Fake ad blockers in Chrome
20 million Chrome users have been exposed to fake ad blockers that were found in the browser's App Store. These extensions contained code that collected data from websites that you visited and then sent it to remote servers.
“Essentially, this is a botnet consisting of browsers infected ...
Expensive new iPhones | All Apple's new releases
In a recent report by Economic Daily News, Apple announces it will price its new phone at $999. But besides that, it also reveals that the company will both raise and lower their iPhone prices.
These are the costs of the current iPhone lineup:
iPhone 8 - 64 ...
Laptop with two screens | New patent filed by Google
Google filed a new patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for a dual-screen laptop. The design submitted by Google shows a device that can serve as both laptop AND tablet.
The dual screen seems to facilitate the transition to tablet, as the ...
Expiration date for emails | Possible upcoming feature for Gmail
Google is giving users another way to manage their email inboxes as part of its new Gmail design. The self-destruct feature will allow people to set an expiration date for emails. Google has added a new calendar design and some additional settings to ...
There seems to be a growing interest in the "Gaming Smartphone" category. After Razer Phone and Xiaomi's Black Shark, ASUS has been very interested in entering this market as well.
Asus has not officially announced any plans for a gaming smartphone in 2018. However, there have been some rumors and speculation about ...
Second generation AMD Ryzen | Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 2700X
There was a new entry into the high-performance computing space with AMD's unveiling of the second generation Ryzen processors.
AMD's new "heavy artillery" for 2018 is the Ryzen 7 2700X, which replaces the 1800X and 1700X released in 2017. The Ryzen 7 ...
Elon Musk's concern | Fear of artificial intelligence
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has again expressed his concerns about artificial intelligence. Speaking as part of a documentary about AI, Elon Musk warns about creating an "immortal dictator" someday.
Artificial Intelligence is advancing at a rapid pace and will be ...
Facebook predicts your future | AI constantly collecting personal data for third-party companies
Until now, we knew that when we interacted on either our newsfeed or the platform in general, it was analyzed by algorithms to understand what interests us. Facebook constantly collects data on you and uses this data to ...
Updates you never received | Security in the Android ecosystem
In February, Google revealed that only 1.1% of its users have the latest software version. Wired reports that many Android manufacturers are tricking their consumers by falsely stating that their devices have received the latest security updates, when in ...