Edward Leano

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• Apr 4, 2018

  Intel's Most Powerful Laptop Chip, the Mobile 8th Gen Core i9, Is Already Here

  Intel has just announced the first ever Core i9 chips for laptops in Beijing, and these new processors are the fastest and most powerful mobile chips have ever introduced.

• Apr 4, 2018

  Atlanta Reels From SamSam Ransomware Attack; Files Still Locked as City Government Resorts to Paper and Cellphones

  The Atlanta City government is making the best they can out of last week's situation when a cyber attack hit vital digital and online systems with a wave of ransomware infections that locked away important files and records. City workers are now conducting transactions by phone, and in some cases, have gone back to good old-fashioned paper.

• Apr 3, 2018

  'Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night' to Let Players Mine Cryptocurrency: Real Feature or April Fools Prank?

  "Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night" has recently posted a development update about their new feature, one that will supposedly let players mine cryptocurrency while playing the game. Given that the announcement came out on Easter Sunday, April 1, though, it might be best to wait for confirmation on whether or not this is another April Fools' Day prank.

• Apr 3, 2018

  iPhone Smugglers Use Aerial Drones, Cables to Sneak $80 Million Worth of Apple Hardware Into China

  Authorities in China have recently broken up a group of smugglers, along with their novel scheme for sneaking in $80 million worth of iPhones into the country's mainland. Twenty-six people were part of a daring plan to link two high-rise buildings with cables and then use those to pass along thousands of Apple smartphones across the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

• Apr 3, 2018

  Niantic Agrees to Pay $1.6 Million as Settlement Over Disastrous 'Pokemon Go' Fest in Chicago

  The "Pokémon Go" Fest in Chicago in the summer of last year turned out to be a disaster, with server and network problems making the mobile game unplayable in the area on the day of the event. A group of attendees has launched a class action suit, and Niantic has now agreed to settle for over $1.5 million to put the fiasco behind them.

• Apr 2, 2018

  'Grand Theft Auto 5' vs. Lindsay Lohan: Hollywood Star Loses Case Against Take-Two

  Lindsay Lohan's lawsuit against Rockstar and Take-two Interactive, allegedly for misusing her likeness in the massively popular game "Grand Theft Auto 5," has just been dismissed. The New York Court of Appeals has held up an earlier ruling from a lower court rejecting Lohan's claim that "GTA 5" has portrayed her in Lacey Jonas, a side character in the game.

• Apr 2, 2018

  Julian Assange Isolated as Ecuador Cuts Off WikiLeaks Founder From His Social Networks

  Julian Assange has just been silenced on social media, as Ecuador's government decided to cut off the WikiLeaks founder's access to the Internet from their embassy in London. Assange has been living in the London embassy of the South American nation for more than five years now.

• Apr 2, 2018

  'Destiny 2' Update: Retuned Exotic Weapons and New Mobile App in the Pipeline

  The "Destiny 2" developers are working hard to release new updates for the game, and right after the recently announced "Go Fast" patch, Bungie has already revealed yet another update scheduled for Wednesday, April 4. This week's release will feature upgrades to the Companion mobile app and the "Destiny 2" website itself.

• Apr 2, 2018

  'The Walking Dead: The Final Season' Will Be the End of Clementine's Journey

  "The Walking Dead" TV series is finally coming to an end on AMC, and Telltale games is looking to do the same with their episodic releases for its "The Walking Dead" game series. The last season of "The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series" has been announced by the Studio, and it will also conclude the story of Clementine.

• Apr 1, 2018

  'Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare' Is Now Xbox One Backward-Compatible

  "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" is now part of the Xbox One collection of backward compatible games, as Microsoft announces its inclusion into the compatibility library of its current home console. The game itself first came out for the Xbox 360 back in 2007.