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• Lenovo climbs as PC sales grow despite impact of chip shortages (zdnet.com)
  Lenovo retakes lead over HP as the top PC vendor in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
• I live in a state where it's legal to buy weed, but not high-end gaming PCs (zdnet.com)
  It's a strange, strange new world, boys and girls!
• Can you smell what Mega Hawlucha is cooking? (theverge.com)
  Dragonite came first, then there was Victreebel, and now Hawlucha has joined the ranks of pokémon who are getting snazzy new Mega Evolution…
• PlayStation 3 preorders come and go in minutes (arstechnica.com)
  Today was the first chance to preorder the PlayStation 3 at one major chain.
• One third of cybersecurity workers have faced harassment at work or online - this initiative aims (zdnet.com)
  Respect In Security is encouraging organisations to create a workplace free from abuse.
• Forgotten, unmanaged, and unpatched: How IoT devices are the door to bigger problems (zdnet.com)
  Dr. Elisa Costante, vice president of research at Forescout Technologies, explains to Tonya Hall why the healthcare sector is so impacted b…
• GameStop gets into the digital distribution business (arstechnica.com)
  GameStop dips a toe into selling games directly to consumers through downloads …
• Taco Bell’s AI drive-thru plan gets caught up on trolls and glitches (theverge.com)
  A Taco Bell exec is having second thoughts about using AI at the drive-thru.
• Where did all the lithium go? (arstechnica.com)
  Geologists figure out a volcano puzzle.
• My gaming buddy (theverge.com)
  Games like Animal Crossing are often an escape, but they can also be a way to trigger grief for those we’ve lost.
• Honor’s Magic V5 is the thinnest foldable, but that’s not what matters (theverge.com)
  Thin is in, but the big battery is the Honor Magic V5’s real magic trick.
• NBA 2K7 to make limited use of the Sixaxis controller (arstechnica.com)
  While it may be hard to find games that take full advantage of Sony's motion...
• IBM, SAP partner to move financial institutions to the hybrid cloud (zdnet.com)
  SAP will be offering finance and data management tools on the IBM Cloud for Financial Services
• Getting Apple's Mail sorted (arstechnica.com)
  Take Mail.app under control using available third-party tools for Apple's …
• Train at your own pace for a career in Amazon Web Services for just $35 (zdnet.com)
  There is a significant shortage of qualified AWS professionals, so this e-learning bundle can get you started and keep you moving up in wel…
• Honor launches the world’s thinnest foldable in Europe (theverge.com)
  The Honor Magic V5 is going on sale in Europe alongside the MagicPad 3 tablet and MagicBook Art 14 laptop.
• Nvidia’s latest driver is ready for RTX Hair. (theverge.com)
  Nvidia has released a new Game Ready driver (581.15) today that’s optimized for the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle update that…
• Office XML gets approval for Ecma standardization (arstechnica.com)
  The final draft of the Office XML format has been approved for submission to …
• MSI’s Katana RTX 5070 gaming laptop at $1,099 is a great Labor Day sale (theverge.com)
  Walmart has a great deal on a powerful gaming laptop. Costco members can get the best-ever price on Sony’s XM5 noise-canceling headphones.
• Alcatel: 100 million IPTV subscribers in 2010 (arstechnica.com)
  Alcatel estimates that 100 million people across the globe could be tuning in …
• Elden Ring Nightreign is getting even harder in September (theverge.com)
  “Deep of Night” will include an “endless battle.”
• Do business leaders know how to evaluate developer success? (zdnet.com)
  A new survey commissioned by CircleCI shows that a significant portion of business leaders are using outdated metrics to measure the perfor…
• iPhone battery trick: Quickly find out how worn it is (zdnet.com)
  Quick, simple, yet powerful. No third-party apps or software needed.
• Browser numbers released, IE still losing ground (arstechnica.com)
  Internet Explorer has reached its lowest share of the browser market in two …
• How to supercharge Netflix’s shopping mall plans (theverge.com)
  Netflix should be Sandbox VR.
• Great Britain: Land of the Rising Waistline (arstechnica.com)
  The UK is now the fattest nation in Europe.
• Shopify reports strong Q2 as more merchants join its platform, adopt more services (zdnet.com)
  Customers are adopting more merchant solutions including Shopify Payments, Shopify Shipping and Shopify Capital.
• It's time to standardize robotic surgery (zdnet.com)
  Robots are common in the operating room, but there's no standard curriculum to train surgeons to use them.
• NEC dual-mode chip can power both Blu-ray, HD DVD at no extra cost (arstechnica.com)
  The HD DVD/Blu-ray battle has looked like this until now: two formats enter...
• Format wars: Blu-ray to come out on top? (arstechnica.com)
  Forrester Research has been reading the tea leaves and they see a victory for …
• Microsoft Word now automatically saves new documents to the cloud (theverge.com)
  Microsoft is changing how Word saves new documents. The word processing app will soon automatically save new documents to the cloud.
• Windows is getting a better em dash keyboard shortcut. (theverge.com)
  Rejoice, Windows and em dash fans! Microsoft is finally adding an improved Windows-wide keyboard shortcut for em dash and en dash. The chan…
• Biden: Major cyber attack could lead to a 'real shooting war' (zdnet.com)
  Joe Biden sends a warning that 'a cyber breach of great consequence' could lead to a war with a major power.
• Anthropic will start training its AI models on chat transcripts (theverge.com)
  Anthropic will start training its AI models on user data, including chat transcripts and coding sessions, and extending its data retention…
• Samsung pushes vRAN to take larger role in 5G networks (zdnet.com)
  Samsung Networks lab head believes Virtualised RAN will see more uptake in the coming years due to its flexibility and security capabilitie…
• LG and Magna form electric powertrain joint venture to target EV market (zdnet.com)
  The new LG-Magna joint venture will operate subsidiaries in China and the US, the world's largest automobile markets.
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land on the Switch 2 adds just the right amount of challenge (theverge.com)
  Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World adds more challenging levels to the game.
• Disney-ABC: "We understand piracy now as a business model" (arstechnica.com)
  A Disney-ABC exec tells analysts that her company needs to compete with …
• PCIe 2.0 spec to speed coprocessors (arstechnica.com)
  PCI Express is growing up, and the 2. coprocessors.
• Kobo replaces Pocket with Instapaper on its e-readers in a free update (theverge.com)
  Kobo has replaced Pocket with Instapaper integration on its e-readers just days before Pocket data disappears forever.
• Smartphones are leaving PDAs in the dust (arstechnica.com)
  Are PDAs on the endangered list? Smartphone shipments are taking off while …
• Fubo Sports is a $55.99 / month streaming bundle made for watching football (theverge.com)
  Fubo has launched a new $55.99 per month sports-focused streaming bundle offering local stations, ESPN, FS1, and NFL Network.
• "Masked" Apple Blogger, perhaps not masked for long (arstechnica.com)
  An anonymous Apple blogger pops into the scene as "The Masked Blogger" to try …
• OnePlus Nord 2 review: An excellent mid-range 5G phone with impressive battery life and fast (zdnet.com)
  With the Nord 2, OnePlus offers a well-chosen set of features at a good price, in a competitive sector of the smartphone market.
• Windows 10: Microsoft's latest update fixes printer smart card bug (zdnet.com)
  Microsoft issues more fixes a widespread printer bug caused by updates in the July 2021 Patch Tuesday.
• Battlefield 6 PC requirements are pretty chill — if you don’t mind 30fps (theverge.com)
  And assuming you’re on Windows — not Linux.
• A peek at Windows Mobile 6.0 (arstechnica.com)
  Some leaked screenshots show some Vista-inspired themes for Microsoft's next …
• Star Wars: Starfighter is going to be star-studded (theverge.com)
  The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to…
• Windows XP SP1 support comes to an end (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows XP Service Pack 1. Ars …
• How much stuff did Apple have to sell to make $81 billion in revenue? (zdnet.com)
  All those iPhone, iPad, and Mac sales add up.