The end of the year is typically thin on interesting news in the technology sector, as companies opt to wait for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January to make any major announcements or product unveils. There are exceptions, however. Just before we ring in another year, Intel has posted an interesting document that essentially confirms
Source: Hot Hardware – Intel Sapphire Rapids Enterprise CPUs Confirmed With On-Package HBM Memory Support
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Today is the last day you can play the original 'FarmVille'
Now’s your last chance to squeak in some web game nostalgia. As Zynga warned in September, today is the last day to play the original FarmVille. The developers are shutting down the 11-year-old game after December 31st, 2020, in sync with Adobe endin…
Source: Engadget – Today is the last day you can play the original ‘FarmVille’
Gizmodo's 100 Most Popular Posts of 2020
The idea of rounding up Gizmodo’s most-read posts for the year 2020 was bad from the start. But if you take a long view of this devastating year, you might see patterns. Grifters, conspiracies, hacks, scams. News about streaming services, space adventures, encryption, weather events, gadgetry of all sorts, animals in…
Source: Gizmodo – Gizmodo’s 100 Most Popular Posts of 2020
How to Improve Your Balance So You Don't Fall This Winter
Though it’s easy to label someone who frequently slips, trips, falls and/or knocks into things as being “clumsy,” there is usually more to the story than that. While it’s possible that their main problem is not looking where they’re going or paying attention to their surroundings, a large part of being steady on your…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Improve Your Balance So You Don’t Fall This Winter
Nathan Grayson's Top 10 Games Of 2020 (That Aren't From 2020)
Wow, what’s a year it’s been. I memorized the pattern of tiny paint bubbles on the wall behind my computer monitor. I also re-watched the same three TV shows one thousand times. I’ve become convinced that the outside world is a hologram, and I’m about to embark on a lucrative YouTube career persuading flat earthers to…
Source: Kotaku – Nathan Grayson’s Top 10 Games Of 2020 (That Aren’t From 2020)
Linux To Report MIPS Vulnerabilities But They Often Go Unreported Or Dead Vendors
The Linux kernel with the likes of ARM and x86 hardware leverage kernel infrastructure for reporting their relevant CPU security mitigations while only now the MIPS kernel code is seeing work to report such vulnerabilities. However, on the MIPS front it’s more difficult with some vendors not publicly acknowledging vulnerabilities and other cases of MIPS hardware vendors no longer producing the hardware in question or even in business…
Source: Phoronix – Linux To Report MIPS Vulnerabilities But They Often Go Unreported Or Dead Vendors
Tesla launches the world's largest Supercharger station in Shanghai
Tesla has launched the world’s largest Supercharger station in China, the company announced on Wiebo. The 72-stall facility in Shanghai easily bests the 56 stall station the company opened last month in Fresno county, California, as Electrek noted. U…
Source: Engadget – Tesla launches the world’s largest Supercharger station in Shanghai
2021 could be a great year for 'alternative' consoles
Despite the pandemic, it’s been a pretty great year for video game hardware. Microsoft launched the Xbox Series X, a powerful obelisk packing a 12-teraflop GPU, and the smaller Series S, which can run games natively at 1440p resolution. Sony, meanwhi…
Source: Engadget – 2021 could be a great year for ‘alternative’ consoles
Star Trek: Discovery Finally Hit Its Crew Where It Hurts
“Starship Mine?,” Star Trek asked. “Starship Ours,” Discovery answered.
Source: io9 – Star Trek: Discovery Finally Hit Its Crew Where It Hurts
This Smartwatch Is the Definition of Overpriced
Smartwatches have only gotten more affordable in recent years, and budget options under $200 can be surprisingly full-featured, especially if you don’t mind sacrificing sophisticated health features. So when a $350 smartwatch like the Zepp Z debuts, it has to deliver on multiple levels to make it worth the extra…
Source: Gizmodo – This Smartwatch Is the Definition of Overpriced
CISA Updates SolarWinds Guidance, Tells US Govt Agencies To Update Right Away
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has updated its official guidance for dealing with the fallout from the SolarWinds supply chain attack. From a report: In an update posted late last night, CISA said that all US government agencies that still run SolarWinds Orion platforms must update to the latest 2020.2.1HF2 version by the end of the year. Agencies that can’t update by that deadline are to take all Orion systems offline, per CISA’s original guidance, first issued on December 18. The guidance update comes after security researchers uncovered a new major vulnerability in the SolarWinds Orion app over the Christmas holiday. Tracked as CVE-2020-10148, this vulnerability is an authentication bypass in the Orion API that allows attackers to execute remote code on Orion installations. This vulnerability was being exploited in the wild to install the Supernova malware on servers where the Orion platform was installed, in attacks separate from the SolarWinds supply chain incident.
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Source: Slashdot – CISA Updates SolarWinds Guidance, Tells US Govt Agencies To Update Right Away
This Pet Food Is Being Recalled After the Deaths of at Least 28 Dogs That Ate It
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall for some Sportmix pet food products, following the deaths of at least 28 dogs after eating the food. So far, there are concerns over the safety of nine total lots of cat and dog foods manufactured by Midwest Pet Food, Inc. for potentially fatal levels of a…
Source: LifeHacker – This Pet Food Is Being Recalled After the Deaths of at Least 28 Dogs That Ate It
3-Ingredient Cocktails to Celebrate the End of This Hellish Year
I am so tired of thinking and typing about this stupid year, but I’m still a little excited that it is finally ending (if only because that means I can quite thinking and typing about it). I don’t believe that 2021 will necessarily be any better—we will, as far as I can tell, still be living through a serious health…
Source: LifeHacker – 3-Ingredient Cocktails to Celebrate the End of This Hellish Year
The Internet Archive now has better scans of Computerworld magazine
The Internet Archive announced that it has made Computerworld’s print issues from 1967-2014 available online in better quality than ever. The publication provides a historical record of sorts for computing, as it launched during a key period in the i…
Source: Engadget – The Internet Archive now has better scans of Computerworld magazine
How to Enable the Hidden Tap Gesture on iPhone or Android
Shortcuts and gestures can help do more with your phone in less time—you just need to know the right ones to use. Thanks to the rollout of iOS 14 and the efforts of third-party developers on Android, you can now access a very helpful new shortcut: tapping the back of your phone to launch apps, take screenshots, open…
Source: Gizmodo – How to Enable the Hidden Tap Gesture on iPhone or Android
Activist hedge fund advises Intel to outsource CPU manufacturing
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Activist hedge fund Third Point has taken a stake of nearly $1 billion in Intel and called on the chipmaker to consider shedding its manufacturing operations, throwing a core part of its strategy into question.
The firm with $15 billion in assets run by Daniel Loeb made a number of demands in a letter sent to Intel’s chairman Omar Ishrak on Tuesday and seen by the Financial Times.
In the letter, Mr Loeb said that Intel was “once the gold standard for innovative microprocessor manufacturing” but had fallen behind manufacturing competitors in East Asia such as TSMC and Samsung.
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Source: Ars Technica – Activist hedge fund advises Intel to outsource CPU manufacturing
How to connect from CentOS 8 to Windows 10 Desktop via RDP
RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) is a Microsoft protocol designed to manage systems remotely. In this tutorial, we will learn how to set up a remote desktop client on CentOS 8 and how to access the machine remotely.
Source: LXer – How to connect from CentOS 8 to Windows 10 Desktop via RDP
Apple removes more unlicensed games from the App Store in China
The App Store is reportedly looking a little different in China today. According to Reuters, Apple has removed roughly 39,000 games owned by developers and publishers that don’t have an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) from the Chinese gover…
Source: Engadget – Apple removes more unlicensed games from the App Store in China
You Might Abandon Your New Year's Resolutions, But the Internet Never Will
After the past year’s wall-to-wall cavalcade of death and dreck, it’s not a surprise to see a lot of folks stepping into 2021 with what can best be described as “modest expectations” for the world writ large and their Capacity To Deal with whatever it throws their way. This is the year that we’ve seen people finally…
Source: Gizmodo – You Might Abandon Your New Year’s Resolutions, But the Internet Never Will
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