Did You Know Chrome Rusts? Google Does!
Did you know that Google provides 6.5 years of Auto Update support for devices, after which you hit the Auto Update Expiration (AUE) Date. That date is not tied to when you…
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A Friendly Reminder About Password Reuse And Just How Pwned You Are
Password reuse is common, according to this Google study it is a significant problem which affects hundreds of thousands of people and their many different accounts. There are tools such...
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It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s An Internet Providing Balloon?
Google's Project Loon is an experiment to bring internet to remote areas and disaster zones by floating tennis court sized, solar powered balloons with transceivers over them. There have already been some…
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May You And Huawei Live In Interesting Times
It has been a rough week for Huawei, who seem rather confused that companies are reacting negatively to their business practices and involvement with their government. With the possibility of increased trade…
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Goggle At Google’s Vulnerable TFA Keys
It would seem that certain Bluetooth Low-Energy versions of Google's Titan Security Keys are not the best choice when implementing TFA into your life. Those with a T1 or T2 on the…
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Google Announces Stadia at GDC 2019
Google Stadia, a new gaming service, was announced at the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Much like OnLive and PlayStation Now, users connect to an instance of video games running...
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Ah, boss? I just overheard someone say they spotted the microphone!
You may recall a news story last summer, about USB fans which were handed out to journalists that showed how oblivious many people are when it comes to security. ...
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Get some deep Tensorflow lovin’ instead of the cupidity which is the hallmark of today
Downtiration is not a word, but then again what you are about to hear isn't exactly a song either, though is closer to one than many of the insipid honey drenched hits…
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Google Chrome 73 Getting Media Keys Support
While the desktop version of Google Chrome has just been updated to 72, the next version, 73, will allow websites to bind JavaScript events to media keys. This means that...
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Chrome browser is hungry!
Chrome developers are working to end one of the internet's long standing gags, that of Chrome munching every bit of RAM it can get it's hands on. The Chromium Gerrit project is…
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Lenovo Unleashes Smart Devices with Alexa and Google Assistants
While Lenovo’s desktop displays and mobile PCs got most of the attention at CES earlier this month, the company also took the wraps off a number of smart devices for...
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Chalk up another one for Chromebooks
The new Pixel Slate has an impressive 12.3", 3000x2000, 293ppi touchscreen, powered by the UHD 615 GPU on the Core i5-8200Y. You will also find 8GB and a 128GB SSD, what you…
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Open the pod bay doors Google …
There is an undocumented web API in Google's Home Hub which is causing a bit of concern over at The Register and elsewhere. This mysterious connection is available to anything...
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Chrome’s anonym-ish incognito mode
To cut straight to the chase, if you are browsing anonymously and log into one of your accounts, you are no longer anonymous; a seemingly obvious fact which is making headlines today. …
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Mozilla, Opera, and Google Pull Malicious Extension
I don’t think this should surprise anyone, but it’s good to report on none-the-less. There was a popular browser extension, called Stylish, that allowed users to customize the pages that they visit,…
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Matt Pharr Returns to NVIDIA by Joining NVIDIA Research
NVIDIA Research has another industry veteran working for them: Matt Pharr. According to his blog post on the topic, he will be working on some balance of ray tracing, neural-networks, and...
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Google versus the law of unintended consequences
Killing off autoplaying adverts in Chrome is a wonderful thing and has brought peace and quiet to many a browsing session, unless you are someone who likes to play games in your…
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Podcast #499 – Onyx Boox, BitFenix, and more!
PC Perspective Podcast #499 - 05/10/18 Join us this week for discussion on Onyx Boox, a slick BitFenix case, and more! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access...
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