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Alienware launches gaming laptops with fast 480Hz displays, and we have questions
Audio player loading… Alienware breaks through the refresh-rate ceiling as its new m17 R5 and x17 R2 gaming laptops come with the industry’s first 480Hz displays. Admittedly, it’s tricky to conceptualize what a 480Hz display even looks like in action. Dell describes what this tech brings to the table (opens…
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FBI warns against fake crypto apps that have already stolen millions
Audio player loading… The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning American citizens to be extra careful when downloading cryptocurrency and investment apps, as some of them are fake and designed only to steal victim’s money. “The FBI has observed cybercriminals contacting US investors, fraudulently claiming to offer legitimate cryptocurrency…
Read MoreApple will settle butterfly keyboard lawsuit for $50 million
Apple has agreed to pay out $50 million to settle a class action lawsuit that said the company knew about flaws with the butterfly keyboard switches it built into several MacBook models (via Reuters). The keyboards, introduced with the 2015 MacBook, were notoriously unreliable; basically any sort of grime, crumb,…
Read MoreGoogle plans to test AR prototypes in public starting next month
Google is planning to test augmented reality (AR) prototypes in public beginning next month, the company announced Tuesday. Google has been exploring concepts like AR glasses that show translations in real time, but the company wants to take its ideas from the lab into the real world. The Verge previously…
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This devious attack turns a SATA cable into a data-stealing antenna
Audio player loading… A newly discovered method of stealing files may have put every Mission: Impossible movie to shame. Cybersecurity researcher Mordechai Guri, from the University of the Negev, Israel, has demonstrated how to steal sensitive files from a completely airgapped system (disconnected from all networks and devoid of all…
Read MoreUK heatwave breaks records as Brits roast in 40 C temperatures
The UK recorded temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time in its 350 years of climate records. The searing heatwave is unprecedented in a country that’s used to much cooler summer weather and is a bellwether of more extremes to come. The heat is…
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