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ggrobot Elite Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:12 am Post subject: TechNews - USB Type-C is here [39201] |
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USB Type-C: A new standard for power, data and display - USB Type-C is closely intertwined with other new
standards, like USB
3.1 for faster speeds and USB Power Delivery for improved
power-delivery over USB connections. USB Type-C is a new connector
standard that's very small. It's about a t
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Source: GGMania headlines
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Csimbi Elite Member
Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Posts: 4769 Location: The bright side of the dark side
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 11:01 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | USB Type-C: A new standard for power, data and display |
I love these tiny connectors.
You can't see them, so they break when you try to insert them into the socket.
When it breaks, it's not going to be a cable swap for you.
It's going to be a device repair because these faggots, in the infinite wisdom, designed it the wrong way once again!!!
Quote: | Why Every New Macbook Needs A Different Goddamn Charger |
They need to make money you know.
I wonder why do we need to produce so much garbage in the process though.
I mean the old PSUs that people will just have to throw away.
Quote: | Windows 10 Will Even Be Free To Pirates |
Saw that yesterday, but there's some funny legal wording around that topic, so don't be sure that that's what it means.
I understand they can upgrade off the pirate release for free - but they don't receive a license for the new OS, so go figure.
Quote: | Windows 10 Delivers Updates Using Peer-To-Peer Technology |
Read that yesterday, too. Great platform to deliver just about any crp to your PCs as Microsoft will no longer be responsible for any of that.
It's a good thing it can be disabled, which I guess most people will do, so it's kinda useless.
Might work very well in a locked down corporate environment though.
Quote: | Microsoft Adding Biometric Security Support to Windows 10 |
lol
MS is trying to keep up. But what for?
It's been already proven that fingerprint readers and face recognition-based thingamabobs can be fooled with ease.
I'd think retina scans will be very trickable in the next 5 years or so.
Quote: | Fully patched versions of Firefox, Chrome, IE 11 and Safari exploited at Pwn2Own hacking competition |
Yes. Firefox released an update to address this, specifically.
I wonder how much time/resources were spend on find this hole.
Was the 15k worth it? |
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