With the VW emissions test cheating scandal in the news so much lately, my mind can't help but go to the original master of cheat codes: the Game Genie. Kids of the 90s may remember the Game Genie as the easy way to beat Nintendo and Sega games or unlock new functionality. Apparently, Volkswagen remembered as well and used it to cheat their way past environmental controls with … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Amazon discounts Prime membership for today only, announces Mr. Robot streaming rights
Amazon has discounted its annual Prime membership to $67 today (normally $99) and the discount ends at midnight. The award comes in celebration of the Amazon original series Transparent winning 5 Emmy's at the past weekend's award show. On Sunday night, the star of Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor, took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Transparent … [Read more...]
$99 Samsung Gear VR and other announcements from Oculus Connect 2
At Oculus Connect 2, Oculus' second annual developer conference, Samsung unveiled an updated Gear VR. The Gear VR is an update from the Innovator Edition that was launched last year. The latest edition Gear VR is 22 percent lighter than the Innovator Edition. It is also compatible with more phones including the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge+, S6 and S6 edge. The Samsung … [Read more...]
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware blocking Imgur after site exploited
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is blocking the image-hosting website Imgur as of this morning. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has the capability to block malicious websites in the 14-day trial of the free version or with a Premium license. Upon trying to visit the site or a direct image, Malwarebytes will intercept the traffic and block the outbound connection. My visit was blocked in … [Read more...]
Flash Player 19 not uninstalling previous versions
Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.185 was released on Monday. The program has a bug in it that means the previous version of the Flash Player does not seem to be uninstalled with the installation of the new version on Windows. From the Control Panel, Programs and Features, you can see both versions sitting right next to each other. A thread on Adobe's forums brought the issue to … [Read more...]