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Big HDDs Set New Sales Record: 288 Exabytes in Q1

Home News (Image credit: Toshiba) Unit shipments of hard drives in the first quarter of 2021 were down both sequentially and year-over-year as consumer devices continued their migration to SSDs. Still, HDD capacity sold during the quarter set a new record of 288 exabytes as hyperscalers and enterprises upgraded their storage capabilities. Seagate remained the… Read more

Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Pro AX Review: Premium Mid-Range

Our Verdict The Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Pro AX is a full-featured Z590 motherboard that includes robust power delivery, premium audio, four M.2 sockets, and 13 USB ports on the rear IO. This $290 board is a good value, especially for those who would like lots of M.2 and USB ports. For + 13 rear USB… Read more

Linux Foundation Issues Frosty Final Judgment in UMN Scandal

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) The Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board has released its findings regarding the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) contributions to the Linux kernel—including those related to the research projects that got the university banned from working on that kernel. The group also explained how the school might be able to earn some… Read more

WhatsApp relaxes deadline for accepting its new privacy policy

In a new statement posted on its website, WhatsApp says users won’t lose any functionality if they fail to accept its new privacy policy by May 15th. “No one will have their accounts deleted or lose functionality of WhatsApp on May 15th because of this update,” the FAQ now reads. That’s different from what the… Read more

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra review: Ultimate flagship or ultra disappointment?

(Pocket-lint) – When the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra touched down at Pocket-lint HQ it made for a moment of genuine excitement. This flagship, which has more features than, well, any other handset we’ve seen in recent times, is one of those rare moments of a company trying to be different; to standout for the right… Read more

Noctua NH-L9x65 Review: Noctua Nano?

Our Verdict The NH-L9x65 provides all the impressive Noctua engineering you’d expect in an exceptionally tiny footprint. And while it’s expensive, unlike other compact downdraft cooler designs, it boasts 100% PCI-e card and memory compatibility on Intel platforms. For + Quality build and design + Simple to install + 100% memory and graphics cards clearance… Read more

FTC report blasts manufacturers for restricting product repairs

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published its long-awaited report on how manufacturers limit product repairs. The “Nixing the Fix” report details a host of repair restrictions, especially those imposed by mobile phone and car manufacturers. The anticompetitive practices covered by the FTC range from limited availability of spare parts and diagnostic software to designs… Read more

Chinese rocket falling to Earth this weekend poses ‘extremely low’ risk to people

Another “out-of-control” Chinese rocket stage in orbit has spawned a news cycle. But for people on Earth, there’s not much to worry about. The 100-foot-tall, 22-metric-ton corpse of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket that launched the first chunk of Beijing’s new space station last week will reenter Earth’s atmosphere sometime this weekend, and there’s… Read more

FCC’s net neutrality rollback overwhelmed by bogus industry comments, investigation finds

The New York attorney general’s office issued a report Thursday confirming that some of the US’s largest broadband providers engaged in a massive campaign to flood the Federal Communications Commission with fake comments in the run-up to the commission’s 2017 order to roll back net neutrality. The attorney general’s multi-year investigation found that fake comments… Read more

Google expects most staff to spend about three days per week in the office post-pandemic

Google expects 60 percent of its approximately 140,000 global employees to spend around three days in the office per week post-pandemic. The policy was announced in a company-wide memo by CEO Sundar Pichai, which was later published as a blog post and series of tweets. While Pichai said a majority of employees will come into… Read more

Canalys: PC and tablet markets record doubled sales in Q1 2021

Canalys has posted its quarterly report on the PC and tablet market, and the numbers for Q1 2021 are more than impressive – computers and slates doubled in sales on a yearly basis, while Chromebooks in particular posted a whopping a 275% increase. Canalys is keeping the Chromebooks in a separate category because they are… Read more

A bug in Peloton’s API may have exposed a whole lot of user data

An old version of Peloton’s API, the software that allows the company’s bikes and recalled treadmills to communicate with its servers, may have exposed private customer profiles, according to a report from TechCrunch. The bug was first spotted by Jan Masters, a security researcher at Pen Test Partners, and reported to Peloton on January 20th,… Read more

Microsoft Teams’ new reading feature helps students during the pandemic and beyond

Microsoft is adding a new Reading Progress feature to Microsoft Teams, designed to help students improve their reading fluency. Reading Progress works by allowing students to record themselves reading a passage of text, and offering teachers the ability to assess accuracy rates, mispronunciations, and more. Typically, students practice reading fluency in front of a teacher… Read more

ASRock Z590 PG Velocita Review: Network Speed, Ample USB

Our Verdict ASRock’s Z590 PG Velocita is a full-featured Z590 motherboard that includes three M.2 sockets, Killer based networking (including Wi-Fi 6E), capable power delivery, premium audio, and more. It’s a well-rounded mid-ranger for Intel’s Z590 platform. For Killer based 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E Networking 10 USB ports on rearIO Capable power delivery Against… Read more

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is like an epic yet enigmatic novel

At some point during my time with Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, after I read yet another minutes-long dialogue sequence to try and learn more information about the game’s murder mystery, I realized I felt like I was slowly working my way through a long novel — one that went just a little bit over… Read more