Day: September 10, 2021

Sonos is raising prices on its speakers and soundbars – CNET

The price changes take effect on Sept. 12. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon Prime Video: The 31 best TV shows to stream tonight – CNET

Here are this week’s highlights. …read more Source:: CNet


WhatsApp Will Finally Let Users Encrypt Their Chat Backups in the Cloud

WhatsApp said on Friday it will give its two billion users the option to encrypt their chat backups to the cloud, taking a significant step to put a lid on one of the tricky ways private communication between individuals on the app can be compromised. From a report: The Facebook-owned service has end-to-end encrypted chats…


Amazon in talks with NFL over multi-year for Sunday Ticket, report says – CNET

The retail giant is reportedly seen as the frontrunner to acquire rights for the football package. …read more Source:: CNet


Hey – how did you get in here? Number one app security weakness of 2021 was borked access control, says OWASP

Org releases its top ten list of bad things software vendors do The Open Web App Security Project has released its Top Ten list of vulnerabilities in web software, as part of the general movement to make software less painfully insecure at the design stage.… …read more Source:: Register


Check your six for this Mustang Mach-E police car concept – Roadshow

Law enforcement agencies in the UK are eyeing this all-electric SUV as a potential next-generation police car. …read more Source:: CNet


Minimal Mill: The Minamil

Having a few machine tools at one’s disposal is a luxury that not many of us are afforded, and often an expensive one at that. It is something that a large percentage of us may dream about, though, and with some commonly available tools and inexpensive electronics a few people have put together some very…


Microsoft Suggests Those Divisive Windows 11 System Specs Deliver a 99.8% Crash-free Experience

PCGamer reports: Microsoft continues to double down on its assertion that the Windows 11 system requirements are absolutely necessary, and this whole TPM 2.0 schtick is vital for the safety of you, your PC, and maybe even the world. Okay, I made that last bit up, but the big M is sticking to its guns…


Microsoft releases new Windows 11 builds, confirms running on an Apple M1 ‘is not a supported scenario’

Old proverb: If Windows crashes on a Surface Pro X, will anyone see the bugcheck? Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 on Apple’s M1 is not “a supported scenario” for the OS that stands to bring so much joy to OEMs.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


US judge rules Apple can’t block in-app purchasing

In a mixed verdict in the Epic-Apple case, the judge also ruled that Apple is not a monopolist: “Success is not illegal.” …read more Source:: ZDNet