May 2017

Zotac presented two enclosures at Computex with which PCI-e cards can be connected using Thunderbolt 3. One of these cases focuses specifically on video cards, the other is smaller and has less capacity for high-end cards.The Zotac…

Version 5.9 of Qt has been released, a Long Term Support release that will be supported for at least three years. Qt, pronounced cute, is an open source and cross-platform environment for developing applications and graphical user…

Oculus has added Chromecast support to the Samsung Gear VR glasses. Users can show the image on the TV in the virtual reality environment with a cast button. That should make the VR experience more social.The functionality is in the most…

OnePlus promises that its two latest smartphones, the 3 and 3T, will receive an update to Android O. Google has already put some previews of Android O online and plans to release the new version of its operating system in August.It is…

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has lost an appeal. The New York District Court judges upheld the sentence sentenced to life in prison and overruled all of his objections.The judges of the court did not agree with his argument that his…

Tele2 is implementing a price increase for its internet subscriptions for existing customers. The most expensive subscription, Internet Extra, goes from 28 to 29 euros per month. The second most expensive subscription, Internet Basis,…

Researchers at security firm Qualys have discovered a vulnerability in sudo that allows a local attacker on the list of sudoers to gain root privileges on a vulnerable system. Patches are now available.Qualys describes the vulnerability…

The first laptops with new generation Intel processors have appeared in the Pricewatch. It is a Medion laptop that comes with a Core i7-8550U and Core i5-8250U. These processors have not yet been officially announced.The laptop is the…

Nikon has announced the waterproof, shock and dust resistant Coolpix W300. Compared to the existing Nikon AW130 outdoor camera, the W300 has improved drop resistance to a height of 2.4 meters and recording in 4k resolution is possible.The…

At the Computex 2017 trade show, Microsoft will show the VR glasses that Dell, Asus and Lenovo are working on as part of the Windows 10 Mixed Reality ecosystem. The headsets complement those from Acer and HP, which Microsoft already…