Month: May 2024

Get up to $450 off a Google Pixel Tablet when you trade in your old iPad or Android slab

Google has an offer for iPad owners who are curious about the Pixel Tablet. The company has a trade-in promotion that covers at least the cost of the Pixel Tablet for iPad owners — if not more, depending on which model you have. It works with Samsung tablets as well,…

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Asus’ next ROG Ally will be the ROG Ally X

The Asus ROG Ally was the first true Steam Deck challenger; while I’d argue it fell a little short, it legitimately improved the state of affordable Windows handheld gaming with its plugged-in performance boosts and smooth variable refresh rate screen. Now, Asus is beginning to reveal its successor: the ROG…

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Great news for 4K Blu-ray fans – 2 big stores will now stock discs

With streaming services bundling up and raising prices, investing in DVDs or 4K Blu-rays is starting to sound like a good idea; it lets you watch the title whenever you’d like and avoid making a recurring purchase. And if you already collect Blu-rays, have a collection, or are inclined to…

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Security flaws in BIG-IP system could have put entire networks at risk

BIG-IP Next Central Manager (NCM), a centralized management and orchestration platform for F5’s BIG-IP product family, was vulnerable to two major flaws which allowed malicious actors to take over its managed assets. The bugs, which have since been patched, are described as an SQL injection vulnerability, and an OData injection…

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Corsair is about to acquire racing sim company Fanatec

Corsair is pursuing an acquisition of the racing sim brand Fanatec. In an update shared on Thursday, Corsair says it’s negotiating with Fanatec to restructure the troubled company’s around €70 million (about $75.4 million) debt and cover short-term costs. Over the years, Fanatec has established itself as one of the most…

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Streaming is cable now

And it’s true! When streaming first emerged, it was a beautiful alternative to piracy, which was very convenient and very illegal, and cable, which was festooned with ads and weighed down by channels you were paying for and didn’t want. Streaming gave you a world of content on demand for…

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