Category Archives: Computering

PC players won’t need to repurchase Hitman 2 to unlock Hitman 3 levels

Hitman 3 developers IO Interactive and Epic have made an official statement to assure gamers they will not be required to repurchase Hitman 2 on the Epic Game Store to unlock additional missions and locations. It had been previously announced just five days before the game release date that an access pass had been set […]

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The Best Bitcoin Alternatives | Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, and More

Bitcoin might still be considered the flagship cryptocurrency that many other alternative currencies sail in the wake of, but that’s not to say it’s the only viable one. With more than 2,000 different cryptocurrencies out there, knowing which ones to put your money into isn’t easy. Do you opt for one with a low price […]

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Intel kills off speedy Optane SSDs – so if you want one, buy it quickly

Intel is to stop producing its dedicated Optane solid-state drives for the consumer market. As Tom’s Hardware spotted, the whole Optane-only family of SSDs for desktop PCs has been discontinued, meaning the Optane Memory M10, 800P, 900P and 905P drives. Intel said: “Intel will not provide a new large capacity Optane Memory SSD as a […]

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Man has two attempts left to unlock Bitcoin wallet worth $270 million

A programmer from San Francisco has revealed he has just two attempts left to unlock a cryptocurrency wallet containing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin. In an interview with the New York Times, Stefan Thomas explained he was gifted more than 7,000 Bitcoin in 2011, in which year the digital currency opened at […]

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2021 is the year of the Chromebook: here’s why

For several years now, Chromebooks have slowly gained a pretty dedicated following as former skeptics became converts – and even prosthelytizers – of the lightweight Chrome OS and the highly affordable laptops it powers. Still, it hasn’t come close to challenging Microsoft or Apple – or even Linux – as the operating system of choice […]

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Intel’s new CEO declares that it must do better than Apple in PC ecosystem

Intel has a new CEO, as you probably noticed, and Pat Gelsinger has firmly set out his stall to begin with – with Apple apparently very much in his sights. As Apple Insider reports, Gelsinger told Intel staff: “We have to deliver better products to the PC ecosystem than any possible thing that a lifestyle […]

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Remote images are proving to be a major problem for email filters

Cybercriminals often include images in their phishing emails to make them appear more legitimate but new research from the email security firm Vade Secure has revealed a new method hackers are using to evade email filters. Image spam has traditionally been a popular method to circumvent email filters due to the fact there is no […]

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