Day: March 13, 2023

Already able to act as makeshift hearing aids, Apple's AirPods look set to gain some more handy health features according to a new report.  Serial Apple leaker Mark Gurman’s claims the Cupertino company plans to “upgrade the true wireless earbuds to become a health tool in the next year or two,” adding “the ability to get hearing […]

Wireless speakers from brands like Sonos, Apple, and others make it incredibly easy to stream music using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other protocols. But if you have an existing hi-fi system that uses wired speakers, making wireless music magic happen can be an expensive upgrade, with many dedicated streaming components priced at $1,000 and up. Vinyl […]

Family life can be fast-paced. The ever-growing need for a two-income household means people are always looking towards tech for solutions to keep the household clean and tidy. The trusty bucket and mop are increasingly a luxury for people who have time for such arduous chores. Thankfully advances and innovations in cleaning technology mean products […]

OpenSea, arguably the world’s most popular marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFT) was carrying a vulnerability that allowed hackers to deanonymize users and possibly even reveal their full identities.  This is according to a new report from cybersecurity researchers part of the Red Team at Imperva, who notified OpenSea, and later confirmed that the vulnerability had […]

Microsoft seems to be getting more aggressive with its push to make users switch to its Edge browser. As reported by Neowin, after a browser update, Microsoft Edge prompts you with a full-page ad that states: “Welcome back, we have new things for you to explore.” And because the page takes up the title bar, […]

Enterprise cloud investments are on the rise despite growing anxieties about their cost, according to a survey from cloud optimization company Flexera. Its 2023 ‘State of the Cloud’ report, published in March, notes that cutting cloud costs has overtaken security as the main concern for businesses embracing the technology.  This is natural given the current […]

New research shows a surge in cloud adoption, and while there are obvious benefits, some industries are more at risk than others. A survey of 1,800 global respondents carried out by Blancco found evidence of “extensive” cloud adoption, however data management best practices show a particular weakness among many companies, including healthcare and finance. The […]

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors power almost all of the best Android phones in 2023, and the semiconductor giant is expected to unveil its latest and greatest chipset – likely the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 – at its annual Snapdragon Summit later this year.  Qualcomm typically uses this summit to talk up its role in shaping the […]

Last week the PC specifications for The Last of Us (or TLOU if you’re cool) PC port had been released by Naughty Dog and Sony. If those minimum requirements gave you a fright, then there's some good news, as they have been updated and are not quite as demanding. Interestingly, the Iron Galaxy logo has […]

Scams on the internet might get a lot more dangerous now, thanks to fraudsters having unobstructed access to ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot that never seems to leave the headlines. That's according to a report published earlier this month by cybersecurity researchers Norton. In it, the company laid out three key ways threat actors could abuse […]