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75 Percent of Americans Have No Idea What Computer Memory Is
There are all sorts of polls and focus groups where people are trying to find out what other people think or know, that’s nothing new, and since we’re a technology site here, those are the ones that we focus on. A recent study where 1000 American’s, aged 18 to 65,…
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Internet Access Makes You Think You Are Smarter than You Actually Are
Yale University has made a study regarding the psychological impact of searching for answers on the internet, having some interesting results regarding people and how well prepared they believe to be. “The internet is such a powerful environment, where you can enter any question, and you basically have access to…
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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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Google is Forced to Censor Negative Information through ‘Right to be Forgotten’
The law given by the European Union, forcing Google to remove links to information people wish to no longer have available on the Internet, is apparently working like a charm. It is so perfect that even criminals, higher-ups and even ordinary people can remove negative information about them, having corrupt…
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