July 2016 – Page 97 – news.buyenne.com

Vodafone Kabel: Kunden sollen trotz Routerfreiheit Leihgeräte behalten

Im Kundenforum von Vodafone wird erklärt, dass man sein Leihgerät auch mit dem Ende des Routerzwangs nicht los wird. Es werde im Störungsfall benötigt. Updates der Firmware sind hier weiter untersagt. (Kabel Deutschland, DSL)

Privacy-Shield: EU-Staaten stimmen neuen Regeln für Datenaustausch zu

Die Mitgliedsstaaten der EU haben der Vereinbarung über den Privacy-Shield mit den USA zugestimmt. Kritiker sehen keinen nennenswerten Fortschritt im Vergleich zum Safe-Harbor-Abkommen. (Datenschutz, Internet)

GPD Win handheld gaming PC gets a CPU upgrade ahead of launch

The GPD Win is a tiny computer that looks like a laptop, but which features a 5.5 inch touchscreen display, a thumb-sized QWERTY keyboard, and dedicated gaming buttons above the alpha-numeric keys.

GPD ran a series of crowdfunding campaigns for the project earlier this year, started taking pre-orders in June, and plans to begin shipping GPD Win handheld gaming computers to customers in October.

But it turns out those computers will be a little more powerful than expected.

Continue reading GPD Win handheld gaming PC gets a CPU upgrade ahead of launch at Liliputing.

The GPD Win is a tiny computer that looks like a laptop, but which features a 5.5 inch touchscreen display, a thumb-sized QWERTY keyboard, and dedicated gaming buttons above the alpha-numeric keys.

GPD ran a series of crowdfunding campaigns for the project earlier this year, started taking pre-orders in June, and plans to begin shipping GPD Win handheld gaming computers to customers in October.

But it turns out those computers will be a little more powerful than expected.

Continue reading GPD Win handheld gaming PC gets a CPU upgrade ahead of launch at Liliputing.

Ashley Madison admits using fembots to lure men into spending money

The hookup site for cheaters admits its mistakes and tries to rebrand.

Oh no! You discovered my secret! (credit: Bionic Woman)

After nearly a year of radio silence, the infidelity hookup site Ashley Madison has finally released a statement about what's next for the company. Among other things, the company's new executive team admits that it used fembots to lure men into paying to join the site, which promised the men discreet affairs with willing women.

In fall 2015, Ashley Madison made headlines when a hacker or hackers known as Impact Team released massive data dumps from the company's source code, member databases, and then-CEO Noel Biderman's e-mail. The member database contained the names of 34 thousand people trying to have extra-marital affairs, and the revelations induced at least one man to commit suicide. In the wake of the data breach, a number of people have filed lawsuits against the company, and the company is currently under investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission.

Last year, as part of an investigation into the data dump, I published a series of articles at Gizmodo exposing how the company used female chatbots called "hosts" or "engagers" to trick men into paying for Ashley Madison's services. The scam was simple: when a man signed up for a free account, he almost immediately got a chat or private message from a "woman" whose profile showed a few sexy pictures. To reply to his new lady friend, the man had to pay for an account. In reality, that lady was a few lines of PHP code.

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Autopilot: Verkehrsbehörden ermitteln gegen Tesla Motors

Wird das Tesla Model S aus dem Verkehr gezogen? Deutsche und europäische Verkehrsbehörden untersuchen den Autopiloten, Teslas System für autonomes Fahren. Es ist möglicherweise ohne Zulassung im Einsatz. (Tesla Motors, Elektroauto)

NSA-Spionageaffäre: Geheim, weil peinlich?

Die Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte hat eine sehr klare Meinung zu den Spionagepraktiken des BND. Heißt es zumindest. Denn niemand darf sie lesen, sie ist geheim. (Spionage, Technologie)

Finally, you can buy Richard Garriott’s blood [Updated]

Lord British auctions his vital fluids for $5,000+ to promote new RPG

Yes, that plaque actually says "Blood of Lord British."

With so many important news stories fighting for our attention these days, it can be hard to get people to care about a simple gaming crowdfunding effort. But sometimes a crowdfunding publicity stunt breaks through the noise and turns into something you have to gawk at.

Richard Garriott selling vials of his blood for thousands of dollars is one of those stunts.

Yes, Lord British himself, the 55-year-old creator of the Ultima series and noted space tourist, is auctioning off samples of his actual blood to raise money for his new fantasy RPG, Shroud of the Avatar. The six reliquaries—which we'll note again are full of Richard Garriott's actual blood—are being marketed as limited-run art pieces, "made of bakelite, copper, nails, glass, and mirrored glass that can be hung on your wall."

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Dealmaster: Save over $400 on a Dell XPS 15 with a Core i7 CPU and 16GB of RAM

Plus deals on laptops, mini PCs, TVs, and more.

Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our partners at TechBargains, we have a bunch of deals to start your weekend. One of the highlights is a discount on a powerful Dell laptop: now you can get the Dell XPS 15 laptop with a Core i7 processor, 512GB of storage, and 16GB of RAM for $1,479. The XPS 15 is one of Dell's best notebooks, featuring a powerful CPU as well as a gaming grade GTX 960m GPU, an Infinity Edge display, and a small frame that weighs just 4.4 pounds.

Check out the rest of our deals below.

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Deals of the Day (7-08-2016)

Amazon is holding its second-annual Prime Day on July 12th. It’s a made up holiday when the company will offer deep discounts on a number of products. Amazon is promising more deals than you get on Black Friday… although some deals will probably be a lot better than others.

In the week leading up to Prime Day, the company has been running a series of other promotions, and today’s deals are particularly noteworthy, with a great price on a high-capacity external battery, a super-cheap Amazon Tap, and $10 off any order over $20 placed through the Alexa voice service between now and July 12th.

Continue reading Deals of the Day (7-08-2016) at Liliputing.

LTE: Wieder Störung bei Vodafone

Heute gibt es eine “überregionale Einschränkung der Telefonie im LTE-Netz” bei Vodafone. Laut einem Unternehmenssprecher ist das Problem angeblich schon wieder behoben, und nur “einige Kunden” waren betroffen. (Vodafone, Long Term Evolution)

Heute gibt es eine "überregionale Einschränkung der Telefonie im LTE-Netz" bei Vodafone. Laut einem Unternehmenssprecher ist das Problem angeblich schon wieder behoben, und nur "einige Kunden" waren betroffen. (Vodafone, Long Term Evolution)