From PC World: In what surely amounts as one of the most brazen digital music heists of all time, a group of hackers says it has “backed up” Spotify’s music files and metadata, and it plans on releasing the files publicly in a massive “preservation archive.”
In a blog post detailing its exploits...
From CNET: Samsung has unveiled its new processor technology, a system-on-a-chip geared toward smartphones that could impact its own upcoming product lineup. Exynos 2600 is a chip that combines a CPU, an AI-powering NPU and a graphics GPU onto one single unit, which the company says will deliver...
For most of my childhood, the computers I grew up with were already considered outdated by the time they made their way into our home. My dad worked as a lab technician at a university, which meant surplus or retired desktop systems often found a second life on our desks. Our home setups often consisted of keyboards you would typically find in old offices or labs. Thick plastic chassis, yellowed keycaps, stiff rubber domes, and long, coiled...
As a car enthusiast, I have always been fascinated by how quickly the performance landscape can change when a new player shows up. For decades, the car culture map remained unchanged: JDM legends built on clever engineering and tuner potential, European sports cars defined by heritage and refinement, and American muscle celebrated for big displacement and drag racing drama. But in the last few years, there has been a new kind of momentum building...
From PC Mag: Amid memory shortages and skyrocketing prices, Samsung is reportedly investigating whether some of its employees are accepting kickbacks on memory shipments.
According to DigiTimes, Samsung is interviewing employees in Taiwan and has made "personnel changes" in its marketing and sales...
From PC World: Don’t want to deal with rearranging your living room furniture to place Dolby Atmos speakers in just the right place? Dolby’s new and more flexible Atmos technology lets you decide where your speakers go, and the feature has arrived in a soundbar for the first time.
Slated to take...
From CNET: Let there be light -- as in more light, as in a brighter screen for the iMac. Apple is reportedly working on outfitting its desktop computer with an OLED screen that will be 20% brighter than the current model.
South Korean newspaper The Elec reported that Apple sent its specs for the...
From PC Mag: At CES 2025, we got a first look at HDMI 2.2, the latest HDMI cable and connection standard, but we cautioned that it would take some time for any cables or devices that support it to hit the market. Now, as we go into CES 2026, the organization behind the standard is bringing a few...
From PC World: Google is currently testing a new email-focused AI assistant called “CC.” The assistant is powered by Gemini and connects to the user’s Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar, reports TechCrunch.
Every morning, CC will send an email about the user’s day, summarizing their schedule...
From CNET: California's Department of Motor Vehicles could temporarily halt sales of Tesla vehicles in the state. This possibility arises after a judge ruled against the company for making misleading claims about its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.
Based on the decision, the DMV is giving...
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