Month: August 2023
Where have all the fitness bands gone?
It all started with an innocent Vergecast hotline question. The gist was: what are some screenless wearables that offer health tracking in the vein of the Fitbit Flex but weren’t expensive like the $300 Oura Ring? Not a single good answer came to mind. For better or worse, the simple…
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Top VPN services can be tricked into leaking traffic outside your network
Two vulnerabilities found in popular business VPN solutions could allow hackers to divert traffic outside a VPN tunnel, among other things. A new research paper, recently published by a group of authors from different universities around the world, outlined two vulnerabilities affecting Cisco routers were mentioned – CVE-2023-36672, and CVE-2023-36673. …
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M3 MacBooks could be coming this year, after chip shortage turnaround
Apple may have turned around the fortunes of its upcoming M3 line of chips after reportedly securing an entire year’s worth of scarce 3nm silicon from TSMC. It seems that Apple managed to secure TSMC’s entire stock of 3nm chips for a full year, according to Wccftech, who reports that…
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Cadillac’s first Escalade EV has a 450-mile range and starts at $130,000
Cadillac revealed its first all-electric Escalade today. The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ is a $130,000-and-up extravagance using GM’s Ultium batteries to offer a 450-mile range. But its price isn’t the only thing that’s formidable about the SUV: It’s even bigger than standard gas-powered Escalades — and nearly as long as…
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A friendly reminder that bigger is not always better when it comes to EVs
For no reason at all, today seemed like a good day to reflect on where our obsession with supersized SUVs and trucks has taken us and where it’s headed with the shift to electric vehicles. I’m kidding, of course. Because today was the day that GM unveiled a brand-new Cadillac…
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The best smartphones for 2023
Choosing the best smartphone for your needs can be challenging. With so many brands offering similar features at similar prices, it can be hard to understand what device actually has the things you want. If you’ve already determined you only want an iPhone, your decision-making process is slightly easier. (And…
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