Monthly Archives: September 2019

Tesla's New Autopilot V10 'Smart Summon' Valet Is Failing Hard In The Real World

Tesla released V10 of its software recently and with that update came an enhanced Smart Summon feature. The idea behind Smart Summon is that drivers can press a button and have their car come to them rather than having to walk to their vehicle. It's not exactly a feature that...

This entry was posted in Tech News on September 30, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Congressional Investigators Probe Google's Plan To Add DNS Encryption To Chrome

A report that surfaced over the weekend claims the House Judiciary Committee is investigating Google's plan to add DNS over TLS to the Chrome browser. DNS is the service that takes an easier to remember and type a domain name, such as Google.com, and translates that into a site's physical...

This entry was posted in Tech News on September 30, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Google And Amazon Ease Frenemies Tension As YouTube TV Heads To Fire TV

The chilly relation between Google and Amazon continues to thaw, as both are giants in the video streaming field. Earlier this year, the two companies buried the hatchet with the return of YouTube to the Amazon Fire TV, and the reciprocal appearance of Prime Video on the Google Chromecast. This frenemies relationship...

This entry was posted in Tech News on September 30, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Atari VCS Is Tapping Antstream Arcade To Deliver Thousands Of Retro Games Via Subscription

Something new is headed to the Atari VCS, and this time it has nothing to do with hardware. These things are all about the games, in and that regard, the Atari VCS will offer a subscription service that will give retro gamers access to thousands of titles from various platforms...

This entry was posted in Tech News on September 30, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Axi0mX Teases iPhone X Running iOS 13.1.1 Jailbroken With Checkm8 Exploit

Over the weekend, news spread of an unpatchable "checkm8" exploit that could allow millions of iPhone users to quickly and easily jailbreak their handsets. Lest there was any doubt it works, the hacker who developed the exploit posted a video on Twitter showing checkm8 in action on an iPhone X...

This entry was posted in Tech News on September 30, 2019 by gigarefurb.
Brits' internet use peaks at 21:00 on Wednesdays, ONS says

Peak time for being on the internet in Britain is 21:00 on Wednesdays, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests. By contrast 04:45 on weekdays is the quietest time, it says. The ONS has started analysing internet traffic volume for the first time, using publicly available data from one of...

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HP Spectre x360 13 Revamped With Smaller Chassis And 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake CPUs

Hewlett-Packard is refreshing its popular Spectre x360 13 with a number of critical upgrades that make it an even more compelling mobile warrior for professionals. Perhaps the biggest change comes with respect to the device's chassis, which has nipped and tucked to the max. HP has managed to shrink the...

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What To Expect From Microsoft's Surface Hardware Event This Week

Microsoft is planning to unveil new hardware during a special event scheduled for this Wednesday, October 2, in New York City. The company is promising "new and innovative things," though has stopped way short of offering up any specific details—just a handful of teasers on social media to whet our...

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HPE refurbishes legacy IT assets to make money for users

HPE Financial Services is giving old kit a new lease of life at its technology renewal site in Erskine, near Glasgow. Jackie Rafferty, the operations manager at the supplier’s Technology Renewal Centre – which has a twin facility in Andover, Massachusetts, US – was in charge of PC production for...

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AMD Ryzen Pro 3000 Zen 2 CPUs Announced With Up To 12 Cores And Enhanced Security

While AMD has been garnering a lot of attention in the mainstream processor market with third-generation desktop Ryzen processors, and is building anticipation for third-generation Ryzen Threadripper parts, the company has been relatively silent with regards to the professional market. That changes today with the announcement of a new line of...

This entry was posted in Tech News on September 30, 2019 by gigarefurb.