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How to Install the Adreno Control Panel on Snapdragon X Elite PCs
Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs, powered by Qualcomm’s Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite chipset, were released last year. Qualcomm promised that a dedicated Adreno Control Panel is coming, similar to Nvidia’s Control Panel and AMD’s Adrenalin to manage GPU settings. Now in 2025, Qualcomm has finally released a beta version (2025.1.0.1) of Adreno Control Panel for Snapdragon X Elite PCs. The new…
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US healthcare data breaches are out of control – over 400 million patient records have been exposed in the last two years
Two new reports have highlighted the immense scale of US healthcare data breaches, with 409 million personal records exposed over the last two years. According to research from application security firm Indusface, there were 1,200 breaches in the US healthcare sector in the last 24 months, with 83% of incidents leaving patient records exposed. Texas recorded 66 data breaches, the…
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‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store
In 2021, a federal judge ruled that Apple had to loosen its grip, ever so slightly, on the App Store. On Wednesday, nearly four years later, that same judge found that Apple deliberately failed to do so and tried to hide its noncompliance in the process. In a furious opinion, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said that she wouldn’t give Apple…
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Hackers are using Zoom’s remote control feature to infect devices with malware
Security experts have issued an alert over a new social engineering campaign using Zoom’s remote control features to take over victim devices. In a report from Trail of Bits, researchers attributed the campaign to a cyber criminal group known as ‘Elusive Comet’, which attempted to target the company’s CEO on social media. The campaign in question centers around abusing the…
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How to turn your VPN on and off through Control Center
Toggling your VPN connection should be quick and simple. No one wants to dig through settings menus every time they need to connect or disconnect from their VPN. This guide shows you how to add VPN controls to your device’s Control Center (iOS), making your online privacy just a swipe away. Why add VPN controls to Control Center/quick settings? Having…
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You Can Now Use Your Google Pixel 9 to Control a GoPro
When the Google Pixel 9 series launched, it came with a number of exclusive software features to tempt more people into upgrading, including Pixel Screenshots and the Add Me tool for composite photos. The latest Pixel 9-only feature to roll out is called Connected Cameras, and it means you can use any Pixel 9 series handset as a viewfinder and…
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iOS 18.4 just gave Control Center these 3 handy upgrades
Last week Apple rolled out iOS 18.4 to the public, an update that added additional emojis, a new recipe section on Apple News, and an improved Control Center with some handy new features. While the update is getting about as much attention for what’s not included (i.e., Apple’s delayed Siri overhaul) as what is, there’s still plenty to be excited…
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Remedy’s FBC: Firebreak Brings the Control Universe in Multiplayer This Summer
If you are a fan of the eerie, creepy, and chaotic world of Remedy Entertainment games, then you are in for a treat. The Future Games Show on Thursday featured the debut of a new gameplay trailer for FBC: Firebreak, the co-op shooter set in the Control universe. This upcoming Remedy Connected Universe first-person shooter game is beyond the survival…
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SwitchBot’s next smart hub comes with a control knob
According to the CSA listing, the Hub 3’s knob works for things like tweaking temperature on your smart thermostat or adjusting media volume — it says it’s compatible with “Apple TV, Spotify, and other streaming platforms for unified audio management.” The other physical controls include what looks like a home button, back button, and a mysterious button with an “S”…
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WinRing0: Why Windows is flagging your PC monitoring and fan control apps as a threat
On Tuesday morning, some PC gamers woke up to discover their computers were seemingly under threat. A “HackTool” called WinRing0 had suddenly started triggering a Windows Defender alert, as if their PCs were under attack. Some of those computers even began behaving oddly — like blasting their fans at high speed — once the HackTool had been quarantined. I know,…
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