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Razer data leak may have exposed info of over 100,000 customers

September 15, 2020
If you recently bought something from Razer, you&aposll want to keep an eye on your email inbox for suspicious links. According to security researcher Bob Diachenko, the company recently misconfigured one of its Elasticsearch servers, leaving the sensitive customer information stored on it accessible to the public since August 18th (via Ars Technica). He estimates the leak could affect as many…
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Razer made the gum gamers didn’t know they needed

September 9, 2020
If you’re a gamer who chews gum, standard Juicy Fruit or Big Red won’t do your mental performance any favors … at least, not according to Razer. As a follow up to its focus-sharpening Razer Respawn drink, and to meet an apparent need for fortified gum, the company has…
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Apple is using Subaru Imprezas with old garbage-can Mac Pros to map the US

September 8, 2020
Early this year, Apple officially finished rebuilding Apple Maps in the US. Still, it’s constantly improving its map data and map-based features. Today, 9to5Mac shared some exclusive details about how Apple operates its mapping vehicles and how it manages the data they capture. According to internal materials seen by 9to5Mac, Apple’s 3D Vision team cruises around in a fleet of white Subaru…
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GIF search, voice typing and more are coming to Windows 10

September 4, 2020
Windows 10 is getting an integrated GIF search, improvements to voice typing and other new features, Microsoft Senior Program Manager Brandon LeBlanc wrote in a Windows blog post. All are currently in beta testing. The overall goal of the new features, LeBlanc said, is to…
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MSI unveils its first Intel Evo-certified laptop

September 3, 2020
MSI has revealed its latest slate of laptops. Included in the lineup is the company’s first laptop that’s been certified by Intel’s Evo initiative (formerly known as Project Athena). Not only will it include Intel’s 11th-generation Tiger Lake CPUs, the Prestige 14…
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Acer's Spin 7 convertible will support sub-6 and mmwave 5G

September 3, 2020
After a busy week of news, Acer isn’t quite done. The company has announced its Spin 7 convertible laptop, which is one of the first to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2. It supports both types of 5G, mmWave and sub-6, though it’s not the first notebook to do so. On top of that, the Spin 7 has a 360-degree hinge, so you can use it in tablet mode if you prefer. Its touchscreen has a layer…
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Alienware introduces its first gaming monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate

September 2, 2020
Today, Alienware is unveiling a handful of new gaming gear and updates. Most exciting is the new Alienware 25 Gaming Monitor, which comes with a 360Hz refresh rate for super-fast gaming. It also supports NVIDIA’s Reflex Latency Analyzer to give users more data on their system latency and performance. Until now, most displays have had refresh rates that cap out between 120Hz and 240Hz. But with…
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