Month: April 2016
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Vector Space Systems Expect to Provide Hundreds of Launches Per Year
Going to space is an expensive affair and requires a lot of planning in advance. But what if it didn’t have to? Founded by two SpaceX founding members, Jim Cantrell, and John Garvey, Vector Space Systems is a new commercial spaceflight startup that hopes to answer this question by providing not…
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Mitsubishi Motors Admits to Using False Fuel Consumption Data Since 1991
Recently, Mitsubishi took the spotlight for a rather embarrassing reason, it had been revealed that some of their vehicle’s fuel economy figures had been falsified to make them seem more favourable. Now it turns out that this faking runs far deeper than first thought, with it coming to light that…
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Spotify Accounts Appear Online But They Weren’t Hacked
The eternal question of when is something one thing but actually something else seems to have been answered by Spotify this week as hundreds of their accounts appeared online, but don’t worry they weren’t hacked. Pastebin in a popular online platform for sharing large amounts of text and this week…
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Gigabyte Releases Four Thunderbolt 3 Certified BRIX Systems
Gigabyte continues their introduction of Thunderbolt 3 certified devices, the currently fastest single-wire connection available. After having released quite a few motherboards with this feature, it is time for the small form factor systems called BRIX to get the same treatment. Gigabyte released four new BRIX model with Thunderbolt 3 support…
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SanDisk Unveils Z410 15nm SSD
As one of the major NAND producers along with their partner Toshiba, SanDisk SSDs have been among the best and most common out there. In recent years, the pursuit of better GB per dollar has become paramount over pure performance. In light of the changing dynamic, SanDisk has released another…
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AMD Releases Dual Fiji Radeon Pro Duo
Back at GDC, AMD first showed off the Radeon Pro Duo at their Capsaicin event. With performance that spanks the R9 295X2 and the Titan X, the dual-Fiji GPU was billed as the fastest single card GPU on the market. To sweeten the deal, AMD threw in extra support, drivers…
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Windows Hotfix System Used to Install Malware
When it comes to antivirus software, we often think of the big independent companies such as Symantec and McAfee at the cost of forgetting built in anti-virus like that provided by Windows Defender. It would now seem that the Microsoft Window’s Defender Advanced Threat Hunting team has found a group…
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Apacer AS720 Dual Interface 240GB SSD Review
Introduction Today’s review is a little bit special as I’m taking a closer look at Apacer’s new AP720 SSD with 240GB capacity. This unique solid state drive doesn’t just come with the normal SATA connector, it is the world’s first dual-interface SSD that also comes with a USB 3.1 Type-C…
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Nintendo Confirms NX for March 2017
As one of three remaining console makers, Nintendo has been closely watched since the lacklustre Wii U launched. It’s no surprise then when rumours popped out about an upcoming new console, as it is time for the Wii U to be replaced. In a very quite manner, Nintendo has confirmed the…
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YouTube Introducing Unskippable Ads
Google has announced that it is set to introduce unskippable ads to YouTube videos, in the form of six-second “bumper ads”. The length of the new ads is only one second longer than it takes for the current “skip now” button to appear on YouTube’s most common pre-video adverts, so…
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Researcher Used Regsvr32 to Bypass Windows AppLocker
A security researcher has found a vulnerability in Windows that could allow hackers to install malicious software on a computer without the user’s knowledge. Casey Smith, a researcher from Colorado, discovered that regsrvr32 (regsrvr64 in 64-bit versions) – a whitelisted function in Windows, dating back to Windows 7 – can…
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NASA’s “Impossible” EmDrive Explained by New Theory of Inertia
NASA’s controversial EmDrive is a curious development. A reactionless propulsion drive that, by all known laws of physics, shouldn’t work, but it does. Despite successful tests, a number of physicists still refuse to believe that the EmDrive works, since it violates Newton’s Third Law of Motion. And yet, this “impossible”…
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SilverStone Reveals an Updated Raven Z PC Case
SilverStone’s SFF case is already quite popular, and it’s not hard to understand why as it features a simple yet practical and compact design. The brand has recently unveiled an updated version of the SFF, namely the Raven Z case, which can now accommodate full-size ATX PSUs. The RVZ01B-E chassis weighs in at…
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Missing Teens iPhone Found at Sea After 8 Months
Sometimes technology can hold answers, be it from Google and the internet to the things we have and record on our smartphones. This is the hope of parents of two teenagers who disappeared last year, with their iPhone now found its hoped that the device has answers about the teenager’s…
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EK Prepares Water Blocks For Radeon Pro Duo Release
EK is one of the most respected names when it comes to water cooling hardware and produces an astonishing range of products including water blocks, reservoirs and much more. Their latest product revolves around AMD’s upcoming launch for the Radeon Pro Duo graphics card. This particular GPU opts utilises dual…
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