Third Party Patch Roundup – August 2017

This August we have somewhat fewer than usual patches to deal with from some of our vendors, while the rest are running around the average number.

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Cooler Master MasterSet MS120 Review

A hybrid 'Mem-chanical' switched keyboard and a gaming mouse for £78? If this performs well, it could be a great option for the budget gamer.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/UTyQG_VY_uo/

AMD launches Ryzen Threadripper 1900X, dates bootable NVMe RAID

8c/16t part for $549; Sep 25th availability for NVMe RAID booting.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/IH_-dHzwv7o/

Hacking Retail Gift Cards Remains Scarily Easy

One security researcher reveals the secrets of simple gift card fraud.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/gift-card-hacks

Video Chat Price-Gouging Costs Inmates More Than Money

New research finds video visits in prisons increase the number of in-person visits inmates receive, but high costs and low quality prevent many from using the service.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/prison-video-visits

Street Fighter II SNES re-release comes with fire warning

3.3V flash likely to blame.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/owF0oOCW2zw/

Logitech unveils Craft keyboard with Crown dial

Takes aim at creatives.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/u4KAMGEPfuo/

Asus announces Windows Mixed Reality headset

Calls it the Asus Windows Mixed Reality Headset.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/KlmA_8BqKNk/

Here Are a Bunch of Trump Inner Circle Amazon Wish Lists

From Cesar Millan to a tactical flashlight, here's what tops Team Trump's Amazon Wish Lists.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/trump-world-amazon-wish-lists

Asus Interview: Kris Huang (ROG Senior Director for Motherboards and Peripherals)

A quick chat at Insomnia 61 about Asus' latest products.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/glO7NOk7Qnc/

Taking a Walk Around Insomnia 61

We travelled to the Birmingham NEC to take a walk around Insomnia 61 - the biggest gaming festival in the UK!

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/qOVPkNLXmyw/

North Korea's Japan Missile Flyover Calls Donald Trump's Bluff

Donald Trump's scorched-earth rhetoric pushes North Korea closer to the brink—and, maybe, the US closer to the negotiating table.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-japan-missile-trump

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Review

An expansion turned standalone adventure, The Lost Legacy proves itself a worthy entry in the Uncharted series.

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CeX data breach hits two million accounts

Some expired payment details included.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/TFxPCa1Dcbw/

Intel launches new Xeon Processor W workstation CPUs

Offers up to 18c/32t to fight off Threadripper.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/qjrMloeK0do/

Google launches ARCore augmented reality SDK

Compatible with Pixel, Galaxy S8 handsets.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/zHXSmLQCJI0/

Mini Mods: Making a Clock with a Dead Motherboard

If you have a dead motherboard, why not make it into a nice cheap clock? davido_labido shows you how!

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/Kcl6X8xiZHI/

Game On at Gamescom

Last week hundreds of thousands of people descended on Cologne's convention centre by the Rhine for Europe's biggest showcase event. So, Game On comes from Gamescom...

from SweetTech http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05dnn6s

Gamescom 2017: Our Top Six Picks

We brave Gamescom in Cologne to bring you six of the best forthcoming games from the event.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/W5jLgdWWomI/

Cooler Master Introduces the MS120 keyboard/Mouse Combo

Cooler Master Introduces the MS120: Mem-chanical Clicky Keyboard and Mouse Combo Set

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/9HGlJInUX6Q/

Intel announces Myriad X Vision Processing Unit

10 times faster than the Myriad 2.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/ssL0sSB1Usw/

Microsoft to add SteamVR support to Windows Mixed Reality

As Dell unveils its Visor.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/pDu3JR1rkdY/

Alphacool launches Eisbecher Helix reservoir family

Includes an integrated UV cathode.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/GXWWMM9mugg/

YouTube's Redesign Makes It Easier to Watch All the Videos

Even vertical video!

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/youtubes-redesign-watch-all-the-videos

Google Joins the Augmented Reality Party with ARCore

Along with the developer toolkit, Google's launching an experimental browser to let anyone make AR-capable websites.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/google-joins-the-augmented-reality-party-with-arcore

How To Stop Using Up All of Your Mobile Data Each Month

It's time to make some changes.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-stop-using-all-your-mobile-data

Better reliability, no more surprises

Here at GFI Software we are continuously striving to provide a better customer experience. One important factor in making sure this happens is ensuring all our systems are kept healthy and up to date with the latest patches.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TalkTechToMe-All/~3/oHbBpkz7Lu0/

Inside an Epic Hotel Room Hacking Spree

A vulnerability in hotel keycard locks was a security disaster—and a huge opportunity for one burglar.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/the-hotel-hacker

Fitbit's First Real Smartwatch Puts Fitness First

The Ionic can track your heart rate, play music, make mobile payments, and display push notifications. Just don't call it a wrist computer.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/fitbits-first-real-smartwatch-puts-fitness-first

Temi, a Tablet on Wheels, Can Be Your New Robot Roommate

This isn't an artificial best friend or a robo-sidekick; instead, Temi was designed to be a video chat and music machine.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/temi-robot-roommate

iPhone Home Studio: All the Gear You Need to Record a Hit Song

Cut your next hit song anywhere with gear that turns your phone into a recording studio.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/make-music-with-your-iphone

Stream Your Favorite Tunes With These Connected Radios: Revo Superconnect and Tivoli Model One

These connected radios hook into an entire universe of audio content and look great doing it.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/connected-radios-revo-superconnect-tivoli-model-one

Facebook Creepiness, AccuWeather Tracking, and More Security News This Week

Facebook's weird friend suggestions, AccuWeather's location snooping, and more of the week's top security news.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-accuweather-opm-security-news

Violent Alt-Right Chats Could Be Key to Charlottesville Lawsuits

Leaked documents describe weapons and cite potential "gunfight."

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/leaked-alt-right-chat-logs-are-key-to-charlottesville-lawsuits

Gadget Lab Podcast: We Discuss the Samsung Galaxy Note 8

On this week's Gadget Lab podcast, we run down the news on Samsung's latest bigphone.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/gadget-lab-podcast-327

This Artist Turns Aerial Photography Into Prints That'll Last Forever

Want to make your art last forever? Print it on styrofoam.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/this-artist-turns-aerial-photography-into-prints-thatll-last-forever

The tiny Fujifilm Instax Share SP-2 printer is filled with joy...and film.

An adorable Fujifilm photo printer filled with joy...and film.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/review-fujifilm-instax-share-sp-2-printer

Samsung vice chair Lee Jae-yong sentenced to five years

Lawyer vows to appeal.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/R6oZ1q50-7k/

HTC may sell its Vive arm, report claims

Spin-off or sale under investigation, say sources.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/1DlCKbr1u4I/

Razer announces Wolverine Ultimate Xbox One, PC gamepad

Brings PS4-style lightbar support, too.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/Ffo7L_1CO0o/

Even Artificial Neural Networks Can Have Exploitable 'Backdoors'

Malicious machine learning can hide nasty surprises.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/machine-learning-backdoors

Microsoft PowerShell Is a Hot Hacker Target, But Its Defenses Are Improving

The often-attacked framework finally learns to play defense.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-powershell-security

Stock Photo Companies Randomize Their Watermarks to Foil Google's Thieving Algorithm

We can give computers vision, but we can take it away too.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/stock-photo-google-algorithm

Step Inside an Electronic Composer's Studio to See a City of Synths

We take a tour of Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's studio, where she makes surreal soundscapes.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/kaitlyn-aurelia-smith-studio-tour

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 aims to repair the brand's fire damage

No more exploding handsets, hopefully.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/VBH7V_HSENU/

Oliver Twins' Radiant Worlds faces major redundancies

SkySaga development halted.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/gZhVY11N7RY/

Cherry launches MX Board 5.0 Ergonomic with MX Silent Reds

The follow-up to the MX Board 6.0, oddly.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/Xsf3R_j79wA/

What will Intel's rumoured six-core mainstream CPUs mean for the CPU market?

If six-core Intel CPUs do appear in 2017, what impact will this have on AMD and the CPU market as a whole?

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/atMhrKlOlLI/

All the Ways US Government Cybersecurity Falls Flat

A new study shows not only that federal cybersecurity is as dismal that you thought, but why.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/us-government-cybersecurity

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 Is a Beast of a Smartphone

Forget the Galaxy Note 7 disaster. Samsung shoved All The Things into the Note 8 and made it work.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/samsung-galaxy-note-8-first-look

Nidhogg 2 Review

Nidhogg 2 refreshes the formula of the comic multiplayer dueller, although it ultimately fails to improve upon it.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/dSGGqOOIyuE/

Microsoft unveils Project Brainwave neural network platform

Claims advantages over Google's TPUs.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/O2RkoBkxMKo/

Code42 announces CrashPlan for Home's demise

Pushes users to former rival Carbonite.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/zv9sbvIcP3A/

AMD offers Adobe Creative Cloud subs to Ryzen buyers

APU and GPU buyers, too.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/GIZs-3FnSfA/

Your Handy Guide to the Many Tech Anxieties of Our Time

Will you Slack the wrong gossip to the wrong person? Probably, but who cares. Will Skynet become self-aware and kill us all? Nah. At least, not yet.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/anxiety-matrix

Verizon's New 'Unlimited' Data Plan Compared to Other Carriers

Now that Verizon has changed its unlimited data plan, it's time to see how everyone's all-you-can-eat plan stacks up.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/verizons-unlimited-data-plan-back-heres-compares-carriers

Fujifilm's Instax SQ10 Instant Camera Review: It Mixes Analog and Digital, With Mixed Results

Fujifilm's latest instant camera shoots square film, but is it worth tolerating a quirky camera?

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/review-fujifilm-instax-square-sq10

How to Get Free Kindle Books With Your Library Card

All you need is an internet connection, a library card, and a good e-reader to dive into your next page-turner.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-free-kindle-books-with-your-library-card

The 10 worst ransomware attacks that ever happened

If there’s one word that can strike fear equally in the hearts of end users, security pros, and CIOs, it’s ransomware. From the first to the most recent, these are the ten attacks to remember.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TalkTechToMe-All/~3/zCPDBJvHmRg/

CPS pledges to tackle online hate crime

Will be treated as seriously as offline crime.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/dE5r4nzmZEE/

Google launches Android 8.0 Oreo

AOSP now, Nexus & Pixel later.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/qH7Jx_71tIA/

HTC drops Vive bundle price to £599

Still more expensive than the Oculus Rift.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/gp3NaDo1iyo/

Cooler Master MasterMouse MM520 and MM530 Review

The latest Cooler Master mice boast a Pixart PMW 3360, RGB lighting, Macro support and are catered to suit either the palm or claw grip. Oh, and it only £35.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/bmh3DSeQQIA/

Game On: The worlds and worlds inside Roblox

Roblox has tens of millions of users, millions of developers and thousands of games. Is it an online universe of possibility? Adam's joined by Grace Francisco and Tami Bhaumik from Roblox and Family Gamer TV's Andy Robertson to talk about the biggest game you may never have heard of.

from SweetTech http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05czqdf

Sorry, Banning ‘Killer Robots’ Just Isn’t Practical

Elon Musk and others seek restrictions on use of autonomous weapons

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/sorry-banning-killer-robots-just-isnt-practical

Stormfront Nazis Think the Alt-Right Is Full of Idiots

White supremacist message board users has taken issue with the alt-right, in an echo of past divisions.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/stormfront-alt-right

Watch Hackers Hijack Three Robots for Spying and Sabotage

An early taste of the hacked robot uprising.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/watch-robot-hacks-spy-sabotage

The Confessions: What If All Your Secrets Became Public? A Story by Joshua Cohen

An early taste of the hacked robot uprising.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/the-confessions

Enigma ICO Heist Robs Nearly $500,000 in Ethereum From Investors

Crypto's fine and good, but make sure you're looking after the basics.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/enigma-ico-ethereum-heist

Trump Administration Elevates US Cyber Command

By elevating Cyber Command, the Trump administration signals just how important cyber warfare has become.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/cyber-command-elevated

Android Oreo: Features and Release Date

You’ll want it, even if you can't get it yet.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/android-oreo-release-date-features

How to Photograph the 2017 Solar Eclipse Using Your Smartphone

Don't have a DSLR with a fancy lens? That's fine. You can still get some great photos using your phone's camera.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-the-perfect-eclipse-shot-using-your-smartphone

Why You Can’t Download All the Streaming Media You Want

You should be able to TiVo the internet. Here's why you can't.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/why-you-cant-download-all-the-streaming-media

Asus ROG Zenith Extreme Review

Asus' flagship Threadripper motherboard looks fantastic, has every feature you could want, but will set you back £500.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/Hr5UUJCW9ns/

Microsoft opens Xbox One X pre-orders

Lists 'Enhanced' titles, too.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/cCiVF5FPG24/

Plex addresses privacy policy update criticisms

Looks to quell users' privacy concerns.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/AzOPXvVvoeo/

Leaks out Intel's Coffee Lake launch plans, pricing

Still no official announcement, though.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/CJRYwnM8ZlI/

Cord-Cutting Still Doesn't Beat the Cable Bundle

Cord-cutting is not cheap or easy, and there's not much hope of improvement on either front any time soon.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/give-me-a-bundle-for-cord-cutters

Heading Back to School? Download These Study Apps for Android and iOS

These great apps can help keep you on track in school.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/back-to-school-app-pack

Charlottesville, HBO Hacks, and More Security News This Week

Charlottesville, HBO hacks, and more of the week's top security news.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/apple-touch-id-turn-off

Bang & Olufsen's Beosound Shape Speakers Create a Beautiful Wall of Sound

The BeoSound Shape is assembled from three flavors of hexagonal tiles, all of them covered in pretty fabric.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/bang-olufsen-beosound-shape

Gadget Lab Podcast: Essential Wants to Get Into Your Pocket—and Your Smart Home

This week's podcast is all about the Essential Android phone.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/gadget-lab-podcast-326

Essential 360˚ Camera: Hands-On First Impressions

This add-on for the Essential phone shoots spherical photos, and demonstrates the company's magnetic accessory dock.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/essential-360-camera-hands-on

Review: Essential Phone

Think of Essential's flagship phone as the anti iPhone.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/review-essential-phone

Tech Phone-In

From smartphones and tablets, our resident expert, Fevzi Turkalp has all the tech advice you need to choose the best tech for your needs. He explains the origin of the phrase 'boot up' and how to choose the best charger for your mobile phone, tablet or other devices. Also, what to do when your printer won’t print and how to run more than one Operating System on a computer – Dual Boot and Virtual Machines.

from SweetTech http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05cnkz3

Breaking Down the HBO Hacks: From Game of Thrones To a Twitter Takeover

Four separate security incidents, including _Game of Thrones_ leaks, have turned HBO's August into a case study of hack attacks.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/hbo-hacks-game-of-thrones

Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Shift Review

This sleek and sexy small form factor case is all about going vertical.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/Kr4LhIgahdo/

Cloudflare Pulls Support For The Daily Stormer, a White Supremacist Site

Cloudflare pulls the plug on a white supremacist site, after years of declaring neutrality.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/cloudflare-daily-stormer

A Deep Flaw in Your Car Lets Hackers Shut Down Safety Features

A new wrinkle in auto-hacking research points to a fundamental vulnerability in the CAN protocol cars' innards use to communicate.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/car-hack-shut-down-safety-features

Review: Miggö Pictar One iPhone Camera Grip

A $100 accessory that aims to improve your iPhoneography.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/8/review-miggo-pictar-one-iphone-camera-grip

Trick Out Your Dorm With Cool Gear Even Students Can Afford

Upgrade your dorm with a Roku Express, Aeropress, smart light bulbs, and more without going broke.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/cool-gear-for-dorm-rooms

Nokia’s New Phone Ushers In the Unfortunate Era of the ‘Bothie’

You like taking selfies and regular photos. Get you a phone that can do both... at the same time.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/nokias-new-phone-ushers-in-the-unfortunate-era-of-the-bothie

Cooler Master MasterPulse MH320 Review

Cooler Master is targeting the budget buyer with this £35 budget headset, but is it any good?

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/bxDbauJYx9Q/

Agents of Mayhem review

The Saints Row pseudosequel proves that the apple does in fact fall very far from the tree. Also, the apple might not be as good as you expect

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/sBp0KfqxAsE/

Ditch That Landline and Use Google Home Instead

Now you can call any person or business from your Google Home, like the world's smartest speakerphone.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-make-google-home-your-new-landline

This Stress-Free Fish Tank Lets Plants Do the Cleaning

Startup Back to the Roots makes a self-cleaning, plant-growing aquaponic fish tank.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/this-stress-free-fish-tank-lets-plants-do-the-cleaning

Meet Hexa, a Six-Legged Insectile Robot That's Just As Creepy As It Sounds

It’s not designed to remind you of an insect, though. It’s meant to bring robot hacking to the masses.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/a-six-legged-insectile-robot-is-just-as-creepy-as-it-sounds

Verizon Takes Fourth Amendment Stand in Carpenter V. United States

By fighting against the collection of warrantless location information, Verizon bucks a trend of telecom cooperation with the feds.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/verizon-privacy-location-data-fourth-amendment

Donald Trump's Charlottesville Press Conference Has Roots in Fox News and Twitter

Nothing Donald Trump said Tuesday about Charlottesville hadn't already been said on conservative media, or by the Twitter figures he follows.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trump-charlottesville-press-conference-white-supremacy

Agents of Mayhem review

The Saints Row pseudosequel proves that the apple does in fact fall very far from the tree. Also, the apple might not be as good as you expect

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/D0rrww71QW8/

Game On - An evening's air racing with DRL

The final of the Drone Racing League's Allianz World Championship was held at Alexandra Palace in London In June. Adam was there to speak to flyers and Nicholas Horbaczewski, the league's founder

from SweetTech http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05cf3k7

Tech Companies Have the Tools to Confront White Supremacy

After Charlottesville, companies like Facebook, Twitter, and the rest of Silicon Valley should take a firmer stand against white supremacy on their platforms.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/charlottesville-social-media-hate-speech-online

8 Cool Notebooks to Help You Write Right

Upgrade from the basic spiral bound with one of these stylish notebooks.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/write-right-cool-notebooks

Ikea's Home Smart Line Could Shake Up the Smart Home Industry

Only one product line. Not many features. And a blueprint for every smart home company out there.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/ikea-smart-home

Cramped Apartment? Try Ori's Transforming, Robotic Furniture

A new concept from startup Ori makes shape-shifting furniture transforms your living space on demand.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/ori-robotic-furniture

AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 and RX Vega 56 Review

Finally, Vega lands. We test out AMD's answers to the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/_pkF_UqRnC8/

Free Stingray-Detector Apps Could Be Outsmarted

Researchers tested their own stingray against five free Android apps. It beat them all.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/stingray-detector-apps

The Alt-Right Can't Disown Charlottesville

For years, inflammatory rhetoric consumed backwater internet message boards. They can’t take it back now.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/alt-right-charlottesville-reddit-4chan

A Guide to Russia’s High Tech Tool Box for Subverting US Democracy

Russia's government draws on a century of espionage tradecraft to influence and undermine Western society. Now it’s updated for the digital age.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/a-guide-to-russias-high-tech-tool-box-for-subverting-us-democracy

How to Stay in the Moment: Take a Picture

When people take photos of things they’re interested in, they tend to focus on those things more intently.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/stay-in-the-moment-take-a-picture

Review: Aer Fit Pack 2

Aer's upgraded backpack can accommodate your essentials plus your gym stuff.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/review-aer-fit-pack-2

The Guy Who Made Up All Those Password Rules Is Sorry

North Korea tensions, password regrets, Shadow Brokers, and more of the week's top security news.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/password-rules-north-korea

Gadget Lab Podcast: Disney, Netflix, and Facebook

This week: Disney ditches Netflix, bundles await, and Facebook makes TV now.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/08/gadget-lab-podcast-325

Buy This Song Now. It's the Best 99 Cents You'll Spend All Week

This song will jump to the top of your iPhone's library. It's just 10 minutes of silence.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/the-a-song

How to Make a GPU Backplate

Making a GPU backplate doesn't have to be complicated; we show you how to make one to spruce up your system!

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/oBdzJz1Ztqk/

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Review

Dark and distressing yet hugely rewarding, Hellblade is a powerful and absorbing masterclass in virtual empathy.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/pyt8OzHOKE4/

Russia's 'Fancy Bear' Hackers Used Leaked NSA Tool 'Eternal Blue" to Target Hotel Guests

The same hackers who hit the DNC and the Clinton campaign are now apparently spying on high-value travelers via Wi-Fi

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/fancy-bear-hotel-hack

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X Review

AMD shows its high end desktop hand, but can it compete with Intel?

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/nY9SJ-WJZFE/

Corsair Neutron Series NX500 Review (400GB)

Corsair delivers a PCIe x4 SSD in an HHHL add-in card form factor - can it deliver the goods?

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/E-_hcgaoLyk/

Trump's North Korea Nuclear Riffing Creates a Real Danger

Donald Trump's loose rhetoric toward nuclear weapons and North Korea could spell major trouble.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trump-north-korea-nuclear-rhetoric

Best Student Deals on Laptops, Entertainment, Software, and More

All you need is that .edu email address to save cash on everything from laptops to train tickets.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-nab-deals-with-your-student-email-address

How Your Phone Number Became the Only Username That Matters

Guard it with your life, because it is your life.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/how-your-phone-number-became-the-only-username-that-matters

Foursquare May Have Grown Up, But the Check-In Still Matters

With updates to the Swarm app, Foursquare hopes to gather even more data about where people spend their time and money.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/foursquare-may-have-grown-up-but-the-check-in-still-matters

Scientists Put Malware in DNA For the First Time

Researchers planted a working hacker "exploit" in a physical strand of DNA.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/malware-dna-hack

August 2017 – Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Good news! The load for August's Patch Tuesday is (again, relatively) light, with fixes for Windows, both the Edge and IE web browsers, SharePoint and SQL Server.

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TalkTechToMe-All/~3/lZXHmrz5iDQ/

North Korea's Miniature Nuke Spells Big Trouble For the World

Now that North Korea can miniaturize a nuke, it's time to tread very, very carefully.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-miniature-nuke

Fractal Design Meshify C Review

Fractal goes for a more aggressive look - how does it pay off?

from SweetTech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bit-tech/modding/~3/o9G5Yhp19TE/