Learn something new every day: Have you ever noticed that you often read about Apple releasing a new iOS version before your phone has installed it, even though you have auto-update enabled? Recently, somebody wondered why that was and asked Craig Federighi himself to explain. It turns out it’s not by accident or software error.…
In context: The cryptocurrency space has long been marred by Ponzi schemes, fraud, anti-consumer scams, and many rug-pulls and exit scams. With the advent of NFTs and blockchain games, the situation seems to be getting worse, with hundreds of millions evaporating from people who put their faith into these young and developing financial technologies. Today,…
What just happened? All eyes are on the James Webb Space Telescope but its predecessor isn’t ready to retire just yet. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope recently discovered the farthest star ever seen. Dubbed Earendel, the star is so far away that its light took 12.9 billion years to reach Earth. At the time…
As featured in: The Best Portable Apps for Your Software Toolbox 12 Windows Clipboard Managers Tested Ditto saves each item placed on the clipboard allowing you access to any of those items at a later time. Ditto allows you to save any type of information that can be put on the clipboard, text, images, html,…
In brief: Microsoft issued a warning over the weekend of malware targeting government and other organizations in Ukraine, which wipes the data on affected systems. This news comes right as cyberattacks were reported against Ukraine amidst rising tensions with neighboring Russia. Last week it was reported that Ukraine government servers were hit by a significant…
In context: As the video games industry continues to slip more toward digital sales, service provision will start taking the front seat. Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, says that Sony’s apparent decision to offer a packaged services platform similar to Xbox Game Pass is “an inevitability.” Spencer feels things have been moving in this…
WTF?! It turns out that the Italian senate isn’t a fan of hentai. At least they’re not when it interrupts a virtual meeting being livestreamed through Facebook and broadcast publicly on Senato TV. That tragic and awkwardly hilarious scenario played out on Monday when an explicit CGI video of Final Fantasy VII’s Tifa Lockhart became…
Why it matters: We’ve seen quite a few claims recently that this year will see the nightmarish graphics card situation improve, but prices returning to pre-chip-shortage levels might be further away than hoped. According to a new report, TSMC has already raised its quotes by 10 – 20% for both its 7nm and 5nm processes,…
Why it matters: Researchers have discovered a bug in Safari 15 that can allow a website to access your recent browsing history as well as your Google account ID and avatar. Apple is aware of the vulnerability and has been working on a patch since Sunday, January 16. As of January 18, developers have not…
In context: Toxicity in gaming has received much attention from developers lately. While trash talk has always been a part of competitive video games (and sports, for that matter), developers have been spending more effort to curb trash talk that borders on the line of abuse. Language filters are common, as are player muting, but…