Day: September 27, 2018

RTL-SDR Paves Way To Alexa Controlled Blinds

You’d be forgiven for occasionally looking at a project, especially one that involves reverse engineering an unknown communication protocol, and thinking it might be out of your league. We’ve all been there. But as more and more of the devices that we use are becoming wireless black boxes, we’re all going to have to get…


Overhauled Brave browser beta gets max privacy with Tor-powered private tabs – CNET

The revamped browser blocks ads and ad trackers but will get its own ad system soon. …read more Source:: CNet


See Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers – CNET

Sony Pictures shares a look at Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers. The film is slated to come out October 2019. …read more Source:: CNet


Sunny Cali goes ballistic, this ransomware is atrocious. Even our IT bill will be something quite ferocious

Stay decrypted, San Diego The Port of San Diego in California has shipping in outside help to deal with a crippling ransomware infection that is now in its third day.… …read more Source:: Register


Mobile Websites Can Tap Into Your Phone’s Sensors Without Asking

When apps wants to access data from your smartphone’s motion or light sensors, they often make that capability clear. That keeps a fitness app, say, from counting your steps without your knowledge. But a team of researchers has discovered that the rules don’t apply to websites loaded in mobile browsers, which can often access an…


Moon is Stepping Stone, Not Alternative To Mars, NASA Chief Says

The moon has not superseded Mars as a human-spaceflight target, despite NASA’s current focus on getting astronauts to Earth’s nearest neighbor, agency officials stressed. From a report: The Red Planet remains the ultimate destination, and the moon will serve as a stepping stone along the way, Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator, and Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator…


What’s the deal with X-Men: Dark Phoenix? A Jean Grey history lesson – CNET

Jean Grey’s comic and movie history will blow your mind. …read more Source:: CNet


Infiniti Project Black S prototype will bring functional F1 tech to Paris – Roadshow

Unlike last year’s design study, this one appears to be fully functional. …read more Source:: CNet


Half of US states using voting machines with a known vulnerability, says report – CNET

The security flaw was flagged in 2007. …read more Source:: CNet


Fortnite season 6 gets spooky with new pets and big map changes – CNET

“Darkness rises” in Fortnite’s latest major update. …read more Source:: CNet