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Clever Malware Masquerades as Windows 11 Installer
Clever Malware Masquerades as Windows 11 Installer

A Russian website disguised as an official Microsoft page is distributing an "upgrade installer" that won't get you Windows 11. What it will get you is a bunch of malware.

AMD’s Milan-X Goes Head to Head with Intel’s Sapphire Rapids in Leaked Benchmarks
AMD’s Milan-X Goes Head to Head with Intel’s Sapphire Rapids in Leaked Benchmarks

An early peek at what will surely be one of the biggest CPU battles of 2022.

Alienware’s QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Coming to Market at a Shockingly Low Price
Alienware’s QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Coming to Market at a Shockingly Low Price

Though $1,300 isn't exactly cheap, it's a lot less than we were expecting for what certainly seems like a godmode gaming monitor.

Nvidia Reportedly Prepping Two New RTX 3050s, One with Just 4GB of VRAM
Nvidia Reportedly Prepping Two New RTX 3050s, One with Just 4GB of VRAM

The company seems intent on giving gamers, and miners, some options in the sub-$300 space.

The Best Free PC Games to Play in 2022
The Best Free PC Games to Play in 2022

There are loads of free PC games out there, but many of them aren't worth your time. These will have you hooked for hours.

Hertz Reveals How Many People It Accuses of Car Theft Each Year
Hertz Reveals How Many People It Accuses of Car Theft Each Year

Recently-unsealed court documents reveal Hertz reports about 8,000 thefts per year—except we don't yet know exactly how many of those target customers.

Apple to Update AirTags to Help Ward Off Stalking, Car Theft
Apple to Update AirTags to Help Ward Off Stalking, Car Theft

Apple might have been caught off-guard by the novel ways in which people have been hacking its AirTags, but the company is now starting to fight back.

Best Buy Now Requires $200 Membership Fee for all Nvidia GPU Purchases
Best Buy Now Requires $200 Membership Fee for all Nvidia GPU Purchases

Say goodbye to your hopes of ever getting an Nvidia Founder's Edition GPU at MSRP.

James Webb Space Telescope Takes its First Selfie
James Webb Space Telescope Takes its First Selfie

It'll be a few months before Webb is ready to begin science operations, but there's a really interesting selfie to tide you over. No, Webb still doesn't have any external cameras, but it does have a special lens inside that lets us peek at the primary mirror.

New Spinal Surgery Helps Paralyzed People Walk Again
New Spinal Surgery Helps Paralyzed People Walk Again

A new type of surgical spinal implant appears to allow paralyzed patients to walk, bike, and climb stairs again in just a matter of days.

NASA Raises Concerns About Starlink Expansion Plans
NASA Raises Concerns About Starlink Expansion Plans

SpaceX hopes to get approval for 30,000 more satellites soon, but NASA, which has been supportive of Starlink in the past, is now raising concerns about the negative impact on astronomy and space exploration.

NASA Captures First Glimpse of Venus’ Surface in Visible Light
NASA Captures First Glimpse of Venus’ Surface in Visible Light

The Parker Solar Probe managed to image Venus' surface in visible light. It's the first time we've seen the surface of the planet in optical wavelengths from orbit.