15 Nov, 2024

Do temps matter no more? Next-gen Intel desktop CPUs might run as hot as Meteor Lake laptop chips

Desktop CPUs can get pretty hot already, whether we’re talking AMD or Intel, which probably goes some way towards explaining the seemingly increasing prevalence of AIO cooling compared to air cooling. I’ve come to accept that CPUs are getting hotter, and so be it. So color me unphased by the recent rumour that next-gen Intel desktop CPUs […]

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UK arrests suspected Scattered Spider hacker linked to MGM attack

UK police have arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of being involved in the 2023 MGM Resorts ransomware attack and a member of the Scattered Spider hacking collective. “We have arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall in connection with a global cyber online crime group which has been targeting large organisations with ransomware and gaining access to […]

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NZXT C1500 Platinum Power Supply Review

The NZXT C1500 Platinum PSU offers top-tier performance and efficiency, ideal for extreme setups. The NZXT C1500 Platinum PSU delivers exceptional power and performance for extreme gaming PCs and workstations, but its massive output and high price limits its appeal to a niche market. Pros Cons NZXT, founded in 2004, is a prominent American computer […]

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BioShock 4 Image Leak Reveals Little And Leaves Fans Guessing

Rapturous applause or frustrated groans? An image of the next BioShock game has reportedly leaked online, but it sadly doesn’t reveal much. MP1ST shared an image from the showreel of a visual effects artist at 2K. According to them, the image is from a 2021 demo build, so it might not reflect the final game and […]

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Critical Cisco bug lets hackers add root users on SEG devices

Cisco has fixed a critical severity vulnerability that lets attackers add new users with root privileges and permanently crash Security Email Gateway (SEG) appliances using emails with malicious attachments. Tracked as CVE-2024-20401, this arbitrary file write security flaw in the SEG content scanning and message filtering features is caused by an absolute path traversal weakness […]

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SparkFun RTK EVK offers GNSS with centimeter accuracy, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE Cat 1, and Ethernet connectivity

SparkFun RTK EVK is a fully-enclosed GNSS platform designed for fixed or mobile high-precision positioning and navigation applications with centimeter accuracy thanks to RTK (real-time kinematic) technology implemented with modules from u-blox. About two months ago, Sparkfun introduced the RTK Torch waterproof GNSS surveyor with Unicore UM980 GNSS module with RTK support, ESP32 for WiFi/Bluetooth, […]

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AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs rumoured to be remarkably cheaper than Zen 4

Alleged prices of AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 desktop processors have leaked online. The top-spec models will be $150 cheaper than their Zen 4 predecessors and hit shelves on July 31. AMD revealed just about everything one needs to know about its Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 CPUs, except for one key component: price. A new […]

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Intel Says 14th & 13th Gen Laptops CPUs Not Affected By Same Instability Issues As Desktop Chips

Reports regarding Intel’s 14th & 13th Gen CPU instability are extending to laptops as well but the blue team says they are not the same issue as the desktop chips. Intel’s 14th & 13th Gen Laptop CPUs Might Show Signs of Instability Too But They Aren’t The Same Issues As The Desktop Lineup According To […]

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CrowdStrike update crashes Windows systems, causes outages worldwide

A faulty component in the latest CrowdStrike Falcon update is crashing Windows systems, impacting various organizations and services across the world, including airports, TV stations, and hospitals. The glitch is affecting Windows workstations and servers, with users reporting massive outages that took offline entire companies and fleets of hundreds of thousands of computers. According to […]

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Big Fighting Game Discounts on Steam for Upcoming Tournament

Evo, one of the biggest fighting game tournaments in the world, is set to kick off in Las Vegas later this week. Over 10,000 participants will duke it out across eight games to try and take home the top prize and, for games like Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6, secure themselves a spot on […]

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