Tag: computing
Better coffee — and now better NBN? Melburnians may have added another bragging right over Sydneysiders
Adding more fuel to the fire over which city is actually Australia’s best place to live, those residing in the all-seasons-in-a-day city of Melbourne have a new statistic on their side — and it all relates to fixed-line broadband speed. Ookla, the company behind the hugely popular Speedtest tool that…
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Microsoft reportedly pours fuel on PC pricing flames as it implements a ‘significant increase’ for Windows 11 licenses
Microsoft has hiked the cost of a Windows 11 license for PC makers A new report claims that the annual price increase is ‘significantly’ more this year That’s really not going to help the PC market, coming on top of all the pain with hardware price rises that we’re already…
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US healthcare software giant Unlimited Technology Systems admits hackers may have stolen sensitive data of 3.8 million people
Attackers stole extensive personal and medical data from 3.8 million individuals from Unlimited Technology Systems Breach source and methods remain unknown, with no group claiming responsibility Stolen data poses major fraud risks, prompting free identity monitoring from Kroll US healthcare organization Unlimited Technology Systems has revealed it suffered a cyberattack…
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, August 10 (game #890)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…
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Quordle hints and answers for Monday, August 10 (game #1659)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Sunday,…
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I pitted my dream PC from 2017 against an RTX 5090 monster in 2026 in a fight to the death – here’s what happened
I was fourteen or so when I went to the Gadget Show Live (once a big tech event in the UK which showed off the latest technology) in 2016 as a punter and overheard someone on a stand I’d visited mention they’d spent £1,000 on a custom gaming PC. A…
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