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Amazon’s New World Beta Accused of Bricking Nvidia GPUs
With Amazon set to release their new MMO game ‘New World’ later this month, there have been many people eagerly checking out the BETA to see if it might be worth the $40 asking price. If you are one of those people, however, and specifically someone who owns an Nvidia…
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Automatic Update Bricks Lexus Navigation!
When it comes to software, automatic updates are both a gift and a curse. This is even worse when the software involved is responsible for helping you drive a giant steel cage travelling at speed. This is happening with Lexus owners causing all kinds of troubles courtesy of an update…
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What Happens if You Leak Microsoft Gear of War Secrets?
We’ve known for a while now that Gears of War was getting a remake, it’s been rumored for a while now, but finally we have proof. VMC Games is a company contracted to test out new games and like many other companies these contracts comes with an NDA (non-disclosure agreement). But what…
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Chip Company FTDI Silently Bricking Clone Chips
Chip manufacturer FTDI has admitted that a silent update they issued has been used to brick clones of their FGTI FT232 chips. The FT232 is an extremely common chip found in various electronic devices, therefore some clones are most certainly present through different manufacturers. Unfortunately for us, the 99%, there’s…
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Warning: Nokia Lumia Cyan Update Could Brick your Smartphone
There have been reports that some Windows Phone users were experiencing BitLocker issues after upgrading their handset to the latest Cyan update, but a clear confirmation of who was experiencing it and how could not be made. It now seems that the users being affected are Windows Phone 8.1 Preview…
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Firmware Update Causes PlayStation 3 Systems To Become Bricked
Gamesradar let us know yesterday about a mishap with Playstation, and a firmware update 4.45. Unfortunately Playstation let a firmware update through the cracks which caused some systems to stop working, these systems appear to be bricked. If you were one of the few unlucky people to be on top…
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