Day: February 3, 2023

When I first started writing about tech in the late 1990’s, Gateway 2000 was one of the computer companies that tried to do things differently, with its bovine-themed design filling the pages of computer magazines (aka dead tree with ink on it). “No matter how close you look, the quality shines through” reads one of […]

When it comes to securing the premises, the majority of businesses are prioritizing prevention over detection, investigation, and response, a new report has found. However as a result, large numbers of firms are being hit by data breaches or other attacks, with the incidents constantly getting worse. Researchers at Exabeam surveyed 500 IT security professionals, […]

I recently had the opportunity to get an in-person and in-depth overview of Sony’s new ES AV receiver lineup at an event that happened in an atypically frozen-over Austin, Texas. Fortunately, the power remained on long enough – icy rains had knocked it out for 120,000 Austin customers during my stay – to get a […]

YouTube is rolling out a brand new collaboration feature allowing two people to livestream at the same time – the aptly named Go Live Together. The way it works is one creator can invite another user to co-host a livestream. You can only host one guest at a time, but other people can be rotated […]

Cisco has confirmed it patched a high-severity flaw that was impacting its IOx application hosting environment.  Cisco IOx is an application environment that allows consistent deployment of applications that are independent of the network infrastructure and docker tooling for development. It is used by a wide range of businesses, from manufacturing, to energy, to the […]

Following the demise of macros in Microsoft Office files, it seems that another alternative method is gaining popularity, new reports have claimed. Cybersecurity researchers from Deep Instinct have discovered an uptick in the use of Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) among cybercriminals, as they build malicious Office add-ins which help them achieve persistence […]

Chinese firm Origin has produced the country's useable quantum computer that has real-world applications. A report from Science and Technology Daily, one of the nation's state-run newspapers, confirmed that Origin's Wuyuan quantum computer has been in use for a year now, but did not say which client or industry was using it.   China now […]

Super Bowl TV deals are live at Samsung, and we've just spotted Samsung's best-selling The Frame TV down to a record-low price. For a limited time, you can get Samsung's 65-inch The Frame TV on sale for $1,599.99 (was $1,999.99). That's a whopping $400 discount and the lowest price we've ever seen for the art-inspired […]

The creative director of Dragon Age, John Epler, has revealed that the game’s horses have been lying to us the entire time, thanks to the magic of creative thinking and camera angles.  In the lead-up to Dragon Age 4, more and more gems have been dropping about the beloved action RPG game Dragon Age Inquisition. […]

Apple has confirmed it still aims to launch its own Buy Now Pay Later scheme later this year, despite growing concerns that ongoing delays might have meant the project's cancellation. Apple Pay Later was first announced in June 2022, but has suffered multiple delays and setbacks since then. It was initially expected to launch alongside […]