Tag: computing
The end of the internet as we know it? Online Safety Bill gets Royal Assent
The long-debated and controversial Online Safety Bill finally received Royal Assent on October 26, 2023, the very last step for officially making it law. The 300-page-long bill promises to make “the UK the safest place to be online,” especially for children, by forcing tech firms to take more responsibility for…
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ExpressVPN launches post-quantum protection
After unveiling a feature-packed update only a week ago, TechRadar’s best VPN service decided to scale up its encryption as quantum computing’s threats loom. ExpressVPN‘s speedy and secure VPN protocol now includes post-quantum protections by default across its Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, and Windows apps. Users need to just update…
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Apple may soon make repairing your iPhone easier and cheaper
At a recent White House event, Apple confirmed it will officially back a federal right-to-repair bill in the United States as well as provide resources to independent shops and consumers to fix their products. This support comes alongside President Joe Biden’s push to establish “regional tech hubs” across the country…
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Want to build a new PC with an Intel Arrow Lake CPU next year? Here’s how you might save a bit of money
Intel’s next-gen desktop processors, Arrow Lake, will be compatible with current-gen CPU coolers, according to new information. Tom’s Hardware picked up on this one with the observation that Azza has recently launched a couple of new liquid coolers (the Cube 240 and 360) which state that they support the LGA1851…
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The Snapdragon X Elite is Qualcomm’s most powerful chip to date
On Tuesday, at its annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm announced a major addition to its line of mobile chips with the Snapdragon X Elite, which the company is calling its most powerful processor to date. The Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite is the successor to last year's Snapdragon 8cx Gen…
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Apple treats us to ‘Scary Fast’ October event that could finally deliver M3 iMacs
Apple has sent out a surprise invite to what appears to be the live stream of a product launch event with few details beyond the words “Scary Fast.” The invite, which arrived on Tuesday, promises an online event on October 30 at 5 PM PT, or 12am GMT / 11am…
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