Mozilla has uncovered and subsequently patched a new vulnerability in Firefox that would allow hackers to pinch sensitive files from a user’s computer via malicious advertisements. The advertisement in question was served on a Russian news website, and searched users’ computers for “developer focused” documents such as site configuration files…
…probably need a new computer. I wouldn’t just go out and buy a Windows tablet or two-in-one because of Windows 10, but I wouldn’t hesitate to upgrade any of my current devices; I mean, it is free. In short, Windows 10 is great, it’s the operating system Windows 8 should…
…for starring Ashton Kutcher; iSteve, a satirical take on Jobs’ life featuring Justin Long, Pirates of Silicon Valley, a 1999 docudrama about the birth of the personal computer; and iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World, a Discovery Channel documentary hosted by Adam Savage and Jamie Hynemann of Mythbusters fame….
…gets into your car’s computer system, they can change your brakes, accelerate your car, and turn on your indicators.” When a car’s communications are open to the world, it becomes a target according to Falinksi. “The question is what kind of security measures are they going to put in place…
…been using the BitTorrent network? Did you download DBC on the BitTorrent network? If so, when? If not, how did you get it on your computer to make it available to other on the BitTorrent network? How many titles do you have available now and in the past on the…
…Internet Archive told Motherboard. “This is a gold standard as both a culturally relevant statement and something fundamentally meant to be ephemeral.” Intertwining narrative, “how-to” and history, Ford’s piece is an immense undertaking beginning with an explanation of what a computer actually is, taking readers all the way through the…
…2020. “Coding is the literacy of the 21st Century,” said Shorten “Digital technologies, computer science and coding, the language of computers and technology, should be taught in every primary and every secondary school in Australia. And a Shorten Labor Government will make this a national priority.” “All of us who…
…additional cable around might seem like a little bit of a hassle, but a USB connector on the T1 itself would have caused it to impede on other ports, given the drive’s width. While letting the T1 dangle out the back of your computer may seem precarious, the device’s light…
A tiny computer called C.H.I.P. is currently taking crowd-funding platform Kickstarter by storm. Priced at just USD$9, the matchbox-sized device is still powerful enough to let users create documents, surf the web, send emails and play games. C.H.I.P. has blown past its USD$50,000 funding goal; more than 20,000 backers having…
…to use your phone without you knowing. Don’t save passwords in your browser Trend Micro’s research also showed that 61% of individuals let their browser save their passwords. If you keep your computer locked or off whenever you’re away from it, this isn’t the worst thing that you can do,…
…an “entire computer system on a single chip” – iFixit expressed concerns. “The difficulty of removing the S1 alone casts serious doubt on the idea of simply swapping out the internals,” wrote iFixit. The teardown also revealed that the Apple Watch is powered by a 205mAh battery, reasonably smaller than…
…slightly bigger 3000mAh battery and higher resolution cameras, with the rear and front-facing camera shooting at 13 and 5 megapixels respectively. Both the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL will include a years’ subscription to Office 365 Personal which can be used across the handset, one computer and one tablet…