Author: Zach_Wilson
More info appears about new Google TV Streamer, including a great smart home hub feature
It’s been a long time since the Chromecast with Google TV launched: four years and counting. That means it’s starting to fall behind the best streaming devices, but Google has a plan: as we reported last week, a new Google TV streamer is imminent. Leaked images suggest that it’s going…
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Google’s new Nest Thermostat has an improved UI and ‘borderless’ display
Google appears to be preparing to launch a fourth generation Nest Learning Thermostat. Details on the thermostat first leaked last week, and now the same leaker has posted more documents on X that show this new model will have a customizable home screen, a new “Dynamic Farsight” feature, and a…
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Microsoft says millions more devices could have been hit by CrowdStrike outage
Microsoft has acknowledged its initial estimate of 8.5 million devices affected by the recent CrowdStrike software update was likely too low. In response to emerging details surrounding the dodgy update that caused a widespread outage, resulting in grounded flights and disruptions to other major industries, Microsoft is pledging to reduce…
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Ransomware and email attacks are hitting businesses more than ever before
Ransomware and business email compromise (BEC) attacks are hitting businesses more than ever before, a new report by Cisco Talos Incident Response (Talos IR) has claimed. The report states ransomware and BEC accounted for almost two-thirds (60%) of engagements, combined. There had been fewer BEC engagements this quarter, compared to…
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What looks like a laptop but ain’t a laptop? Chinese vendor releases innovative phone docking station that gets its inspiration from long lost Asus Transformer project
The idea of a laptop powered by a smartphone isn’t new. The Asus Padfone, part of Asus’s Transformer project, launched in 2012 and allowed users to plug a phone into a tablet and connect it to a keyboard base station. In 2017, Mirabook released a laptop powered by your smartphone,…
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12 Best Smartwatches, Editor Tested and Reviewed (2024): Apple Watch, Wear OS, Hybrid Watches, Kids’ Watches
These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected. Source
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