Microsoft Windows 10 S surfaces
Published in News
Tuesday, 02 May 2017 20:49

Microsoft Windows 10 S surfaces


With some restrictions, it's fair to say

During a press event in New York City today, Microsoft Windows boss Terry Myerson took the stage to announce Windows 10 S, a new version of the company’s operating system designed at undermining the rise of low cost Chromebooks in American classrooms.

Google Home disrupts Android phones
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Monday, 01 May 2017 21:45

Google Home disrupts Android phones


Guests get up in arms

It's only a few days since I reviewed Google Home but today it caused not only extreme embarrassment but distress to visitors here on the British May Day bank holiday.

Intel based broadband modem has security hole
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Puma 6 is a "cat has trophy"

Chipzilla’s Puma 6 Intel cable modem variants are highly susceptible to a very low-bandwidth denial-of-service attack.

Galaxy S8 eye iris unlocking in near dark
Published in Reviews


Hands on: Snapdragon 835 version

There is no doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S8 is one of the most widely anticipated phones that will shape the first half of 2017,  and the USA and Chinese customers are getting the Snapdragon 835 version while Europe and the rest of the world is stuck with the Exynos 8895 version.

Wikileaks exposes CIA’s weeping angel
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Monday, 24 April 2017 12:09

Wikileaks exposes CIA’s weeping angel


Don’t blink


Russian security services mouthpiece, Wikileaks, has just released something that Vladimir Putin’s finest have discovered about the CIA’s tools to hack Samsung tellies.

Trump fails to create cyber security team
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But promises to arrest Julian Assange



Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump has missed a deadline to create a cyber security team which was supposed to keep the Russians out of US networks.

Macs are an attack magnet
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Friday, 07 April 2017 13:37

Macs are an attack magnet


460,000 malware samples uncovered


The myth that Macs were somehow more secure than other operating systems too another battering today in the latest Threat Report by McAfee Labs.

Online security is getting worse
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Thursday, 30 March 2017 11:48

Online security is getting worse


IBM warning


Biggish Blue has issued a warning about the poor state of online security and claimed that things are getting worse.

Security breaches increase 86 percent
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Tuesday, 28 March 2017 12:49

Security breaches increase 86 percent


Gemalto figures


Beancounters at Gemalto have released the findings of the Breach Level Index revealing that 1,792 data breaches led to almost 1.4 billion data records being compromised worldwide during 2016, an increase of 86 percent compared to 2015.

Spooks were hacking Apple gear for decades
Published in Mobiles


All the while people were saying it was impossible


The Central Intelligence Agency was bugging iPhones and Macs through-out the period that the Apple users claimed they were safe from intrusion.