Two Russians Convicted for Role in LockBit Attacks
Two Russian nationals have pleaded guilty to their participation in the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, aged 34, and Mikhail Vasiliev, aged 34, pleaded guilty to a range of charges related to their involvement as affiliates to the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group. Astamirov pleaded guilty to […]
Microsoft releases Windows repair tool to remove CrowdStrike driver
Microsoft has released a custom WinPE recovery tool to find and remove the faulty CrowdStrike update that crashed an estimated 8.5 million Windows devices on Friday. On Friday, CrowdStrike pushed out a faulty update that caused millions of Windows devices worldwide to suddenly crash with a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) and enter reboot loops. This glitch […]
ASRock IMB-A8000 industrial Ryzen Embedded 8000 mini-ITX motherboard takes up to 96GB DDR5 RAM
ASRock Industrial recently launched the IMB-A8000, an industrial and embedded motherboard in a mini-ITX form factor. As an embedded motherboard, it is powered by AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 series APU which features 8 cores and 16 threads, built with 4nm technology, and including a 16 TOPS AI accelerator. The motherboard supports up to 96GB of dual-channel DDR5-5600MHz […]
Three games will leave the Xbox Game Pass by the end of July
Three games will be leaving the Xbox Game Pass on July 31. Until then, subscribers still have the chance to buy the respective games at a 20 percent discount with Microsoft’s member discount. Microsoft had already announced that only three new games would be added to the Xbox Game Pass by the end of July. […]
New Epic Games Store free games giveaway arrives with $45 face value
Epic Games’ latest game giveaway is now live. While recent giveaways have focused on providing one free game, this week’s giveaway extends to two titles with a $44.98 face value. The Epic Games Store has updated its weekly game giveaway, which it will honour until July 26. To recap, the storefront gave away Floppy Knights last week, […]
AYANEO releases Retro Power Bank as an affordable power bank
AYANEO has finally released its first power bank. Available for $39.99, the AYANEO Retro Power Bank has a 12,000 mAh battery, two USB Type-C ports and peak 45 W charging capabilities. AYANEO has finally released its first power bank, some eight months after its initial debut and two months since its last official outing. Since […]
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X Motherboard Review
Gigabyte’s updated Z790 Aorus Master X ($550) is a definite (though iterative) improvement over the original. You get Wi-Fi 7, 10GbE, EZ Latches all around, 14 USB ports on the rear IO, and some of the fastest memory support for the platform. But $550, it’s not cheap, and the price increase (for all new boards) […]
Cloud gaming via GeForce NOW 50 percent cheaper for a short time
Playing the latest games on a simple laptop or even a smartphone? Cloud gaming services such as GeForce NOW make it possible. If you want to try it out, you can get a 50 percent discount for a short time. With Nvidia’s cloud gaming service GeForce NOW, gamers can stream games and play them on […]
Act 2 of Destiny 2: Echoes Launches Today
Plus, the iconic Destiny 2 Tower is now available to explore in Rec Room Today, Act 2 of Destiny 2: Echoes launches with new content including new Battlegrounds activities, two new weapons, one reprised weapon, five additional Artifact perks, and more story developments for the first Episode in the year of The Final Shape. In Act 2, players […]
Nvidia reportedly developing GeForce RTX 5090D for Chinese market
Nvidia’s rumored RTX 5090D could be the next China-exclusive GPU, following the footsteps of its predecessor, the RTX 4090D. It is not yet clear what differences this new card might carry to circumvent export restrictions and how it might compare to the standard RTX 5090. Nvidia is rumored to be preparing a special GeForce RTX […]