From PC Mag: Nintendo has made millions by combining additional content for its games with the sale of NFC-enabled figures of its most popular characters, sometimes taking things a little too far. Now it seems Sony is attempting to do the same, but decided linking figures to game content wasn't...
From CNET: Facebook is opening three centers across Europe to train over one million people in digital skills over the next two years, the company announced on Monday.
The three community hubs will be based in Spain, Italy and Poland and will focus on providing training in media literacy and online...
We here at APH Networks are no strangers to kilowatt-spec power supply units. My first experience of a power supply capable of converting more than 1000W from my wall to my computer was the very aptly-named -- it practically sounded like a jet -- Tagan TurboJet 1100W back in 2006. 2006 was a time where people knew little about power efficiency and long before anything in the four-digit realm was commonplace. Since then, we have covered many 1000W...
From PC World: AMD processors aren’t affected by the devastating Meltdown CPU flaw, but the emergency fix for Meltdown and Spectre brought certain AMD CPUs to their knees. Microsoft has now resumed issuing patches for those systems as of January 18.
Microsoft's new patch, KB4073290, solves the...
From CNET: If you pay for Amazon Prime membership on a monthly basis, get ready to pay a little more.
The online retailer on Friday said it raised the monthly fee for Prime to $12.99 from $10.99, up 18 percent and effective immediately. The monthly student rate increased to $6.49 from $5.49...
From The Verge: WhatsApp has launched a separate app designed for use by small businesses to more easily connect with customers. WhatsApp Business adds key features like dedicated business profiles for details like email address, business description, store addresses, and website; smart messaging...
From The Verge: Amazon’s Echo devices will be released in Australia and New Zealand in early February. Customers can preorder an Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, or Echo Plus online from today and the devices are expected to ship early next month. The devices will also be available to buy directly from major...
From PC Mag: The reboot problem affecting Spectre/Meltdown-patched systems is more widespread than initially thought, Intel announced Wednesday.
Last week, Intel revealed that "a few customers" have experienced higher-than-usual system reboots after applying the firmware updates. At that time...
From CNET: According to NPD Group, which tracks US video game sales, 1.5 million Nintendo Switch systems were purchased during December -- more than any other video game system. With more than 4.8 million systems sold in the 10 months since its release, the Switch is the fastest-selling home console...
From The Verge: Microsoft first launched its new 13- and 15-inch Surface Book 2 laptops back in November, but the larger model has only been available in the US so far. Starting today, the 15-inch Surface Book 2 will be available in 17 new countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada...
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