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The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) is currently working on a follow up to the Qi wireless charging standard, and in a nice change of pace, Apple is helping out by sharing its MagSafe technology. Apple has been known to not always play nice with others as it appears to prefer to having total control over […]

Forget TVs and games consoles, innovative smart home tech is all the rage at this year’s CES trade show – and we may have finally seen a new intelligent light solution to rival Philips Hue’s range of market-leading bulbs.  The best smart lights let you instantly shift the ambiance in your home with the tap […]

A new malware variant has been spotted targeting WordPress websites with vulnerable add-ons installed.  The malware allows threat actors to redirect the visitors to a website of their choosing, whenever they click anywhere on the site.  Discovered by researchers from Dr.Web, the malware is named Linux.BackDoor.WordPressExploit.1 and is described as a Trojan targeting 32-bit versions […]

At least one of the groups organizing anti-government trucker protests in Canada is calling the event off, citing “multiple security breaches”. The rather confusingly-named “Canada unity Convoy for Freedom – Freedom Convoy” is the one-year reunion of a similar protest that happened in 2022 and saw truckers voice their dissatisfaction with the country's mandatory Covid-19 […]

No two real dogs are alike. They differ in temperament, personality, and looks. It's why we love them. Now WowWee thinks it can bring that one-in-a-million appeal to robot dogs. Back when robot toys were a thing, their weirdness and proximity to the uncanny valley was often part of their appeal. Leading the charge was […]

We’re at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, and now that VR is approaching the mainstream we’re seeing tons of accessories to help players have fun in the so-called 'metaverse'. Shiftall is a VR accessory and device maker that has solved some interesting problems for users who want to spend serious time in virtual reality, such […]

As global events continue to affect the way customers spend their money in 2023, Amazon has secured an $8 billion loan in anticipation of market headwinds. The loan, active from 3 January 2023, has been provided by a consortium including Singaporean DBS Bank and Japanese Mizuho Bank, with the company saying it will be used […]

Shopify has mandated its employees to stay out of and stop encouraging large recurring meetings, with the ecommerce platform wiping all of them from employee calendars as part of a “purge”. As reported by Bloomberg, the move by Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke accompanied new rules requiring that no meetings be held on Wednesdays, and that […]

Following a few years of uncertainty and virtual-only conferences, CES 2023 is taking the tech show back to its full in-person glory. It's already treated to us to a while heap of tech announcements, including a look at some of this year’s best audio gadgets – and we've rounded up the best ones we've seen so […]

Naim is kicking off its 50th anniversary year in style at CES Las Vegas with not one, not two, but three all-new hi-fi components within its Classic range – each fully re-engineered with a fresh look and additional connectivity options, including balanced connections.  The half-a-decade old revered audio company invites you to (come to CES if […]