A billion or more Android devices are vulnerable to hacks that can turn them into spying tools by exploiting more than 400 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip, researchers reported this week. The vulnerabilities can be exploited when a target downloads a video or other content that’s rendered by the chip. Targets can also be attacked […]
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FACEBOOK GAMING LAUNCHES OFFICIAL APP ON IOS WITHOUT INSTANT GAMING FEATURE
Facebook has launched its gaming app, Facebook Gaming, for iOS devices on Friday (7 August). However, it had to forgo its mini game feature in the app due to the limitation of Apple’s App Store policies. This step reportedly came after “months of submissions and rejection” at the hand of Apple. In a series of […]
Apple won’t let Stadia or xCloud into iOS, citing App Store guidelines
Cloud gaming is increasingly becoming a thing, one that lets you play AAA games on a device regardless of the hardware specs. If your device can stream a video, it can probably play Red Dead Redemption on Google Stadia or Halo on Microsoft’s xCloud (which is now technically called “Cloud gaming (Beta) with Xbox Game […]
You can now try the macOS Big Sur public beta
Apple today made the first public beta of macOS Big Sur — version 11 of Apple’s desktop OS — a month after it did so for iOS and iPadOS 14. The update promises an all-new design that blends Apple’s clean modern aesthetic with its skeuomorphic tendencies of old. It also borrows several ideas from iOS, […]
Exconfidential Lake: 20GB of Intel IP Dumped on Internet in Major Data Leak
A whole bunch of people’s weeks got a whole lot more interesting on Thursday, when Swiss software engineer Tillie Kottmann dropped 20GB of Intel’s confidential intellectual property online with claims of more to come. Intel has responded to press inquiries about the leak with a statement, writing: “We are investigating this situation. The information appears […]
The White House’s plan to purge Chinese tech from the internet is just bluster — for now
The US has unveiled a vague but aggressive plan to purge Chinese tech companies from America’s internet, creating what the Trump administration has dubbed the “Clean Network” — the US internet as it currently stands, but minus a lot of Chinese tech. It’s an expansion of the White House’s 5G Clean Path initiative, which was […]
Sony’s lineup of premium noise-cancelling headphones just got better with the new WH-1000XM4
Speaking of availability the new Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones can be pre-ordered from Amazon for $350. It’s the same price that Sony charged customers for the WH-1000XM3 model at launch, so there’s absolutely no surprise. Compared with the previous model, Sony’s new WH-1000XM4 headphones are clearly an improvement thanks to the new features and enhancements the […]
Insecure satellite Internet is threatening ship and plane safety
More than a decade has passed since researchers demonstrated serious privacy and security holes in satellite-based Internet services. The weaknesses allowed attackers to snoop on and sometimes tamper with data received by millions of users thousands of miles away. You might expect that in 2020—as satellite Internet has grown more popular—providers would have fixed those […]
20GB of Intel internal documents were leaked online
More than 20GB worth of Intel internal documents has been uploaded on Mega, and according to ZDNet, the chipmaker is now trying to ascertain how the files were leaked. A Swiss software engineer named Till Kottmann published the documents, most of which are marked “confidential.” He said he got it from a source who claims […]
Option to force 90Hz refresh rate on Pixel 4 is back in Android 11 Beta 3
The setting to forcibly enable the Pixel 4 to a 90Hz-always mode has been brought back as of Android 11 Beta 3. So far as we can tell, the setting was removed in Beta 2. However, it has been brought back — seemingly with a new name. In earlier Android releases, the setting was labeled […]
Google’s PIN-encrypted Android ‘Safe Folder’ protects crucial documents
Google has introduced a new way for Android users to protect crucial files like ID documents, particularly in developing countries where devices are often shared. Called “Safe Folder” and located in the Files by Google app, it lets you protect documents, images, videos and audio files with a 4-digit PIN code, on top of your […]
Microsoft integrates Android apps into Windows 10 with new Your Phone update
Microsoft is now allowing Windows 10 users to run Android apps side by side with Windows applications on a PC. It’s part of a new feature in Your Phone available to Windows 10 testers today, and it builds upon the mirroring that Microsoft’s Your Phone app already provides. You can now access a list of […]