Android 12 will enable users of some devices (including Google Pixels) to use their phone to unlock their cars. The technology uses Ultra-wideband radio (UWB) technology and supports Near-field Communication (NFC) so that users can tap their phone on their cars to unlock them. Apple implemented the hardware to support this feature in iPhones and…
Apple has been leading the pack on user privacy for smartphones and tablets for years, and App Tracking Transparency (ATT) in iOS 14.5 is one of the most prominent examples of that so far. Despite offering a significantly higher security and privacy standard than Android, iOS users would still benefit from having a permissions screen.…
Users of eufy smart home cameras (eufyCams) have been seeing the camera feeds of strangers, even in other countries. The controls of affected cameras are also accessible. eufyCams allow users to access their camera feeds anywhere in the world over the Internet. This feature (in any brand of camera) obviously poses a privacy and security…
Block.one, the company that built the EOS.IO blockchain platform is launching a cryptocurrency exchange named Bullish. Bullish will run on the EOS.IO blockchain. The exchange project is backed by prominent investors including Peter Thiel, Mike Novogratz, Louis Bacon, and Alan Howard. The $10 billion Bullish EOS exchange will offer market making, lending, and yield-generating portfolio…
Satellites have limited processing capabilities due to the various technological constraints of operating in space. Space agencies such as NASA have been trying to increase on-board image processing, as opposed to transmitting it to Earth for processing. Having a satellite process its own data on-board is ideal because it won’t be subject to the latency…
AMD has been giving Intel strong competition over the past couple of years with their new Ryzen processors. At the same time, Intel was grappling with other issues that had to be patched (and the patches reduced performance in some cases). Now they have released the 11th generation H series CPUs built on the 10nm…
Samsung has created a PCI Express expansion card that you can install RAM modules in. Normally, computers come with typically two or four DIMM slots to install your RAM modules in to expand your computer’s memory. However, some desktop computers only come with two slots. That limits how much RAM you can add to your…
The rise of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies has spurred the creation of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). Bitcoin (BTC) is a digital currency and Ehereum (ETH) is too. Why are people so excited about the growth of CBDCs? One reason is the ‘legitimization’ of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and another possible reason is the…
Sony PlayStation fans have been trying to obtain PlayStation 5 units for some time. However, the PS5 shortage is likely to continue into the year 2022. The issue is largely caused by a global chip shortage, which has been affecting the supply of electronics in general. According to Sony’s CFO Hiroki Totoki, even if Sony…
The popular drop-in audio chat app Clubhouse is launching an Android version after offering it on iOS only for over a year. Clubhouse caught on among celebrities and influencers during its invite-only phase due to its charming simplicity and other qualities. The platform is now threatened by Facebook and Twitter, whom have launched similar products.…
Through a partnership with the cryptocurrency custody firm NYDIG, hundreds of banks in the United States will soon offer Bitcoin custody and trading services to customers — a move that could spur mainstream adoption of Bitcoin. The banking industry has attacked Bitcoin for years, and they’re still doing it. However, they’re suddenly incorporating it into…
Dell has released an update for the severe access control vulnerability CVE-2021-21551, which affects Dell computers dating back to 2009. The vulnerability can cause privilege escalation, information disclosure, and denial of service.