In the list of big security flaws that could let hackers compromise phones, there’s one name that comes up a lot: Android. In 2015, we learned that Google’s operating system for phones was vulnerable to the StageFright bug, which hackers could exploit just by sending a text message. In 2016, security researchers revealed that millions …
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Last month, Samsung took the wraps off its two new flagships, the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. They feature many expected upgrades, including Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 845 processor and Google’s Android 8.0 Oreo software. But the phones also pack a few unexpected things that once started out as only rumors. The Galaxy S9 Plus, for example, now has a second 12-megapixel rear-facing …
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Google is the latest company to crack down on advertising for cryptocurrencies. The search giant said Tuesday it will revise its ad policies in June to restrict ads for cryptocurrencies and related information, such as initial coin offerings, cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets and cryptocurrency trading advice. That ban goes for both ads on Google’s own website and sites Google serves …
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Last year, I played Super Mario in AR on a Hololens. The maker of that game, Abhishek Singh, told me he would be focusing on mobile games and ARKit in the future. Now he has another AR gaming idea he’s brewed up: Street Fighter II in AR, using ARKit on an iPhone, so you can literally fight in the street. …
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Researchers say they’ve discovered critical security flaws in AMD chips that could allow attackers to access sensitive data from highly guarded processors across millions of devices. Particularly worrisome is the fact that the alleged vulnerabilities lie in what’s designed to be the secure part of the processors — typically where your device stores sensitive data like passwords and encryption keys. …
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Amazon is recalling about 260,000 AmazonBasics portable power banks due to a danger of fire and chemical burns, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commision. Amazon had received “53 reports of the power banks overheating in the U.S., including one report of chemical burns due to contact with battery acid and four reports of property damage, including fire and smoke …
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Google and LG are expected to unveil the highest-resolution OLED VR display yet at Display Week in May, according to the event’s program guide (as noted on Monday by Digital Trends.) The two companies are heading a session at the conference entitled “An 18-megapixel, 4.3inch, 1,443 ppi, 120 Hz OLED display for wide field-of-view, high-acuity, head-mounted displays.” That spec equates to …
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Google plans to prioritize news articles in search results for users who already subscribe to those news outlets, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The Alphabet unit will also begin sharing data with media companies on who’s most likely to buy a subscription, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The initiative, expected to be unveiled at an event March 20 in New York, aims …
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The Google Assistant is now available as an iPad app, the company announced Tuesday in a blog post. The Assistant, which is most notable for powering the Google Home and Google Home Mini speakers, was already available as an iPhone app released last May. While that iPhone version could run on the iPad, this tablet-specific version adds true support for …
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With Firefox 59, the race is on. Previously, Mozilla’s browser would fetch website data from a cache stored on a PC’s hard drive or SSD. The new version of Firefox, released Tuesday, gets a bit of a speed boost by seeing if it can get that information faster from the network. The feature is part of project called Quantum to …
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