Month: March 2020
Google finally patches MediaTek chip flaw that affected millions of Android devices
The latest March 2020 Android security update has fixed a critical security vulnerability that impacted millions of MediaTek devices. According to Google’s recent Android Security Bulletin, the flaw, know as CVE-2020-0069, affected the Command Queue driver. This would allow users to gain SuperUser or Root access on various Android devices,…
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Chrome is making it easier to procrastinate by watching videos while you work
The arrival of media controls in Chrome earlier this year meant that people using Google’s web browser now had an easier way to control the playback of audio and video on the websites they visited. A handy little button appears in the Chrome toolbar when media is playing, and clicking…
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The Simpsons is likely coming to Disney Plus UK – pre-order now and save £10
Disney Plus UK is finally sent to launch on March 24, and it now looks like The Simpsons will be releasing on the new streaming service. “Grab yourself a D’oh-nut and stay tuned…” is how the streaming service put it. This comes on the same day Disney Plus announced a…
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Whoops – did Dell just accidentally reveal Intel’s 10th-gen desktop processors early?
Dell may have just accidentally revealed Intel’s 10th-generation Comet Lake desktop processors early, thanks to a YouTube video made to promote its new XPS Tower desktop PCs. While we’ve seen 10th-generation Intel processors in laptops, we’ve not yet seen any desktop parts officially from Intel – though there have been…
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DARPA’s competition to find a rapid rocket launch provider ends without a winner
DARPA’s competition to find a rocket company that can rapidly send satellites to space ended without a winner on March 2nd when the final team failed to launch by the contest’s deadline. Rocket startup Astra Space came within less than a minute of launching its brand-new rocket for the competition…
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Volkswagen ditches awful ID Crozz name for its forthcoming electric compact SUV
Volkswagen’s ID Crozz, which was first unveiled in concept form back in 2017, is growing up and shedding its awful name. The German automaker announced today that it is ditching the eye-rolling name given to the concept version — Crozz, as in crossover. Get it? — in favor of the…
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