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We reported on Monday that Microsoft has discovered attackers exploiting font parsing code vulnerabilities in Windows. Unfortunately, a Microsoft spokesperson seemed to confirm that we’ll have to wait until next...The post Microsoft releases fix for Windows Defender scanning bug appeared first on The Tech Report.

All around the world, people are doing what they can to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Some people are sewing facemasks, others are donating gloves, or just staying at home....The post Folding@home smashes ExaFLOP barrier in COVID-19 fight appeared first on The Tech Report.

We’ve been covering Half-Life: Alyx since it was announced back in November of last year, eagerly awaiting Valve’s return to the Half-Life series. Despite announcing a third Half-Life game, Valve still...The post Half-Life: Alyx smashes Steam’s concurrent players record for VR appeared first on The Tech Report.

Today, AMD published the following statement: At AMD, data security and the protection of our intellectual property are a priority. In December 2019, we were contacted by someone who claimed...The post AMD takes down stolen graphics IP leak appeared first on The Tech Report.

It seems like just about everyone agrees that Moore’s Law is dead. We’re not seeing the same advancement in terms of transistor miniaturization and density. That means that engineers’ eyes...The post Nvidia shows off DLSS 2.0 with new GeForce 445.75 Game Ready Drivers appeared first on The Tech Report.

Summer is usually convention season, and many of our favorite shows–E3, San Diego Comic-Con, GamesCom, etc–are set during the height of the heat. This year, though, the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak...The post Computex postponed to September due to COVID-19 appeared first on The Tech Report.

Yesterday, ForAllSecure published a blog post by Guido Vranken detailing a vulnerability in OpenWrt, a Linux-based operating system for embedded devices that route network traffic. The vulnerability is found in...The post OpenWrt vulnerability puts routers and other embedded devices at risk appeared first on The Tech Report.

Employee benefits are big expenses for most companies, making up nearly a third of compensation costs for businesses nationwide. As much as a financial strain as these benefits can be,...The post 4 Ways to Measure the ROI of the Benefits You Offer appeared first on The Tech Report.

Microsoft issued an announcement today regarding its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company announced that it will be prioritizing security updates in order to support its customers reliant upon...The post Microsoft pausing all optional non-security updates for Windows appeared first on The Tech Report.

I sit at my desk a lot. No, that’s not correct. I sit at my desk too much. I stand sometimes, too, but I’m always using my keyboard. As much...The post Logitech K860 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard reviewed appeared first on The Tech Report.

EX-STIR-MEH-NAY-TED…EX-STIR-…oh, wait, wrong series. The takeover is nearly complete One new video feature, coming right up, because we think all of you who are semi-quarantined at home need a little...The post Battlemouse Logitecha: A view from the collective appeared first on The Tech Report.

Today, Microsoft issued a security advisory stating that the company “is aware of limited targeted attacks that could leverage un-patched vulnerabilities in the Adobe Type Manager Library.” There are reportedly...The post Attackers exploiting font parsing code vulnerabilities as Windows Defender falters appeared first on The Tech Report.

COVID-19 has hit sports pretty hard, including Nascar. The organization announced last week that all real world race events through the third of May are postponed. Said races are currently...The post NASCAR launches iRacing Pro Invitational Series after postponing meatspace races appeared first on The Tech Report.

It’s easy these days to get a PC case with a big tempered glass panel on the side and then fill it up with blinkenlights. Everything has RGB, and it...The post Fractal Design’s Era ITX case looks gorgeous appeared first on The Tech Report.

The Game Developers Conference, GDC, was originally set to take place this week. However, going forward with the conference with COVID-19 on the loose would be unwise, so the event...The post GDC Summer 2020 announced after cancellation of this month’s conference appeared first on The Tech Report.

Now that Microsoft and Sony have talked about their upcoming consoles in the light of day, the cat is out of the bag: AMD has its own raytracing solution. That’s...The post Microsoft reveals DirectX 12 Ultimate with AMD and Nvidia appeared first on The Tech Report.

According to a story by the Washington Post, the U.S. Government is in communication with health experts and Facebook and Google, among other tech companies, in an effort to determine...The post Facebook and Google in talks with U.S. Government to use location data in COVID-19 measures appeared first on The Tech Report.

The tech market is flooded with new products on a regular basis. While most of the attention revolves around the latest smartphone, game console, or tablet, there’s a quiet, yet...The post 4 Considerations When Designing Kid-Friendly Tech appeared first on The Tech Report.

We reported a couple weeks ago that the Game Developers Conference, GDC, was canceled in light of COVID-19, as well as E3 a week later. GDC was supposed to be...The post Steam launches game festival in lieu of GDC appeared first on The Tech Report.

GOG currently has a spring sale running with some juicy discounts. You’ll have until the end of the month to capitalize on said discounts. In order to help promote social...The post GOG offers 27 free games in promotion alongside spring sale appeared first on The Tech Report.

If you watched Sony’s big PS5 reveal presentation today, you might’ve left drowsy and confused. Sony had intended to provide this presentation at GDC. In other words, the presentation is...The post PlayStation 5 specs – Sony goes deep on SSD, GPU, and audio specs appeared first on The Tech Report.

Twenty years ago, Bill Gates stepped down as CEO of Microsoft and founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with his wife. Six years ago he stepped down from the...The post Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway public boards appeared first on The Tech Report.

Business communication is evolving. The usage of landlines—devices that offices couldn’t live without decades ago—is declining. More and more you encounter businesses using SMS texting, live chat, or AI chat...The post The Monumental Shift To Cloud Communications and What It Means For You appeared first on The Tech Report.

The chip powering Apple’s next iPhone might break a significant barrier, according to a report from ResearchSnipers. The A14 processor, expected to show up in the iPhone 12 this fall,...The post Apple’s A14 chip could be first ARM CPU to pass 3 GHz appeared first on The Tech Report.

Tech has made telecommuting a reality for an ever-growing share of the workforce. Globally, 70% of people work remotely at least once per week. Telecommuting may be an obvious shift...The post Beyond Telecommuting: 4 Sectors Tech Has Quietly Rebuilt in a Decade appeared first on The Tech Report.

Everyone’s staying home right now. Offices, schools, and businesses across the country have sent people home to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, which was declared a pandemic...The post COVID-19 prompts Comcast, AT&T to suspend transfer caps appeared first on The Tech Report.

2020 has definitely been a weird year so far, but even with everything going on we’re still looking forward to the release of the next generation of gaming consoles this...The post Xbox Series X full specs revealed appeared first on The Tech Report.

Sometimes David can take down Goliath, but other times you need one giant to kill another. Microsoft, in conjunction with partners in 35 other countries, has taken down one of...The post Microsoft helped to disable world’s largest botnet appeared first on The Tech Report.

The Entertainment Software Association announced yesterday that it will cancel the E3 2020 video game expo due to concerns about the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus. In the wake of...The post E3 2020 officially canceled – publishers to plan online events appeared first on The Tech Report.

We’re approaching the video game singularity, where platform and hardware no longer matter. Sony and developer Guerrilla games took us one step closer to that singularity this week with the...The post PS4-exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to PC appeared first on The Tech Report.

Hot on the heels of last week’s exposure of an unfixable security vulnerability hard-coded into Intel CPUs, an additional security vulnerability in Intel CPUs has been made public this week....The post Intel CPUs might take a performance hit to mitigate new LVI security vulnerability appeared first on The Tech Report.

If there’s one thing I don’t like about PC gaming, it’s waiting for a publisher to release the minimum requirements for that game I want. When you have an aging...The post Doom Eternal’s requirements are as brutal as the Doomslayer appeared first on The Tech Report.

With each passing year, PCs are becoming more and more power-efficient. They squeeze more computation-per-watt out of each new generation of CPU and GPU. Now, AMD is saying we can...The post AMD boasts 18-hour laptop life on Ryzen 4000 appeared first on The Tech Report.

A little over a month ago, we reported on a speculative execution vulnerability found in Intel CPUs, adding to the growing list of similar vulnerabilities. However, yesterday, a team of...The post Unfixable vulnerability found in Intel CPUs appeared first on The Tech Report.

While the computers of today would look like weird, futuristic sports cars to computer builders 30 years ago, those builders would still get to the power supply and see how...The post Seasonic’s 750W Connect power supply will untangle your build appeared first on The Tech Report.

Valve has been building up the hype surrounding Half-Life: Alyx as the game’s March 23rd launch draws near. (Have we mentioned that the Half-Life series is currently free to play?)...The post A new batch of Valve Index kits will be available on Monday appeared first on The Tech Report.

In March of last year, we reported that six Halo games were coming to PC as part of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The collection is set to include...The post Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary edition comes to PC appeared first on The Tech Report.

You’ve been adrift for days, rowing through seas of mechanical key switches, looking for the keyboard with the right layout and feel. This one has a TKL layout, but no...The post Mountain’s Everest modular keyboard is up for pre-order appeared first on The Tech Report.

Even if you avoid the news, it’s almost impossible to avoid hearing about the Covid-19 coronavirus. Meanwhile, the world is on watch for a potential pandemic. For us here at...The post GDC and GTC cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns appeared first on The Tech Report.

Last month, we reported that Half-Life: Alyx, Valve’s full VR title, will launch on March 23rd. Despite being the third Half-Life game, the game’s title doesn’t help dispel the belief...The post Valve counts to three with Half-Life: Alyx gameplay footage appeared first on The Tech Report.

With cyberattacks increasing every year, it’s common for businesses to opt for security solutions that will protect their assets, including their networks and systems. One popular solution is UEBA, or...The post Understanding UEBA: What It Does and How It Works appeared first on The Tech Report.

Late last week, Larian Studios gave the internet an in-depth look at its upcoming game, Baldur’s Gate 3. Along with a look at both gameplay and cinematics, the studio talked about where...The post Baldur’s Gate 3 is PC-only (for now) appeared first on The Tech Report.

ESET, an internet security company, recently published a white paper (PDF) detailing a vulnerability in Wi-Fi encryption named “Kr00k.” A team of ESET researchers found that certain internal errors can...The post Kr00k vulnerability allows unauthorized decryption of WPA2-encrypted traffic appeared first on The Tech Report.

GOG, the digital game distribution platform formerly known as Good Old Games, introduced a new refund policy this week. The new policy allows users to fully refund games up to...The post GOG introduces new 30 day refund policy appeared first on The Tech Report.

With how many chips run our many computing and “smart” devices these days, chances are that you own something made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chips that began life at...The post TSMC to hire 4,000 for high-end process development appeared first on The Tech Report.

Last week, we reported that Microsoft plans to add Linux support for Chromium-based Edge. This week, Microsoft announced that it will be bringing another of its services to Linux: Microsoft...The post Microsoft Defender ATP coming to Linux appeared first on The Tech Report.

A study published (PDF) this week by the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin found that the six major web browsers can be separated into three...The post Study of major web browsers finds all but Brave send user data to backend servers appeared first on The Tech Report.

20 years ago, the going style in PC builds was beige, because that’s all we had. Then things shifted toward black for those stealth and gamer aesthetics. These days, we...The post Corsair’s white components will brighten your build appeared first on The Tech Report.

When Apple switched from PowerPC processors to Intel fifteen years ago, it shook the world of Mac. Mac computers had been on the Power PC “G” line for a while,...The post Apple reportedly switching to ARM processors in 2021 appeared first on The Tech Report.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a multiplayer first/third person slasher released in 2012 that evolved from a Half-Life 2 total conversion mod called Age of Chivalry. I have many fond memories...The post Chivalry 2 closed alpha begins this March appeared first on The Tech Report.