Day: July 23, 2018

Apple Seemingly Unable To Recover Data From 2018 MacBook Pro With Touch Bar When Logic Board Fails

An anonymous reader shares a report: In 2016, when Apple introduced the first MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models, the repair experts at iFixit discovered the notebooks have non-removable SSDs, soldered to the logic board, prompting concerns that data recovery would not be possible if the logic board failed. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. Apple…


Alexa, turn up the bass! Amazon rolls out equalizer controls for Echo devices – CNET

Want to adjust the treble or the bass on your Echo speaker? Just ask Alexa. …read more Source:: CNet


Title of least popular emoji goes to a new loser – CNET

Some emoji look like poop. Others smell like it. …read more Source:: CNet


Leaky Backup Spills 157 GB of Automaker Secrets

Ford, Toyota, GM and Tesla among car companies impacted by leaky backup service used by third-party firm. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Did Samsung just leak its own Samsung Galaxy Watch? – CNET

The product appeared in a listing of smartwatches on the company’s US website. It’s gone now. …read more Source:: CNet


UK.gov commits to rip-and-replace of Blighty’s wheezing internet pipes

Full-fibre diet for all by the year 2033, vows Ministry of Fun The Ministry of Fun* is wheeling out a new national telecoms strategy (PDF) that aims to slather the UK in healthy full-fat broadband fibre by 2033.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Academics Publish New Software-Level Protections Against Spectre and Rowhammer Attacks

Catalin Cimpanu, writing for BleepingComputer: Academics from multiple universities have announced fixes for two severe security flaws known as Spectre and Rowhammer. Both these fixes are at the software level, meaning they don’t require CPU or RAM vendors to alter products, and could, in theory, be applied as basic software patches. The first of these…


Netgear adds a smart doorbell to its Arlo home security lineup – CNET

But this buzzer doesn’t have a built-in security camera. …read more Source:: CNet


Tesla reportedly asks suppliers for cash back to cover Model 3 costs – Roadshow

The automaker is apparently asking for the cash to help it maintain profitability. …read more Source:: CNet


I predict a riot: Amazon UK chief foresees ‘civil unrest’ for no-deal Brexit

That sound you’re hearing is eyebrows raised into orbit Amazon’s UK chief Doug Gurr has claimed Britain will descend into “civil unrest” in weeks if it leaves the EU with no trade deal in place.… …read more Source:: TheRegister