Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have figured out a way to turn any surface into a touchpad using none other than spray paint. “Walls, furniture, steering wheels, toys and even Jell-O can be turned into touch sensors with the technology,…
T-Mobile No Longer Offering 'Free Data For Life' Offer For New Tablets
T-Mobile has quietly killed off its “free data for life” offer for new tablets. In a statement provided to TmoNews, T-Mobile said: “When we launched Free Data For Life in 2013, 200MB of high-speed data was a lot. Today, customers…
Chrome For Android Now Lets You Save Web Pages For Reading Later
Today, Google has introduced a series of improvements to Chrome for Android to make it easier to save content for offline access. The improvements will be made to the “Downloads” feature rolled out in December that allows you to save…
US Life Expectancy Can Vary By 20 Years Depending On Where You Live
After analyzing records from every U.S. county between 1980 and 2014, Christopher Murray, head of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, and his team found that life expectancy can vary by more than 20…
Wormable Windows Zero Day Reported to Microsoft
Google Project Zero researchers Tavis Ormandy and Natalie Silvanovich found a remotely exploitable Windows vulnerability that Ormandy called he worst in recent memory.
HandBrake for Mac Compromised with Proton Spyware
The open source HandBrake project is warning anyone who recently downloaded the Mac version of the software that they’re likely infected with malware.
Hikvision Patches Backdoor in IP Cameras
Hikvision recently patched a backdoor in a slew of its cameras that could have made it possible for a remote attacker to gain full admin access to affected devices.
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How to protect your boss from phishing attacks
Oversharing on social media can make both individuals and the companies we work for targets for spearphishers and whalers. Here are our tips to help stop that happening
Intel's Remote Hijacking Flaw Was 'Worse Than Anyone Thought'
An anonymous reader quotes Ars Technica: A remote hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips for seven years was more severe than many people imagined, because it allowed hackers to remotely gain administrative control over huge fleets of computers without…