Logitech’s vision of a “forever mouse” isn’t just a bad idea. It’s predatory, and a practice that’s not only bad for consumers but doesn’t even make sense as an actual product. Here’s what’s going on.…
Intel’s 13th- and 14th-generation Core desktop CPUs have been the subject of controversy for months now, with instability and performance issues resulting in crashes and permanent damage for many users. Intel has been investigating the…
Aug 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Windows Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented Windows backdoor that leverages a built-in feature called Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) as a command-and-control (C2) mechanism. The newly…
What’s the point of hiding media in the Photos app if other people with access to your device can see it? That seemed to be the point of Apple’s upgrade to Photos in iOS 16,…
Aug 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Hacking News In a historic prisoner exchange between Belarus, Germany, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, and the U.S., two Russian nationals serving time for cybercrime activities have been freed and repatriated…
Aug 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Network Security Cybersecurity companies are warning about an uptick in the abuse of Clouflare’s TryCloudflare free service for malware delivery. The activity, documented by both eSentire and Proofpoint, entails the…
On Thursday, Apple reported an impressive 5 percent year-over-year growth with a quarterly revenue of $85.8 billion. The surprise performer this quarter was the iPad, which recorded its strongest non-holiday quarter since 2020 with more…
Intel said Thursday that the company will lay off more than 15 percent of its workforce, layoffs that were forced upon it by unused manufacturing capacity and charges associated with the launch of its AI…
Twitter may have rebranded as X a year ago, but you wouldn’t know it if you were using a Mac. While the iOS and Android store switched over from Twitter to X very quickly, over…
On Wednesday, US Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marsha Blackburn (R.-Tenn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act of 2024. The bipartisan legislation,…