OnePlus’ next flagship smartphone will be backed by T-Mobile, marking the first time the Chinese-company has partnered with a carrier in the U.S. “T-Mobile will be the exclusive U.S. carrier partner for the OnePlus 6T when it launches in October,” reports CNET. “That includes a specific version of the OnePlus 6T optimized for T-Mobile’s network.”…

That would mean breaking encryption on the chat app. …read more Source:: CNet

Talk about getting off on a technicality… It is a great day for those who dream of Internet-of-Flings sex toys. A key patent describing web-connected remote-controllable techno-dildos has expired.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Skybox Security CMO Michelle Johnson Cobb discloses research results that include a spike in malicious cryptomining during Bitcoin’s peak, a shift to outside-the-perimeter mobile threats, and more. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Anonymous readers share a report: Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, has reaped the political whirlwind in the 10 days since he proclaimed that Russian hackers had “penetrated” some of his state’s county voting systems. The governor of Florida, Rick Scott, a Republican who is running against Nelson for his U.S. Senate seat this fall,…

Though it’s unclear if it’s Nintendo’s official VR debut. …read more Source:: CNet

With Diablo III confirmed for Nintendo’s hybrid gaming system, it’s starting to sound like other Blizzard games could make the jump. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Intercept: The National Security Agency successfully broke the encryption on a number of “high potential” virtual private networks, including those of media organization Al Jazeera, the Iraqi military and internet service organizations, and a number of airline reservation systems, according to a March 2006 NSA document. The…

Sony also shared why it takes so long to get Android updates. …read more Source:: CNet

The device, currently nicknamed Frank, would connect to a Fire TV streamer. …read more Source:: CNet