WITH THE LAUNCH of the Switch just around the corner, it’s no surprise that Nintendo was making headlines on INQ last week.
As well as outing full specifications for its soon-to-be-released console, Nintendo sounded the death knell for its Wii U predecessor, confirming that production of the console had come to an end. The firm’s miniature NES Classic console is still alive and kicking, though, and last week it was revealed that it can be cracked open to run 700 games.
We’ve rounded up the top 10 stories from last week below. µ
NES Classic can be hacked to play 700 games, but you might as well burn your receipt
Who cares about guarantees and warranties?
GitLab sysadmin accidentally deletes 300GB of data
D’oh. Double D’oh. Double D’oh with cream and a cherry on top. And sprinkles
Ex-Mozilla dev tells Windows users to uninstall ‚poisonous‘ AV software
Says there’s ‚little evidence‘ that non-Microsoft products improve PC security
It’s High Noon for Kickass Torrents in the US courts
Torrent site will want to kick bottoms
Apple’s Macbook Pro with Touch Bar is causing problems for would-be lawyers
Bar chiefs bar the Bar from those trying to pass the Bar
XDA shames the OnePlus 3T for inflating benchmark scores
Fellow Chinese firm Meizu also caught red-handed
Microsoft tells OEMs that the secret to Windows 10 success is to be more ‚cool‘
The handhelds for the Dads/Grads that those grand ads try to tempt you out to buy
Adobe blames Brexit as users rage over Creative Cloud price hikes
Some subscribers say they’ll see a 46 per cent price hike
Microsoft rumoured to be remixing Windows RT as Windows Cloud
Another lesson from history that seems to have been forgotten
Sony won’t unveil flagship Xperia device at MWC and it’s Samsung’s fault
Firm is likely waiting until rival stops hoarding Snapdragon 835 chips
