Month: July 2024
Who will win Euro 2024 – BBC or ITV?
It might not have come home just yet but football is very definitely making its way up the drive with a set of keys in its hand. Will it make it through the front door this time? Time will tell as England take on a very good Spain side in…
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After initially rejecting it, Apple has approved the first PC emulator for iOS
UTM SE is a PC emulator that allows you to run classic software and old-school games. * Supports both VGA mode for graphics and terminal mode for text-only operating systems * Emulates x86, PPC, and RISC-V architectures * Run pre-built machines or create your own configuration from scratch * Built…
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The Ember Travel Mug 2+ is a smart mug with a really dumb problem
Imagine this: you get your morning cuppa ready just before you head out the door for your daily commute and it goes from tongue-scalding hot to just right in minutes. Better yet, it stays at that perfect temperature for up to three hours, no matter the season. Sounds idyllic, doesn’t…
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Shooting conspiracies trend on X as Musk endorses Trump
Conspiracy theories about the shooting at a Trump rally began surfacing on X shortly after the news broke this afternoon, with the platform promoting topics including “#falseflag” and “staged” to users. X owner Elon Musk has staunchly advocated for “free speech” on social media platforms — which can include misinformation like…
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Living in the past much? Security advice for US colleges warns on ancient iconic file-sharing systems — such as Kazaa and LimeWire
At the turn of the century, piracy was rampant on university campuses across America and beyond – with the arrival of high-speed internet, alongside file-sharing tools like Napster, Kazaa, LimeWire, and BitTorrent, fuelling a file-sharing craze among tech-savvy students. In a bid to address this problem, the Higher Education Opportunity…
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First it was Japan — now the German navy is also stamping out floppy disks for good
You’d be forgiven for thinking that floppy disks had long gone the way of the dodo, but actually their use is more common than you might imagine – but perhaps not for much longer. Back in January 2024, the Japanese government said it would be taking action to abandon a…
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