Intel finds cause of overheating CPUs, provides another BIOS update

From PC World: Intel has been struggling with a major issue in its 13th- and 14th-generation Core CPUs for most of this year. Due to a production error, high voltages and temperatures led to crashes for users and permanent damage in the processors, affecting overall service life.

Almost two months...

Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro Phones Pack Potent Power, but Not for the US

From CNET: Xiaomi's 14 Ultra seriously impressed us with its photography skills, especially when it came to photographing Taylor Swift. Though the company's new 14T and 14T Pro lack the same high-performance camera setup, they still have plenty to offer as all-round Android flagships. Xiaomi doesn't...

Amazon’s next entry-level Kindle with a brighter screen leaks

From The Verge: With stock of its current generation of e-readers dwindling, Amazon is expected to announce new Kindles soon, perhaps as early as next week. A Spanish retailer has a listing for a new 2024 version of the entry-level Kindle with a release date listed as September 30th, as spotted by...

Firefox Data Collection Feature Sparks Privacy Concerns

From PC Mag: The nonprofit digital privacy group known as Noyb has filed a complaint against Mozilla on behalf of a user Wednesday over a Firefox feature dubbed Privacy-Preserving Attribution (PPA) that was added to the web browser back in July.

The feature is designed to help Firefox send data...

Report: Intel has been eliminated from PC graphics cards

From PC World: Intel may still be a dominant player in PC gaming since it sells a majority of all PC processors — and those chips have integrated graphics built into them — but as far as its presence in discrete graphics is concerned, Intel’s time has seemingly come to an end.

According to analyst...

MoneyGram Takes Services Offline After Cyberattack

From PC Mag: Wire transfer service MoneyGram has been offline since Friday following a cyberattack.

MoneyGram confirmed the attack on X yesterday, saying it had "recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting certain of our systems."

"Upon detection, we immediately launched an investigation...

Kaspersky just slipped a different antivirus onto subscribers’ PCs

From PC World: Kaspersky subscribers have known that they’re on borrowed time—the ban on the Russia-based company’s antivirus software takes full effect on September 29. But some paid users still got a surprise late last week. With days yet to go, Kaspersky quietly began deleting its software from...

SteelSeries Apex Pro Gen 3 Gives a Boost to Its Magnetic Switches

From CNET: I've always found Hall Effect switches hard to get used to, but with the third generation of its Apex Pro keyboards, SteelSeries has some tricks up its sleeve that may help smooth the adjustment. In addition to its new OmniPoint 3.0 switches, the company added some buzzy new capabilities...

What’s this new mystery Nintendo device?

From The Verge: Nintendo has submitted a mysterious new wireless device to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this weekend, and it isn’t the Switch 2 console we’re expecting to be revealed before next April. The CLO-001 model number doesn’t reveal what it actually is, but it appears to be...

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