz of…
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Don’t wait to install the June Windows update — it fixes a major security bug
Microsoft has patched a Windows vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting. If you own a system that uses Windows 7 and up, you’ll want to update your computer as soon as possible (via Bleeping Computer). The security flaw, called Follina (CVE-2022-30190) by researchers, lets bad actors hijack users’ computers through…
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