COMPUTERS
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COMPUTERS 
December 3, 2018 US Senate computers will use disk encryption
The US Senate will enable disk encryption on all Senate computers as a basic security measure that will make it harder for spies or criminals to extract sensitive data from stolen Senate staff PCs or hard drives. The decision was taken last month by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, which instructed the Senate […]
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COMPUTERS 
December 2, 2018 Indian Police Break Up International Computer Virus Scam
Police said Thursday that they have arrested nearly two dozen people on suspicion of defrauding people around the world by sending fake pop-up messages warning them that their computers were infected with a virus and offering to rectify the problem at a price. UP police officer Ajay Pal Sharma said those arrested Tuesday and Wednesday […]
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October 28, 2018 Machine Learning and Big Data in the Quantum Computing Age
In the information technology age, on an average 2.5 exabytes of data is produced every day, which is equivalent to the content of 5 million laptops. Humongous isn’t it? Here is more, on a daily basis, every minute 3.2 billion global internet users add massive data to the data banks with 347,222 Tweets, 4.2 million Facebook likes, 9,722 […]
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COMPUTERS 
October 27, 2018 Understanding quantum computers: The noise problem
Quantum computers are fragile miracles of physics that are unreliable, cost-prohibitive, and more error-prone than a shortstop with no depth perception. But, if we ever want to get to Star Trek levels of technology, we probably need them. To make them useful we have to make them reliable. And that’s a pretty tall order. The […]
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COMPUTERS 
October 26, 2018 Opinion | Catch a quantum computer and pin it down
Urmila Mahadev has a soft voice with slightly nasal inflections, rounding out what we in India would have no hesitation in describing as a “generic American accent”. With gadgets in each hand controlling her presentation and her microphone, she speaks for an hour and she speaks in English and yet I fully grasp only parts […]
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COMPUTERS 
October 12, 2018 Watch The Full Nerd talk about all the Core-i9-9900K news!
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today’s show is all about Intel’s Core i9-9900K, the news, the benchmarking controversy, and is this the end of mainstream hyperthreading? As always we will be answering your live questions so speak up in the chat. If YouTube is not your […]
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October 7, 2018 Mobile apps may or may not be collecting your child’s data—but here’s why you should assume they are
This week two democratic senators are calling on federal regulators to investigate if children’s apps are tracking their data. Senators Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter on Wednesday to the Federal Trade Commission, writing they are concerned that numerous apps are potentially violating the law. Without explicit parental consent, it […]
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COMPUTERS 
October 6, 2018 The Full Nerd ep. 70: Microsoft Surface refresh analysis, inside the Windows 10 October Update
In this episode of the Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, Adam Patrick Murray, and PCWorld’s resident Microsoft expert Mark Hachman dive deep into the slew of Surface device updates and what to expect from the big (and boringly named) Windows 10 October 2018 Update. We start by talking about Surface, as Microsoft refreshed most of its lineup earlier […]
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COMPUTERS 
September 28, 2018 Xiaomi Mi Notebook Youth Edition Launched; Mi Smart Alarm Clock With Xiao AI Assistant Debuts Too
Mi Notebook Youth Edition being announced by Xiaomi HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Mi Notebook Youth Edition comes at CNY 4,599 It has 8GB of RAM and Nvidia GeForce MX110 graphics The Mi Smart Alarm Clock is powered by an Xiao AI voice assistant Xiaomi has expanded its range of notebooks by launching the Mi Notebook Youth Edition. The […]
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COMPUTERS 
September 28, 2018 macOS 10.14 Mojave With Dark Mode, Desktop Stacks Released: How to Download and Install
macOS 10.14 Mojave has an all-new system-wide Dark Mode HIGHLIGHTS The update was released on September 24 The software update is available on the Mac App Store File size is about 5.7GB Apple on Monday released macOS Mojave version 10.14 for its range of iMac and MacBook devices, a launch date it had confirmed earlier this month. To recall, the update was first announced at the […]
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COMPUTERS 
September 28, 2018 Apple’s Patent Hints at Plans for Water-Resistant Keyboards in Future MacBooks, iMacs
Apple’s new MacBook Pro 2018 models HIGHLIGHTS Apple’s latest patent hints at water-resistant keyboard This new keyboard could be integrated into future iMacs, MacBook Apple’s new MacBook Pro comes with dust protection layer Apple has been granted a patent that could enable the Cupertino giant to make water-resistant keyboards for its upcoming iMacs and MacBook devices. […]
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COMPUTERS 
September 17, 2018 F-Secure Says Nearly All Modern Computers Vulnerable to Cold Boot Attacks
HIGHLIGHTS Security flaw in modern PCs can leave your encrypted data vulnerable Hackers could disable current cold boot attack firmware security measures Macs with the T2 chip contain security measures to counter such attacks Researchers have discovered a security flaw that is said to put nearly all modern computers at risk for data theft. The […]
