16 cores with 32 threads? I don’t know what I’d use it for…. but I want one! Apparently Intel got wind of this and announced their i9 cpu.. can it compete with “Threadripper”? Can...
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Massive vulnerability in Windows Defender leaves most Windows PCs vulnerable | arstechnica.com
This is scary… especially for a piece of software that ships pre-installed with Windows 10! I use Defender on all my home PC’s, not to mention System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) runs on every...
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Ryzen 5 review: AMD muscles in on Intel’s i5 sweet spot | arstechnica.com
I’m very happy to see Ryzen is starting to hit its stride. There have certainly been supply chain issues (which seem to be still going on from the motherboard standpoint) and other driver, game...
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Modern “Hackintoshes” show that Apple should probably just build a Mac tower | arstechnica.com
Apple is working on new desktop Macs, including a ground-up redesign of the tiny-but-controversial 2013 Mac Pro. We’re also due for some new iMacs, which Apple says will include some features that will make...
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Vigilante botnet infects IoT devices before blackhats can hijack them | arstechnica.com
While I applaud the efforts of trying to keep Mirai at bay… there are some laws being broken and in effect this just creates more issues for the devices that are unpatched. Mirai, the...
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Windows 10 gets major update as Windows Vista reaches its end of life | arstechnica.com
Yesterday we got Creators and also lost support for Vista… which in reality, much like the article states, it not really much of a loss at all. I didn’t mind Vista, even ran it...
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Review: Windows 10 Creators Update is quite a small major update | arstechnica.com
1703 is out! Hopefully it pops up in the media creation tool soon! I have a number of machines that we need to update over the next couple months so we might as well...
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44 Years Ago Motorola Demonstrated First Cellphone | droid-life.com
On this day in 1973, Motorola demonstrated the world’s first portable cellular telephone and system. That was the DynaTAC, if you aren’t familiar. It weighed 2.4lbs, cost about $4,000, and the battery only lasted...
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