Intel Z170 vs. Z97 chipset: What is the difference?
The new Skylake-S CPUs use a new microarchitecture which means that the socket on the CPU and motherboard are physically different from the previous generation. To accomodate this change, Intel has also launched the Z170 chipset to go along with the new CPUs. In addition to the change in socket,...
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Best Buy forgets to wipe data once again before selling open box devices
Remember, kids, always wipe your devices of all personal data before trading them in or returning them to a retailer. Some Best Buy customers are learning this the hard way after the consumer electronics retail chain failed to reset returned devices before reselling them as open box items.
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Weekend Open Forum: What's the first thing you remember buying online?
Here’s an Internet fun fact: the first-ever online purchase was a Pizza Hut pizza in 1994 -- or so they claim. While some will argue that ‘online’ is too generic a term, and point to examples of transactions that predate the web as we know it, it’s still amazing how...
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Check out the latest trailer for 'Steve Jobs,' in theaters October 9
Last night during the Republican debate, Universal Pictures screened its second television trailer for its upcoming biopic of Steve Jobs. The minute-long clip gives viewers a look at some of the struggles Jobs faced during his earlier years such as his rocky relationship with the mother of his estranged daughter...
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Australian whistleblower leaks top secret report to 4chan, users dismiss it as "fake and gay"
A whistleblower who uploaded a highly sensitive report obtained from the Australian Defence Intelligence Organization to 4chan is facing charges for leaking the information. When the data was originally posted it was mostly described as “fake and gay” by the few 4chan users who commented on it.
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Torrent site proxies and mirrors are loaded with malware
Proxies and mirrors are an effective way to get around the court-ordered blockade of torrent sites in a number of countries. Those knowledgeable enough to look for workarounds are likely also aware of the risks associated with such sites although few are probably aware of just how risky it can...
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HTC plans 'cuts across the board' to revitalize smartphone business
HTC has tried essentially everything to break out of its mobile market slump over the past couple of years. Executive shakeups, strategy adjustments, an increased focus on high-end products, an increased focus on low to mid-tier devices, you name it.
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Homeland official asks Black Hat cybersecurity attendees to build trust with government
In a keynote address at the Black Hat 2015 conference in Las Vegas, a top Obama official has called for more trust between the government and cybersecurity professionals so information about cyber threats can be shared.
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Verizon introduces simplified rate plans, eliminating contracts and phone subsidies
Verizon on Friday announced some pretty significant changes as it relates to both its rate plans and contract pricing.
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PSA: Firefox exploit found in the wild, update now
Last night Mozilla released a Firefox update to address a serious security vulnerability that allows attackers to retrieve information from a user's computer. Depending on the OS, the attack would look for configuration files in third party FTP programs like Filezilla and subversion.
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The Avy Smart Speaker blends premium sound with an Android-powered touchscreen
Meet the Avy Smart Speaker, an all-in-one Bluetooth speaker and Android touchscreen that offers the full audio experience you’ve been waiting for from a smartphone or tablet. Pick it up now in the TechSpot Store for 15% off its regular price.
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Nvidia beats Q2 financial expectations due to strong GPU sales
Nvidia has released their financial results for the second quarter of their 2016 fiscal year, reporting revenue of $1.153 billion and GAAP net income of $26 million, resulting in diluted earnings per share of $0.05.
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Microsoft adds more perks, eligible software to bug bounty program following Windows 10 launch
Good news, security researchers! Microsoft has made a number of changes to its bug bounty program that could mean a lot more cash in your pocket for a successful submission. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5, S6 Edge+ and mystery tablet teased ahead of August 13 event
Samsung looks ready to break with tradition and unveil the newest member of the Galaxy Note phablet family weeks before the IFA trade show in Berlin. But what exactly will next week’s Unpacked event bring?
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Microsoft releases open-source tools for porting iOS apps to Windows
At Build 2015, Microsoft announced that they had designed tools that would make it easy for developers to port iOS and Android apps across to Windows. These tools were initially released to developers through an invite system, but now Microsoft has decided to release one set to the public as...
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Man makes Twitter competition bot and wins 1,000 prizes in nine months
Have you ever wondered if "anyone ever win those ‘RT this for a prize’ contests?” Hunter Scott, an engineer at Motorola, wanted to find out just that and got his answer with an ingenuous experiment: he made a Twitter bot to search for tweets that offered a prize if they...
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Russian hackers suspected in Pentagon e-mail system hack
An anonymous Defense Department official claims hackers infiltrated an e-mail system at the Pentagon late last month. The system, used by roughly 4,000 personnel that work for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is of unclassified nature according to sources as reported by NBC News.
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Dual-GPU face off: Gainward GeForce GTX 980 Ti SLI vs. Radeon R9 Fury X Crossfire
Compared to reference designs by Nvidia and AMD, their partners usually come up with creations that run cooler and quieter. A perfect example of this is Gainward's GTX 980 Ti "Golden Sample", with a 15% factory overclock that provides 11% more performance on average and a "Zero RPM fan design"....
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Blizzard announces new World of Warcraft expansion called 'Legion'
Blizzard has announced a new expansion for World of Warcraft at Gamescom 2015, and the sixth expansion overall since the game's release in late 2004. This new expansion is called Legion, and as expected, it brings a ton of new features to the MMO.
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Tesla's Model S prototype charger is downright creepy
If you’re deathly afraid of snakes like I am, you’ll probably want to pass on Tesla’s prototype robotic charger. The snake-like device offers completely hands-free charging of a Model S but watching it slowly connect to the car left me wanting to turn away.
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Millennials aren't the only ones ditching cable for streaming services
A lot of us have already declared our allegiance to Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services, so it seems strange that streaming is still regarded as new sometimes. Some publications and commentators like to say only millennials love streaming services, but data from TXN, a consumer spending analytics app, disagrees....
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PornHub is trying to become the Netflix of porn with new premium offering
The porn industry has had a rocky relationship with the Internet. Before everything moved to the web, explicit content consisted primarily of VHS / DVDs, magazines and pay-per-view rentals. It was an area that people no doubt indulged in but it was almost taboo to talk about.
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Pebble opens pre-orders for its next smartwatch, the Time Steel
Smartwatch pioneer Pebble is at it again, opening up pre-orders for the Pebble Time Steel, only weeks after launching the more affordable $199 Pebble Time. The steel variant of the Pebble Time will be available...
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Android fragmentation: at least 24,093 distinct devices in the wild
Google’s developer dashboard is perhaps the best indicator of Android fragmentation as it directly relates to its mobile operating system. An equally as important metric that often goes overlooked is just how many different devices make up the Android community.
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Fingerprint scanners on Android phones are far less secure than on iPhones
The Samsung Galaxy S5's fingerprint reader security vulnerabilities were well documented over a year ago. But if you were hoping the world’s most popular Android device manufacturer had mended its exposure to easy hacks since then, recent Black Hat revelations will come as a disappointing surprise.
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Apple Music attracts 11 million trial members, but how many will convert to paying customers?
Apple Music made its debut just over a month ago as part of iOS 8.4. Since that time, Apple has doled out 11 million trial subscriptions – two million of which are of the more expensive family plan – according to Apple senior vice preside of Internet software and services Eddy Cue.
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Reddit bans several of its most racist communities after content policy update
New Reddit CEO Steve Huffman announced today that the site has updated its content policy, which introduces a change that will hide subreddits with “objectionable content” to anyone who doesn’t explicitly opt-in to view them. The updated policy has also put an outright ban on a number of communities, including...
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Teens are using technology, the Internet to forge new friendships
School isn’t the only place teens are making friends these days. A new survey from the Pew Research Center found that 57 percent of Americans teens between the ages of 13 and 17 have made at least one friend online while nearly one in three claim to have made more...
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T-Mobile kicks off Samsung Galaxy S6 discounts stateside
As expected, Samsung is making an effort to boost the fading popularity of its latest flagship phones after a disappointing sales quarter by rolling the price cut ball just ahead of the S6 Edge Plus and Note 5’s formal introductions.
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Target tests beacon technology in 50 stores, plans to expand nationwide later this year
Target, one of the world’s biggest retailers, has announced that it will start rolling out beacon technology in 50 stores nationwide. The devices transmit information about deals and recommendations directly to customers’ iPhones via Bluetooth, which appear as push notifications or in-app updates.
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GeForce GTX 980 Ti SLI vs. Radeon R9 Fury X Crossfire
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