Day: January 8, 2020

Dabby just might be the cure for your streaming subscription fatigue – CNET

For $400, Dabby will consolidate your TV streaming apps like Netflix and Disney Plus, and replace your Apple TV or Roku. …read more Source:: CNet


Samsung Sero TV rotates to portrait mode for vertical vids, like a giant phone – CNET

The 43-inch set is designed for mirroring your phone and all those vertical YouTube and TikTok videos. …read more Source:: CNet


Cancer Death Rate in US Sees Sharpest One-Year Drop

Breakthrough treatments for lung cancer and melanoma have driven down cancer mortality overall — and from 2016 to 2017 spurred the largest-ever decline. schwit1 shares a report: The cancer death rate in the United States fell 2.2 percent from 2016 to 2017 — the largest single-year decline in cancer mortality ever reported, the American Cancer…


The new August Smart Lock: Sleeker, 45% smaller and Wi-Fi built in – CNET

It’s been a while since August debuted any new hardware, but it’s happening in 2020. …read more Source:: CNet


See the latest and greatest Alexa gadgets from CES 2020 – CNET

Here’s all the Alexa-compatible gear we’re excited about at the show this year. Check back often since we’ll be making updates all week long. …read more Source:: CNet


VW announces new Silicon Valley self-driving nerve center at CES – Roadshow

The German automaker also announces the creation of the Volkswagen Autonomy, Inc. division to support these new operations. …read more Source:: CNet


TCL’s $500 10 Pro phone is going to give Galaxy S10 a run for its money – CNET

The triple camera TCL 10 Pro is so arresting, it’s easy to forget how affordable it is. …read more Source:: CNet


Mozilla Releases Firefox 72: High-Severity Bugs Patched, Fingerpinting Nixed

Mozilla tackles high-severity bugs in its latest Firefox 72 and Firefox ESR 68.4 releases at the same time rolls a major privacy feature . …read more Source:: Threatpost


TikTok on the clock, and the hacking won’t stop: SMS spoofing vuln let baddies twiddle teens’ social media videos

Uploads, deletions, private-to-public switcharoos, all bad stuff TikTok, a mobile video app popular with teens, was vulnerable to SMS spoofing attacks that could have led to the extraction of private information, according to infosec researchers.… …read more Source:: Register


Apple Says Its Software Business is Booming

Apple on Wednesday said that its services business, which includes software for things like news, gaming, apps, music and video, had its best ever year in 2019. From a report: “2019 was the biggest year for Services in Apple’s history. We introduced several exciting new experiences for our customers, all while setting the standard for…