Monthly Archives: January 2019

Windows 10 Users Facing Windows Update Server Woes, But This DNS Fix Might Just Work

Microsoft has had its fair share of problems with its Windows 10 updates over the years, with the biggest onslaught of issues being experienced recently with the October 2018 Update. Unfortunately, there's a new issue affecting Windows 10 users, and it's related to the Windows Update mechanism. Some Windows 10 users...

This entry was posted in Tech News on January 31, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Samsung Galaxy S10+ Official Renders Allegedly Leaked

Rumors have been flying fast about the Samsung Galaxy S10 line of smartphones. Not too long ago some images of the S10 family leaked that showed the smartphones inside clear protective cases. Not long after, more photos of the smartphones leaked along with alleged specifications for the devices. Rumors also...

This entry was posted in Tech News on January 31, 2019 by gigarefurb.
OnePlus Beats Apple And Samsung India's Surging Premium Smartphone Market

There is no denying that smartphone prices for flagship devices are getting out of control. We use to balk at spending $500 on a handset only a few years ago, and now high-end devices like the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy series often sell for over $1,000. High prices have opened...

This entry was posted in Tech News on January 31, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Intel Teases Objectives For Discrete Graphics Challenger To AMD And NVIDIA

In case you haven't been keeping up with the latest happenings in the PC graphics market, Intel is going full-bore with a discrete graphics card family. Intel will be [in part] targeting the PC gaming market with this new GPU, which is supposed to be officially unveiled in 2020. Although we've...

This entry was posted in Tech News on January 31, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Microsoft Posts Strong $32 Billion In Q2 Revenue With Booming Surface And Azure Business

In Microsoft's FY19 Q2 earnings release the company reported a strong end to 2018 with significant double-digit increases in both its revenue and operating income. Several aspects of Microsoft's business contributed to these increases, but the lions share of the growth was contributed by its Azure business. In a year-over-year...

This entry was posted in Tech News on January 31, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Epson WorkForce WF-7710DWF review: Great performance, sensible price

There'll be a moment, after a long day, when you'll stop believing that Epson's WorkForce WF-7710DWF is a big, A3-capable multifunction peripheral, and instead start thinking that you've shrunk. It's exactly like a scaled up version of a regular inkjet MFP, with an A3-capable scanner, an A3+-capable printer, and a...

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Obscene porn rules relaxed in England and Wales

Guidelines about what constitutes "obscene" pornography have been relaxed in England and Wales. The Crown Prosecution Service had previously listed torture and bondage, among other acts, as obscene. Distributing that type of pornography either on or offline could therefore have led to a prosecution. But the CPS has now removed...

This entry was posted in Tech News on January 31, 2019 by gigarefurb.
AI Deepfake Of Jennifer Lawrence And Steve Buscemi's Face Will Haunt Your Soul

Sometimes the question is not 'can we?' but 'should we?', and whoever decided to make a deepfake video of Steve Buscemi's mug on Jennifer Lawrence completely ignored the latter. The result is one of the most frightening things you'll ever see. Granted, beauty is subjective and in the eye of...

This entry was posted in Tech News on January 31, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Nintendo's Highly Anticipated Mario Kart Mobile Game Delayed

When it comes to smartphones and tablets, Nintendo has a relatively small footprint in mobile, with only a few titles under its belt. That's part of why it was so exciting when Nintendo announced a year ago that it would be releasing Mario Kart Tour to smartphones by March 2019...

This entry was posted in Tech News on January 31, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Google+ Consumer Shutdown Timeline Kicks Off February 4th

Sing it with us now: 'Turn out the lights, the party's over. They say that all good things must end. Let's call it a night, the party's over. And tomorrow starts the same old thing again.' Willie Nelson didn't know it at the time, but he was singing about Google...

This entry was posted in Tech News on January 31, 2019 by gigarefurb.