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Oppo F7 Variant With 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage India Availability Revealed

Oppo on Monday announced the launch of its Oppo F7Diamond Black 128GB variant in India. Announced at the Oppo F7 launch event but without exact availability, the Diamond Black edition comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage. A Solar Red variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage was

AMD And Microsoft Release Spectre Fixes

The latest patches include operating system and processor microcode updates to protect users from Spectre Variant 2 AMD and Microsoft have released microcode and operating system updates that add protections against the Spectre attacks for Windows systems with AMD processors. When the Meltdown and Spectre attacks were disclosed

Nvidia Ends Support for 32-bit Operating Systems

Nvidia has announced that it will end support for 32-bit operating systems this month, including Windows 10. The company states: Game Ready Driver upgrades, including performance enhancements, new features, and bug fixes, will be available only on 64-bit operating systems. Critical security updates will be provided for

Google publishes documentation explaining the Fuchsia Operating System

You’ve probably seen mentions of the Fuchsia operating system here and there since it has been in development for almost 2 years. It’s Google’s not-so-secretive operating system which many speculate will eventually replace Android. We’ve seen it grow from a barely functional mock-up UI in an app form to a

How ‘condom snorting’ turned into a pro-gun argument

“Condom snorting” – a dangerous activity that involves stuffing a condom up your nose until it comes out of your mouth – has been the subject of a number of recent viral news reports. It’s a years-old trend that wasn’t very popular even when it first surfaced

Syria war: At least 70 killed in suspected chemical attack in Douma

At least 70 people have died in a suspected chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, rescuers and medics say. Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets tweeted graphic images showing several bodies in basements. It said the deaths were likely to rise.

Trump Tower fire: man dies in blaze on 50th floor

A man was killed and six firefighters injured after an apartment caught fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York on Saturday. The victim, Todd Brassner, was found unresponsive in his apartment and was pronounced dead in the hospital, police said. The 67-year-old was an art

German van attack: ‘Suspect had mental health problems’

Authorities have searched four homes associated with the suspect, and said they have found “no clues” pointing to an extremist or political motive. Two people were killed when a van was driven into a restaurant terrace area of the west German city on Saturday. The 48-year-old driver

The importance of web design and SEO for starting an ecommerce business

Web design and SEO… These are topics that keep web developers, search engine marketers, and web entrepreneurs up at night. Irrespective of your chosen niche, the success of your website, any website, depends on the number of visitors it gets on a daily basis. It’s a simple

IS IT TIME TO RETHINK THE OPERATING SYSTEM?

As someone who has been working in IT in one way or another for most of my life, I have had the chance to see firsthand just how much the concept of an operating system has evolved over the last 30-plus years. Today’s operating systems barely even