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Fractal Design Define S2 Vision Blackout Review (Page 1 of 4)

Ever since the invention of glass, humanity has been intrigued by its desirable properties. From the beauty of its optical clarity to the diversity of which it can be used, it has always captured the imagination of people for thousands of years. Glass is both the one of the hardest materials and easiest things to break in the world, it can be found in medieval architecture to ultra-modern buildings, and it has been used from anything ranging from...

Adobe's New AI Detects Photoshopped Faces

From PC Mag: The photo editing capabilities offered by Photoshop are so good now, it's almost impossible to tell if an image has been altered, or "Photoshopped." So Adobe decided to remove the guesswork and developed an AI that can spot Photoshopped faces automatically.

Adobe is attempting to deal...

Huawei delays launch of foldable Mate X following Galaxy Fold failure

From The Verge: Huawei has delayed the launch of its highly anticipated foldable phone, the Mate X, from June to September.

The Chinese tech giant told CNBC and The Wall Street Journal that it was doing extensive testing to make sure the device was ready for consumers, and that the company was...

Huawei Starts Showing Ads on Smartphone Lock Screens

From PC Mag: Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei has started showing ads for hotel reservation website Booking.com on the lock screens of their phones.

As Android Police reports, the P30 Pro, P20 Pro, P20, P20 Lite, and Honor 10 in the UK, Netherlands, Ireland, South Africa, Norway, and Germany...

Rumor: Apple Might Buy Intel’s 5G Modem Division

From : Once upon a time (2018), Intel and Apple were the ~~best of friends~~ contractually obligated to say nice things about each other from public stages as part of a deal in which Apple would use Intel’s 5G modem in its future products and Intel would have a major customer with which to justify...

Telegram Hack Blamed On China As Protests Take Place In Hong Kong

From Forbes: Telegram was hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Wednesday (June 12). The cyber attack took place as protesters used the app to communicate during protests in Hong Kong.

The attack appears to have affected Telegram’s 200 million users across the Americas and “some...

Deepfake Videos Are Here, and We're Not Ready

From PC Mag: Should Facebook, YouTube, or other online platforms be held responsible for the altered videos known as deepfakes that appear on their platforms?

It's one idea the House Intelligence Committee considered during a Thursday hearing on the technology, which highlighted the complex dance...

PCIe 4.0: Everything you need to know, from specs to compatibility to caveats

From PC World: Come July, AMD gets to hoist the trophy in the race to the next-generation PCIe 4.0 interface for desktop PCs. By combining its upcoming Ryzen 3000 CPUs, Radeon RX 5700 graphics, X570 chipset, and a new spate of PCIe 4.0 SSDs, consumers will be able to build or buy the first PCIe 4.0...

Millions of surveillance cameras could become AI security guards, ACLU warns

From CNET: New technology can improve our lives, but it can also come with unforeseen pitfalls. Cameras are now smaller, better and smarter than ever before, and that, warns the American Civil Liberties Union, could be an issue in the future.

The nearly 50 million surveillance cameras in the US...

Spotify’s redesign simplifies navigation and highlights podcasts for its subscribers

From TechCrunch: Spotify is officially rolling out its redesigned experience, which puts a greater emphasis on podcasts. The company today announced a new version of its “Your Library” section is being rolled out now to paying subscribers on its Premium plan. Its goal is to make it easier to move...