Trivia Hardware How much storage did the first USB flash drive provide? The subject of who first invented the USB flash drive is contested, but most attribute it to IBM By TechSpot Trivia, May 2, 2022, 6:40 AM
Software The Web Firefox 85 arrives, killing off Flash and protecting against supercookies Firefox was the last major browser to support Flash By Rob Thubron, January 27, 2021, 11:10 AM
Microsoft Software New Windows 10 manual update removes Flash from OS, prevents reinstallation It won't erase Flash from browsers, though By Rob Thubron, October 28, 2020, 6:57 AM 7 comments
Microsoft The Web Microsoft is (mostly) killing off Flash at the end of 2020 The end is almost nigh By Rob Thubron, September 7, 2020, 8:55 AM
Software The Web Chrome 76 is here: Flash blocked by default, incognito mode can't be detected Circumvent those paywalls By Rob Thubron, July 31, 2019, 5:20 AM 8 comments
Hardware Samsung starts mass production of first 4-bit SSDs for consumers Ranging from 1TB to 4TB By Rob Thubron, August 7, 2018, 6:09 AM
Hardware SSD prices continue to fall Just in time for the Steam Sale By Rob Thubron, June 12, 2018, 6:07 AM 16 comments
Electronics Canon's new Speedlite takes the guesswork out of flash photography It's aimed squarely at entry-level and enthusiast photographers By Shawn Knight, February 26, 2018, 12:57 PM 7 comments
The Web Gaming Enthusiast looks to preserve old Nintendo Flash games So far he has found over 30 complete mini-games By Cal Jeffrey, November 6, 2017, 6:16 PM
Software The Web Adobe says it will stop updating and distributing Flash at the end of 2020 Flash is on its final days of life support By Greg Synek, July 25, 2017, 2:45 PM 10 comments
Software The Web Chrome 55 now available: loads HTML5 over Flash by default, drastically reduces RAM usage Good riddance, Flash! By Shawn Knight, December 2, 2016, 5:45 PM 16 comments
Microsoft Security Microsoft isn't happy about Google revealing a Windows vulnerability that's being actively exploited By Rob Thubron, November 1, 2016, 9:30 AM 12 comments
Software Google Google Chrome will block Flash content starting next month By Tim Schiesser, August 9, 2016, 7:30 PM 12 comments
The Web Security Mozilla will soon begin blocking non-essential Flash content in Firefox By Shawn Knight, July 21, 2016, 6:15 AM
Hardware Gaming Some AMD Radeon RX 480 cards with 4GB can be flashed to 8GB By Shawn Knight, July 5, 2016, 6:15 PM
Software Apple Safari to block Flash, Java and more by default in macOS Sierra By Jose Vilches, June 15, 2016, 2:30 PM
Science Industry IBM Research achieves storage memory breakthrough that could lead to faster smartphones By Shawn Knight, May 17, 2016, 3:30 PM 8 comments
Google The Web Google will automatically block Flash content in Chrome by the end of the year By Shawn Knight, May 16, 2016, 7:30 AM
Electronics Canon's latest macro lens features a built-in flash ring By Shawn Knight, May 12, 2016, 2:15 PM
Industry Western Digital gets final regulatory approval for $19 billion SanDisk acquisition By Jose Vilches, May 10, 2016, 2:15 PM
The Web Security Adobe issues emergency patch to fix a vulnerability being used to install nasty ransomware By Shawn Knight, April 8, 2016, 12:00 PM
The Web Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary update will see Edge automatically pause non-essential Flash content By Rob Thubron, April 8, 2016, 8:30 AM
The Web Security Adobe issues emergency patch as more security vulnerabilities are found in Flash By Rob Thubron, March 11, 2016, 9:30 AM
The Web Google Google will ban all Flash ads in 2017 By Tim Schiesser, February 10, 2016, 6:15 AM 9 comments