Day: August 20, 2018

Steam.tv is live again — say hello to Valve’s Twitch competitor? – CNET

Update: Steam.tv is back, after its test server was mistakenly made public last Friday. …read more Source:: CNet


Game of Thrones ice dragon scream came from drunk fans – CNET

Chicago viewers recorded “tortured” shrieks that were then melded into the season 7 finale of the HBO hit. …read more Source:: CNet


Staff At Gatwick Airport Use Whiteboards After Flight Information Screens Fail

Staff at the Gatwick Airport in southeast England had to write flight information on whiteboards for most of the day due to a technical problem with its digital screens. The BBC reports: Vodafone provides the service, and said a damaged fibre cable had caused the information boards to stop working. In a statement at 17:00…


Apple shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, to find gambling in its Chinese App Store

Thousands of apps yanked for violating terms and conditions Apple has reportedly kicked off a mass removal of illegal lottery and gambling apps from the China version of its iOS App Store.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Get one of our favorite affordable laser printers on sale for $99 – CNET

The frustration-free Brother HL-L2395DW is enjoying one of its periodic discounts at Amazon. …read more Source:: CNet


President Trump Says It is ‘Very Dangerous’ When Companies Like Twitter Regulate Own Content

In an interview with Reuters on Monday, the U.S. President Donald Trump said that it is “very dangerous” for social media companies like Twitter and Facebook to regulate the content on their own platforms. Trump’s remarks come on the backdrop of technology giants Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, and YouTube ridding select kind of content of…


Canadian Telcos Patch an APT-Ready Flaw in Disability Services

An attacker could escalate privileges on the server, further penetrating the network, harvesting customer information or mounting credible social-engineering campaigns. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Side-Channel PoC Attack Lifts Private RSA Keys from Mobile Phones

Researchers launched a Proof-of-Concept attack on two Android mobile phones and an embedded system board. …read more Source:: Threatpost


SEC settles ‘fraudulent scheme’ case against VC Michael Rothenberg – CNET

The watchdog says the VC and his firm misappropriated millions of dollars in investor money. …read more Source:: CNet


Huawei tried to pass off DSLR photo as smartphone selfie in new ad – CNET

Reddit users were not impressed. …read more Source:: CNet