20 Sep, 2024

New LianSpy malware hides by blocking Android security feature

A previously undocumented Android malware named ‘LightSpy’ has been discovered targeting Russian users, posing on phones as an Alipay app or a system service to evade detection. Analysis shows that LianSpy has been actively targeting Android users since July 2021, but its extensive stealth capabilities helped it remain undetected for over three years. Kaspersky researchers […]

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Asus TUF Gaming A14 review: Understated endurance

I was impressed with Asus’ thin and light TUF Gaming A14 laptop when I first got hands-on with it ahead of Computex earlier this year. For a sub-brand that Asus has typically treated as a budget alternative to its Strix or Zephyrus lineups, the A14 looks and feels premium, with a metal lid and base. […]

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Google fixes Chrome Password Manager bug that hides credentials

Google has fixed a bug in Chrome’s Password Manager that caused user credentials to disappear temporarily for more than 18 hours. The outage began on Wednesday, affecting users worldwide who rely on Chrome’s built-in tool to store and autofill their passwords. In a Google Workspace incident report, the company says the issue affected approximately 2% of […]

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Google Criticized for Abandoning Cookie Phase-Out

Google has been criticized for its decision to abandon plans to phase out third-party cookies in the Chrome browser, with privacy experts accusing the firm of prioritizing advertising revenue over user privacy. On July 22, Anthony Chavez, VP of the Privacy Sandbox initiative at Google, revealed the tech giant will no longer be deprecating third-party […]

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Redmi 13 5G Review: The Best Budget Smartphone of 2024

It’s safe to say that the golden era of budget smartphones is long gone, with Xiaomi and Realme’s number series now operating in the sub-25K segment. However, this price push has left the biggest smartphone market—the 15K segment—in the dust, with people seemingly having no options. Therefore, when Xiaomi announced its new Redmi 13 5G […]

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ASRock IMB-A8000 industrial Ryzen Embedded 8000 mini-ITX motherboard takes up to 96GB DDR5 RAM

ASRock Industrial recently launched the IMB-A8000, an industrial and embedded motherboard in a mini-ITX form factor. As an embedded motherboard, it is powered by AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 series APU which features 8 cores and 16 threads, built with 4nm technology, and including a 16 TOPS AI accelerator. The motherboard supports up to 96GB of dual-channel DDR5-5600MHz […]

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Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X Motherboard Review

Gigabyte’s updated Z790 Aorus Master X ($550) is a definite (though iterative) improvement over the original. You get Wi-Fi 7, 10GbE, EZ Latches all around, 14 USB ports on the rear IO, and some of the fastest memory support for the platform. But $550, it’s not cheap, and the price increase (for all new boards) […]

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The Sims 5 Allegedly Canceled, According to Developer Resume

New information spotted online suggests that The Sims 5, also known as Project Rene, has been allegedly canceled. Instead, the team is shifting their focus to working on The Sims 4, where content is consistently produced for the game. Lovestruck is the latest upcoming expansion for The Sims 4 and is due to be released […]

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Nothing Phone (2a) gets Nothing OS 2.6 update with new features & bug fixes

Earlier this week, the Noting OS 2.6 update arrived on the Nothing Phone (2). Now, the brand has started pushing the update for the Phone (2a) as well. The main focus of this update is resolving multiple issues, while also adding some new features and improving the game mode. Nothing OS 2.6 update changelog for […]

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HP OmniBook X review: 16-hour Snapdragon X power

Long battery life meets premium design in one of the nicer new Arm-powered portables HP’s Omnibook X is an excellent laptop with 16 hours of battery life in our testing. But Windows on Arm still feels more “surprisingly good” than great. And rather than spending $1,199 on a premium Snapdragon X Elite laptop right now, […]

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