Friday, 31 August 2018

Best Xbox One X-Enhanced Games for $20 or Less

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After spending big on a new console and 4K set, paying $60 a pop for a bunch of brand new games is a tough sell for many of us. Thankfully, there are plenty of affordable games that natively support the high-res goodness of the Xbox One X.

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New Horizons Smashes Own Record, Captures First Image of New Destination, Ultima Thule

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When the New Horizons probe was launched in 2006, it had a straightforward mission: go into the night and take pictures of our outer solar system and what lies beyond, so we can see what’s out there. Demoting Pluto didn’t reroute the spacecraft nor strike it from the itinerary, though, and after taking a whole…

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ET Deals: Get Digital Board Games, Support Charity with Humble Bundle

ET Tabletop

For a limited time, the Humble Digital Tabletop Bundle is offering up seven different board and card game-themed video games with plenty of extras for just ten bucks. And if money's tight, you can still treat yourself for as little as $1.

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Fix data flows for best chance of success with S/4 Hana



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How Forest Holidays migrated its hosted website to a managed service



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See NES Games In a New Light Via wideNES

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Ever been curious what NES games would look like in widescreen? Thanks to a new emulator project, it's possible to find out.

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DfE enrols BCS to deliver computer science teacher training programme



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Intel Confirms It Intends to Support VESA Adaptive Sync in Future GPUs

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Intel has again confirmed that it will support VESA Adaptive Sync with its discrete GPUs. That's the same standard AMD's FreeSync is based on, and it positions the two companies as supporting one standard while Nvidia backs its own version.

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Security Serious Week to feature flash mob event



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Intel’s Whiskey Lake Contains Some Mitigation for Spectre, Meltdown, and Foreshadow

Intel Kaby Lake

We now have updated information on the Intel Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake launches, first reported earlier this week.

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Met Police begins move to Microsoft Azure as cloud-first push gathers pace



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Fraudulent money transfers are top aim of business email compromise



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Thursday, 30 August 2018

ET Deals: $50 off Bose QC35 Noise-Cancelling Headphones, $250 off Dell XPS 13 with New i7-8550u

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Need some nice noise-cancelling headphones? What about a set of dumbbells for your new training regimen? With the Labor Day weekend upon us, there are loads of deals from all over the internet popping up. See the summer season off right, and treat yourself to something great.

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How L1 and L2 CPU Caches Work, and Why They’re an Essential Part of Modern Chips

The beautiful Pentium M die, with lots and lots of cache

Ever been curious how L1 and L2 cache work? We're glad you asked. Here, we deep dive into the structure and nature of one of computing's most fundamental designs and innovations.

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Acer Unveils Absurd, Insane, Predator Thronos Gaming Chair

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Acer is demoing an insane gaming chair / battlestation that'd be amazing to play with -- if you could afford it.

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Cobalt cyber heist group mounts new campaign



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Voice set to project into workplace, predicts Gartner report



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Cabinet Office extends private cloud deal with UKFast to safeguard emergency communications



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Yakuza Kiwami 2’s Western Release Updates a PS2-Era Classic for the Modern Age

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While this remake of the second installment on the PS2 hits all the same beats, it truly feels like a proper modern release. Even for those of us who were already on the Yakuza train in the late aughts, it's well worth exploring this lovingly-crafted remake.

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Microsoft Had an Xbox VR Solution in the Works, But Killed the Project


Microsoft apparently had plans for a VR headset of its own, before opting to leave the market altogether.

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DevOps researchers shine light on toll that outsourcing takes on productivity of software developers



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Accountant dumps Dell SAN for StorMagic hyper-converged



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Deloitte Global CIO Survey 2018 – UK Edition



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When networks collide: how M&A brings infrastructure together



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Fourth man jailed for iCloud celebrity hacking



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Machine identity management crisis looming



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US and UK days away from European Parliament ultimatum to suspend data transfers to the US



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Wednesday, 29 August 2018

Improving security is top driver for ISO 27001



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Adobe To Drop Support For Older OSes In Creative Cloud

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Adobe is tightening up its support requirements for Creative Cloud, so you'll need to be on a fairly-recent OS version to take advantage of its planned upgrades

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Intel Core i5 vs. Core i7: Which Processor Should You Buy?

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Whether you're building your next PC or shopping for a new computer online, one of the questions that comes up from time to time is whether the Intel Core i5 or Core i7 is a better bargain. Here's what you need to know.

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Intel Announces New Whiskey Lake-U and Amber Lake-Y CPUs for 15W, 5W Systems

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Intel has launched new 14nm CPUs in the 15W and 5W power bands.

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IBM brings AI-powered highlights tool to US Open tennis players



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IT leaders at a crossroads as they grapple with digital technology



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DJI Osmo Mobile 2 Gimbal: Making Your Smartphone Video Better

DJI Osmo Mobile 2 product shot

Smartphones have quickly become the most popular way to capture photos and videos, but have plenty of limitations. DJI's new Osmo Mobile 2 aims to address some of those, by providing both a great way to create smooth video and an improved set of controls for the camera. However, it has its drawbacks, so it isn't for anyone.

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Cloudian’s $85m new funds to target 100PB-scale operations



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DCMS has £95m for full-fibre in final round of LFFN scheme



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GlobalFoundries Departing the Leading Edge is an Ominous Sign for Foundry Industry


GlobalFoundries' departure from the 7nm node isn't a great sign for the overall ability of the foundry industry to navigate these transitions.

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Security teams and C-suite exec views not aligned



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HPE pins hopes on intelligent edge as hybrid strategy flattens



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Heineken and Oracle create chatbot helper for polo events



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Tuesday, 28 August 2018

Unanswered Questions, Nosy Private Investors: Musk Decides Tesla Won’t Go Private


Little by little, Musk's plan unraveled: The Saudi investment was never locked in. Big mutual funds couldn't invest in a private company. Musk's Twitter fixation annoyed board members and the SEC.

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ET Deals: Save big with Amazon’s Component Sale, Dell Inspiron i7 Laptop for $500

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If you’ve been eyeing some of Amazon’s own gear, now’s a good time to buy. The streaming stick, set-top box, and various Echo devices are all on sale. Don’t get stuck paying retail – enjoy the deals. Better yet, our sister site TechBargains has put together a selection of the very best discounts available in…

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Disney’s Streaming Service Will Cost Less Than Netflix, Carry Less Content

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The House of Mouse intends to enter the TV streaming market in a major way -- what's that mean for competitors and what kind of content will the service offer?

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Cyber attackers switching to covert tactics



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Microsoft Announces ‘Xbox All Access’ Plans to Finance a Console Over Two Years


You've got your choice of the Xbox One S or Xbox One X, but you can only get this deal in a Microsoft Store.

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Debenhams rolls out Doddle click-and-collect service in all its stores



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Palmer Luckey Slams Magic Leap as ‘Tragic Heap’

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Magic Leap? More like 'Tragic Heap.' Palmer Luckey weighs in on the Magic Leap AR.

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Brussels loans Nokia €500m to fund European 5G research



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Challenge to anti-GDPR immigration exemption in DPA to go ahead



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GlobalFoundries Radically Restructures, Kills 7nm, Spins off ASIC Design Team


GlobalFoundries has announced a massive restructuring, including complete cancellation of its 7nm node and its departure from the leading edge.

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Information security risk – keeping it simple



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IT outsourcing – Advantages and Disadvantages

The stars are gaining a more prominent talent that companies are hoping to outsource often as such in the light of the fact that they are looking for a level of skill or capacity that is not immediately accessible under their own link. Outsourcing enables endeavors to reach a more inclusive group of potential workers because the quest is not limited by the area. This means that in contrast to being confined to a group of candidates in the neighborhood, you can broaden your views – even if all of them are inclusive of the opportunity you choose.

This means that the supply level will probably be higher than if you have selected the survey within the audio range. Lower Costs This is why 69% of organizations outsource IT in the UK, and there is no big surprise. The IT outsourcing Lichfield course can save organizations a few pennies. This means that rather than speeding up more in-house employees at a fixed cost, you are using hired workers. This raises the need to prepare representatives at high costs and to give other benefits to workers, such as protection or fee. You can also hire on a per-facility basis, which means you only pay temporary workers for work done, instead of merging your business with a long contract.

After that, a small number of temporary workers can quickly try to renegotiate terms of employment, and presidents may determine the total cost of outsourcing for relentless crawling. Strengthening Hardware and Security Contractors are focused around giving certain areas of information technology, meaning that they are likely to have the best quality and the latest software and equipment coming to the job. This can also mean that the security guidelines are high because they have specific hardware for this reason. Your business center Outsourcing in some businesses implies that your position is likely to remain “weak” and perhaps more interactive, diverse and diverse.

Integrating open-coopetition in practice

This means that employees can really focus on their own specialties, and the organization can turn into a specialist in moving its central item. This may be especially physical for new companies that need to focus on their position offerings, and to explore the weight of various specialty topics within the company. Lower Gauges Controlling granular control over IT capabilities is the fore-most cited case of why IT outsourcing Lichfield can end up risky. Despite the fact that you can, of course, give point by point, the group works off-site, so it is difficult to implement as close a monitoring as possible with the set of sites.

This particular desire hole is the problem that the UK Government is tormenting with outsourcing, something that any organization can fall prey to. To try to evade this trend, it is important that we provide the complete skill to the temporary worker and his previous level of work, and also try to talk to a portion of his former customers about whether they are moving on time and under the spending plan. In addition, be intense when posting your desires to contractual workers – the specific spending plan, the course of events and the quality guidelines required.

Correspondence can be troublesome when an off-site activity is taken and it is difficult to move whenever possible and as successful as when a division is located nearby. This can depend on your aim of connecting in an external range and how hard it is and process it in the transfer. If you do not have a close approach to the connection and are happy to communicate at the same time as the other, then the relationship will probably be friendly. If not, at this point issues can arise and dissatisfaction. This can be somewhat mitigated by showing the type of correspondence you may want – how much time and how from home and abroad – before you start the agreement.

It is clear that this issue may be exacerbated in cases where the contractual factor occurs in an alternative country or time zone. The negative impact on the culture of this organization depends on context, however, in the case that replaces an internal group with outsourcing workers, this can adversely affect the deep design. It can also increase the unease in the workforce, where individuals worry that their careers may also be at risk. A positive work culture can incite high levels of worker achievement and productivity, which is something you would rather not be at risk at all costs. To avoid this, there must be clear exchanges with representatives about outsourcing, the underlying interpretations, and how they will work in practice for any divisions that are closely related to the capabilities that are outsourced.

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Sharp rise in business email compromise



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Hyperscale datacentre capex investments hit new highs, Synergy Research shows



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Amnesty International backs campaign to ban killer robots



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Amnesty International creates new human rights digital archive



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Fighting fit: The ODI on courting startups to use open data to get the UK moving



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Finland government to review public procurement laws



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Monday, 27 August 2018

AMD Moves All 7nm CPU, GPU Production to TSMC

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AMD has announced it will build all of its 7nm CPUs and GPUs at TSMC, not GlobalFoundries.

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Epic Calls Google ‘Irresponsible’ for Disclosing Serious Security Flaw in Fortnite


Rather than accept the responsibility for making a mistake, an Epic founder Tim Sweeney says Google was "irresponsible" to release the bug details after it was fixed.

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Intel Drops Security Patch Benchmark Ban After Public Outcry


Intel has backed off demands that users who apply a microcode fix for its Foreshadow security flaw in Linux never publish benchmarks of the results.

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AMD Slashes Threadripper Prices, 12-Core Now a Killer Deal

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AMD has slashed pricing on its older Threadripper CPUs, turning the 1920X into an absolutely killer deal.

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Is Hyper-Threading a Fundamental Security Risk?


Has Intel's Hyper-Threading support become a fundamental security problem? Theo de Raadt, founder of OpenBSD, argues that it has.

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Microsoft’s Disappointing Surface Go Reportedly Used x86 at Intel’s Insistence


Intel may have used an x86 CPU in Surface Go under pressure from Intel. Is that believable? Based on past events, absolutely yes.

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Sunday, 26 August 2018

DCMS launches fund to increase diversity in tech



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Saturday, 25 August 2018

ET Deals: Humble RPG Bundles Takes on Middle-earth

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Do you absolutely adore the Lord of the Rings? Well, now you and your fellow Tolkien fans can use the One Ring RPG to flesh out different aspects of this wonderful world. Even better, you can buy DRM-free digital versions of everything you need to get started while also supporting charity with Humble Bundle.

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Friday, 24 August 2018

NASA’s Laser-Powered Ice Measurement Satellite Launches in September


ICESat-2 will launch around the middle of next month (September) with an improved version of the laser system from the original ICESat.

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You Can Now Run Windows 95 as an App on Windows, MacOS, and Linux


A developer has labored long and hard to bring back Windows 95 as an app. You can install it on Windows, MacOS, or Linux.

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ET Deals: Save 25 Percent on Refurb Six-Core Dell XPS 8930 Gaming PC

XPS 8930

In search of an affordable desktop that has plenty of room for upgrades? Take a look at the XPS 8930 tower PC from Dell. With a sleek modern design, a six-core CPU, space for three 3.5-inch drives, and 16GB of DDR4 memory, this PC is up for almost anything.

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Hyperscaler demand for European datacentre space takes colocation market to new record highs



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Netflix Experiments With Bypassing Apple App Store Subscription Fees

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Netflix is the latest company to test a model for avoiding the fees associated with App Store distribution, but it's far from alone.

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UK universities targeted by Iranian hackers



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Battle for Azeroth Smashes Launch Records as Players Return to the World of Warcraft

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Millions of players have streamed back to Azeroth for the next expansion of World of Warcraft, breaking sales records.

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Magic Leap Teardown Finds Precious Little Pixie Dust, Tons and Tons of Glue

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Magic Leap's new headset has been thoroughly disassembled and analyzed.

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EduServ confirms fallout from datacentre power outage is being resolved



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Scientists Find Neanderthal Hybrid In a Siberian Cave


Scientists working in Denisova Cave have found something truly astonishing -- a first-generation hybrid between two extinct groups of humans.

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The more an Apple product is worth, the more you want one



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ESA Launches Aeolus Satellite to Measure Global Wind Speeds


Aeolus could vastly increase the data scientists have on wind speeds, improving weather forecasting and providing new resources to climate researchers.

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Gov.uk Verify chief to leave Government Digital Service



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Corbyn suggests tech tax to fund BBC



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Dubai Health Authority launches artificial intelligence strategy



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North Koreans add Mac OS to cryptocurrency-stealing malware attacks



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Google Cloud Platform enables faster mobile notifications for World Cup fans



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Thursday, 23 August 2018

Facebook’s Free VPN App Pulled from Apple App Store for Privacy Violations

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A VPN client can be an excellent way to protect your privacy -- the operative word being "can." Onavo was not.

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Google’s Unannounced Pixel 3 XL Just Leaked

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Google's Pixel 3 XL was supposed to be announced in October, but thanks to leakers, the entire device is out there now.

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DJI Launches Drool-Worthy Mavic 2 Pro, Zoom Drones

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DJI's new Mavic 2 models offer a choice of vastly-improved image quality or optical zoom. Both models also have improved flight times, obstacle sensing, and remote connectivity, along with a new, higher, price tag.

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ET Deals: $300 off WD Pro Cloud 20TB NAS, Intel 6-Core Gaming Desktops under $1000

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For those of us looking for a high-end network-attached storage solution, today's deal on the 20TB WD My Cloud Pro Series PR2100 is incredibly difficult to pass by. Right now, you can save 23% off the sticker price of this hefty NAS when you buy from Amazon.

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Nikon Finally Enters Full-Frame Mirrorless Market With Z6 and Z7

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Nikon jumps into the market for full-frame mirrorless late, but in a big way with its Z6, Z7, and a new lens mount.

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Qualcomm Announces Samples of New 7nm SoCs with 5G Modems

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Qualcomm is sampling its first 7nm SoCs to customers now with an integrated 5G modem. Hardware should be ready by the end of the year.

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Steam for Linux Now Runs Windows-Only Games

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Steam is expanding its support for Linux and modifying Wine to run games that are currently Windows-exclusive.

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Scientists Say Lazy Mollusks Are Less Likely to Go Extinct

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Scientists from the University of Kansas analyzed mollusk extinctions over millions of years, finding the laziest species had the lowest chance of extinction.

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Cryptographic agility is key to post-quantum security



from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447430/Cryptographic-agility-is-key-to-post-quantum-security

No Deal Brexit papers warn of stark future for UK tech



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Google employees command highest UK cloud salaries, Experis research shows



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Nvidia Claims RTX GPUs Are Much Faster Than Pascal By Deliberately Comparing the Wrong Cards


Nvidia's new benchmark results for its RTX 2080 look great if you ignore how the company is comparing the wrong cards to make its case look much better than it actually is.

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Scientists Don’t Know What Causes Mysterious Purple Skyglow


The only thing we can be sure of at this point is that STEVE is much more majestic than its name.

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More girls take GCSE computing in 2018, but will they carry on with Stem?



from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447409/More-girls-take-GCSE-computing-in-2018-but-will-they-carry-on-with-Stem

Why You Can’t Future-Proof Your Gaming PC


Trying to future-proof a system is a fool's errand. Plan your purchases intelligently, but don't pay a premium for features you can't use yet.

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Danish government in ambitious datacentre push



from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447406/Danish-government-in-ambitious-datacentre-push

Apache Struts users urged to update due to new security flaw



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How design thinking will affect today’s analysts



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CW Nordics: Sweden eyes geo-fencing to protect against terror attacks



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Councils at risk from unsupported Windows Server and SQL Server



from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447337/Councils-at-risk-from-unsupported-Windows-Server-and-SQL-Server

Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Nvidia Announces List of Games With RTX Support

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Nvidia has released a list of games that will support its ray tracing, new anti-aliasing technology, or both. Whether its GPUs can handle having the features enabled, however, is still an open question.

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