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Microsoft bans cryptomining in Azure

Microsoft has officially banned cryptomining within its Azure cloud services in a rather inconspicuous way.  An update (opens in new tab) to its Universal License Terms for Online Services, which mainly applies to its cloud platform, states that “mining cryptocurrency is prohibited without prior Microsoft approval.” The post goes on to explain that written approval […]

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Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ review: Elegant, flexible all-in-one PC gets an upgrade

Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ pros and cons Pros Elegant design, solid build Flexible screen hinge Excellent 28-inch 3:2 screen Good GPU performance Three Thunderbolt 4 ports Cons 11th-generation rather than 12th-generation CPU Screen bezels could be narrower No SD card reader more buying choices Launched back in October 2018, Microsoft’s Surface Studio 2, a 28-inch […]

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HTC announces surprise VR headset to take on the Meta Quest Pro

Meta and Sony might have been dominating the conversation about consumer VR headsets for the past year or so, but long-time rival HTC isn’t ready to throw in the towel. Following a teaser back in October, HTC reportedly has plans to announce a new standalone headset at CES 2023 – on January 5 – a […]

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AMD accused of treating consumers as ‘guinea pigs’ by shipping unfinished RX 7900 GPUs

Well, maybe it was all too good to be true. We were seriously impressed with the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, AMD’s new flagship GPU, when we reviewed it, but new reports are suggesting that all is not well with the newly-launched graphics card. The first sign that something was amiss came from Twitter user @uzzi38 […]

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Need for Speed Unbound Review: Just Shy of Greatness

Need for Speed Unbound — now out on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X — sets itself apart from the competition by adopting a unique street art-inspired style, while continuing to offer the high-octane action that the NFS franchise is renowned for. We get police chases with real jeopardy, a racer AI that is […]

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Microsoft uncovers DDoS campaign targeting Minecraft servers

Microsoft researchers have discovered a Windows-Linux botnet taking down Minecraft servers in “highly efficient” DDoS attacks. As reported by ArsTechnica (opens in new tab), the MCCrash botnet sends a command that populates the user name input dialog box in a Minecraft server’s login page that crashes the server by exhausting its resources. “The usage of […]

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti: everything we know about the rumored graphics card

The Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti is expected to be the next Lovelace GPU released from Nvidia's RTX 4000 lineup, and we're anxious to see more details about it. Why are we concerned about this upcoming graphics card? Well, it's been quite a saga. See, after Nvidia revealed its opening salvo of Lovelace cards, with the […]

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Weird Windows 11 bug that messed up Task Manager gets a fix

Some Windows 11 users recently encountered a bug with a preview update whereby the Task Manager could end up being displayed in different colors, possibly rendering it unreadable – but the good news is Microsoft’s most recent patch has fixed the problem. This issue was introduced in the optional update (a preview, meaning it’s still […]

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Apple patent points to MacBook keys that change dynamically

For its next trick, Apple might be working on keyboards for its MacBooks that change the appearance and functionality of their keys dynamically, depending on context – so the A key could instantly transform into a 9 key, for example. This comes from a patent spotted by Patently Apple (opens in new tab) (via 9to5Mac […]

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