Category: Computers & IT

Maybe it was the 38 speakers, or the other luxury accoutrements of the Cadillac Escalade, but when the backing vocals on Sir Elton John’s 1972 classic, Rocket Man, hit, I got chills. I’ve been listening to that song for 50 years, and yet I’d never heard it quite like that. It was an afternoon of…

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TL;DR AI is being increasingly used by hackers and malware authors to drive more dangerous threats, but Bitdefender uses AI, too, including employing machine learning with its core malware protection to detect and defeat attacks Deepfake videos can make scams more sophisticated and convincing, but Bitdefender is ahead of the game here with Scamio Pro,…

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Gigabyte MO27U2: Two-Minute Review We’ve seen many glitzy gaming monitors over the past few years, so it’s almost refreshing to see a premium model that eschews all the in-your-face RGB lighting and pointy bits for a more sober option that better suits a mixed work-and-play environment. But is the Gigabyte MO27U2 actually worth buying? It’s…

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Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, May 20 (game #1577). Quordle…

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Finding a gaming laptop that delivers genuine quality without a premium price tag can feel like chasing a unicorn. The Alienware 15 changes that. It brings the same trusted design DNA and engineering found in Alienware’s flagship Area-51 and versatile Aurora laptops to a price point that makes a lot more sense for students, casual…

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Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, May 19 (game #1576). Quordle…

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