In September 2024, the Germany’s federal criminal police (BKA) and the public prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt, Germany were able to report a success: The suspected operators of the darknet platform Boystown, formerly one of the largest websites for child pornography with around 400,000 members, were identified and arrested after years of research.
Here’s a hot computer tip coming to you straight from 1995: don’t enter random stuff in the Windows Run command bar. This might seem obvious to anyone who knows what “run” means in a PC context, but one weirdly stupid-but-ingenious bit of malware is spreading across the web this way. It’s not quite as dumb as it sounds… but it’s still pretty dumb.
The plot
Want to upgrade your laptop with a proper portable gaming machine? Bring your gameplay into the modern age with this amazing Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 that’s on sale at B&H for $1,300. That’s a dream discount of $550 off its original $1,850 price!
Whether you’re watching a feature film or a television show, you’ve probably noticed big fluctuations in volume levels, especially when a commercial break pops up and nearly shatters your eardrums. Fortunately, you can reduce the volume with the help of volume normalization.
On a Windows 11 PC, this feature is called Volume Equalization. Whether this functi
AMD’s new Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D are coming this week, but the 9800X3D from last year remains the hottest CPU in town if you’re building a gaming CPU. It’s so hot that YouTu
We love how slim and light laptops are nowadays, but that comes with a drawback: fewer and fewer ports, which can make things difficult if you have to charge gadgets and plug in peripherals and so on.
Well, this tiny Ugreen 5-in-1 USB-C hub is only $10 right now a
It’s been more than two years since Apple pulled the switch on an all-new architecture for its smart home app, but there are still plenty of users who are hanging onto the old Home infrastructure, either to maintain compatibility with older devices or for fear of a bumpy transition.
Now comes word that upcoming version of iOS may force Apple users to switc
Okay, is someone messing with me? This is the second day in a row I’ve spotted a company putting weird crap into their newest monitor designs. Yesterday it was Lenovo, who put an AI NPU into a monitor. But at least that one matches up with current tech trends
X, formerly Twitter, has been experiencing intermittent disruptions since yesterday at around 3pm ET. These disruptions have been causing users to be unable to access their feeds, send/receive messages, or a combination of both.
Users keep receiving an error message that says “Something went wrong. Try reloading” without any recognizable cause. However, rel
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