Month: August 2023
Google has a super-secure new way to safeguard your Pixel phone or tablet
Google has revealed a new security feature for its Pixel phones and tablet line to guarantee that the models you buy haven’t been tampered with. Pixel Binary Transparency lets users check for themselves that the Android factory image is genuine and hasn’t been tampered with somewhere along the supply chain…
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Where to preorder Sony’s new Spider-Man PS5 console and accessories
Preorders for Sony’s upcoming limited edition Spider-Man PlayStation 5 console and some of its matching accessories are still available. The themed setup can be bought as a full bundle with a disc-equipped PS5, a digital code for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and a matching controller for $599.99. Or, if you already…
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PS5 USB ports reportedly ‘melted’ at Evo 2023 esports tournament
Evo 2023 fighting game tournament attendees reported problems with damaged PlayStation 5 USB ports over the weekend. Participants took to social channels (viaKotaku) to show and tell accounts of USB accessories that seemingly got too hot and “melted” when plugged into the event’s numerous PS5 consoles. Current Google (and former…
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The Little Mermaid lands on Disney Plus in September
The Little Mermaid is headed to Disney Plus. You can start streaming the live-action remake on the service starting on September 6th. First released in theaters in May, The Little Mermaid stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, and Javier Bardem as King…
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How much data are your GPU drivers collecting about you? Quite a lot in Intel’s case
The installer for the latest Intel graphics card 101.4578 beta drivers adds a “Compute Improvement Program” (CIP) data-gathering component that’s automatically selected during installation. This CIP gathers data for Intel including “categories of websites visited by users (excluding specific URLs) and how they utilize their computers,” according to a report…
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Notorious spyware app shuts down after attacker breaches and deletes server data
LetMeSpy, a commercial spyware product that consumers could buy and use to spy on Android devices, is shutting down as the direct result of a data breach that saw a threat actor breach the company servers and wipe most of the data found there. As reported by TechCrunch, LetMeSpy published…
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