Photo: wasagaedgewaterresorts on Instagram Although Canada boasts the longest coastline in the world, the beautiful True North spends most of the year covered in snow. However, once summer rolls around and the snowflakes and ice disappear for the season, Canada offers some of the best waves to ride and sandy beaches …
Read More »AMD Can Relax, Because Intel Isn’t Building a 5GHz 28-Core CPU
Last week, Intel announced and demoed a 28-core CPU running at 5GHz. Since then, it’s been discovered that the original part Intel demoed was overclocked to hit these frequencies, that the company was using a water chiller capable of dissipating 1770W to cool the CPU, and the entire demo now …
Read More »Microsoft Kills Forum Support for Windows 7, 8.1, Various Other Products
Late last month, Microsoft announced it would fire its Xbox support staff and replace them with unpaid volunteers. It was a thrilling move for the corporation, whose net worth is well above $500 billion, and the firm is moving to capitalize on its newfound strength by killing off the …
Read More »Apple Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Apps on iOS and macOS
Apple is cracking down on cryptocurrency on its platform, but don’t worry too much. Your favorite crypto wallet app is probably still in the clear after an update to Apple’s developer guidelines for iOS and macOS. The new rules are aimed mainly at limiting the shadier side of cryptocurrency like …
Read More »Huawei Breathes New Life Into Android Tablets With the MediaPad M5
Just as many of us were bemoaning the lack of new high-end Android tablets, and their potential replacement with Chrome OS convertibles, Huawei has announced an intriguing new Android-based media powerhouse, the MediaPad M5. Available in both 8-inch and 10.8-inch screen sizes, the tablet is the first to feature a …
Read More »New Killer Wireless xTend Seamlessly Extends Wi-Fi Gaming Range
Rivet Networks, the company that owns the Killer brand, has announced a new capability rolling out to their Killer AC 1550 modules — and it’s a rather cool feature at that. It’s an expansion of the Killer xTend technology that the company has previously offered, which allows a machine …
Read More »Android Malware Found Mining Cryptocurrency on Amazon Fire TVs
Amazon’s Fire TV devices are a popular way to watch streaming content on a TV because they support plenty of services and come with a low price tag. However, a new spate of malware infections has the potential to interrupt your viewing as the device secretly mines cryptocurrency in …
Read More »TheSkimm brings its news service to Android
TheSkimm, the female-led media company best known for its newsletter that summarizes, in plain language, the top news and highlights from the day before, is today launching a mobile app for Android devices. Previously available on the iPhone, theSkimm’s new app combines a mobile version of its newsletter, along …
Read More »Paleontologists Find Oldest Animal Footprints Ever Discovered
The oldest known animal ‘footprints’ on Earth, left by bilaterian animals with paired appendages about 545 million years ago, have been discovered in the Yangtze Gorges area of South China. Trackways and burrows excavated in situ from the Shibantan Member, Dengying Formation, China: (A and B) epirelief (top bedding surface) …
Read More »Green Tea Compound Could Be Key to Preventing Mortality from Heart Attacks, Strokes Caused by Atherosclerosis
A group of researchers from Emory University in the United States and Lancaster University and the University of Leeds, both in the UK, has discovered that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a compound found in green tea leaves, breaks up and dissolves potentially dangerous protein plaques found in the blood vessels. Green tea …
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