Month: October 2023
136 Absolute Best October Prime Day Deals 2023 (Day 2)
From laptops, tablets, phones, and smartwatches to Amazon Echo Dots, these are the best Prime Day deals on all your favorite WIRED gear. Source
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Google says it blocked the largest DDoS attack ever detected
Google says has stopped the “largest Distributed Denial of Service” (DDoS) attack ever, and together with industry peers, discovered the vulnerability that made the attack possible in the first place. In a blog post outlining its work, Google says the blocked attack was 7.5 times larger than the largest-ever recorded…
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Adobe previews AI upscaling to make old, fuzzy videos and GIFs look fresh
Adobe has developed an experimental AI-powered upscaling tool that greatly improves the quality of low-resolution GIFs and video footage. This isn’t a fully-fledged app or feature yet, and it’s not yet available for beta testing, but if the demonstrations seen by The Verge are anything to go by then it…
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The Morning After: Sony’s smaller PS5 has a detachable disc drive.
Somehow, it’s already time for remodeled current-generation consoles. A new PS5 model has the same horsepower, but its detachable drive means you can buy the Digital Edition and add the drive later as an $80 accessory. Sony has also increased internal storage to a 1TB SSD, which should be more…
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom director says the Sheikah tech disappeared from the sequel after its “role had been fulfilled”
One of the biggest mysteries in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been (sort of) solved, as director Hidemaro Fujibayashi has offered an explanation as to why there’s no Sheikah technology in the Nintendo Switch title, despite the prevalence of it in its predecessor, Breath of the…
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Your Google Meet calls are finally going Full HD
Thousands of workers across the globe who rely on Google Meets to collaborate with colleagues and clients are about to get a significant quality boost. From October 2023, Google will support 1080p video streams for group calls after announcing in April that it would be supporting 1080p for one-to-one video…
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