…read more Source:: PacketStorm

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Google’s next flagship is definitely on its way. Keep tabs on the other rumors about the Pixel 4 and 4 XL. …read more Source:: CNet

reg (Slashdot user #5,428) writes: A Windows security patch in June broke the display of many Windows Metafile graphics across all supported versions of Windows, resulting in many old PowerPoint files and Word documents not displaying figures, and graphics from some popular applications not displaying, including at least some ESRI GIS products and files created…

“This week’s Windows updates fix critical ‘wormable’ [Bluekeep] flaws but may also break Visual Basic apps, macros, and scripts,” warns ZDNet: “After installing this update, applications that were made using Visual Basic 6 (VB6), macros using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and scripts or apps using Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) may stop responding and…

option8 ((Slashdot reader #16,509) writes: TL;DR: Mining Bitcoin on a 1MHz 8-bit processor will cost you more than the world’s combined economies, and take roughly 256 trillion years. “But it could happen tomorrow. It’s a lottery, after all,” explains the blog post (describing this mad scientist as a hardware hacker and “self-taught maker”, determined to…

“Upcoming changes in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox may finally spark the end for Extended Validation certificates as the browsers plan to do away with showing a company’s name in the address bar,” reports Bleeping Computer. When connecting to a secure web site, an installed SSL/TLS certificate will encrypt the communication between the browser and…

Microsoft is continuing to make incremental improvements to Windows 10 20H1, due out next year, with test build 18963. …read more Source:: ZDNet

[Julien] is one of those cool dads who shows his love with time invested rather than money spent. His daughter plays the harp, and you would not believe the price of concert harps. Even the cheap ones are several thousand USD. So naturally, he decided he would build her a MIDI concert harp from the…