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HPE acquires identity management startup Scytale

February 3, 2020
HPE today announced that it’s acquired Scytale, a startup providing tools that help engineers build identity-driven and large-scale distributed software, for an undisclosed sum. According to HPE fellow and general manager Dave Husak, cofounders Sunil James, Emiliano Berenbaum, and Andrew Jessup will join HPE, where they’ll develop cryptographic-identity technology that offers customers the…
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GMC will revive the Hummer as a 1,000HP electric truck

January 30, 2020
The rumors of GM resurrecting the Hummer were on the mark. Its GMC brand has teased the rebirth of the Hummer as an all-electric truck, with a full reveal due on May 20th. The company isn’t showing much of the EV at this stage, but it’s already willing to brag.
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What does Dell’s XPS 15 excel at?

January 23, 2020
Dell’s 2019 XPS lineup has done well across the board — both reviewers and consumers alike were impressed by the performance, speed and sleek design of last year’s XPS 13. Its big brother, the XPS 15, continued that trend. With a ninth-generation eight-core…
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Germany has to pay Microsoft for failing to upgrade from Windows 7

January 22, 2020
Last winter, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 would reach its end-of-life on January 14th, 2020. In other words, the company will not be releasing any updates for the operating system — even crucial security patches — after that date. The public had nearly a year to make the move to Windows 10, but Germany’s government didn’t upgrade in time. According to German…
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Microsoft ends support for Windows 7: What you need to know

January 15, 2020
Microsoft’s support for Windows 7 ends today. This is by design: Microsoft provides at least a decade of support for its operating systems, split into two distinct types. Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista, hit RTM status on July 22, 2009 and general availability on October 22, 2009. Microsoft thus supported Windows 7 for just over its minimum 10 years. That includes a service pack (in…
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Apple's next MacBook upgrades could be coming soon

January 13, 2020
Last year’s 16-inch MacBook Pro felt a bit like a return to form. While the latest iteration of Apple’s flagship laptop didn’t address the love-it-or-hate-it (but mostly hate-it) Touch Bar and an obnoxious lack of connectivity, it did have a much better…
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Thermaltake's latest gaming headset works with Alexa and Razer Chroma

January 13, 2020
Thermaltake just introduced a gaming headset that’s as much about showing off as it chatting with your gaming buddies. The Riing Pro RGB 7.1 steps up the competition against rival headsets with two-zone lighting you can control with both Alexa and Razer’s Chroma system. You’ll need a separate Alexa-ready device or Razer’s Synapse software to make those respective features…
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