Choose Adventure game or Arcade game. In our poll, we included the three digital assistant leaders (Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri and Google Assistant), along with the underdogs (Microsoft Cortana and HTC Sense Companion), plus an option to say that AI assistants are just a fad. So, which of the assistants has the potential to beat the rest? AndroidPIT readers overwhelmingly voted for Google Assistant. It got 76 percent of the 234 votes. Obviously, none of the others were able to come close. Opinion by Brittany McGhee I'm surprised that Google Assistant beat Alexa and Siri so decisively What do you think? In second place with 12 percent was the option "AI assistants are a fad." Privacy and usefulness are both concerns which most likely contributed to over one tenth of voters choosing this option. It seems that Google will come out on top, or nothing at all, since the rest had dismal numbers. At 6, 5 and 3 percent respectively were Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Cortana. … [Read more...]

I've been having this issue recently which I THINK is a power supply issue. Basically when I'm playing games (it's only happened when gaming, maybe a total of 3 times) my computer will just turn off and immediately turn back on without me hitting anything. My first guess was it's my power supply getting overworked. The reason I say this is it normally happen when my computer is in high stress, to circumvent that I've been lower graphic settings or capping fps to keep my card from drawing to much power and since doing that I've not had the issue happen. My hope is that the issue is just my power supply not being sufficient, my questions are. What are the risks I run keeping my current set up and not buying a better power supply, do I risk screwing up some other part of my system? What would be the best PSU for my system without going to high up in price? My specs arei5 4690kevo 212 coolerevga 1070 sc gaming z97 pc mate motherboardevga 500w 80+ certified WHITE and a bunch of random … [Read more...]

airfr8May 14, 2017, 12:17 AM I have a PC that I'm giving to a family freind. This PC has been used by my whole family. God knows what could be hiding in the threads. I performed a wipe and reinstalled Windows. What I really want to do is use an undelete tool to see what artifacts I might find. I've sifted through a boatload of apps and have found it almost impossible to identify a good recover tool that also allows secure delete for files that I don't want.I know that Recuva has that feature, but I am lookin for something else that I can compare it to. Reply to airfr8 3 answers Last reply May 14, 2017 More about recovery undelete tools secure delete TestDisk to see what you can maybe recover.But DBAN to actually wipe the drive. Absolutely nothing of you will be left from that.Then, reinstall the OS. Reply to USAFRet USAFRet said: TestDisk to see what you can maybe recover.But DBAN to actually wipe the drive. Absolutely nothing of you will be left from … [Read more...]

Apple's unveiling of the Macintosh nearly a quarter century ago heralded a new era of computing. The Mac was the first computer to use a graphical user interface and a mouse. It was the computer for the masses that didn't want to bother with command line interfaces and balky hardware. The computer was finally a completely self-contained package, and as an added benefit was an attractive piece of hardware, even when it wasn't turned on. Few can doubt that personal computing would have charted a different future without the Macintosh. Yet, as things turned out, within six years the Mac would see a steady decline in sales following the introduction of Windows 3.0 and the desire among computer users to work outside of the Mac's confinements. Today's legions of tech-savvy music listeners are not likely to accept the company's shackles for long. Where once consumers found the Mac's turnkey simplicity reassuring, they now hungered for additional hardware which, … [Read more...]

The stakes are enormous. The question is serious. Under what circumstances will the law hold interactive computer services liable for content posted by others on their sites? This issue surfaced recently in a dispute involving Roommates.com, a Web site where applicants complete online questionnaires to locate roommates. In a federal lawsuit, the Fair Housing Councils of San Fernando Valley and San Diego in California complained that the Web site violated the Fair Housing Act and certain state laws. A federal appellate court was called upon to determine whether the site was entitled to immunity under the terms of the Communications Decency Act. The CDA provides that "(no) provider...of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider." The federal appellate court concluded that Roommates indeed was a content provider and therefore was not entitled to … [Read more...]

While there is truth to the old adage that "you've gotta pay to play," many companies are building compensation packages in a vacuum, with little, or no connection to actual business goals. In fact, throwing money around--in the form of substantial CEO pay packages and recruitment signing bonuses--is not doing much to improve business success or employee retention. With executive churn on the upswing, attracting and retaining talent more than ever remains a top corporate priority. Indeed, companies say they are increasingly worried about recurring talent shortages--and for good reason. Less than 25 percent of the businesses Authoria surveyed said they were doing a good job leveraging compensation to attract and retain high quality employees--let alone aligning performance with business objectives. This nation is in the middle of a talent crisis. The U.S. is estimated to face a 10 million worker shortage in 2010; the 500 largest companies are expected to lose 50 percent of … [Read more...]

FirebladeXcutionMay 13, 2017, 11:35 PM Hey guys, I got all the parts and it's not damaged. I plugged in everything and the computer didn't turn on. Only the "CLEAR CMOS" blue light blinks on the plugins outside of the I/O shield.The build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tc3Zd6Oh and I did the paper clip method for the PSU and the fans move, but when I connect it to the motherboard it doesn't turn the fans on. So is there anything wrong with my build? Reply to FirebladeXcution 3 answers Last reply May 14, 2017 More about computer build turn fans move connect Hi, try testing the board outside the case, only CPU and CPU cooler installed, both 24 and 8 pin power cables connected to the motherboard. No other components/cables. Start the board by shortly touching with a screwdriver the 2 pins on the board corresponding to the case power button.See if the CPU fan does spin. Reply to alexoiu Can't find your answer ? Ask ! Get the answer I did JFP1 for the POWER LED … [Read more...]

The U.S. remains the world's biggest spammer, according to security firm Sophos, which on Friday released its quarterly report on the world's top spam-offending countries--dubbed the "Dirty Dozen." The U.S. came in well ahead of its rivals, according to the report, being responsible for 28.4 percent of all spam. South Korea was second (5.2 percent), followed by China (4.9 percent), Russia (4.4 percent) and Brazil (3.7 percent). "It seems as though a major American spammer is arrested every other week at the moment but, despite these high-profile law-breakers being put away, the U.S. continues to relay far more spam than any other nation on the planet," Carole Theriault, senior security consultant at Sophos, said in a statement. "This level of activity can't be attributed solely to the slick operations of a few cash-hungry criminals. The problem is there are thousands of spammers using many thousands of compromised zombie computers in the U.S.," Theriault said. The … [Read more...]

If you followed the news this summer, you doubtless read about a spate of data breaches reaching across corporate America. After a massive security compromise at TJX earlier in the year (still the largest on record), some hoped it might signal the end of large-scale data breaches. That turned out to be not the case. Breaches later were reported at Disney, Western Union, Fidelity Information Services, Monster.com and TD Ameritrade. Millions of personal identifiable information records were pilfered, and then used to facilitate spamming, malicious software and spyware distribution, credit card fraud, and identity theft. The authorities have begun to take measures designed to stanch the outbreaks. Some 39 states have enacted privacy breach notification laws. These regulations mandate that the organization where the suspected breach occurs must notify all affected individuals. But the rise in the profile and severity of breaches nonetheless continues. That's because … [Read more...]

Hi all, first-poster nooblet here so I apologize in advance if anything I write makes you roll your eyes.. which it probably will. I installed a used Gigabyte GTX 970 4GB G1 that I bought on the cheap from a co-worker, but couldn't get any sort of boot to happen with the card in (build here). Frustrated, over-eager, and a bit tipsy, I tried booting without 8-pin power plugged in to the card, since it didn't seem to fit well (I realized later that I was trying to use the wrong 8-pin connecter at this point, 4+4 instead of 6+2). With only the 6-pin in, I finally got the "WINDFORCE" logo on the card to light up, but my joy only lasted about 5 seconds, at which point there was a click/pop noise and the card's light went out. Almost immediately after that I realized my mistake with 4+4 vs. 6+2, but using the right power - or even just the 6-pin like before - now has no effect; the computer uses the onboard graphics card as if the 970 isn't present at all, and there's no light/fan response … [Read more...]

Hello guys so i just upgraded my video card to a gtx 1080 and my friend has a intel hd 4000 laptop but he really want to try players unknown battleground (im not sure thats the name but you get the idea ) so i checked on a website i generally trust (game-debate) if i can run it well i filled in my specs:i7 6700k16gb of ramand gtx 1080 it said i can run it in 1080p60fps about high settings (so no very ultra xD) thats ok but it also said i have a cpu bottleneck i was like wtf...?so i clicked on remove bottleneck and it replaced my 6700k with an amd 1800x... now i have no problem with ryzen i think the new amd cpus are great However i really dont want to go throu a platform change again i came from an amd a6 apu to i7 and i like both but that platform change was long and painfull... especiall as i know ryzen shines in professional workload while i dont do that (not at all) also after that it wrote that i have a gpu bottleneck and when i clicked remove bottleneck it replaced the gtx 1080 … [Read more...]

Yo ho yo ho, it's apparently going to be a pirate's life for McCartney! For some godforsaken reason, on Saturday the legendary Paul McCartney - yes, Sir Paul McCartney from The Beatles, that's the guy - announced something truly bizarre on his social media platforms. Paul McCartney will be starring in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Yeah, no - we have no idea why or how this is happening either. But it's happening. A 74-year-old McCartney posted a promo poster for the fifth Pirates film that shows him looking remarkably like his now co-star, Johnny Depp. McCartney's pirate hair, beard, makeup, bandana, hat, rings, AHH this man is almost unrecognizable. What is going on? According to IMDB, the singer will be playing the ominous role of "Jail Guard 2," which doesn't tell us much. However, in March 2016, Deadline reported McCartney had joined the cast and was involved in  "an extra big set-piece scene," filmed after production ended. … [Read more...]

Not every police department has its own R&D unit. In fact, most don't have the time, funds, or personnel to dedicate to trying out high-tech gadgets that may or may not pan out. That's why Sid Heal of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has become a go-to guy for law enforcement agencies around the country that want to know what's on the cutting edge and whether it might actually work in the real world. Cdr. Charles "Sid" Heal heads up the department's technology exploration program, which for a decade has been doing hands-on evaluations of gadgets and has been working with entrepreneurs, defense contractors, and federal agencies on tech fresh from the drawing board. While the scope of the program is more or less wide open, a primary focus is on what Heal calls "nonlethal options"--gear that can be used in place of traditional weapons and high-risk procedures. A case in point is the heat-spewing Active Denial System, a Buck Rogers-esque directed-energy technology. … [Read more...]

Leopard, which came out on Friday, has a slicker, more reflective look than previous versions of OS X. The biggest change to the Mac operating system is the dock, which has shed its 2D filmstrip look in place of a reflective, and 3D dock. The toolbar on the top of the screen has also been made slightly transparent to give you a peek at the desktop background beneath. There's a new look in Finder called Cover Flow. If you've ever used the feature in Apple's iTunes jukebox software, or in the new iPods, the system works the same way. Each file gets its own photo preview, which is especially helpful when looking at media items like photos and videos. Leopard's new QuickLook feature lets you get an instant preview of any file you're looking at in Finder. To toggle it, just hit the space bar on your keyboard. Quickview works with all sorts of files, including photos, movies, PDFs and other office documents. One of the cooler features in Leopard is Web Clips. Web Clips lets … [Read more...]

A decade ago, I started writing about online privacy issues. At the time, legal colleagues told me that while they found the topic interesting from an academic standpoint, it had no real world applications. They encouraged me instead to focus on "real" upcoming problems, like Y2K. Undeterred, I explained that there would come a time when good privacy translated into good business, and bad privacy meant horrible business. That time has arrived. Y2K came and went without much lasting effect. But privacy protection has become a real world industry of its own. Unfortunately, privacy and security breaches regularly occur these days. Indeed, the recently concluded meeting of the International Association of Privacy Professionals in San Francisco bore witness to just how important privacy issues have become to businesses, government, educational institutions, and of course, individuals. With hundreds of privacy and security professionals in attendance, the sponsor list included … [Read more...]

Intel announced on Wednesday its line of Itanium products for high-end computing servers. Code-named Montvale, the chip is an update to Montecito, the dual-core Itanium 2 chip that was launched in July last year, Eddie Toh, regional platform marketing manager of the Server Platforms Group for Asia-Pacific at Intel, said in an interview on Monday. Originally due in 2006, the launch of Montvale has been held up until now. Like Montecito, the new Itanium chip is based on a manufacturing process with circuitry dimensions of 90 nanometers, and has two processor cores. Montvale, also known as the Itanium 9100 processor series, ships in seven iterations consisting of six dual-core chips and a single-core chip, Toh said. Comparing Montvale to the existing Itanium 9000 processor series, Toh said the new chip has three new features. The first new feature--core-level lockstep--is said to strengthen the Itanium platform's support for mission-critical applications, as it … [Read more...]

The mummies were unearthed in a human necropolis near the city of Minya An Egyptian archeological mission has unearthed at least 17 mummies and numerous artifacts in an ancient burial site near the city of Minya in central Egypt. Don't Miss: Nintendo Switch with Neon Joy-Con in Stock Online The burial site is about eight yards below ground and dates back to 332 BC, when the last native rulers reigned in Egypt. The period spanned almost 300 years and ended on the Alexander the Great's conquest of Egypt. The discovery was made in the village of Tuna el-Gabal, which is a popular archeological site on the edge of western desert. The area is known to have necropolises for animals and birds. But it is the first time that a human burial site is found in the area containing so many mummies. Along with the mummies, researchers have also found limestone and clay sarcophagi, animal coffins, two papyri in Demotic -an ancient Egyptian script - and a number of vessels. "It's … [Read more...]

We have already learned that Halo 6 is going to be coming to Windows 10, but we haven't really heard anything else about the new game, which has of course led to many rumors. It is the first main game entry to come to PC since Halo 2 in 2007, so people have had plenty of time to come up with rumors and ideas about what this new game could bring. People who don't like speculation and rumors have hoped that we would get some kind of definitive answer, but we haven't yet - and we might not for the foreseeable future. Apparently, Halo 6 will not be part of the E3 proceedings next month. Don't Miss: Find Rare Products in Stock Online with The Tracker "[W]e'll have a little something at E3 but it's not related to the next major entry in the franchise," Brian Jarrard, Halo community manager on Reddit wrote. Xbox head Phil Spencer basically said this in March, when he said we wouldn't see a new first-person shooter from Halo at all this year. However, many fans thought this was just pushing … [Read more...]

IBM plans to mount its most ambitious challenge in years to Microsoft's dominance of personal computer software, by offering free programs for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. The company is announcing the desktop software, called IBM Lotus Symphony, at an event Tuesday in New York. The programs will be available as free downloads from the IBM Web site. IBM's Lotus-branded proprietary programs already compete with Microsoft products for e-mail, messaging and work group collaboration. But the Symphony software is a free alternative to Microsoft's mainstay Office programs--Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The Office business is huge and lucrative for Microsoft, second only to its Windows operating system as a profit maker. In the 1990s, IBM failed in an effort to compete head-on with Microsoft in personal computer software with its OS/2 operating system and its SmartSuite office productivity programs. But IBM is taking a different approach this time. Its … [Read more...]

sup guys, I'm doing my 7th pc build right now for my boss, pretty bad that im having to post here now, and this mobo is no longer posting after installing the latest chipset from AMD.Here are the specs: Ryzen 1600MSI B350 PC MateMSI Armor RX 580 4gbSamsung 850 Evo 250gbEVGA Modular 650 GQGSkill Ripjaws 4 8gb DDR4 @ 3200 Upon first power up it booted fine, took about 20 seconds to get to the mobo splashscreen which i found odd. Installed windows 10 on the ssd, no issues, booted into windows then installed RX 580 drivers then installed the latest b350 chipset from their website (http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/chipset?os=Windows%2010%20-%2064).i then restarted, got to the bios and set the RAM to run at 3200, saved and restarted, now no post, no splashscreen. Tried resetting the CMOS by paperclip method and the battery removal method, no change. Ran the rig with 1 stick of ram, no video card, all that stuff, reseated all the plugs in the psu, still nothing. Initially everything … [Read more...]