Starting with one of the more interesting true-wireless earbuds I’ve seen yet. …read more Source:: CNet

ZDNet is reporting on a security breach leaking “a massive list of Telnet credentials for more than 515,000 servers, home routers, and IoT (Internet of Things) ‘smart’ devices.” The list, which was published on a popular hacking forum, includes each device’s IP address, along with a username and password for the Telnet service, a remote…

Samsung’s foldable flip phone is designed to rival the Motorola Razr. Here’s the latest on its possible screen, price, camera and Feb. 11 unveiling. …read more Source:: CNet

Phone names matter to everyone, which is why Samsung might be changing what it calls its flagship line. …read more Source:: CNet

[John] sent this one in to us a little bit after Christmas, but we’ll give him a pass because it’s so beautiful. Think of it this way: now you have almost a full year to make a binary advent calendar of your own before December 1st rolls around again. Normal advent calendars are pretty cool,…

“[A]t the very time that it’s become increasingly difficult for anyone to conduct their day to day lives without using the Net, some categories of people are increasingly being treated badly by many software designers,” argues long-time Slashdot reader Lauren Weinstein: The victims of these attitudes include various special needs groups — visually and/or motor…

Two months ago the Washington Post reported that Google “has partnered with health-care provider Ascension to collect and store personal data for millions of patients, including full names, dates of birth and clinical histories, in order to make smarter recommendations to physicians.” Now CNBC reports that the medical record vendor Epic Systems “has been phoning…

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program can celebrate a big step toward launching astronauts from US soil. …read more Source:: CNet

“Last month, astronomers noticed Betelgeuse had faded much more than usual,” writes the Steamboat Pilot & Today. “This is the faintest it has been in over a century of observations. “What’s up with Betelgeuse?” The Grim Reefer quotes their report: Well, probably nothing. It is most likely experiencing a super minimum as two of its…

These Gosund smart plugs operate high-amperage appliances but are slim enough that they don’t cover the other outlet. …read more Source:: CNet