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Black Friday could be your last chance for a great SSD deal before price rises kick in

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Earlier this year, SSD prices were falling, but of late, we’ve heard some buzz about this situation being reversed – and here’s another piece of chatter about the cost of solid-state drives potentially heading upwards.Tom’s Hardware brought our attention to a DigiTimes report which claims (add seasoning, as ever) that Phison, a manufacturer of memory…

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Crucial Unveils X9 Portable SSD: QLC for the Cost-Conscious Consumer

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Crucial entered the portable SSD market relatively late, with their X6 and X8 PSSDs being the mainstay for many years. Based on QLC NAND, they were marketed for read-intensive use-cases, though the generous amount of SLC cache ended up delivering good write performance too for mainstream consumers – particularly in the X8. Recently, the company…

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Aalto University’s new tech could make long-distance wireless charging a reality

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Wireless chargers are becoming increasingly popular, especially as smartphones continue offering them as a premium option. However, wireless charging is less efficient the further away from the charger you move, which is why so many require you to place the phone directly on the pad. Now, though, a new wireless charging technique could make open-air…

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Apple Fitness+ is adding this awesome game-changing feature

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Apple Fitness+ is Apple’s fitness service with hundreds of high-quality workouts, audio exercises for walking and running, and exclusive programs for different needs. I’ve been a subscriber to this service since its launch in late 2020. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing…

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Learning from Google: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

4 minutes of reading / AI, ChatGPT, Facebook, Google, machine learning, Microsoft, Tech, Uber / By

Working at a company that is a giant of the tech sector has many advantages, but for Arvind Jain, the CEO of Glean, it also helps to work at much smaller organisations. Glean positions itself as the Google of enterprise knowledge and discovery. In fact, it was founded in 2019 by a number of Google…

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1Password caught up in Okta support breach

3 minutes of reading / Cloud, Cloudflare, Google, Okta, Tech / By

Credential management software supplier 1Password has disclosed it has been caught up in the same breach of the tech support systems of fellow identity and access management (IAM) specialist Okta that impacted BeyondTrust and Cloudflare. 1Password chief technology officer (CTO) Pedro Canahuati said the firm detected suspicious activity on the Okta tenant it uses to…

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Maybe Microsoft should make Windows 11 smartphones

4 minutes of reading / Activision Blizzard, AI, Apple, ChatGPT, Google, iPhone, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Tech / By

If you want a new smartphone, you really only have two options: iPhone or Android. These are the only two mobile operating systems in development, including the Android forks that run non-Google versions of Android. Even Microsoft made Android phones years after ditching its Windows Mobile and Windows Phone platforms. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox.…

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11 iPhone tricks you had no idea were added in iOS 17

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iOS 17 brought several new features to the iPhone. Whether you bought an iPhone 15 Pro or are still using an iPhone XR, this new operating system is packed with features — but some of them aren’t as well known as StandBy Mode or Contact Posters. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the…

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Copilots, AI and Azure drive Microsoft revenue growth

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Microsoft has posted revenue of $56.5bn, up 13% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, partially driven by demand for its AI-infused (artificial intelligence) products and the Azure public cloud. CFO Amy Hood said the company’s Azure cloud platform had experienced higher than expected AI consumption, which contributed to revenue growth in Azure. The company…

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UK Finance paints mixed picture of fraud as losses top £500m

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The rate of cyber fraud dropped slightly over the first six months of 2023, falling 2% compared to the same period in 2022, but even so criminals and fraudsters still managed to steal approximately £580m via both authorised and unauthorised fraud during the period, according to UK Finance’s latest half-yearly report. At the same time,…

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