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It hasn’t exactly been a sterling month with regards to security for Microsoft. First, the world was rocked by WannaCry, and then a Samaba exploit threatened to allow a similar outbreak to spread across the globe. Now we’re learning of a new ... Here are your HotHardware.com email updates for {EMAIL} - [NTFS Metadata Bug Torpedoes Windows 7 And 8.1 PCs With Four-Character String](#0) - [Prey Performance And Optimization Guide With The AMD Radeon RX 580](#1) - [Nintendo Switch Drives Strong GameStop Q1 As Console Outpaces Wii Launch Sales](#2) - [Android Father Andy Rubin Teases May 30 Launch For ‘Essential’ Smartphone With 360-Degree Camera Add-On](#3) - [GTA Online’s Massive Gunrunning Update Arrives In June With Badass Weaponized Vehicles](#4) - [Raspberry Pi Partners With CoderDojo To Empower Kid Coders](#5) - [SoftBank Reportedly Grabs $4 Billion Stake In Surging NVIDIA](#6) - [AMD Ryzen Microcode Update To Improve DRAM Overclocking Flexibility And Virtualization Support](#7) - [Two And A Half Geeks: Galaxy Book 12, AMD Vega And ThreadRipper, EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2, Nintendo Switch, and More](#8) - [Far Cry 5 Launch Trailer Pits Local Resistance Against A Heavily Armed Religious Cult](#9) - [NVIDIA Debuts GeForce MX150 Pascal GPU For Laptop Content Creation And Casual Gaming](#10) - [More Recent Articles](#237542_recap) --------------------------------------------------------------- [HotHardware.com News Rss Feed]( - 11 new articles [][NTFS Metadata Bug Torpedoes Windows 7 And 8.1 PCs With Four-Character String]( [NTFS Metadata Bug Torpedoes Windows 7 And 8.1 PCs With Four-Character String]( hasn’t exactly been a sterling month with regards to security for Microsoft. First, the world was rocked by WannaCry, and then a Samaba exploit threatened to allow a similar outbreak to spread across the globe. Now we’re learning of a new vulnerability that revolves around a hidden Windows metadata file called $MFT.$MFT is used by the [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Metadata Bug Torpedoes Windows 7 And 8.1 PCs With Four-Character String;5625709) • [][Prey Performance And Optimization Guide With The AMD Radeon RX 580]( [Prey Performance And Optimization Guide With The AMD Radeon RX 580]( AMD Radeon RX 580 has been in the wild for over a month at this point. AMD pitched the Radeon RX 580 as an ideal choice for gamers looking to upgrade from graphics hardware acquired a couple years back. Specifically, in the lead up to the launch, AMD compared the performance of the RX 580 to cards like the Radeon R9 380. So, with that... [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Performance And Optimization Guide With The AMD Radeon RX 580;5625709) • [][Nintendo Switch Drives Strong GameStop Q1 As Console Outpaces Wii Launch Sales]( [Nintendo Switch Drives Strong GameStop Q1 As Console Outpaces Wii Launch Sales]( Nintendo Switch has certainly garnered a lot of hype, but has it also been raking in the dough? According to GameStop, it sold 1.2 million Nintendo Switch units during the console’s first two months on sale. The Switch has now outpaced the Nintendo Wii, which is higher than the 1.1 million units GameStop reportedly sold in 2006.GameStop’s [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Switch Drives Strong GameStop Q1 As Console Outpaces Wii Launch Sales;5625709) • [][Android Father Andy Rubin Teases May 30 Launch For ‘Essential’ Smartphone With 360-Degree Camera Add-On]( [Android Father Andy Rubin Teases May 30 Launch For ‘Essential’ Smartphone With 360-Degree Camera Add-On]( again, Andy Rubin, the co-creator of Android and former boss of Google's Android division has taken to Twitter in order to tease a smartphone being developed at Essential, a new company he started last year. Essential joined Twitter In November 2016 and has just two tweets, both of which were posted in the past 24 hours "to let you know [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Father Andy Rubin Teases May 30 Launch For ‘Essential’ Smartphone With 360-Degree Camera Add-On;5625709) • [][GTA Online’s Massive Gunrunning Update Arrives In June With Badass Weaponized Vehicles]( [GTA Online’s Massive Gunrunning Update Arrives In June With Badass Weaponized Vehicles]( its single-player campaign hasn’t seen much [update] action since its release, Rockstar Games continues to provide intriguing updates for the online component of Grand Theft Auto V: Grand Theft Auto Online. Rockstar announced today that a new “Gunrunning” expansion to Grand Theft Auto Online is arriving next month.Gunrunning is [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Online’s Massive Gunrunning Update Arrives In June With Badass Weaponized Vehicles;5625709) • [][Raspberry Pi Partners With CoderDojo To Empower Kid Coders]( [Raspberry Pi Partners With CoderDojo To Empower Kid Coders]( Pi and CoderDojo are investing in the next generation of programmers. The two foundations are joining together in a collaboration that will help young people all over the world learn how to code and be more creative with technology.According to Phillip Colligan, the CEO of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, “Bringing together Raspberry [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Pi Partners With CoderDojo To Empower Kid Coders;5625709) • [][SoftBank Reportedly Grabs $4 Billion Stake In Surging NVIDIA]( [SoftBank Reportedly Grabs $4 Billion Stake In Surging NVIDIA]( has been firing on all cylinders over the past year or so and has seen impressive growth in nearly all of its divisions, including gaming GPUs and its efforts in deep learning and artificial intelligence, two of the hottest fields in technology right now. The GPU maker's success has drawn the attention of SoftBank, a multinational telecommunications [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Reportedly Grabs $4 Billion Stake In Surging NVIDIA;5625709) • [][AMD Ryzen Microcode Update To Improve DRAM Overclocking Flexibility And Virtualization Support]( [AMD Ryzen Microcode Update To Improve DRAM Overclocking Flexibility And Virtualization Support]( much as we like what AMD has been able to accomplish with Ryzen, there have been some growing pains associated with its newest CPU architecture, which is not unexpected when introducing a brand new platform. The good news is AMD is not ignoring the situation—AMD has been working its motherboard partners on firmware updates, the latest of [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Ryzen Microcode Update To Improve DRAM Overclocking Flexibility And Virtualization Support;5625709) • [][Two And A Half Geeks: Galaxy Book 12, AMD Vega And ThreadRipper, EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2, Nintendo Switch, and More]( [Two And A Half Geeks: Galaxy Book 12, AMD Vega And ThreadRipper, EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2, Nintendo Switch, and More]( us for another episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks webcast. In this episode we kick around Samsung's Galaxy Book 12, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, EVGA's GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 with iCX technology, the Nintendo Switch, AMD ThreadRipper, Ryzen Mobile, Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, EPYC and much more...Show Notes:05:30 [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( And A Half Geeks: Galaxy Book 12, AMD Vega And ThreadRipper, EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2, Nintendo Switch, and More;5625709) • [][Far Cry 5 Launch Trailer Pits Local Resistance Against A Heavily Armed Religious Cult]( [Far Cry 5 Launch Trailer Pits Local Resistance Against A Heavily Armed Religious Cult]( a few teasers and well-sourced leaks regarding Far Cry 5, this morning we’re being introduced to the first official [full] trailer for the game. We already knew that the game would be set in Montana, and the focus group leak gave us more information about the religious undertones of the game.However, the new trailer brings all of [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Cry 5 Launch Trailer Pits Local Resistance Against A Heavily Armed Religious Cult;5625709) • [][NVIDIA Debuts GeForce MX150 Pascal GPU For Laptop Content Creation And Casual Gaming]( [NVIDIA Debuts GeForce MX150 Pascal GPU For Laptop Content Creation And Casual Gaming]( lightweight gaming and content creation chores such as photo and video editing on the go, pouring funds into a laptop with a high-end graphics chip is overkill. Even a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti can quite a bit more powerful than what some people need. To address that market, NVIDIA has gone and added a new mobile Pascal GPU to its lineup, the [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Debuts GeForce MX150 Pascal GPU For Laptop Content Creation And Casual Gaming;5625709) • [][More Recent Articles]( [] - [BMW Concept 8 Series Is A Stunning Reinvention Of A Flagship Luxury Coupe]( - [T-Mobile DIGITS Unchains Your Phone Numbers And Brings Multi-Device Freedom May 31]( - [Microsoft Beam Game Streaming Service Rebranded To ‘Mixer’ And Adds Compelling New Features]( - [Samba Exploit Could Lead To Next WannaCry Outbreak, Update Now]( - [Fallout 4 Xbox One and Steam Free Play Weekend Kicks Off Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Click here to safely unsubscribe]( from "HotHardware.com News Rss Feed." 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