The TR Podcast 183: Diving into Skylake with David Kanter
On The TR Podcast live stream last night, we dove deep into Intel's new Skylake processors with the help of our friend David Kanter of Real World Tech and The Microprocessor Report. Here's the video version from YouTube for your viewing enjoyment.
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Deals of the week: a 29" ultra-wide IPS monitor for $280 and more
Greetings, fellow gerbils. We just came back from hunting in the plains of Newegg, and here's the catch of the day:
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Certifi-gate is the latest Android security scandal
Today's high-level Android vulnerability is called Certifi-gate. As you might have guessed, it gets its name from an underlying problem with the way the operating system handles digital certificates in the context of remote support tools (RSTs). The vulnerability can let an attacker gain full control over a victim's device.
Here's roughly how it goes. A bog-standard RST app will usually ask for a normal set of user permissions, but it also needs to install a plugin with elevated permissions so it can perform its tasks. While the RST is digitally signed by its ...
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Embrace your inner Demon Hunter in World of Warcraft: Legion
Heads up, World of Warcraft junkies: your drug of choice now comes in a new flavor called Legion. The game's latest expansion lets players explore the shores of the Broken Isles to save Azeroth again. Take a peek at the cinematic teaser:
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Battleborn gets a February release date and a fresh trailer
"Next-gen hero-shooter" Battleborn is coming in February, Gearbox announced at Gamescom. Last time we looked in on the game, we learned about its team-focused campaign and multi-player modes. Now, Gearbox is talking about who Battleborn's heroes are. Check 'em out in the trailer:
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Our Skylake live stream with David Kanter has started
The TR Podcast live stream about Skylake with special guest David Kanter is now live on Twitch. You can tune in below and ask us questions via the embedded chat box:
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Microsoft expands its bug bounty program, increases payouts
How do you keep enterprising hackers from unloading exploits into the wild? Microsoft has been paying bounties to researchers who find and disclose security issues for a while. Now, it's expanded the program. At Black Hat, the company announced that it will double the size of payments it makes in its Bounty for Defense program, and it'll also be expanding the Online Services Bug Bounty to new areas of eligibility.
Let's say an exploit has been discovered in the wild, and Microsoft has mitigated (or patched) that exploit. If you can get around that mitigation, you have a submission for the company's Mitigation Bypass program, which could net you up to $100,000. Ideas for defending against further hacking efforts are eligible for the Bounty ...
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Nvidia's Q2 2015 financials: steady as she goes
Nvidia's quarterly financial results are in. The company posted a 5% year-on-year revenue increase, from $1.103 to $1.153 billion. Operating expenses rose from $456 million in Q2 2014 to $558 million, and net income fell to $26 million from $128 million a year ago. Gross margin fell slightly to 55%, versus 56.1% this time last year. Here are the full results, for your perusal:
Earnings per share was $0.05 this quarter. Nvidia's inability to find a buyer for its Icera division resulted in a $0.19 charge per share, while ...
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Star Wars: Battlefront dogfighting has us barking with joy
EA has treated us to a couple impressive teasers of Star Wars: Battlefront's infantry gameplay on Endor and Hoth so far, but the latest glance at the game's fighter squadron battle mode may be the most hair-raising yet.
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It's summer! Get out of your roller chair and come to the TR BBQ
Our annual reader event is rapidly approaching. TR BBQ XII is happening on August 15 in Holland, Michigan, and if at all possible, you should find a way to be there.
We generally have an amazing barbecued lunch, a cornhole tournament, a hardware swap-meet, a micro-brew tasting, and more tech conversation than ...
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Elite: Dangerous scans Horizons, finds gameplay expansion
Get in your space suits, gentlemen. Elite: Dangerous is about to get its first paid gameplay expansion, titled Horizons. Developer Frontier calls it a "season of major gameplay expansions," the first of which adds planetary landings to the game's universe. Take a look at the teaser here:
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See in full Adobe RGB with Philips' Brillance 27" display
When it comes to monitor color these days, most of the world runs on the sRGB gamut, which is the expected range of colors for most monitors, the Web, and consumer printing. Creative professionals might prefer to begin their workflow with a broader range of colors, though, and that's where the wider Adobe RGB gamut comes in. Philips' Brilliance 27" display with "PerfectKolor" (272P for short) can reproduce 99% of the Adobe RGB gamut, as well as 100% of sRGB.
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We'll be talking Skylake with David Kanter on tonight's live stream
This evening's edition of The TR Podcast live stream will be a juicy one. Skylake is here. In the wake of our epic review, we have CPU expert and all-around good guy David Kanter of Real World Tech lined up to discuss Intel's new CPU architecture. Heck, we've cleared the boards to spend the entire time with David.
We'll begin at 9:30 PM ET/6:30 PM PT on the TR Twitch channel , and we'll be taking questions from the chat. We'll also answer questions from ...
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Microsoft wants $15 for its Windows 10 DVD player
The Windows 10 upgrade may be free, but it removes Windows Media Center from PCs with the add-on installed. Users with Windows Media Center enjoyed DVD playback without the need for third-party software before Microsoft killed it off. As a result, Windows 10 can't play DVDs out of the box, but Microsoft's $15 Windows DVD Player app puts that feature back.
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