Month: January 2023
IK’s iRig Stream Mic Pro is a do-it-all microphone for musicians and content creators
IK Multimedia has launched the iRig Stream Mic Pro designed to be more versatile than typical multimedia mics from Blue and others. It combines a multi-pattern condenser microphone with a 24-bit, 96 kHz audio interface for iOS, Android, Mac and PC. That lets creators do things like marry their voice…
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Smartphone sales are so bad even the holidays couldn’t help, says IDC
Smartphone shipments have dropped nearly 20 percent year-over-year during the recent holiday period, as consumer demand softens amid inflation and economic uncertainties. It’s the “largest-ever decline in a single quarter,” according to IDC, and it contributed to 2022 having the lowest annual shipment of smartphones since 2013. While there were…
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This new Python malware is going after Windows machines
Audio player loading… Cybersecurity researchers from Securonix have recently discovered a new Python-based malware that’s capable of stealing files and logging keystrokes from affected endpoints. Dubbed PY#RATION, the malware is apparently being actively developed, with the researchers spotting multiple versions since August 2022. The malware uses the WebSocket protocol to…
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The most spoofed company over the last few months is a major blast from the past
Audio player loading… When crooks try to steal sensitive information or banking data via phishing, they have increasingly been impersonating Yahoo to try and trick their victims, new research has claimed. Experts at Check Point Research analyzed the most frequently imitated brands in the fourth quarter of 2022. According to…
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Thursday’s top tech news: another Cybertruck delay
Remember the Cybertruck? The cyberpunk-inspired pickup truck that Tesla announced all the way back in 2019? It’s been delayed again. Last year CEO Elon Musk said he hoped deliveries would start in the middle of 2023, but as of Tesla’s earnings call yesterday the company now doesn’t expect the vehicle…
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Donald Trump Is Officially Allowed Back On Facebook And Instagram
Meta will reinstate the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former president Donald Trump “in the coming weeks,” the company announced on Wednesday. The move comes two years after the social networks banned Trump for praising rioters who stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “The public should be able…
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