In a nutshell: At face value, the new AW3423DW is a great monitor. It has a 175 Hz refresh rate and an ultrawide 3440 x 1400 resolution. In typical Alienware fashion, it has a steep 1800R curve too. However, its selling point feature is its Quantum Dot OLED panel, which…
Why it matters: Advances in automotive technology have resulted in more vehicles offering drivers an automated assistance system as an available feature. Unfortunately, some still mistake these advanced assistance systems for a fully functional autopilot system. A recent study reviewed several vehicles and their assistance systems to determine how effective…
In context: Have you ever signed up for a subscription service’s free trial and forgotten to cancel it before auto-bills? The answer is probably a resounding ‘yes’ — it’s a common pitfall for many, and who could blame them? We’re inundated with subscriptions and monthly payments these days, so it’s…
Dubbed PwnKit, it’s been sitting in a user policy module used in Linux distros for over a decade and can be used by anyone to gain root privileges. Here’s what you can do to protect your systems. Image: iStock/PashaIgnatov Heads up, Linux users: A newly discovered vulnerability in pretty much…
Why it matters: When Apple launched iOS 15 last fall, it promised that users who didn’t want to upgrade from iOS 14 would still get critical security updates. That option seems to have recently disappeared, as Apple confirmed this week it always intended to get all iOS 14 users onto…
This nine-course bundle aims to give you an advanced Excel education so you can extract data with the best of them and use companions like Power BI to draw powerful business insights. Image: monticello/Shutterstock Data rules everything in the business world these days, and that won’t change in 2022. If…
Rumor mill: It seems that Sony is taking a leaf out of Nvidia’s book in dealing with the chip crisis by putting its faith in older products. In the case of the Japanese company, it will reportedly continue producing PlayStation 4 consoles throughout 2022 as the PlayStation 5 shortages show…
Hardware company uses neutral atom design while algorithm experts integrate quantum algorithms into existing software platforms. Image: Shutterstock/Production Perig Pasqal is combining its neutral atom-based hardware with Qu&Co’s algorithm portfolio to launch a combined quantum computing company based in Paris with operations in seven countries. The companies announced the merger…
What just happened? Apple kicked off the New Year with a bang, becoming the first publicly traded company to hit a $3 trillion valuation on the first day of trading in 2022. The Cupertino-based tech giant briefly reached the $3 trillion mark when shares hit a high of $182.85 on…
With an update to Microsoft Windows 11, you can no longer easily map OneDrive to a drive letter. Instead, you must resort to the ancient command line system known as DOS. Image: Cherry b l o s s o m/Shutterstock Over the past few years, TechRepublic has published several articles…
