Month: April 2023
A benchmark test uncovered some critical vulnerabilities in thousands of QNAP devices
Tens of thousands of internet-connected QNAP devices were found to be carrying two severe vulnerabilities which could have allowed threat actors to execute arbitrary code. Cybersecurity researchers from Sternum used their runtime protection benchmark product on QNAP TS-230 NAS device (opens in new tab), and as soon as the product…
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OLED MacBook Pros won’t arrive until 2026, so I’m pinning my hopes on an OLED MacBook Air
A new tweet from display industry analyst Ross Young has seemingly confirmed that we won’t be getting OLED models of the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro until 2026 at the earliest – and I’m so, so disappointed. Young tweeted out a Reuters article regarding a $3.14 billion investment by Samsung…
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A new Street Fighter 6 PS5 fight stick is coming but it won’t make you play better
Hori has announced its new officially licensed Street Fighter 6 themed version of the Fighting Alpha fight stick for PS5 and it looks like everything a fan could want. The Street Fighter 6 fight stick is slated to launch alongside the game itself on June 2 making it the perfect…
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Quordle today – hints and answers for Wednesday, April 5 (game #436)
Quordle needs to be approached in a different way to Wordle. With four puzzles to solve in nine guesses, you can’t blindly throw letters at it and expect to win – you’ll stand a far better chance if you think strategically. That’s the case in Wordle too, of course, but…
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Kobo takes on the Kindle Scribe with improved Elipsa 2E e-ink tablet
Rakuten-owned Kobo unveiled its newest e-reader today, a $400 alternative to the Kindle Scribe and reMarkable 2. The Kobo Elipsa 2E iterates on its 2021 predecessor with a better stylus, more versatile lighting / color-temperature adjustments and other improvements. The Kobo Elipsa 2E has a 10.3-inch e-ink touchscreen (like its…
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Kobo’s all-you-can-read subscription coming to the US could challenge Amazon
Kobo is bringing its Kobo Plus service, which lets you read unlimited ebooks and audiobooks for a flat monthly fee, to the US. There are three different plans available; for $7.99 a month, you can get access to ebooks or audiobooks with the “Read” and “Listen” plans, or you can…
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