Legendary Windows dev codes demos and games for ancient β€˜War Games’ monitor β€” interfaces with the HP1345a vector display using an ESP32 microcontroller
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Legendary Windows dev codes demos and games for ancient ‘War Games’ monitor — interfaces with the HP1345a vector display using an ESP32 microcontroller
Dave Plummer also shared a driver for the monitor’s ‘completely proprietary, unbuffered, and unterminated interface.’
Dutch authorities allegedly seize VPN server without a warrant β€” company claims that law enforcement will return it after analyzing the device fully
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Dutch authorities allegedly seize VPN server without a warrant — company claims that law enforcement will return it after analyzing the device fully
The authorities apparently got tired of asking and just went in themselves.
Nitrogen ransomware programmers lock themselves out of a payment β€” key management bug encrypts victims' data forever
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Nitrogen ransomware programmers lock themselves out of a payment — key management bug encrypts victims
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Security researcher says AMD auto-updater downloads software insecurely, enabling remote code execution β€” company rep reportedly said man-in-the-middle attacks are "out of scope," ignored bug
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Security researcher says AMD auto-updater downloads software insecurely, enabling remote code execution — company rep reportedly said man-in-the-middle attacks are
Hell hath no fury like a security researcher scorned.
Sandisk's rebranded Optimus SSDs now available at $999 for 2TB, $1,799 for 4TB PCIe 5 β€” Optimus brings a 5% MSRP over previous models, but WD Black predecessors can still be found for less
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Sandisk
A fresh Optimus label slapped onto existing hardware
Intel Panther Lake handheld chips reportedly delayed until Q2 2026 β€” alleged 'Core G3' series might launch alongside new Arc B360 and Arc B380 iGPUs
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Intel Panther Lake handheld chips reportedly delayed until Q2 2026 — alleged
PC gaming handhelds are about to get a lot more competitive.
Enthusiast ports Thermalright's LCD software for Windows to Linux β€” fully-fledged port supports a ton of models and enables RGB and LCD customization
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Thermalright
The Linux version is a complete port of the Windows version and has all the features already present in the official Windows app.
I stuck with the same PC controller brand for four years – here's what to look for in your next gamepad
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I stuck with the same PC controller brand for four years – here
Take control of your PC.
Semiconductor industry on track to hit $1 trillion in sales in 2026, SIA predicts β€” bumper forecast follows $791.7 billion haul for 2025
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Semiconductor industry on track to hit $1 trillion in sales in 2026, SIA predicts — bumper forecast follows $791.7 billion haul for 2025
Driven by AI and elevated prices, of course.
China broadens its crackdown on cryptocurrencies β€” expands ban to include real-world asset tokenization, crypto ads, and providing network traffic for crypto activities
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China broadens its crackdown on cryptocurrencies — expands ban to include real-world asset tokenization, crypto ads, and providing network traffic for crypto activities
Beijing says no to crypto and tokenization, except for the approved ones.