The company that caused a massive computer outage across the world says a flawed update has been rolled back – but that doesn’t necessarily help the thousands of businesses that have been affected by the glitch. As CNN Business reports, the CrowdStrike software issue at the heart of the outage runs at such a deep level in […]
The FBI is warning consumers against using public phone charging stations in order to avoid exposing their devices to malicious software. As CNN Business reports, public USB stations like the kind found at malls and airports are being used by bad actors to spread malware and monitoring software, according to a tweet last week from the FBI’s […]
Bad news for Xbox Game Pass subscribers: Microsoft is increasing prices, while some subscription tiers won’t get access to new Xbox titles on launch day. As PC Mag reports, the company announced the changes in a support document after Windows Central broke news about the global price increase. Here’s the gist: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will cost $19.99 per month, an increase […]
The PC market continues to rebound with shipments for Apple MacBooks and Acer products driving much of the growth. As PC Mag reports, in the second quarter, PC shipments increased 3% year-over-year, according to new data from research firm IDC. This marks the second quarter of definitive growth for the PC market following nearly two years of […]
This Fourth of July brought fireworks in the form of a digital security breach, one that has been recorded as the most significant password leak in history. Dubbed RockYou2024, this colossal data dump was unveiled by a user named “ObamaCare” on a prominent hacking forum, revealing a staggering 9.9 billion unique passwords in plain text. […]
Remember Mt. Gox? The Japanese Bitcoin exchange online marketplace where people could buy and sell Bitcoin? As PC Mag reports, at one point, it was considered the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world… that is, before it went bankrupt a decade ago in 2014 after it lost 950,000 Bitcoin due to a hack in 2011. That meant […]
Over the 4th of July weekend, NASCAR showed off a new all-electric race car prototype at the Chicago Street Race. As PC Mag reports, the car is part of a new partnership between NASCAR and ABB, a Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation that calls itself a global leader in electrification and automation. The vehicle is part of the […]
Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event is coming up fast at 9AM ET on July 10th in Paris, France. The company isn’t being coy about at least a couple of things it’s talking about — the graphic in its announcement video clearly hints at foldables, and the video’s description reads in part, “Galaxy AI is here.” You can watch the […]
This fall will mark the Apple Watch’s 10th anniversary, so maybe that’s why the tech giant is upping the ante. The next version of the Apple Watch is looking to break out and feature a bigger screen. As PC Mag reports, according to Bloomberg’s Apple reporter Mark Gurman, Series 10 of the Apple Watch will have larger screens […]
Capcom is developing a new Resident Evil game, Resident Evil 7 director Koshi Nakanishi confirmed during a summer “Capcom Next” livestream on Monday. “We’re making a new Resident Evil,” Nakanishi said during the show. “It was really difficult to figure out what to do after 7. But I found it, and to be honest it feels substantial. I can’t share any details […]