Month: March 2024
Some Apple CPUs have an “unfixable” security flaw — and they’re leaking secret encryption keys
Researchers have discovered a new side-channel vulnerability in Apple’s M-series of processors that they claim could be used to extract secret keys from Mac devices when they’re performing cryptographic operations. Academic researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Texas at Austin, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of California,…
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Microsoft’s Notepad goes from a simple text editor to a mini-Word thanks to spell check and autocorrect – but could it lose its charm?
The once-unloved Microsoft Notepad app continues to get new features, with spell check and autocorrect reportedly coming to the Windows staple next. Originally debuting as a heavily stripped-down version of Microsoft Word, Notepad is now beginning to resemble Word more and more with each successive update. This latest Notepad update…
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Senators push to declassify TikTok briefings
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal and Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn are calling for TikTok briefings to be declassified so the government can “better educate the public on the need for urgent action.” The briefings come as support grows for a forced sale of TikTok due to national security concerns around ByteDance,…
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Amazon Big Spring Sale LIVE: this weekend’s 31 best deals that I recommend
It’s officially the weekend, and if you’re looking for all the best deals from Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, then you’ve come to the right place. As TechRadar’s deals editor, I’ve gone through Amazon’s sale and hand-picked the 31 best deals that I recommend buying now. • Shop Amazon’s full Big…
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Roon releases its most affordable Nucleus music server for multi-room audio listening
Roon’s music servers are great, but they’ve been quite expensive – until now. The new Nucleus One server could bring the firm’s clever music tech to a whole new audience. The new product is the most affordable Roon server on the market, with a price tag less than one-third of…
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Capcom acknowledges the poor performance of Dragon’s Dogma 2 on PC and promises fixes
Long-awaited action role-playing game (RPG) sequel Dragon’s Dogma 2 hasn’t gotten off to a great start on PC, where users on Steam have been reporting widespread performance issues and crashes while playing. Developer Capcom has responded to the complaints in a new Steam post, in which it “sincerely apologize[s] for…
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