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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, […]
New APT CloudSorcerer Malware Hits Russian Target
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new advanced persistent threat (APT) targeting Russian government entities, dubbed CloudSorcerer. This sophisticated cyberespionage tool, discovered by Kaspersky in May 2024 and discussed in an advisory published by the firm on June 8, is designed for stealth monitoring, data collection and exfiltration, utilizing Microsoft Graph, Yandex Cloud and Dropbox for […]
Australian police arrest hacker who created ‘Evil Twin’ wireless network to steal data during flights
Hacker faces multiple charges that carry multiple years imprisonment The Australian Federal Police recently arrested and charged a man who used an ‘Evil Twin’ free Wi-Fi access point to steal data from victims on a domestic flight. 42-year-old Michael Clapsis now faces nine cybercrime charges for the alleged attack. According to the official reports, The AFP’s […]
The latest Windows 11 update might just trap you in a boot loop of virtualised doom
Thankfully, this should only be a problem for virtualised environments that installed the optional update. Microsoft has confirmed what might initially seem to be a mildly, nay, arms-wavingly alarming issue with a recent Windows 11 preview build. Namely, installing it “might cause devices to restart repeatedly,” requiring “recovery operations in order to restore normal use.” […]
XP-AntiSpy returns to Windows 11 as XD-AntiSpy
A very popular system tweaker back in the Windows XP days, XP-AntiSpy was around for a decade and can still be used on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7. While its last beta release surfaced in 2015 and can be considered a dead project, this piece of code is now back for Windows 11 users […]
0Patch promises Windows 10 support until 2030
While Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 in late 2025, 0patch comes with the promise of supporting Windows 10 v22H2 with critical security patches until 2030 and even further if there is enough demand. Fortunately, the $25-per-year or $35-per-year Pro and Enterprise subscriptions are also accompanied by a free plan. On October 14, […]
15 best free Android apps available right now
Believe it or not, you can get some sweet apps without spending a dime. Here are the best free Android apps. Android’s biggest strength is its app ecosystem. There are tons of Android apps and thousands of people have downloaded them billions of times. Some of them cost money, and some of them don’t. Usually, […]
Meta’s ‘Pay or Consent’ Data Model Breaches EU Law
Regulators say the tech giant breached the Digital Markets Act in requiring Instagram and Facebook users to pay if they don’t want personal data used to generate targeted ads. European Union regulators have accused Meta of breaching the bloc’s stringent new competition rules by compelling users of Instagram and Facebook to pay to avoid having […]
Top RTX 40-Series GPU on Steam: Found in Gaming Laptops, Not Desktops
June’s Steam hardware survey shows ever more RTX 4060 laptop gamers. The latest Steam hardware survey has been released, revealing some intriguing shifts. The standout change is the rising popularity of RTX 4060 laptops among gamers, with a noticeable increase in usage from May to June 2024. Specifically, the survey indicates a 0.74% uptick in […]