The BBC has a problem. For almost a century, the British broadcaster has run a variety of national and regional radio stations to great effect in the UK. Their influence, though, has waned in recent years as podcasts and music-streaming services have…
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Virtual reality has had its time in the spotlight. Now it’s augmented reality’s time to shine. That is, if both developers and users are alike are actually able to get their hands on the technologies, both hardware and software, for AR. That is what Google’s ARCore and Apple’s ARKit are attempting to do on the device side. Now Google is … Continue reading
A couple of months ago back in April, it was discovered that Instagram was testing out a new redesigned Explore tab. Instagram does test out new features every now and then so it wasn’t all that surprising to hear about it, plus it was also confirmed back at Facebook’s F8 conference last month.
For those who use the Explore tab frequently, you might be interested to learn that the new redesigned Explore tab is rolling out to users as we speak. If you don’t see it yet, not to worry as it should eventually make its way to you, but for those who have already received it, you might actually not even notice it.
This is because on the surface the redesigned tab doesn’t look too different from its previous incarnation. The tiled design is still very much present, but one of the main differences would be the topic channels at the top. This allows users to browse posts on Instagrams that have been sorted out by category, versus the current layout which seems to be a mash of posts Instagram thinks you like, and also posts based on people you follow. It’s not a particularly huge change but it could help make discovering new content easier and neater.
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Despite the advancements made in cybersecurity, we are still hearing reports of system breaches more often than we’d like. Given how reliant we’ve become on online services, there is a good chance that eventually a service that you use will get hacked. The Yahoo hack from a few years ago is a good example of how even some of the bigger companies are susceptible.
While we reckon it would probably be impossible to prevent hacks and data breaches, the next best thing would be for users to act swiftly on it, and the good news is that if you’re either a Firefox or 1Password user, it seems that both platforms will be able to notify you when your data might have been breached.
According to Mozilla, they have partnered up with HaveIBeenPwned.com which houses databases of email addresses that have been compromised. This is also the same partnership that AgileBits (the developer of 1Password) has with the website as well. This means that users won’t need to manually search for it themselves, and it will come in handy for those who might not even be aware of its existence.
Now these notifications won’t fix the breach or prevent your information from being used. However it will let you know that your accounts might have been compromised, which means that users will be able to act quickly to change their details such as passwords or shut their accounts down if they want to be extra careful.
Firefox, 1Password Will Let Users Know If They’ve Been Breached , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Throughout the year there are many DotA 2 tournaments being held, with many of them offering up money to the winners. However the main tournament that many professional teams are looking forward to would be the annual “The International” tournament whose prize money is worth millions.
Unfortunately for one team, Peru’s Thunder Predator, it seems that their hopes at winning the $15 million prize pool this year has been dashed. According to a report from Motherboard, Valve has disqualified the team after it had been discovered that one of the team’s players was using an “illegal” off-the-shelf gaming mouse during a qualifying match.
What happened was that those who watched the match discovered that one of the players, Atun, seemed to be moving his character and its clones at an impossible speed, leading them to cry foul and accuse Atun of using “cheats” in the form of macros. Thunder Predator has denied these accusations and claimed that this was done using a mouse (a Razer Synapse mouse). However according to FACEIT, the organization that helps run these tournaments, they claim that using a programmable mouse is the equivalent to running software scripts.
In the case of Thunder Gaming in SA Qualifiers, this is the decision that was taken:
A) Disqualify Thunder Gaming for using unfair advantage
B) SG vs Pain in the Winner’s Finals
C) Loser plays Torus in the Loser’s Finals
D) Winner of that Plays winner of A in the Grand Finals— Cristian Duca (@FACEIT_Omicron) June 22, 2018
Unsurprisingly Thunder Predator disagrees with that ruling and responded by saying, “We denounce this accusation, stating that at no time, our player ‘Atún’ use any type of hack or particular program that facilitated his game mode before the match, yesterday, with the team of SG.”
A Mouse Cost A DotA 2 Team A Chance At A $15 Million Prize , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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