Miscellaneous Tech News
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Google bots shut down Baltimore officials’ ransomware-workaround Gmail accounts
Google automatically suspended accounts after detecting they were from same network.
In the wake of the ransomware attack that has kept city networks and infrastructure shut down now for over two weeks, Baltimore officials—including the mayor and city council members—set up Google Gmail accounts as a backup communications channel. -
Microsoft Outlines Progress in SharePoint Conference Keynote Talk
The news associated with this week's SharePoint Conference was the typical dense affair.
Jeff Teper, corporate vice president for OneDrive, SharePoint and Office, gave the keynote talk during the event, which is available as an on-demand "virtual summit" talk here. -
Fake cryptocurrency apps on Google Play try to profit on bitcoin price surge
Researchers uncover two purported wallets uploaded after bitcoin prices rise.
Google's official Play Store has been caught hosting malicious apps that targeted Android users with an interest in cryptocurrencies, researchers reported on Thursday. -
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/05/firefox-67-released-for-download
I'm pretty certain my Fedora 30 systems updated yesterday or the day before.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/05/open-letter-stop-gtk-theming-distros
Sounds a bit like whiny app devs who chose the wrong toolkit and don't like that it is customizable or that its customization framework is lacking. End users choosing to use GTK features shouldn't be barred from using the system more or less as designed.
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'One-Time' Settings Changes Needed for Deploying Windows 10 and Windows Server 1903
Windows 10 and Windows Server versions 1903 were released this week, but Microsoft also issued some notes for IT pros to consider.
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Nvidia announces RTX Studio laptops aimed at creators
All designed for the new Nvidia Studio platform
Nvidia has kicked off Computex Taipei by launching a new software-hardware initiative aimed at creators, along with an extensive lineup of laptops to support it. -
AMD’s Navi GPU is coming to PCs this July as the Radeon RX 5700 series
Maybe wait till June 10th before you buy a new graphics card
Slowly but surely, it feels like AMD is tracking towards building a graphics card that can truly compete with Nvidia for your high-end gaming dollars, and hopes are pinned on Navi -
Dell redesigns XPS 13 2-in-1, adds OLED display panel to XPS 15
Dell also brought its newest gaming design to Alienware m15 and m17 laptops.
Dell is revamping the look and feel of most of its high-end laptops and convertibles this year, and the latest to get a fresh coat of paint is the XPS 13 2-in-1. -
AMD is releasing its 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPUs on 7/7
With prices ranging from $199 up to $499
AMD’s third generation of Ryzen CPUs are here, including the company’s first mainstream CPU to feature 12 cores, the Ryzen 9 3900X. -
Huawei's Android replacement OS will start rolling out in June [Updated]
Updated 12:02 PM ET: Following this report, Huawei reached out to TechRadar to essentially debunk this story. There was apparently "confusion internally" about the new OS, meaning that it will not be launching in June. Instead, Huawei confirmed that HongMeng might be ready for a launch in China in late 2019 with an international release sometime in 2020.
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Hackers breach US license plate scanning company
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/05/28/hackers-breach-us-license-plate-scanning-company/ -
@wrx7m said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Hackers breach US license plate scanning company
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/05/28/hackers-breach-us-license-plate-scanning-company/Thanks for posting.. I wanted to comment and was busy at the time...
So that article said this.....
WTF, how is this not a huge concern that someone can easily track where I have been based on this?
I mean it is not all that expensive to pay to get the info of the owner of a license plate.
Public records are out there already. without even going to dark web things like this are available.
https://findbyplate.comhttps://vincheck.info/free-license-plate-lookup/
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Huawei: US blacklist will harm billions of consumers
A US move to put Huawei on a trade blacklist "sets a dangerous precedent" that will harm billions of consumers, the firm's top legal officer said.
Speaking at a press conference, Song Liuping said the trade ban would also "directly harm" American companies and affect jobs.
Washington recently added Huawei to a list of companies that US firms cannot trade with unless they have a licence. -
If Microsoft goes this way, then eventually you will be paying monthly to access a windows desktop on azure..you can see what they are up it stands out a mile...
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An exclusive look at Intel’s wild gaming laptop prototype
Intel’s Honeycomb Glacier is an attempt to bring two screens to the gaming audience — a 15.6-inch 1080p primary panel and a 12.3-inch 1920 x 720 secondary screen — in a way that complements, instead of distracting from, their games.
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Snipe-IT 4.7.2 has released, and while there are some interesting changes there is also a bug that doesn't allow any assets to be checked out.
Don't update at this time.
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@hobbit666 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
An exclusive look at Intel’s wild gaming laptop prototype
Intel’s Honeycomb Glacier is an attempt to bring two screens to the gaming audience — a 15.6-inch 1080p primary panel and a 12.3-inch 1920 x 720 secondary screen — in a way that complements, instead of distracting from, their games.
Wow that's ugly as all sin!
