The most expensive turntables in the world
These turntables are among the most expensive in the world - find out which models can cost you more than a house and send your bank account into a vinyl panic.
Apple sends out invites for WWDC 2019, and unicorns are involved
Apple developers and fans alike look forward every year to the company's Worldwide Developers Conference, better known as WWDC. Apple has confirmed the conference will take place on June 3-7 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, and the company just sent out invites to media.
Celebrate Macintosh’s 35th birthday by running classic apps on your PC
Celebrate the original Macintosh's 35th birthday with the Advanced Mac Substitute emulator for PC, Mac, Linux, and Android. Rediscover your favorite classic Macintosh apps and games, such as Fool's Errand, Missile, and Solitaire — see why Apple changed history in 1984 and gave IBM a run for its money.
Apple may take Face ID to the next level, scan retinas for increased security
Apple might take Face ID to the next level in an upcoming device update as new patent filings with the European Patent Office show the company exploring retina scanning. Face ID is already extremely secure, but retina scanning might bring an additional layer of enhanced security to the platform.
Microsoft says hackers were able to view Outlook.com emails
Microsoft's Outlook.com email platform saw a massive breach that caused confidential data to be accessed by hackers for months due to leaked customer support login information. Now, it appears the problem might have been much worse than initially thought, and worse than Microsoft admitted.
Apple to break apart iTunes in MacOS, introduce music, podcasts, and TV apps
With the next release of MacOS, Apple is rumored to finally distribute iTunes' multitude of tasks and features across separate apps including music, podcasts, and TV. The new applications will likely be similar to their iOS counterparts, being based on the company's Marzipan technology.
Prone to web surfing? Google Chrome’s new Focus Mode fights internet distractions
Are your finding yourself distracted by the web when you need to get work done? A newly discovered flag in Google Chrome could hint at a new Focus Mode. Little detail is known about the new feature, but it may allow users to block distracting websites or bothersome notifications while we're working on a computer.
If you have $5,200, Apple has 256GB of RAM for your iMac Pro
Professionals looking to run intensive applications will be able to push their work a bit farther with Apple's latest iMac Pro offering, an impressive 256GB of DD4 ECC RAM for $5,200. Here's who might need such a vast amount of RAM and exactly why it costs so much to upgrade your iMac Pro.
Grab 1 terabyte of SSD storage for just $100 with this sale on Amazon
If you're looking for an excellent opportunity to pick up a 1TB SSD at a low price, Amazon has you covered with Samsung's 860 QVO 1TB 2.5-inch SATA III Internal SSD. Offering a massive 1 terabyte of storage at around $100, this is an excellent offering for both multimedia enthusiasts and gamers.
Amazon and Nvidia bring artificial intelligence to the cloud with T4 GPUs
Nvidia announced the availability of new mainstream servers optimized to run the company's latest T4 GPUs with Turning architecture. Amazon has jumped on board immediately, announcing that new AWS EC2 G4 instances will offer the technology in addition to scalability with AWS ECS for Kubernetes.
Intel and Facebook team up to give Cooper Lake an artificial intelligence boost
Intel's upcoming Cooper Lake microarchitecture will be getting a boost when it comes to artificial intelligence and machine learning processes, all thanks to a partnership with Facebook. The results are Core and Xeon CPUs that are able to work faster due to a new Bfloat16 data type for A.I.
Microsoft Security reports a massive increase in malicious phishing scams
Microsoft's most recent Security Intelligence Report has found phishing scams on the rise by up to 250 percent. Despite the advent of machine learning to fight such scams, phishing attacks are becoming more complex and remain a security threat to both individuals users and large enterprise organizations.
Microsoft continues open-source effort, releases Windows Calculator code
Microsoft is showing its continued goodwill to the open-source community, a group that was once shunned in the company's early days. With the company's latest decision, Windows Calculator code has been made available, but that might not be the most important news coming from the company.
Apple MacOS hit with yet another critical system security issue
Apple, a company normally held in high stature for its software's security, hasn't had quite a smooth journey over the last few months. Now, the Project Zero team at Google has discovered a severe flaw within the MacOS kernel that could allow data to be manipulated without completely notifying the OS.
Potentially malicious WinRAR vulnerability patched after almost 20 years
WinRAR, a popular piece of Windows software for managing archival formats, has been harboring a nasty vulnerability for nearly two decades, potentially allowing malicious software to insert items into a computer's startup folder without any needed user permission. Now, it has been patched at a cost.
Microsoft security chief outlines perils of continuing to use Internet Explorer
Has anyone ever suggested that you stop using Internet Explorer and move onto a better web browser? Now, even Microsoft's Worldwide Lead for Cybersecurity wants you to stop using the old solution. Microsoft wants enterprises to use another browser, citing poor support for modern web standards.
Flickr to drop the ax on free users, will begin deleting old photos in March
With SmugMug's acquisition of popular photo sharing site Flickr, the company announced that free users would be losing their 1TB of storage and will be limited to 1,000 photographs. Soon, the company will begin deleting photos of free users who are over the limit. Here's how to save your photos.
Hacker discovers a MacOS exploit that is able to access system passwords
A new exploit for MacOS, known as KeySteal, was discovered by security researcher Linus Henze. The hack can extract passwords and other information from MacOS' Keychain without requiring any form of permission or administrator authentication. As of now, all MacOS systems are vulnerable to the attack.
Microsoft’s Chromium Edge browser preview to be available as separate download
Microsoft fans looking to get their hands on the latest iteration of the Edge browser, based on Google's Chromium project, will be able to do so without being a part of the Windows Insider Program. The result should allow a more extensive testing group that won't require sacrificing system stability.
Apple patents a transformable glass keyboard for MacBooks
Apple's latest filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office shows that the company might be searching for an alternative to the standard keyboard — presenting an idea for a keyboard with a morphable glass top layer that can adapt to provide a physical response when typing.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPU could be around the corner for less than $300
Nvidia is said to be launching their GTX 1660 Ti graphics card this upcoming February for less than $300 — the offering would provide a mid-range GPU at a great value. Part of the older GTX series, the 1660 Ti would omit Nvidia's ray tracing technology in exchange for the lower price tag.
Latest ransomware targets gamers with a malicious sophistication
The latest malicious piece of ransomware, Anatova, has been discovered by the security team at McAfee, lurking on a peer-to-peer file sharing network. Employing a smart tactic to confuse users and able to clean its tracks as it evolves, this is one tough piece of ransomware that needs to be solved.
Wifi Porter is a high-tech block of wood that lets you share your broadband
Tired of manually connecting your guests to your home Wi-Fi network? The latest invention from the folks at Ten One Design, the WifiPorter, allow family and friends to quickly connect to your Wi-Fi with the tap of their phone, or by scanning an available QR code — available for iOS and Android devices.
Data breach compromises 773 million records, 21 million passwords
Security researcher Troy Hunt was alerted to a massive collection of breached data that included more than 773 million compromised records. After digging deeper, the breach, now known as Collection No. 1, contains more than 21 million unique passwords and over 772 million email addresses.
From Ice Lake to Coffee Lake, here’s everything Intel announced at CES 2019
Intel finally broke the ice at CES 2019, introducing their 10nm chipset, Ice Lake, said to touchdown this Holiday season. New Coffee Lake CPUs, hybrid Lake Field CPUs, and artificial intelligence, whether in cars or at the Olympics, all made onstage appearances at the Las Vegas event.
Microsoft’s latest patent lets you issue voice commands silently
Embarrassed of issuing voice commands in public, or tired of screaming over a bunch of houseguests to communicate with a smart speaker? Microsoft might have the answer to a less awkward experience with a new technology that claims it can understand voice commands ushered in near silence.
AMD Ryzen 9 3800X CPU may boast 16 Cores and 4.7GHz TurboCore
With CES around the corner, we are seeing a healthy number of leaks such as the new AMD Zen 2 CPUs including Ryzen 5, 7, and 9 offerings. Stealing the show is the AMD 3800X which is promising to offer up 16 cores and 32 threads in a 7nm package — not to mention an impressive 4.7GHZ top clock speed.
Back for the boardroom, Microsoft outlines the future of the Surface Hub
With Surface Hub 2 still on the horizon, Microsoft has announced two additional versions of its digital whiteboard, the Surface Hub 2S and 2X, at their 2018 Ignite developer conference. Promising to bring flexibility to the boardroom, Microsoft's new additions are slated for 2018 and 2019, respectively.
Snag the Lenovo Yoga 730 with a Core i7 CPU for $700 off
Are you looking for a great last-minute Windows PC for the holidays? Lenovo is offering up their Yoga 730 2-in-1 notebook for up to $700 off -- that's a massive 40-percent discount. The specs will keep you more than happy with a Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and an Nividia GPU.
Hackers find a way to bypass Gmail two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication might be a great way to protect your online accounts, but it isn't foolproof. A new report by Amnesty International has found that hackers have begun using full automated tools to not only phish a user's password but their two-factor authentication code as well in the process.
Nvidia says you can supercharge GeForce Now game streaming with these routers
Gamers looking to jump into the world of Nivida's GeForce game streaming service may want to pay attention to a new list of routers officially recommended by the company. With a promise to bring new QoS settings to the scene, Nvidia hopes to decrease your latency and improve your overall experience.