Low-cost, high-efficiency LED light bulbs are now more norm than exception in your local lighting aisle, and that means manufacturers are starting to get creative in order to stand out. One good example: the “WarmGlow” line of dimmable LEDs from Philips. Dim each one’s brightness, and the color temperature will […]
Daily Archives: October 11, 2017
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A senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has warned Washington against associating Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an established wing of the Iranian Army, as terrorists in a move that significantly increases tensions between the two powers. The advisor said: “Whatever they do we will take reciprocal […]
The deadly wildfires that have ravaged Northern California, killing at least 15 people, caught many residents by surprise, sweeping into their neighborhoods after they had gone to bed and leaving them with precious few minutes to escape. Some evacuated in the nick of time. Others were not as lucky. And […]
Hard-core gamers will go to great lengths for the slightest advantage. Maxed out computer processors, high-end video cards, copious amounts of RAM, gaming-specific headsets, multiple monitor mounts or even expensive gaming chairs. If it offers an edge, they’ll buy it. The Linksys WRT32X prioritizes network traffic to make sure your […]
Mark Zuckerberg apologized Tuesday for a controversial virtual reality tour of hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico that he posted to Facebook earlier this week. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized for his VR tour of hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, which featured cartoonlike avatars of Zuckerberg, left, and fellow Facebook exec Rachel Franklin. Screenshot by […]
James Martin/CNET Hackers stole the driver’s license information of more than 10 million Americans from Equifax, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. That’s in addition to the Social Security numbers and other personal details about 145.5 million Americans hackers took from Equifax’s systems. The company said the stolen data included […]
NFL great Mike Ditka was blitzed by critics Tuesday after he declared in a radio interview that “there has been no oppression in the last 100 years that I know of.” “All of a sudden, it’s become a big deal,” Ditka said on Westwood One’s Monday Night Football pregame show, […]
WASHINGTON — The cybersecurity company FireEye says in a new report to private clients, obtained exclusively by NBC News, that hackers linked to North Korea recently targeted U.S. electric power companies with spearphishing emails. The emails used fake invitations to a fundraiser to target victims, FireEye said. A victim who […]