2025 iPad Air: Specs, features, release date
Apple last updated the iPad Air with an M2 processor in 2024, more than two years after the launch of the M1 model. Apple didn’t change much, though it did introduce a larger 13-inch model…
How to tell if your AirPods are fake
Apple’s AirPods are very popular, but unfortunately also very expensive. On the Apple Store right now the cheapest option is the non-ANC version of the 4th-gen AirPods at $129/£129; there’s also the ANC version at…
Barcelona-based spyware startup Variston shuts down, per filing
Variston, a Barcelona-based spyware vendor, has reportedly shut down. Intelligence Online, a trade publication that covers the surveillance and intelligence industry, reports that a legal notice published in Barcelona’s registry on February 10 confirmed that…
Want a tidier inbox? Start using email aliases. Here’s how
From the department of Things I Should Have Done Sooner, I have finally discovered the magic of email aliases. Aliases are kind of like alternative email addresses, except when email is sent to an alias, it…
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro review: A laptop with all-day battery life
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Long battery life Incredible AMOLED display Good build quality Cons A little expensive Multithreaded performance is on the low side Keyboard could feel more premium For an extra $50,…
Financially motivated hackers are helping their espionage counterparts and vice versa
On Thursday, researchers with the Symantec security firm reported on a collaboration that worked the other way—use by the RA World ransomware group of a “distinct toolset” that previously has been seen used only in…
AI and Security – A New Puzzle to Figure Out
AI is everywhere now, transforming how businesses operate and how users engage with apps, devices, and services. A lot of applications now have some Artificial Intelligence inside, whether supporting a chat interface, intelligently analyzing data…
Any case can protect your iPad. This one protects you when you die
When the tech world talks about end-of-life, it usually means obsolete devices losing support for repair and security updates. But this end-of-life iPad case isn’t concerned with Genius Bar support—it’s worried about what happens when…
China’s Salt Typhoon hackers continue to breach telecom firms despite US sanctions
Security researchers say the Chinese government-linked hacking group, Salt Typhoon, is continuing to compromise telecommunications providers, despite the recent sanctions imposed by the U.S. government on the group. In a report shared with TechCrunch, threat…
Palo Alto Networks Patches Authentication Bypass Exploit in PAN-OS Software
Feb 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Palo Alto Networks has addressed a high-severity security flaw in its PAN-OS software that could result in an authentication bypass. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0108, carries a CVSS…