Day: October 30, 2019

Samsung aims to step up B2B efforts, court enterprise developers, launches rugged tablet

Samsung’s B2B unit has been quietly growing and could be pivotal to expanding Android use in the enterprise. Here’s the plan to distribute enterprise apps for specific business cases. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Google Workers Sidestepping Controversial Chrome Tool Sparks Security Worries

Google is facing a backlash over an internal tool for the company’s Chrome browser that some employees worry is intended for spying on workers organizing protests and discussing workplace issues. From a report: To get around using the tool, some employees have turned to third-party browsers. That’s prompted at least one security engineer at Google…


Singapore retailer gets jail term for selling media boxes that stream EPL

Synnex Trading’s director has been sentenced to 12 weeks in jail and fined S$5,400 for selling streaming devices that offered access to illegal broadcasts of English Premier League matches and other copyright content. …read more Source:: ZDNet


While Apple fanbois rage at Catalina, iGiant quietly drops iOS and macOS security patches

RCEs and all sorts of other vulns plugged, so get installing Apple has released patches for the hated macOS Catalina – but not to fix the operating system’s UI failures. These are security updates also affecting iOS and Apple Watches, and include one that prevents a remote attacker from executing code on your iThings.… …read…


Juul Shipped At Least A Million Contaminated Pods, New Lawsuit Says

A former Juul executive is alleging in a lawsuit that the fast-growing startup shipped out 1 million contaminated e-cigarette pods earlier this year — but did not tell customers or issue a recall. From a report: The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by Siddharth Breja, a former senior vice president of global finance who worked at…


Murky Details Surround Bed, Bath and Beyond Breach

The housewares giant disclosed a breach with few details– but security researchers have some theories. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Facebook removes network of accounts linked to Russia for meddling across eight countries

Social network details Facebook and Instagram campaigns targeting a number of African countries – all run out of Russia. …read more Source:: ZDNet


2020 Ford Bronco will pack plenty of off-road tech, leak attests – Roadshow

The most notable feature may be an off-road navigation system. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple Just Killed Google’s Killer Phone Feature

Google’s Pixel smartphones have always been defined by iPhone-beating cameras, backed by the know-how of its software coders. With the release of the Pixel 4, however, the company has lost its lead — through a combination of Apple’s iPhone 11 camera improvements and its own lack of progress. From a report: Alphabet’s Google is selling…


Q3, phone home: Guess who’s run Huawei with China’s domestic smartphone market?

It’s Donald Trump’s favourite company, according to numbercrunchers The disruptive campaign against Huawei might be in full flow in the US and to an extent Europe, but in its homeland of China, the company’s smartphone business is swelling to record proportions.… …read more Source:: TheRegister