Nintendo Isn't Making an N64 Classic

From PC Mag: In 2016, Nintendo gave us the NES Classic, and we bought millions of them. Then is 2017, Nintendo gave us the Super NES Classic and we bought even more millions of those. The two Classic systems have combined sales of over 8.8 million, so you might be surprised to hear we aren't getting...

Microsoft opens the door to better Windows on ARM apps

From The Verge: Microsoft is removing one of the big limitations of Windows on ARM this week by allowing developers to create 64-bit ARM (ARM64) apps. Developers will be able to recompile existing win32 or Universal Windows Apps to run natively on Windows 10 on ARM hardware. That means 64-bit app...

Text message database reportedly leaked password resets

From CNET: A massive database managing millions of text messages was reportedly discovered unsecured, exposing sensitive information such as password resets and two-factor security codes.

Vovox, a San Diego-based communications company maintained the server, which was left unprotected by password...

Roku TV Wireless Speakers launch November 16th for $200

From The Verge: Roku’s wireless speakers designed to work exclusively with Roku TVs will ship beginning tomorrow, the company announced today. The set, which includes two speakers, a Roku voice remote, and the new Roku Touch tabletop remote, will sell for $200. But if you purchase between this...

Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ Launches for $25

From PC Mag: Back in March, the Raspberry Pi Foundation launched a new version its single-board computer called the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. It offered a faster processor, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet while retaining the $35 price point. Now we're getting a new A+ version of the board for just $25.

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Samsung’s next flagship processor has an NPU for on-device AI

From The Verge: Samsung Electronics is the latest mobile system-on-chip vendor to start using dedicated hardware for on-device machine learning. The Exynos 9 Series 9820, which will undoubtedly be used in the international versions of the Galaxy S10, has a neural processing engine (NPU) that is...

Nigerian ISP Takes Blame for Diverting Internet Traffic to China

From PC Mag: On Monday, internet traffic was unexpectedly diverted to China after traveling through Nigerian and then Russian ISPs. Google suffered the most, with the G Suite, Google Search, and Google Analytics all being badly affected. At the time, it was unknown whether this was a malicious act...

Google updates Home Hub, Assistant to take on Alexa for the holidays

From CNET: The Google Home Hub will now help you decide what to cook. It can save your favorite recipes. You can respond to broadcast messages and tell your significant other to pick up a missing ingredient. You can speed up the playback of your favorite podcast so it finishes by the time you're...

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