Month: August 2024
Kim Dotcom, roguish face of 2010s online piracy, will finally be extradited to the US
Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder and hard-partying face of early 2010s online piracy, is finally headed to the US. Reuters reports that New Zealand’s justice minister signed an extradition order on Thursday to end the entrepreneur’s nearly 13-year legal battle, paving the way for the German-born Dotcom to face charges…
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The Pixel 9 Pro Fold doesn’t support a stylus, and that’s a big miss by Google – here’s why
Google has a mixed Pixel hardware track record but one would be hard-pressed to fault the remarkable reimagining of its latest foldable device. The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is so different from the first Fold that it is almost unrecognizable as a follow-up. My initial hands-on experience was positive…
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Threads introduces a new analytics platform and the option for multiple drafts
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg just announced some new features coming to Threads that should make it easier for creators and businesses to build followings and connect with fans. The biggest tool is something called Insights, which is basically an analytics platform. Insights gives users a zoom-in view on traffic, with…
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Activision is finally doing something about Call of Duty’s giant downloads
Call of Duty games have famously giant file sizes, but ahead of the October 25th launch of Black Ops 6, Activision is going to make some changes so that Call of Duty titles don’t take up as much space on your hard drive — including separating Warzone from the default…
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Our 9 Favorite Pizza Ovens: Wood, Gas, and Electric (2024)
Craving carb-y comfort? We picked our favorite outdoor ovens for backyards, countertops, or camping. Source
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Linux embarrasses Windows 11 when it comes to games performance with AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs – but I won’t be switching operating systems just yet
AMD’s Ryzen 9000 processors run very nicely under Linux it seems, based on recently conducted testing – and indeed it’s a better OS than Windows 11 when it comes to the performance of Team Red’s latest desktop chips, based on one set of findings. PC Games Hardware (PCGH) put the…
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