Allen Lydiard
Author Bio
Allen Lydiard is a full stack software engineer who is enthusiastic when it comes to gaming and programming. Since 2010 he has been active in the web development communities and also assists in solving computer issues as a hobby.
Retired from writing articles.
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Steam Patches LPE Vulnerabilities in Beta Version Update
Almost 48 hours after security researcher Vasily Kravets (PsiDragon) released his proof of concept (PoC) for a second vulnerability in Steam client for Windows leading to privilege escalation, Valve released a beta update that allegedly fixes the bugs.
- August 22, 2019
- 05:56 PM
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UK Investigating Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony for Billing Practices
The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have announced that they are investigating whether the auto-renewal of membership subscriptions for Microsoft's Xbox Live, Sony's Playstation Plus, and Nintendo Switch Online are legal.
- April 08, 2019
- 12:05 PM
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Teenager Charged For Nova Scotia Freedom of Information Web Portal Breach
A 19 year old teenager was charged with 'unauthorized use of a computer' after downloading over 7,000 records from the Nova Scotia Freedom-of-Information web portal. The teenager whose name has not been released, has been accused of stealing documents from the portal, with many of them being publicly accessible and redacted.
- April 17, 2018
- 04:56 PM
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Windows Insider Build 15019 brings us a Game Mode for Increased Gaming Performance
Today Microsoft released Insider Preview Build 15019 for PC to insiders in the fast ring, This release includes a big update for Xbox Gaming including built-in streaming, new Games section in settings, and new mode called Game Mode that is supposed to help with game performance.
- January 27, 2017
- 06:35 PM
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Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14905 for PC & Mobile
Well it's time once again, Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14905 to insiders on the fast ring. In this build Microsoft has made more sounds available that can be used to personalize Windows. Information on how to access these sounds can be found below.
- August 17, 2016
- 05:05 PM
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Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14901 for PC
Only 9 days after the Microsoft released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft has started pushing out new Insider Preview builds again. Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14901 for PC to insiders on the fast ring.
- August 12, 2016
- 10:40 AM
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Reports of Windows 10 Freezing after installing Anniversary Update
Beta testing is important as it helps developers debug software before releasing to the public. Unfortunately, sometimes beta testers don't catch every bug as is seen with the recent reports of computers hanging or freezing after installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
- August 05, 2016
- 11:15 AM
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Audacity & Classic Shell Download Server Hacked by PeggleCrew.
On August 2nd 2016, for three hours, an external developer had their account compromised on Audacity's and Classic Shell's download server FossHub and was used to replace the legitimate installer with a malware that overwrite the master boot record.
- August 03, 2016
- 02:03 PM
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Steam Caching Error leads to Account Disclosure
On Christmas Day, due to configuration on Steam's servers, visitors were able to view cached pages of other user's accounts. This allowed them to see account details such as email addresses, mailing addresses, and other private information.
- December 28, 2015
- 12:06 PM
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Halo 5: Guardians released for the Xbox One
Today is a big day for all Halo fans today as Halo 5: Guardians was released worldwide for the Xbox One. This latest game in the Halo franchise marks the beginning of what is to come for future Halo games, which is to no longer support last generation consoles due to hardware limitations.
- October 27, 2015
- 02:57 PM
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Microsoft releases Spooky Minecraft Mashup pack for Halloween
A new spooky mashup pack for the console editions of Minecraft was released Today that includes 43 new scary skins such as; Grim Reaper, Bride of Frankenstein, Wicked Witch, Mad Doctor, and many more spooky skins.
- October 23, 2015
- 04:20 PM
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