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When someone asks me what my favorite season is, I am usually split between winter and summer. These two seasons are generally the best because, in the past, these were the times when I would be off of school for an extended period. I liked winter because of Christmas and the fun and food that came with it too. On the other hand, summer is great because as a family we often left the city for some traveling. It also was the time of both my sister...

Cooler Master GS750 Review

In the words of the late Chester Bennington from Linkin Park in his song, "Leave Out All the Rest", he writes, "When my time comes / Forget the wrong that I’ve done / Help me leave behind some / Reasons to be missed / And don’t resent me / And when you’re feeling empty / Keep me in your memory / Leave out all the rest". This has been one of my favorite songs since "Minutes to Midnight" was released in 2007 for both its lyrics and melody, and it...

Arm’s new licensing option lets its partners experiment and test for free before they pa

From TechCrunch: Arm today launched Flexible Access, a new licensing scheme in addition to its existing model, that will make it easier for startups to gain access to a wide range of Arm’s intellectual property (IP) without any upfront licensing costs.

Intellectual property licensing schemes for...

Slack isn’t worried about Microsoft’s big Teams push

From The Verge: Microsoft revealed last week that it now has more than 13 million people using its Microsoft Teams chat software, a milestone that means the app has overtaken Slack. While the news is significant, active user numbers don’t tell the whole story. Microsoft has been leveraging its...

Instagram Flaw Could've Let Hackers Break Into Your Account

From PC Mag: A security researcher uncovered a bug in Instagram's account recovery process that could've been used to break into people's accounts.

Researcher Laxman Muthiyah found the bug while investigating how the social media app lets you regain access to your account in the event that you've...

Pokemon Go battles are about to get a whole lot better

From CNET: Pokemon Go's dull trainer battles pretty dull were all about tapping the screen to power up your Charged Attacks, but developer Niantic spiced things up with its latest update. Now you'll have to do some Fruit Ninja-style swiping to charge them, which sounds much more engaging.

The...

ASUS ROG Phone II Will Use Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced that the next-generation ROG Phone II will be the world's first gaming phone to be powered by the new Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform.

ROG Phone II will offer users the best possible mobile gaming experience, building on and...

Microsoft Internet Games Will Be Unplayable Soon

From PC Mag: If a reminder were needed of how much Microsoft wants us all to buy a new PC and upgrade to Windows 10 in the process, a set of classic Windows games are set to become unplayable. Support for Microsoft Internet Games comes to an end within a few weeks depending on your OS.

As Engadget...

Huawei will reportedly lay off hundreds of US workers

From The Verge: Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei is reportedly preparing to lay off hundreds of workers in the United States, reports The Wall Street Journal. The company has struggled in recent months after the Trump administration placed a de facto ban on US sales to the company, citing...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 gets speed boost for gaming phones, with Asus ROG Phone II up first

From CNET: Gamers, rejoice. Qualcomm's newest mobile processor has been built for speed -- just in time for the rollout of ultra-fast 5G cellular networks. And Asus will be the first to use the chip, in its upcoming ROG Phone II.

Qualcomm on Monday introduced the Snapdragon 855 Plus, a souped-up...