Chris Harper
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Fans are displeased with Sony's decision to stop disc releases for its consoles. Virtually everything PlayStation-related accounts do on social media now gets bombarded with angry players demanding a reversal to the decision, and the...
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A new remote access trojan (RAT) has been discovered by the cybersecurity research team at Cisco Talos, and experts are sounding the alarm since it enables the installation of ransomware on the victim's system. The attack is dubbed msaRAT...
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While dual GPU gaming setups have mostly faded into obscurity since NVIDIA's SLI and AMD's CrossFire technologies became ineffective in modern games, some enthusiasts have found a way to reap the benefits of a secondary GPU without...
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It's an interesting time for emulation and game preservation, and Microsoft's official Xbox-for-PC emulation efforts have added fuel to the fire. Officially, the Xbox Backward Compatibility for PC program only supports a tailored selection...
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Just days ago, we reported on a controversy that had emerged surrounding LG monitors and smart TVs that turned out to contain egregious bloatware and tracking functionality. Per WindowsLatest, Microsoft has at least taken action against...
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Another new vulnerability for Microsoft SharePoint, tracked as CVE-2026-50522, is now being actively exploited in the wild, Microsoft warns. Security team watchTowr found evidence of exploits in use, and noted that attacks started the same...
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Some newer LG monitors and Smart TVs are causing serious privacy concerns among users. In fact, LG's Terms of Service now include a warning that anyone in the vicinity of LG Smart TVs may be recorded unless microphone-related functions are...
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Valve is selling roughly 15 thousand Steam Machines every week, despite being constrained by limited supply and high pricing during the ongoing RAM crisis. While this number isn't official, BoilingSteam derived it from Steam's Top Sellers...
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The CERT Coordination Center warns that Wi-Fi routers built by Tenda may have a hidden, authentication backdoor in firmware. Researchers from CERT, the Computer Emergency Response Team for the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie...
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It's not often that a mainstream publication not focused on gaming or PC hardware highlights the cultural significance of Doom, but The Washington Post has done exactly that, The WP named Doom the only video game in its list of "The 25...
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Microsoft's drive to improve Windows security with AI-driven vulnerability discovery has led to another record-breaking Patch Tuesday. This time around, there's a whopping 570 security fixes for Windows 11, which is more than double the...
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Amidst the discussion around game preservation for Xbox and PlayStation gamers in the digital era, one Redditor has created a unique game cartridge system for Steam. The game cartridges are each individual SATA 2.5-inch 128GB SSD drives...
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As it turns out, the batch of expiring Secure Boot certificates isn't the only Secure Boot-related concern that Microsoft and the public need to worry about this year. ESET Researchers have uncovered 11 vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders...
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It's been a tumultuous time for game preservationists as of late, with Sony potentially ditching physical media despite vocal outcry, and numerous stories of digital content being deleted after it's been bought and paid for. Today though...
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OnePlus made a huge splash when it first introduced its flagship killer OnePlus One back in 2014. However, more recently the brand lost some steam in the face of a larger, highly competitive smartphone market. In addition, OnePlus seems to...
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Microsoft's ongoing efforts to improve Windows 11 don't always go to plan. One major cause behind Windows 11 performance issues was increased use of web apps (including webview, PWA, etc.) rather than native applications, and the latest...
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The open source, enterprise email software Zimbra was recently updated to version 10.1.19, and parent company Synacor urged users to update as soon as possible. Specifically, the update addresses a vulnerability in the Classic Web Client...
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The Steam Machine may be a newer release, but the AMD Ryzen AI Halo remains a high-power alternative for SFF enthusiasts. But how much gaming performance over the Valve's Steam Machine can the Ryzen AI Halo potentially deliver?
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As Sony is amidst a PlayStation disc-killing gaming preservation crisis of its own making, Nintendo has also put itself in the crosshairs of gamers by killing Mario Kart Tour, its mobile Mario Kart title. If you own Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)...
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Rumors of an Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death-like defect for Valve's Steam Machine have been spreading for the past week, but follow-up comments from both Valve and the original poster have assuaged these worries.
The original photo posted to Reddit by u/me_hill
Specifically, user u/me_hill on...
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The launch of Doom: The Dark Ages has unfortunately coincided with not only news of PlayStation killing discs, but also mass layoffs at developer id Software.
This is thanks to the wider layoffs happening across developers and...
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A recently-discovered Windows 11 bug is devouring up to 500 GB of storage, but how do you check to see if you're affected and how do you fix it if you are? It can be a rather expensive glitch in this day an dage, after all. Fortunately...
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