Numerous driver design flaws by 20 different hardware vendors expose Microsoft Windows users to widespread security compromises that can cause persistent malware attacks. A report titled "Screwed Drivers," which Eclypsium security researchers presented at DEF CON, urges Microsoft to support solutions to better protect against this class of vulnerabilities. Microsoft should blacklist known bad drivers, it recommends. The insecure driver...
Although retailers are slating some outstanding deals for Black Friday, the shine of the once-feverish shopping day has diminished, as product discounts have started to appear earlier and earlier in the holiday season. Discounts formerly found exclusively on Black Friday -- and on its online equival...
A vulnerability in inexpensive wireless keyboards lets hackers steal private data, Bastille reported this week. The vulnerability lets hackers use a new attack the firm dubbed "KeySniffer" to eavesdrop on and capture every keystroke typed from up to 250 feet away. The stolen data is rendered in clea...
Steve Jobs' Apple displayed a rather fascinating balance between design and utility. Granted, it often shifted more toward the design side, which resulted in problems like Antennagate, but that tended to happen when Jobs wasn't around. He made sure the products worked well and looked good -- he unde...
Welcome to a new edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, your weekly guide to the best and worst of gadgets that have just rolled off the production line for the first time or have the proverbial ink still drying on their press releases. On our conveyor belt this week are a gas-powered portable cha...
HP on Monday unveiled the Windows-based Stream laptop some have referred to as a "Chromebook killer," but instead of sporting the $199 price that was expected, it will cost $299. Featuring a 1366 x 768 display, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of local storage, the new 14-inch machine is powered by an AMD A4 M...
The Chinese government is taking another stab at the domestic search market with a new service called "ChinaSo." ChinaSo was formed by merging two already-failed search engines: Jike, launched three years ago by state-run newspaper/propaganda pusher The People's Daily; and Panguso, launched by fello...
Employees at the National Security Agency received a memo telling them that they, too, would not work because of the government shutdown taking place as Congress does whatever it is Congress is doing (or not doing) right now. In the memo, penned by the NSA's associate director of human resources and...
Breaking the screen on your mobile device doesn't have to mean a brand new, expensive bit of kit. It's actually quite easy, and cheap, to replace the glass once you get the hang of it. A tablet touchscreen can cost about $50 if you perform the work. I've replaced a few touchscreens on my roughly han...
There's been a standard for super-fast SD cards for two years now, but signs of products deploying the technology have been absent. That is, they were absent until Tuesday, when Toshiba announced plans to deliver a new line of SD cards using UHS-II technology to the market this fall. That gives devi...
Keeping the lights on in the global industrial world -- never an easy task -- never seems to get any easier. Nuclear energy, which provides nearly 20 percent of our nation's electricity, is at a crossroads. Can nuclear reactors -- the torrid, pulsating, heat-generating hearts of nuclear power plants...
In what likely amounts to a combination of headline-chasing and genuine frustration, members of the British Parliament sounded off this week on Google and the company's tax practices. Margaret Hodge, chair of the public accounts committee, told Matt Brittin, Google's northern Europe boss, that Googl...
LG Electronics on Monday became the first manufacturer to make a 55-inch OLED TV available on the market, taking preorders in Korea for its device. The device is the LG Model 55EM9700. It is listed at $10,000, and will begin shipping in February. With the announcement, LG has taken pole position in ...
Legendary Australian rock band AC/DC, which had long been queasy about digital formats, has released its music on Apple's iTunes store. AC/DC previously asserted that it wouldn't make individual songs available digitally because each song was part of an album. And the band didn't want to break its...
EPEAT, a vendor-supported organization that bills itself as the definitive global registry for greener electronics, has certified ultrathin notebooks from four vendors as meeting its green rating requirements. The vendors are Apple, Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba. Criteria for the certification include...
Accessibility of service
Convenience in any situation
Cost-effectiveness
Eco-friendliness
No need for parking
Safe ride when having too much fun
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Courts, Regulators Pose Threat To Apple Services Revenue in 2024
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Nvidia Raises Ante in AI Chip Game With New Blackwell Architecture
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Ransomware Gangs Targeting Backups To Maximize Payoffs
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The Realities of Switching to a Passwordless Computing Future
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AI Will Have a Transformative Impact on Software Development in 2024
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Elegoo’s Vision Is Shaping the Future of 3D Printing
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More Linux Malware Means More Linux Monitoring
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Report Finds White Hats on Offensive Against Black Hat Hackers
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Qualcomm Chip Closing Performance Gap With Apple M3 in Leaked Benchmarks
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SevaCare Blood Pressure Monitor Offers Affordable Home Health Assurance
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Temu and Homary: Online Retailers That Are Generally a Good Value
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Paranoia in the Home: 1 in 3 Americans Worried About Their Smart Gadgets Being Hacked
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HP Amplify Event’s Second Act Was Worth the Wait
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Mobile Security Firms Fortify Defenses as App Attacks Accelerate
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The DOJ’s Flabby Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple
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LinDoz Returns With Advanced AI To Revamp the MakuluLinux Lineup
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Are Deepfakes Overblown?
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The Orbi RBE973 Wi-Fi Router Really Is That Good
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AI-Powered Software Offers Breakthrough for Treating Dyslexia
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Affiliate Marketing Contributing to Substandard Search Results: Study
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Disorganization, Not Cost, Fuels the IT E-Waste Crisis
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Might Nvidia Be the First Company With an AI CEO?
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