Category: personalcomputing

‘Streets of Rage 4’ will be scored by an all-star group of composers

[ad_1] They’re not the only prominent names involved, either. You can also expect original music from Jet Set Radio‘s Hideki Naganuma, Kingdom Hearts‘ Yoko Shimomura and Ninja Gaiden‘s Keiji Yamagishi. It’s uncertain just to what degree they’ll be involved. All the same, it’s comforting to know that the fourth Streets of Rage installment will pay […]

Microsoft starts testing Internet Explorer mode for Edge

[ad_1] The release also brings office-friendly features like group policy support, stricter security measures and “enterprise-grade” PDF viewing. Microsoft is starting to roll out some features that will be ready over the course of “several weeks,” including integrated search for people, a business-focused new tab page with Office 365 links and secure data syncing. Dev […]

‘Apex Legends’ will pit cheaters against each other

[ad_1] There’s more to it than that, of course. Respawn is working on AI that can detect and auto-ban cheaters, a system that can ban spam accounts before they’re used and a requirement for two-factor authentication in some regions for “high risk” users. Developers are also looking into how people party with cheaters. If you […]

Windows 10 preview could bring Alexa to your PC’s lock screen

[ad_1] There aren’t other major updates, although artists might like lower latency for inking when a stylus or similar device has appropriate hardware support. It’s going to take a while before this feature reaches finished Windows 10 updates, and possibly a while after that before Amazon and others hop aboard. Microsoft also warns that it’s […]

Sony says its USB hub is the world’s fastest SD card reader

[ad_1] The hub supports 100W power delivery to handle monitors and other particularly demanding peripherals. You’ll also have USB-C and USB-A connectors to connect devices new and old, not to mention HDMI output for video up to 4K at 30 frames per second. Even the case is resilient, with IP68 dust and water resistance as […]

Blizzard will shut down ‘Overwatch’ matches when it spots cheating

[ad_1] Kaplan noted that the feature is active on PTR (Public Test Realm) servers, although he didn’t say just when you could expect it to reach the general release. Whether or not this approach deters cheaters will depend on its effectiveness. It might not help much if it only flags some sketchy players, or if […]

Computer password inventor Fernando Corbato dies at 93

[ad_1] It’s not Corbato’s only pioneering effort, either. CTSS’ simultaneous usage model reduced the wait time for computer responses from hours to second, making the technology far more practical. His Multics time-sharing system, meanwhile, paved the way for future operating systems like Linux with finer-grained privacy controls, a hierarchical file system and other features that […]

That’s what quantum entanglement looks like

[ad_1] Yeah, we don’t understand it either.Scientists unveil image of quantum entanglement for the first time ever In a paper published in the journal of Scientific Advances, scientists from the University of Glasglow shared the first known image of a Bell entanglement. The photo depicts two photons interacting and sharing physical states for a brief […]

‘Dota Underlords’ beta tests its first battle pass

[ad_1] Introducing the Proto Pass Update.https://t.co/EhztDHcEKz pic.twitter.com/ErlGZnaK82 — Dota Underlords (@DotaUnderlords) July 12, 2019 In an effort to avoid the issues like the ones that caught out previous Dota 2 spin-off Artifact and Apex — or falling behind other competitors in its turn-based combat genre like Riots’ Teamfight Tactics — Valve has kicked off a […]

AMD Ryzen 3000 systems need a BIOS fix for Linux, ‘Destiny 2’ issues

[ad_1] Last week AMD officially released its new Ryzen 3000 Series CPUs and Radeon RX 5700 graphics cards, but there’s a small problem with the CPUs. As some Linux users quickly noticed, there’s an issue with newer distributions based on 5.0 or higher that makes the OS unable to boot. Some people have been able […]