Tag: computing
‘It’s only 4x the price it should be’ — Amazon’s latest DDR5 RAM deal isn’t convincing buyers, but it could get worse
Seeing the red ‘limited-time deal’ banner on some DDR5 RAM at Amazon should elicit some excitement given the rarity of price cuts lately. But when you click through and see the price for this 32GB Corsair Vengeance kit, you’ll wonder if there’s genuinely a deal here at all — and…
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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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Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, August 11 (game #1660)
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 Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday,…
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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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What are the differences between Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 2.4G wireless devices?
Wireless connectivity comes in many different flavors, here's how they differ. Source
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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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