Hong Kong protesters warn of Telegram issue that can disclose their identities
Message shared on discussion boards sparks panic among protesters.
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If an iPad Pro is a computer, what’s an iPhone Pro?
Rumor has it that Apple will announce two so-called Pro iPhones? What does that truly mean?
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Drops app: Learn a language during your five-minute break
If you have five minutes to spare, how to best can you use that time? Do you go for another coffee, run, or play a game? You could learn a new language instead
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Apple Card launches in the US, adds Uber to 3 percent cash back list
The wait is over for those who’ve been waiting for an Apple Card invite.
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Oracle notches appeals court win vs. Rimini Street, keeps $28.5 million in attorneys’ fees
The neverending Oracle vs. Rimini Street court battle may be nearing the finish line after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals maintained an injunction and affirmed an attorneys fee award to Oracle.
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Windows or Chromebook? A Best Buy salesman told me it isn’t even close
After Google hires Bill Nye to explain that people are just scared to leave their decrepit Windows laptops for Chromebooks, I thought I’d get another opinion. It was harsh.
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Cloud security is too important to leave to cloud providers
11 cloud vulnerabilities that keep customers up at night.
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Apple Siri vs Amazon Alexa vs Google Assistant: Tests reveal which is smartest
Voice assistants from Amazon, Apple, and Google all improve on smartphones but Google Assistant is still top dog.
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Google employees protest: ‘Don’t bid for border control cloud contract’
Google workers demand it doesn’t bid for an immigration contract, even though it already supplies the agency with cloud services.
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High-end storage for enterprise, small business, and home users
While much of the emphasis today is on cloud storage, sometimes that’s not feasible, and you need a storage device that you can have on your desk to carry with you when to go out and about.
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Four major dating apps expose precise locations of 10 million users
In some countries, such lax security can be of real risk to a user’s personal safety.
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This is how ransomware could infect your digital camera
Researchers demonstrate how it’s possible to infect DSLR cameras with ransomware — and warn of potential for additional attacks.
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Researchers find security flaws in 40 kernel drivers from 20 vendors
Affected vendors include the likes of Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, ASRock, AMI, Gigabyte, Realtek, Huawei, and more.
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Apple Card: My first day with Apple’s new credit card
It’s only been a few hours since I signed up, but the Apple Card is already making me think about spending categories.
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Microsoft names top security researchers, zero-day contributors
Yuki Chen of Qihoo 360’s Vulcan team named top bug hunter. Palo Alto Networks named top zero-day reporter.
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Three ads generate 5.5 times more revenue than a web-based cryptojacking script
New academic research shows web-based cryptojacking nowhere near as efficient as ads at generating website revenues.
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