Don't Waste Money on Extended Warranties for Your PCs and Electronics
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Here's how to protect your purchases without forking over extra cash.Read full articlePCMag: Don't Waste Money on Extended Warranties for Your PCs and Electronics
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| Last Updated | Dec 20 23 |
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Fallout has already scored a green light for a second season: Amazon has renewed the hit show for a second season.
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Quick Glance: Fallout Extended for Another Season on Prime
- Prime Video is expanding the Wasteland.
- Shortly after the premiere of the Fallout adaptation on Prime Video, an official renewal for a second season was announced.
- The first season received praise for its core trio of survivors and the faithful adaptation of game lore.
- Producers have already discussed incorporating iconic elements like Deathclaws and beloved locations in the upcoming season.
Alleged Zen 5 'Strix Halo' Mobile APU has more GPU cores than RX 7600 XT or PS5 — features monster RDNA 3.5 GPU with 40 compute units
tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/alleged-zen-5-strix-halo-mobile-apu-has-more-gpu-cores-than-rx-7600-xt-or-ps5-features-monster-rdna-35-gpu-with-40-compute-units
Bitcoin Miners Brace for the ‘Halving’—and Race to Cash In: The Bitcoin halving is imminent. Crypto mining companies are reaching for every trick in the book to ...
wired.com/story/bitcoin-miners-halving/
Discord Users Are Being Tracked Through Data-Scraping Site: A third-party surveillance tool claims it's tracking millions of Discord users across servers ...
uk.pcmag.com/security/151898/discord-users-are-being-tracked-through-data-scraping-site
Meta Quest: YouTube supports streaming in 8K: The Meta Quest is probably currently the most mass-market VR glasses on the market. The device is on sale quite ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/meta-quest-youtube-unterstuetzt-streaming-in-8k/
Thunderbird: Fix to version 115.10.1 released: A few days ago Mozilla upgraded its Thunderbird mail client to version 115.10.0. However ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/thunderbird-fix-auf-version-115-10-1-veroeffentlicht/
Russia May Be Behind Hack of Texas Water Facility: Google's cybersecurity firm Mandiant uncovers evidence linking the water facility incident to an infamous ...
uk.pcmag.com/security/151899/russia-may-be-behind-hack-of-texas-water-facility
18 Best Mechanical Keyboards for PC (2024): Gaming and Work: Whether you’re looking to boost your productivity or your 'Fortnite' stats, these are the top typing ...
wired.com/gallery/best-keyboards/
It Looks Like Kena: Bridge of Spirits Is Heading to New Platforms: ESRB rating for Xbox Series X|S version spotted
pushsquare.com/news/2024/04/it-looks-like-kena-bridge-of-spirits-is-heading-to-new-platforms
Roku's massive hack is why you shouldn't reuse passwords: Over half a million people were affected—and they won’t be the last victims of this kind of ...
pcworld.com/article/2309521/rokus-massive-hack-is-why-you-shouldnt-reuse-passwords.html
Low-Cost Carrier Visible Adds Annual Plans With Discounts for Travelers: Depending on your needs, Visible's new plans promise to save you up to $145 per year and ...
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Password crackdown leads to more income for Netflix: Netflix to stop reporting subscriber numbers, prioritizing viewer engagement instead.
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Quick Glance: Netflix to Cease Reporting Subscriber Numbers from 2025
- Netflix will no longer report subscriber numbers starting from the first quarter of 2025. The announcement came with the first quarter 2024 results where Netflix exceeded expectations.
- Despite the success in the first quarter, Netflix shares dropped over 4.5% after-hours upon revealing the decision to stop reporting quarterly subscriber totals.
- The choice to discontinue reporting quarterly membership numbers or average revenue per member is based on Netflix's belief that engagement time is the best indicator of customer satisfaction.
- Netflix plans to announce major subscriber milestones but will halt reporting quarterly subscriber numbers and shift investor focus towards time-spent-viewing metrics.
Target to Reduce In-Store Sales of DVDs, Blu-rays: While Best Buy will phase out physical media sales this year, Target will still offer them online.
pcmag.com/news/target-to-reduce-in-store-sales-of-dvds-blu-rays
How Israel uses facial recognition systems in Gaza and beyond: Amnesty International researcher Matt Mahmoudi discusses the IDF’s use of the techonology as a ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/19/idf-facial-recognition-surveillance-palestinians
After years of testing, Seagate claims its heat-assisted HAMR drives are as reliable as traditional PMR storage
tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/after-years-of-testing-seagate-claims-its-heat-assisted-hamr-drives-are-as-reliable-as-traditional-pmr-storage
Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant: maintenance extended due to new defects: The new EPR in Olkiluoto was actually supposed to be back online on April 8th ...
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Bitkom: 11% of ordered goods are returned: On average, Germans return every eleventh online purchase, according to a new study by Bitkom. Among the main reasons. ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/bitkom-11-der-bestellten-ware-wird-retourniert/
Ofcom: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones: The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.
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Netflix: Profits soar after password sharing crackdown: The streaming giant said it added 9.3 million subscribers in the first three months of the year.
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Google Fires 28 Employees After Protests Over $1.2B Israeli Military Cloud Contract
uk.pcmag.com/cloud-infrastructure/151908/google-fires-28-employees-after-protests-over-12b-israeli-military-cloud-contract
Quick Glance: Google terminates 28 employees after office occupation due to anti-Israel protests
- Google terminated 28 employees on Thursday who had occupied its offices to protest against contracts with the Israeli government, as confirmed by a Google spokesperson.
- The protesters were arrested and after refusing to leave the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in Sunnyvale or the workspace in New York City for nearly 10 hours, they were transferred to administrative positions to urge Google to terminate the Project Nimbus contract and cease business with the Israeli government.
- No Tech For Apartheid, a project by Jewish Voice for Peace and Linda Sarsour’s MPower Change, described the terminations as an "indiscriminate act of mass retaliation."
- The office occupations at Google were accompanied by demonstrations on-site and in Seattle, aiming to compel Google to withdraw from the project to establish cloud-based data centers and transition a significant portion of the Israeli government's IT infrastructure to cloud-based servers.
My journey to NYC's mechanical keyboard mecca: Once a year keyboard nerds get together for a party in Queens, and I couldn't resist checking it out.
pcworld.com/article/2303216/a-journey-to-nycs-mechanical-keyboard-mecca.html
RFK Jr.’s Very Online, Conspiracy-Filled Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched his campaign one year ago this week.
wired.com/story/rfk-online-conspiracy-campaign/
What is screen time doing to children?: Demands grow to restrict young people’s access to phones and social media
economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/04/17/what-is-screen-time-doing-to-children
The Witcher on Netflix: The end is already a done deal: The fourth season of the Witcher series on Netflix is now officially in production and Henry Cavill ...
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Micron to get $6 billion from U.S. gov't to build memory fabs: Report: U.S. government to support Micron's EUV DRAM fab, other fab projects in the U.S ...
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/micron-to-get-dollar6-billion-from-us-govt-to-build-memory-fabs-report
13 Best Coffee Grinders (2024): Conical, Flat Burr, Blade, and Hand Grinders: Get more joy from your java. These conical-burr, flat-burr, and bladed machines let ...
wired.com/gallery/best-coffee-grinders/
Xiaomi 14 Ultra gets 5.5G network via an internal beta update: Don't miss out on Xiaomi 14 Ultra's network revolution. Upgrade to 5 ...
gizchina.com/2024/04/18/xiaomi-14-ultra-5-5g-network/
Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z: They are not doomed to be poor and anxious
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OpenAI's GPT-4 can exploit real vulnerabilities by reading security advisories: While some other LLMs appear to flat-out suck
theregister.com/2024/04/17/gpt4_can_exploit_real_vulnerabilities/
Manor Lords: Developer Update on Early Access Duration, Roadmap, Patches and Price
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Digital Minister Conference 2024: Alliance F5 makes important demands: The first Digital Ministers Conference starts today in Potsdam. Our Digital Minister ...
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Green line display issue on Galaxy phones is back to haunt Samsung once again: Many Galaxy smartphone users have started complaining of display issues after ...
sammobile.com/news/green-line-issue-galaxy-phones-one-ui-6-1-update/
Quick Glance: Samsung Executives: New Work Schedule and Economic Challenges
- Samsung Group is introducing a six-day workweek for executives in response to economic challenges and disappointing results in 2023.
- The sudden change aims to create a sense of urgency and promote efforts to overcome the situation. The new work schedule takes effect immediately in most of Samsung's technology divisions.
- The work culture in South Korea is renowned for its intensity. In 2022, the average worker spent 1,901 hours at work.
- Recent data shows that Samsung has regained the top position in global smartphone shipments. First-quarter 2024 results are expected on April 30.
Amazon no longer offers its easy-to-miss Prime Video subscription: Amazon appears to have nixed its Prime Video-only plan in the US and UK. Cord Busters reports ...
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Some smart meters won't be smart at all once 2/3G networks mothballed: UK reckoning with prospect of millions of homes with obsolete hardware
theregister.com/2024/04/19/uk_smart_meters_pac/
Fintech CRED secures in-principle approval for payment aggregator license: CRED has received the in-principle approval for payment aggregator license in a boost ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/19/fintech-cred-secures-in-principle-approval-for-payment-aggregator-license/
Space shooter awarded: “Everspace 2” is the best German computer game: The Hamburg studio Rockfish Games has reason to be happy: its “Everspace 2” won in the ...
spiegel.de/netzwelt/games/deutscher-computerspielpreis-everspace-2-gewinnt-den-hauptpreis-a-f2db74ca-1491-4d63-b43e-2c0561d1e026
Tecno Camon 30 Premier: A camera phone with a lot of power: Unleash your photography skills with the Tecno Camon 30 Premier. Explore its innovative features and ...
gizchina.com/2024/04/17/tecno-camon-30-premier-a-camera-phone-with-a-lot-of-power/
911 goes MIA across multiple US states, cause unclear: Some say various cell services were out, others still say landlines were affected. What just happened?
theregister.com/2024/04/18/911_outage/
Quick Glance: 911 Emergency Call Issue Across Four States
- A widespread disruption on Wednesday affected residents' ability to dial the 911 emergency number in parts of Nebraska and Texas, the entire state of South Dakota, and Las Vegas, according to local authorities.
- In Las Vegas, calls to 911 on both landline and mobile phones were inaccessible for about two hours before service was reinstated around 9 p.m.
- Throughout the outage, operators observed efforts to place calls from mobile phones and would subsequently return the residents' calls, with all attempted calls being successfully answered.
Federal states call for extension of the Deutschlandticket until 2036: Until the beginning of the year, the financing of the Germany Ticket was not even secured ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/laender-fordern-verlaengerung-des-deutschlandtickets-bis-2036/
Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?: Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-68681786
Ofcom: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones: The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.
bbc.com/news/technology-68838029
Big Tech can’t hoard brainwave data for ad targeting, Colorado law says: Neural data can reveal health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive function.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/colorado-privacy-law-first-to-safeguard-brain-activity-data/
TikTok Notes: Company tests direct competitor to the Instagram experience: TikTok has launched a new service called "TikTok Notes" on a trial basis ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/tiktok-notes-unternehmen-testet-direkten-konkurrenten-zum-instagram-erlebnis/
Quick Glance: ByteDance Given 24 Hours to Provide DSA Risk Assessment for TikTok Lite
- The EU demands TikTok owner ByteDance to submit a risk assessment for TikTok Lite within 24 hours to address compliance questions related to the Digital Services Act.
- EU's concerns focus on the launch of TikTok Lite, especially on a reward-linked engagement feature that could have a negative impact on young people's mental health.
- The EU has requested TikTok to provide more information on the risk assessment of the new program and the measures to mitigate systemic risks.
- The company has until April 26 to provide additional information before the EU decides on potential further steps, such as a formal investigation.
Google Fires 28 Employees for Protesting Company’s Cloud Deal With Israel: A joint contract with Amazon has drawn the ire of tech workers.
wsj.com/tech/google-fires-28-employees-for-protesting-companys-cloud-deal-with-israel-382f4a50
RTX 4090 vs. RX 7900 XTX: What has changed due to mature drivers? Now in stores: PCGH issue 05/2024
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Motorola's plan to sell smartphones overseas includes wood and fake leather: Motorola is hedging its bets on AI-infused software features to attract users
qz.com/motorola-wood-fake-leather-smartphone-sales-1851418863
The corporate world needs to collaborate on cyber risk: As threats morph, the cultural objections to working with the government must change too
ft.com/content/bfe01131-1ae0-4df8-bdfe-3447def01053
Feds hit coding boot camp with big fine for allegedly conning students: Do not pass go, do not collect $200, says government agency
theregister.com/2024/04/18/feds_say_coding_boot_camp/
SpaceX Selling $399 Refurbished Starlink Dishes to US Users: The company finally expands sales of refurbished Starlink kits to select US states after opening ...
pcmag.com/news/spacex-selling-399-refurbished-starlink-dishes-to-us-users
Reddit CPO Baht: Here too, AI will optimize the platform in the future: Reddit's CPO, Pali Baht, told TechCrunch a little about what the future of the platform ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/reddit-cpo-baht-auch-hier-wird-ki-die-plattform-zukuenftig-optimieren/
What’s Next for WhatsApp? A Sneak Peek at Upcoming Features: Exciting updates await WhatsApp users with upcoming contact notes and sticker recommendations ...
gizchina.com/2024/04/18/whats-next-for-whatsapp-a-sneak-peek-at-upcoming-features/
How to Recover a Facebook Account: Whether you've forgotten your password, suspect you've been hacked, or are just helping out a friend who lost access ...
pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-recover-a-facebook-account
Cape dials up $61M from A16Z + more for mobile service that doesn’t use personal data
techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/cape-dials-up-61m-from-a16z-more-for-mobile-service-that-doesnt-use-personal-data/
Screen Skinz raises $1.5 million seed to create custom screen protectors: There has been much evolution in the personalized phone protector market ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/screen-skinz-raises-1-5-million-seed-to-create-custom-screen-protectors/
Fallout has already scored a green light for a second season: Amazon has renewed the hit show for a second season.
engadget.com/fallout-has-already-scored-a-green-light-for-a-second-season-103013664.html
Samsung Galaxy A35 Lands In US Looking Like The New Mid-Range King At $399: Hold on to your britches, mid-range smartphone options in the U.S ...
hothardware.com/news/samsung-a35-is-mid-range-phone-to-beat
Quarter of UK children aged 5-7 own smartphones, regulator finds: Ofcom report reinforces online safety concerns as social media apps show significant growth ...
ft.com/content/e4bd4d99-6109-490e-9020-3a6bf1ce8ad3
Today's Wordle Hints and Answer: Help for April 18, #1034: Here are some hints, and the answer, for April 18, Wordle No. 1034.
cnet.com/tech/todays-wordle-hints-and-answer-help-for-april-18-1034/
Can Dogs Eat Cicadas? Here's What to Know: 2024's cicada emergence is on the horizon, and if your dog is as excited about eating cicadas as mine ...
cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/can-dogs-eat-cicadas-heres-what-to-know/
Dell Spring Sale: Totally Excellent Deals on Laptops and Desktop PCs: We found some fantastic discounts for the Dell XPS desktop, Inspiron 16 Plus laptop ...
pcmag.com/deals/dell-spring-sale-deals-on-laptops-desktop-pcs
Facebook will let AI generate comments and this is just another sign of the impending apocalypse
techradar.com/computing/social-media/facebook-will-let-ai-generate-comments-and-this-is-just-another-sign-of-the-impending-apocalypse
Nothing Ear and Ear (a): New TWS headphones presented: Nothing has done a good job with its TWS headphones, the Nothing Ear (2). Now it's not even the Nothing ...
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The Morning After: Is the new Zephyrus G16 any good?: The biggest news stories of the day include Nintendo emulators on the App Store, silly AI bots and Sony's ...
engadget.com/the-morning-after-is-the-new-zephyrus-g16-any-good-111508697.html
Say Goodbye to Buffering With Hundreds Off TP-Link Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Systems: These TP-Link mesh Wi-Fi systems are the latest and greatest, and now you can save ...
cnet.com/deals/say-goodbye-to-buffering-with-hundreds-off-tp-link-wi-fi-7-mesh-systems/
Sony: Xperia event on May 17th: A few days ago we got to see the new Xperia 1 VI in a few render images and that usually means that it won't be long...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/sony-xperia-event-am-17-mai/
Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC: Between 2001 and 2020, there was an average of 3 cases per year. Last year's tally was 24.
arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/life-threatening-rat-pee-infections-reach-record-levels-in-nyc/
OPPO K12 with Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip + 12GB RAM appears on Geekbench: Unleash the performance prowess of the OPPO K12 featuring the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset ...
gizchina.com/2024/04/16/oppo-k12-snapdragon-7-gen-3-chip-geekbench-analysis/
RTX 4090: Nvidia delivers Founders Edition again
pcgameshardware.de/Geforce-RTX-4090-Grafikkarte-279170/News/Founders-Edition-Wieder-Lieferbar-1445698/
China's Huawei to start selling Pura 70 smartphones: Chinese technology conglomerate Huawei (HWT.UL) said it would start selling Pura 70 ultra and Pura 70 Pro ...
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Quick Glance: Huawei Begins Sales of New Pura 70 Smartphone Amid Chip Scrutiny
- Huawei started selling two models of its highly anticipated, high-end Pura 70 smartphone series that are expected to contain an advanced China-made chip like its Mate 60 handset.
- The Mate series by Huawei emphasizes performance and business features.
- Eric Xu, Huawei's acting chairman, announced that the company also plans to roll out a Mate 70 smartphone this year.
- According to Ivan Lam, a senior analyst at research firm Counterpoint, shipments of about 60 million units from Huawei are expected this year, with the Pura 70 series being an important catalyst.
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WhatsApp for Android: Adding messages to the contact note is being tested: WhatsApp is currently testing various things in its apps. This includes ...
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Ramp raises another $150 million co-led by Khosla, Founders Fund at a $7.65B valuation
techcrunch.com/2024/04/17/ramp-raises-another-150-million-co-led-by-khosla-founders-fund-at-a-7-65b-valuation/
Oracle to Invest $8 Billion in Cloud Services in Japan: Oracle plans to invest more than $8 billion in Japan over the next decade to meet growing demand for ...
wsj.com/tech/oracle-to-invest-8-billion-in-cloud-services-in-japan-3a0d98cc
Geforce RTX 4080: Unusual custom design with water cooling: The Chinese manufacturer Zephyr is introducing an RTX 4080 with an unusual design and 280 mm water ...
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The Powerhouse You’ve Been Waiting For: MediaTek’s Dimensity 6300 SoC: Discover the power of MediaTek's Dimensity 6300 SoC, the budget-friendly 5G ...
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Apple to Spend More Than $250 Million to Expand Singapore Hub: Apple will invest more than $250 million to expand a regional hub in Singapore to support growth ...
wsj.com/world/asia/apple-to-spend-more-than-250-million-to-expand-singapore-hub-1fdd736e
ChatGPT is coming to Nothing’s earbuds: ChatGPT will soon be just a pinch away on Nothing’s lineup of smartphones and earbuds, with a new update offering deeper ...
theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133813/nothing-chatgpt-ai-integration-announced
TCL vs. Fairphone: Which smartphone is more environmentally friendly?: Every year, the Eco Rating is intended to show which smartphones are particularly ...
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Falcon Northwest Talon (2024, Threadripper Pro): A liquid-cooled legend
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Samsung owes $142 mln in wireless patent case, jury says: Samsung Electronics owes patent owner G+ Communications $142 million for infringing G+ patents related ...
reuters.com/legal/litigation/samsung-owes-142-mln-wireless-patent-case-jury-says-2024-04-17/
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