Day of disruptions, dashed plans for many Canadians after global tech outage

Day of disruptions, dashed plans for many Canadians after global tech outage

Canadians weren’t spared the headaches of cancelled flights, delayed medical appointments and other problems caused by a failed cybersecurity software upgrade that caused a host of cascading issues around the globe on Friday. According to an alert sent by the global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike to its clients and reviewed by Reuters, the company’s Falcon Sensor software … Read more

Tech war: Huawei sees HarmonyOS breaking the dominance of Android and Apple’s iOS in China

Tech war: Huawei sees HarmonyOS breaking the dominance of Android and Apple’s iOS in China

That iteration, called HarmonyOS Next, will be a “China-originated, independent and controllable” operating system, Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group, said at the company’s developer conference on Friday. The Shenzhen-based company launched at the conference a beta version of HarmonyOS Next for developers, with a beta upgrade for consumers expected in August. … Read more

How one unexpected game changed the Steam Deck forever

How one unexpected game changed the Steam Deck forever

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends The Steam Deck has grown into a certified smash success. With multiple millions of units sold, the device has changed the way we think about PC gaming, spawned numerous clones, and secured a future for handheld gaming devices. With the backing of a multibillion-dollar corporation, that might not come as … Read more