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Archos also produces tablets, media players and smartphones. (Source: Archos)

Archos to offer physical cryptocurrency wallet

French electronics company Archos has unveiled plans to release a hardware wallet that will provide cryptocurrency owners with a physical layer of security for their virtual currency transactions. The Archos Safe-T mini hardware d...

Daniel R Deakin, 23 Feb 2018 21:39

Huawei Honor 9 Lite Android handset gets Face Unlock in late February 2018

Honor 9 Lite gets Face Unlock in India

The quad-camera Honor 9 Lite receives the software update that enables Face Unlock after a few other Honor devices, such as the Honor 7X and the Honor View 10. According to the website that broke the news, the update arrives in st...

Codrut Nistor, 22 Feb 2018 21:40

Maduro has claimed the total 100-million issue of Petro has a value over US$6 billion (Source: Steemit)

Petro "makes" US$735 million, Seagal lags behind

The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has claimed that the country’s cryptocurrency has enjoyed booming business on the first day of its pre-sale. Apparently, investors have snatched up US$735 million worth of Petro digital ...

Daniel R Deakin, 21 Feb 2018 19:19

Hijackers were not interested in customer data or car security, they just needed the processing power of the cloud servers. (Source: HybridCars)

Tesla cloud servers hijacked for illicit cryptomining

Instead of using malicious apps or website exploits, hackers just hijacked Tesla's cloud servers and made sure their illicit cryptomining endeavors would not seem suspicious.

Bogdan Solca, 21 Feb 2018 15:44

Google has launched Google Pay, its new feature rich replacement for Android Pay. (Source: Google)

Google Pay app launches, replacing Android Pay and Google Wallet

Google has officially rolled out Google Play, its feature rich competitor to Apple Pay. The new app will work everywhere that Android Pay was already accepted while the company will continue to add new features and work with partn...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 21 Feb 2018 08:08

It's not known if Steven Seagal is backing Bitcoiin with his estimated US$16 million fortune. (Source: TechRadar)

Venezuela and Steven Seagal involved in cryptocurrency sales

The cryptocurrency craze continues as a sovereign state and a controversial celebrity become involved in the virtual currency (VC) industry. Venezuela's government has made its "petro" currency available in a presale launch, while...

Daniel R Deakin, 20 Feb 2018 18:33

Apple has released a patch for the Indian character bug that causes severe crashes on all platforms.

Apple releases patch to fix the Indian 'Telugu bug' on all platforms

Apple has released a patch that will fix the so-called 'Telugu bug' on iOS, MacOS, tvOS and WatchOS. When users receive a message or notification that contains a certain Indian character, the app crashes and becomes unusable. In s...

Jonathan Maes, 20 Feb 2018 11:46

Both the Pentagon and the US Army run similar hacking events. (Source: Business Insider)

Hack the Air Force 2.0 costs USAF over US$100,000

The United States Air Force has made bounty payouts totaling US$103,883 to hackers invited to test the force's systems and software. The event ran from December 9, 2017 to January 1, 2018.

Daniel R Deakin, 19 Feb 2018 19:45

Intel seems optimistic about any financial losses that could occur with all the litigations queuing up. (Source: Tech Viral)

Meltdown / Spectre CPU vulnerabilities brought Intel 32 lawsuits in 1.5 months

Two of the class-action suits involve Intel's own shareholders and board members, essential pitting Intel against Intel in court.

Bogdan Solca, 19 Feb 2018 16:56

Trump's increase in infrastructure spending positively affected Bitcoin's value. (Source: Dealbreaker)

Don't expect US regulation of Bitcoin anytime soon

White House spokesman, Rob Joyce, doesn't believe the US government is ready to attempt regulating Bitcoin until the good and bad aspects of the cryptocurrency are fully understood. The US official was discussing the topic at the ...

Daniel R Deakin, 16 Feb 2018 20:28

The new variants might cause some problems for Intel's and AMD's already announced hardware fixes. (Source: Heise.de)

Two new Meltdown and Spectre variants discovered

The latest variants dubbed MeltdownPrime and SpectrePrime were discovered by Nvidia and Princeton University researchers. In a nutshell, these variants force two CPU cores to react to each other in order to trick multi-core system...

Bogdan Solca, 16 Feb 2018 12:51

The 2016 LTSB version of Windows 10 will have mainstream support until 2021. (Source: Softpedia)

Windows 10 vital to US Air Force preparedness

The US Department of Defense has stated that the United States Air Force (USAF) must ensure its computers are operating Windows 10 by March 31, 2018. The Microsoft OS is considered to be a crucial component in the overall readines...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 Feb 2018 22:23

Litecoin is leading the latest cryptocoin appreciation wave. (Source: BullMartketz.com)

Cryptocurrencies on the rise again, Litecoin leads rebound with ~30% appreciation in one day

The imminent release of the LitePay service lead to a sudden appreciation for Litecoin over the past few days. Litecoin is thus expected to become more useful and appreciate even further as LitePay is compatible with Visa-enabled ...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Feb 2018 15:32

Huawei was founded by a former member of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. (Source: GamerSeason)

US spy chiefs stick Huawei on "no buy" list

The heads of a number of American intelligence agencies have backed a "no buy" list that includes devices produced by Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE. The agents praised American telecommunications companies for not bowing do...

Daniel R Deakin, 14 Feb 2018 18:59

Facebook faces legal problems in Germany due to its data-collection practices, which were deemed illegal

Facebook breaking the law when collecting personal data

Although Facebook already filed an appeal, it is worth mentioning that the Berlin regional court ruled against its data-collection practices, saying that the default settings break the law, while some terms and conditions do not m...

Codrut Nistor, 13 Feb 2018 21:15

iOS 12 will focus more on polishing the user experience than introduce new features. (Source: MacRumors)

iOS 12 will finally make 'Peace' with customers

Apple is looking to revamp its software development workflow to balance introduction of new features and ironing out existing bugs. The upcoming iOS 12 internally codenamed 'Peace' will be the first result of this strategy.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 13 Feb 2018 11:55

Windows Defender ATP will now enable deep security insights for older Windows versions. (Source: Microsoft)

Windows Defender ATP coming to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

Microsoft has announced support for Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, a Windows 10 only feature, to Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1. This is to help organizations protect themselves during the transition to Windows 10 fro...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 13 Feb 2018 10:46

How to check if your PC is protected from Meltdown and Spectre

The Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities exposed inherent flaws in hardware and software design, which we've been using for many years. Chip vendors and developers alike are scrambling to quickly release fixes to prevent any damag...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 13 Feb 2018 03:08

Cybersecurity firms are analyzing the malicious code known as Olympic Destroyer. (Source: Forbes)

"Olympic Destroyer" virus fails to destroy Olympics

Friday's Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang came under cyber attack from malware known as "Olympic Destroyer." The virus affected Internet and television services used by media representatives but did not cause any ma...

Daniel R Deakin, 12 Feb 2018 20:37

The developers of the Nano coin are suspecting Bitgrail of being untruthful to its customers. (Source: BitGrail)

Italian crypto exchange BitGrail hacked for US$170 million

After CoinCheck and NiceHash, the BitGrail hack is the third major incident in less then 4 months. Of course, the Italian exchange kept most of the funds in a hot wallet, and many other exchanges are probably still doing this, pra...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Feb 2018 16:56

How to protect critical data from ransomware in Windows 10

With ransomware on the prowl every other day, it has become all the more important to ensure that critical files are protected from being encrypted or altered. The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update includes a new functionality calle...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 12 Feb 2018 04:41

Fujitsu and Microsoft partner to bring palm-vein based authentication to Windows Hello

Fujitsu's PalmSecure authentication sensor technology, built in to their business laptops, is getting full integration with Windows Hello for a contactless login option that doesn't involve facial cameras.

Craig Ward, 10 Feb 2018 23:54

Sarov is where the terrifying Tsar Bomba hydrogen bomb was made. (Source: Gizmodo)

Russian nuclear scientists in Bitcoin mining arrests

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a group of scientists who attempted to use a supercomputer at a top secret nuclear facility to mine Bitcoin. Security was alerted when the would-be miners tried to connect the c...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Feb 2018 17:43

Linux running on Nintendo Switch due to boot ROM bug (Source: @fail0verflow)

Boot ROM bug allows Nintendo Switch to run Linux

Not long after they revealed a custom boot screen on a Nintendo Switch, a group of hackers calling themselves fail0verflow apparently managed to run a Linux-based operating system on this game console.

Codrut Nistor, 10 Feb 2018 01:48

iOS 9 was released in 2015 and is found on millions of devices. (Source: Apple)

Apple in damage-limiting exercise over code leak

Leaked code for the iBoot section of iOS 9 was uploaded to GitHub this week, leading to concerns that the software may have fallen into the wrong hands. Apple has already made maneuvers to try to limit the damage caused, but the c...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 Feb 2018 19:11

Dealing with cheats: The latest patch for PUBG is coming. (Source: Bluehole)

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) combats cheats with latest patch

Developers for the massively popular multiplayer online battle royale game PUBG will be introducing a new patch for their product that includes new anti-cheat measures to combat players utilizing hacks and codes. The patch will go...

Daniel R Deakin, 08 Feb 2018 16:10

Essential Phone Android flagship gets February 2018 security patch

Essential Phone gets the February security patch

Although there is still a lot of work to be done in the camera software department, the Essential team was very quick in delivering this month's security patch from Google for the company's only handset.

Codrut Nistor, 08 Feb 2018 15:15

The Nest thermostat shown alongside a Google Home speaker. (Source: Google)

Nest folded into Google's hardware team

Google has announced that it is folding the Nest smart home products team into its rapidly expanding hardware division. The move will see the end of Nest-branded products in favor of Google's own "Made by Google" branding.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 08 Feb 2018 11:55

ADB.Miner worm global infection map (Source: 360 Netlab Blog)

ADB.Miner worm turns your Android device into a mining rig

Although it quickly infected a few thousand devices worldwide, the spread of the cryptocurrency mining malware ADB.Miner seems to be quite limited at this time. However, there is still time for this piece of code to become a serio...

Codrut Nistor, 07 Feb 2018 16:35

Image: Amazon (with edits). Prices may not be reflective of Amazon's new policies.

Amazon to drop lock screen ads from their Prime Exclusive phones

Phones sold through Amazon's Prime Exclusive Phone program will no longer display lock screen ads, according to the retailer. The phones, which which were sold at prices substantially lower than MSRP, will instead feature Amazon-c...

Sam Medley, 06 Feb 2018 23:59

The company behind the Turing Phone files for bankruptcy. (Source: Turing Robotics Industries)

Company behind Turing Phone has filed for bankruptcy

The company Turing Robotics Industries has filed for bankruptcy in Finland. The company was supposed to start the production of Turing Phones in a factory formerly used by Nokia but wasn’t successful in doing so.

Jonathan Maes, 03 Feb 2018 09:04

Microsoft is making Office 2019 a Windows 10 exclusive. (Source: Redmondmag)

Microsoft details servicing changes to Windows and Office, Office 2019 to be a Windows 10 exclusive

Microsoft has listed out a few servicing changes to Windows and Office keeping in view the deployment requirements of the enterprise. The company also detailed availability and support cadences of Office 2019 and Windows 10 LTSC.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 02 Feb 2018 07:55

The hackers have been traced spreading the stolen coins to many separate accounts. (Source: Coincodex)

Coincheck hackers get traced as stolen cryptocoins trickle to other accounts

Hackers are trying to spread the stolen NEM coins to as much as 20 accounts, but Coincheck and the NEM Foundation have already tagged all the affected coins, making the affected cryptocurrency easily trackable on exchanges.

Bogdan Solca, 01 Feb 2018 12:16

Over 700,000 rogue apps removed from Google Play Store in 2017

Thanks to improved focus and machine learning, Google has been able to remove 700,000 bad apps from the Play Store, 99 percent of which were caught before being installed by any users.

Craig Ward, 30 Jan 2018 23:51

The security flaw only affected Windows 7 / 8/ 8.1 systems. (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo's Fingerprint Manager Pro exposed user passwords, security update released

The fingerprint software vulnerability affects quite a few ThinkPad, ThinkCentre and ThinkStation models that run Windows 7, 8 or 8.1.

Bogdan Solca, 30 Jan 2018 16:03

The Chinese knew of Meltdown and Spectre much before the US Government according to The WSJ. (Source: Reddit)

Intel alerted select corporations about Meltdown/Spectre, China speculated to have known about it before the US

The Wall Street Journal reports that Intel had informed select customers about the Meltdown/Spectre vulnerabilities. What's news, however, is that somehow the Chinese Government could have gotten to know about the vulnerabilities ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 30 Jan 2018 04:35

The Coincheck incident could be considered the biggest digital theft in recent years. (Source: Dowbit.com)

Cryptohackers steal US$500+ million from Japanese online exchange Coincheck

Hackers managed to steal 523 million NEM coins and possibly US$123 worth of Ripple coins from Coincheck's online hot wallet. The Japanese exchange assured its affected customers that the money will be reimbursed upon the completio...

Bogdan Solca, 29 Jan 2018 12:03

Microsoft has issued a patch allowing users to toggle off its Spectre protection. (Source: Meltdownattack.com)

Optional MS update toggles off Spectre patch to stop reboot issues

Microsoft has made an optional patch available for users experiencing instability with their PCs following the recent round of software updates from both it and Intel. The Microsoft patch rolls back its OS-level protection in favo...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 29 Jan 2018 11:27

Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus renders. (Source: @evleaks)

The Galaxy S9/S9 Plus could feature 'Intelligent Scan' biometric authentication and depth-sensing stickers

An APK teardown of the Settings APK in Note 8 Oreo builds reveals a new biometric authentication called 'Intelligent Scan' that could probably feature in the upcoming Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. The APK teardown further reveals that th...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 29 Jan 2018 03:17

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich explained the company's position regarding the vulnerability probems at CES 2018.

Intel will release "in-silicon" fixes for Meltdown and Spectre this year

The Q4 2017 financial report mentions about decreased desktop CPU sales and the "in-silcon" fixes that could totally eradicate the Meltdown/Spectre vulnerabilities in the upcoming 10 nm CPUs, and possibly in fresh batches for the ...

Bogdan Solca, 26 Jan 2018 12:32

Denuvo's recent acquisition could restore the efficiency of the DRM solution. (Source: Irdeto)

Irdeto acquires video game DRM developer Denuvo

With the new Denuvo acquisition, Irdeto is looking to strengthen its own security tech. The Denuvo DRM for games could also end up stronger than ever, giving crackers around the world a hard time once again.

Bogdan Solca, 24 Jan 2018 16:01

Users of Intel 'Broadwell' chips will get a more reliable microcode update in the coming weeks. (Source: Wccftech)

Intel readying a more reliable Meltdown/Spectre fix for 'Broadwell' and 'Haswell' platforms

Intel has identified the root cause of the recent reboot issues plaguing the company's 'Broadwell' and 'Haswell' chips that received a microcode update for the Meltdown and Spectre exploits. The company has issued an updated guida...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 24 Jan 2018 13:49

New privacy options will be seen in upcoming Windows 10 releases. (Source: ZDNet)

Latest Windows 10 Insider Preview builds reveal new privacy tools

In a step up towards addressing the spate of privacy concerns surrounding Windows 10, Microsoft is introducing new privacy tools that will enable users to see the exact data being sent as telemetry information.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 24 Jan 2018 11:17

Photo showing Android 8.0 running on a ZTE Axon 7. (Source: ZTE forum via Android Soul)

ZTE and HTC bringing some Android 8.0 Oreo love to the US

Updates to Android 8.0 Oreo are slow to arrive. However, this weekend saw users in ZTE's US beta program receive Oreo software, and HTC announced that sprint has approved the Oreo update for the U11 on their network.

Craig Ward, 21 Jan 2018 20:53

Vivo X20 Plus with under display fingerprint tech. (Source: Vivo)

Vivo X20 Plus UD tipped to arrive January 25

The much-discussed under screen fingerprint technology featured in the Vivo X20 Plus UD is tipped to market on January 21. It will be the first smartphone on the market to feature the cutting-edge technology.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 20 Jan 2018 03:17

Fujitsu Esprimo D series. (Source: Fujitsu)

Fujitsu announces three new Esprimo desktops, a Quadro equipped Celsius notebook, and Attachecase confidential file distribution software

Fujitsu caps off a busy week with three new desktops, a 17.3-inch workstation notebook with an Nvidia Quadro 5000, and Attachecase confidential file distribution software which removes part of a file and uploads it to a company se...

Craig Ward, 19 Jan 2018 22:51

Image: OnePlus (w/ edits by article author)

Up to 40,000 OnePlus customers may have had their credit card information stolen

The darling of the mobile phone enthusiast community is in hot water once again. Less than a week after it was discovered that OnePlus was sending user data to servers in China without permission, the Chinese OEM's merchant platfo...

Sam Medley, 19 Jan 2018 21:38

Spectre variant 2 got AMD involved in the double class action suit. (Source: Google)

AMD hit by double class action suit over Spectre vulnerabilites

Rosen and Pomerantz law firms representing AMDs investors claim that the processor maker had prior knowledge about the Spectre variant 2 vulnerability. Investors are also claiming that the stock prices have dropped upon the releas...

Bogdan Solca, 18 Jan 2018 16:13

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86% Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA (i5-7200U, 256 GB SSD) Subnotebook Review

Archos to offer physical cryptocurrency wallet

Honor 9 Lite gets Face Unlock in India

Petro "makes" US$735 million, Seagal lags behind

Tesla cloud servers hijacked for illicit cryptomining

Google Pay app launches, replacing Android Pay and Google Wallet

Venezuela and Steven Seagal involved in cryptocurrency sales

Apple releases patch to fix the Indian 'Telugu bug' on all platforms

Hack the Air Force 2.0 costs USAF over US$100,000

Meltdown / Spectre CPU vulnerabilities brought Intel 32 lawsuits in 1.5 months

Don't expect US regulation of Bitcoin anytime soon

Two new Meltdown and Spectre variants discovered

Windows 10 vital to US Air Force preparedness

Cryptocurrencies on the rise again, Litecoin leads rebound with ~30% appreciation in one day

US spy chiefs stick Huawei on "no buy" list

Facebook breaking the law when collecting personal data

iOS 12 will finally make 'Peace' with customers

Windows Defender ATP coming to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

How to check if your PC is protected from Meltdown and Spectre

"Olympic Destroyer" virus fails to destroy Olympics

Italian crypto exchange BitGrail hacked for US$170 million

How to protect critical data from ransomware in Windows 10

Fujitsu and Microsoft partner to bring palm-vein based authentication to Windows Hello

Russian nuclear scientists in Bitcoin mining arrests

Boot ROM bug allows Nintendo Switch to run Linux

Apple in damage-limiting exercise over code leak

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) combats cheats with latest patch

Essential Phone gets the February security patch

Nest folded into Google's hardware team

ADB.Miner worm turns your Android device into a mining rig

Amazon to drop lock screen ads from their Prime Exclusive phones

Company behind Turing Phone has filed for bankruptcy

Microsoft details servicing changes to Windows and Office, Office 2019 to be a Windows 10 exclusive

Coincheck hackers get traced as stolen cryptocoins trickle to other accounts

Over 700,000 rogue apps removed from Google Play Store in 2017

Lenovo's Fingerprint Manager Pro exposed user passwords, security update released

Intel alerted select corporations about Meltdown/Spectre, China speculated to have known about it before the US

Cryptohackers steal US$500+ million from Japanese online exchange Coincheck

Optional MS update toggles off Spectre patch to stop reboot issues

The Galaxy S9/S9 Plus could feature 'Intelligent Scan' biometric authentication and depth-sensing stickers

Intel will release "in-silicon" fixes for Meltdown and Spectre this year

Irdeto acquires video game DRM developer Denuvo

Intel readying a more reliable Meltdown/Spectre fix for 'Broadwell' and 'Haswell' platforms

Latest Windows 10 Insider Preview builds reveal new privacy tools

CES 2018: Our impressions of the biggest show of the year

ZTE and HTC bringing some Android 8.0 Oreo love to the US

Vivo X20 Plus UD tipped to arrive January 25

Fujitsu announces three new Esprimo desktops, a Quadro equipped Celsius notebook, and Attachecase confidential file distribution software

Up to 40,000 OnePlus customers may have had their credit card information stolen

AMD hit by double class action suit over Spectre vulnerabilites

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