Feb 26
U.S. Military: Soldier Based In South Korea Tested Positive For New Coronavirus
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis marks the first known case of the disease in the American military.
Feb 26
Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G PCs will be supported by 17 carriers around the world
Posted in: Today's Chili5G is big in mobile but that’s not the only place it’ll be in, naturally. Desktop and laptop computers are also fair game but only if they have the hardware to slurp from that high-speed network. Most will use external peripherals but Qualcomm is, of course, pushing a new breed of Always On, Always Connected PCs that this year will … Continue reading
Feb 26
Microsoft has recently been pushing forward its Fluent Design aesthetic to more places where it has a presence. It isn’t only on PCs or even the Web as the recent all-in-one Microsoft Office app proved. While that new Android app does let you access some of your files stored on OneDrive, you might eventually want to have access to the … Continue reading
Feb 26
Feb 26
No, bisexual men are not just “going through a phase.”
Feb 26
We’ve all probably received a scam call or two in our lives. Sometimes they can be very convincing where they know just enough about us to make it a believable call. Unsurprisingly, there are people out there who fall for such scams, and one of those scams is the fake tech support call scam.
The good news is that if you have fallen victim to one of these tech support call scams, the FTC has announced that they will begin the process of sending out a refund of $1.7 million to those who have fallen prey to these scams.
According to the FTC, “The FTC will begin providing 57,960 refunds averaging about $30 each to victims of the scheme. Most recipients will get their refunds via PayPal, but those who receive checks should deposit or cash their checks within 60 days, as indicated on the check.” For those who are unfamiliar, this tech support scam involves the scammer calling the victim and claiming that their computers were infected with malware and security breaches.
The scammers then try to convince their targets to purchase tech support services as a means to resolve this issue. While we doubt that it would be impossible to put a complete stop to scams, hopefully as time goes on, people will become more educated about these scams and will stop falling prey to them.
FTC Sends Out $1.7 Million In Refunds To Support Scam Victims
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Feb 26
If you’re someone who places high priority when it comes to protecting their privacy on the internet, then you might want to consider switching to Mozilla’s Firefox browser, that is if you aren’t using it already. This is because in the latest update to the browser, Mozilla has enabled DNS over HTTPS by default for users who are living in the US.
For those who are a bit confused by this and what this means, ultimately the switch to DNS over HTTPS is designed to help make your browsing experience more private and more secure. This is because based on the way the internet has been designed, while websites themselves might be encrypted, the actual lookup for the domain name isn’t. This means that your ISP will know the websites that you are visiting.
However by switching to DNS over HTTPS, your browsing sessions on Firefox will become even more private because even the domain name lookups will be encrypted. This means that even your ISPs have no idea which websites you are visiting. While not necessarily the best way of protecting your privacy online, by enabling it by default, it will help users who might otherwise be clueless about these things.
Mozilla says that the new feature will be rolled out in phases to users in the US, so if you don’t see it yet, not to worry as it should eventually find its way to you.
Mozilla Makes DNS Over HTTPS The Default For Firefox Users
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Feb 26
We’ve heard of companies who ban players from playing their games due to them violating their terms of service. This is usually due to cheating, hacking, or other types of violations. However, these bans are typically limited to that particular game itself, but it seems that EA is taking things to the next level.
The company has announced on Twitter that they will be banning eSports professional and FIFA gamer Kurt0411 not just from FIFA games, but from all of the company’s games and also their services. According to EA, they are alleging that Kurt0411 had threatened EA employees as well as other players, and as a result, they have resorted to this decision.
According to EA, “His messages have crossed a line of decency into very personal attacks and breach our Terms of Service. We will not tolerate threatening behavior. As a result, today Kurt0411’s EA account will be banned from playing our games and accessing our services due to these serious and repeated violations.”
An Important message regarding FIFA player Kurt0411. pic.twitter.com/RcHu1hMCup
— Electronic Arts (@EA) February 24, 2020
Kurt0411 has been rather outspoken about EA in the past and how they are managing their games. He has since responded to the ban with a post on Twitter, claiming that EA had banned him because he thinks that they were “scared I’d win them”.
EA Just Banned A Player From All Of Its Games And Services
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Feb 26
Disney has announced a new Star Wars publishing campaign called The High Republic that will include novels for kids and adults, as well as comic books and more. The company has offered an early look at some of the projects that will be launched under this campaign, as well as concept art and book covers. This is the latest in … Continue reading
Feb 26
The new and foldable Motorola Razr may have been a tad disappointing in some aspects but, fortunately for fans of ol’ Moto, the year has just begun for the company. It still has quite a few more phones to launch aside from the new members of its mid-range Moto G family. Given the company’s previous X and Z models, however, … Continue reading
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