The attack exploits a known vulnerability that was fixed in new versions of firmware released this year. …read more Source:: DarkReading

These days everyone needs a webcam, and the low-res one in your laptop doesn’t always cut it. Here’s a handful of premium webcams to come to your rescue. …read more Source:: CNet

Find your very own Mr. Darcy. …read more Source:: CNet

The PC market is showing early signs of its growth slowing down, after an impressive run of shipments throughout 2020. From a report: Both IDC and Gartner conclude that growth in the second quarter of PC shipments has slowed this year. Demand for new PCs is still above what we saw before the pandemic hit,…

There’s a time and place for wireless tech, but it still can’t compete Feature IEEE 802.11ax-2021 (more commonly known as IEEE 802.11ax or, more familiarly “Wi-Fi 6”) was approved on 9 February 2021, with a top speed of 1.2Gbit/sec per single stream (think “stream” as synonymous with “channel”). As seems to happen each time a…

Beginning in M94, Chrome will offer HTTPS-First Mode, which will attempt to upgrade all page loads to HTTPS. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Microsoft’s favorite office assistant could join 365 as an emoji. …read more Source:: CNet

The official autopsy of the great Texas winter blackout of February 2021 quickly established a clear timeline of events: Electric utilities cut off power to customers and distributors as well as natural gas producers, which in turn triggered a negative feedback loop that sunk the state deeper and deeper into frigid darkness. It’s now becoming…

After over a month in safe mode, there’s a new sense of hope for Hubble. …read more Source:: CNet

A study from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT said the UK could add 119,000 IT specialists to its tech workforce by reskilling older people. But that’s not the only barrier. …read more Source:: ZDNet