An anonymous reader writes: NAND flash memory chips, the building blocks of solid-state drives (SSDs), include what could be called “programming vulnerabilities” that can be exploited to alter stored data or shorten the SSD’s lifespan. According to research published earlier…
New Solar Plane Plans Non-Stop Flight Around The World
An anonymous reader quotes Bloomberg: [A] Russian tycoon and his Renova Group plan a record-breaking effort to send a plane around the world nonstop using only the power of the sun. If all goes well, a single pilot will fly…
Opera Says Their iOS Updates Are Still Coming – Just Slowly
Slashdot reader BrianFagioli has posted an update about his communication with Opera over their plans for iOS. They’d originally tweeted Thursday that “at this moment we don’t have a team working on IOS which is why we haven’t released any…
Ask Slashdot: Is There A Screen-Less, Keyboard-Less, Battery-Powered Computer?
Long-time Slashdot reader Wycliffe writes: So I have a travel keyboard that I love. I can carry my OS on a USB flash drive. There are several options for portable battery powered monitors. The only thing I’m missing to have…
Security Analyst Concludes Windows 10 Enterprise 'Tracks Too Much'
A viral Twitter rant about Windows 10 Enterprise supposedly ignoring users’ privacy settings has since been clarified. “I made mistakes on my original testing and therefore saw more connections than I should have,” writes IT security analyst Mark Burnett, “including…