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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229238-a-lazy-fix-20-years-ago-means-the-y2k-bug-is-taking-down-computers-now/ Parking meters, cash registers and a professional wrestling video game have fallen foul of a computer glitch related to the Y2K bug. The Y2020 bug, which has taken many payment...

https://nordic.ign.com/xbox-one-gaming-hardware/32481/news/wwe-2k20-new-year-bug-made-it-unplayable-in-2020 WWE 2K20 was struck by a Y2K-like bug on January 1, 2020 that made the game unplayable for a number of players. As Kotaku reports, a number of players found that they couldn’t access...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/intels-cascade-lake-cpus-impacted-by-new-zombieload-v2-attack/ The Zombieload vulnerability disclosed earlier this year in May has a second variant that also works against more recent Intel processors, not just older ones, including Cascade Lake, Intel's latest...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-users-fume-microsoft-wheres-our-local-account-option-gone/ Microsoft has annoyed some of its 900 million Windows 10 device users after apparently removing the 'Use offline account' as part of its effort to herd users towards its cloud-based Microsoft...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/07/06/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade-vpn-warning-upgrade-windows/ Spotted by the always excellent Windows Latest, Microsoft has told tens of millions of Windows 10 users that the latest KB4501375 update may break the platform’s Remote Access...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/06/29/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade-registry-warning-upgrade-windows/ Windows 10 is in a rut. The platform has been hit with multiple problems in recent weeks and partners have been making things even worse. But now an important new Windows 10...

https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/6/4/18652484/microsoft-xbox-lynx-body-wash-axe-lifestyle-gaming-products Microsoft is making Xbox body wash Produced in partnership with the makers of Axe body spray Just be careful when you wash your anus, you might get the red ring of death

https://nichegamer.com/2019/05/22/epic-games-allegedly-sent-gdrp-personal-info-to-wrong-person/ After an already disastrous week with issues arising from the Epic Mega Sale on the Epic Game Store, Epic Games are now being accused of sending personal information to the wrong person.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525842/epic-games-psyonix-acquisition-rocket-league-fortnite-unreal-deal “The PC version of Rocket League will come to the Epic Games store in late 2019. In the meantime, it will continue to be available for purchase on Steam; thereafter it will continue to...

https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/zen-2-ryzen-3000-cpu-yield-70-percent Combining a new production process with a high-volume new processor architecture is a bit of a gamble, but it looks like it might be paying off with the upcoming AMD Ryzen 3000 series CPUs as early yields are looking good. An...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-blocks-windows-10-may-2019-update-on-pcs-that-use-usb-storage-or-sd-cards/ Microsoft has published a support document today warning Windows 10 users that the impending May 2019 Update may not install on their systems if they use external USB storage...

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https://www.pcgamer.com/a-recent-windows-update-is-locking-up-some-pcs-heres-a-temporary-fix/ Microsoft has confirmed that a recent update for Windows is causing some PCs to freeze or hang after applying the patch. However, the problem might be more widespread than Microsoft is admitting at the...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-revamps-programming-language-powershell-as-windows-10-use-trails-linux/ Honestly I am not surprised... Linux users are still generally power users and as such will manage alot via scripts, alot of the system is chaining script. Microsoft made the...

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A new BR game is expected to be released this month (probably aligning with E3) - https://crazyjustice.co/ Now this is a genre already dominated by PUBG and Fortnite so much so PUBG is going all legal. Now a new game entering this genre needs to offer something to entice players and its look...

Any one know of a good Onenote alternative for linux? The main feature I am looking for is the canvas approach to notetaking where snippits can be started everywhere. This appears to only be present in Onenote and it is something that vastly improves my productivity when I am on my work laptop...

I am a massive advocate of Linux and it has served me well since the late 90s (100% switch around 2004). Does it have few games? Yes that is a fact and as an avid gamer it was a shock to not play anything much anymore... BF1942 sort of worked via WINE, so did CS:S, UT2004, Quake and quakewars...

I am just finishing deciding on the key parts of a ryzen build & just waiting for Ryzen5 chips to enter the UK supply chain. MSI and other motherboard manufacturers have released bios updates pertaining to RAM timings and OPcode issues BUT also "Ryzen5 support" Does this put new builds in a...

What is the simplest route to install win10 if I have to start from scratch and I have a full XP (with key) and a win7 upgrade licence. Do I need to Install XP -> upgrade to win7 -> upgrade to win10