Author: Zach_Wilson
Cheapest mini PC with AMD Ryzen 7 8000 emerges with a rather unusual name — Firebat Z8 can drive four 4K monitors has two Ethernet LAN ports
Mini PCs have taken the world by storm in the last few years as powerful components become smaller and cheaper, enabling form factors to shrink. A recent entrant to the race for the best mini PC is the Firebat Z8, a new model from a little-known Chinese company that promises…
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Hackers reverse-engineer Ticketmaster’s barcode system to unlock resales on other platforms
Scalpers have used a security researcher’s findings to reverse-engineer “nontransferable” digital tickets from Ticketmaster and AXS, allowing transfers outside their apps. The workaround was revealed in a lawsuit AXS filed in May against third-party brokers adopting the practice, according to 404 Media, which first reported the news. The saga began…
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AMD’s top-end RDNA 4 GPU might not turn up until CES 2025 – and the second-tier model could be much later than that
We may be waiting longer than expected for the AMD Radeon RX 8000 series, according to the latest leak about the next-gen graphics cards. As spotted by Tom’s Hardware, prominent hardware leaker Kepler has claimed in a post on X that Team Red won’t be revealing its RDNA 4 GPUs…
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AirTags were pitched against Google’s Find My Device trackers in a mailbox challenge – these were the results
If you’ve been wondering how Android’s new Find My Device trackers compare to Apple’s AirTags, an unofficial but revealing comparison just gave us a handy snapshot of how they might compare in the real world. In a Reddit thread posted by u/chiselplow (via 9to5Google), a Pebblebee tracker for Google‘s Find…
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Finally, Windows 11’s 24H2 update is going to fix a bunch of annoying bugs that make using the OS feel like a chore
Windows 11 is getting some fixes for various frustrating issues with stuttering in the interface here and there. Windows Latest points out there are numerous problems around glitchy animations and generally sluggish loading when using certain parts of the desktop interface in Windows 11, both in testing, and in the…
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Affinity’s Adobe-rivaling creative suite is now free for six months
Design software developer Serif has launched a new six-month free trial for its Affinity creative suite, which is well regarded as being one of the few viable alternatives to Adobe’s professional design apps. The offer is available for Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity Publisher starting today on Mac, Windows…
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