Day: March 25, 2020

Thunder Pack Is a Bolt of Lightning for Wearables

Do you need portable power that packs a punch? Sure you do, especially if you want to light up the night by mummifying yourself with a ton of LED strips. You aren’t limited to that, of course, but it’s what we pictured when we read about [Jeremy]’s Thunder Pack. With four PWM channels at 2.3…


Apple Blocks Third-Party Cookies in Safari

Starting this week, with the release of Safari 13.1 and through updates to the Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) privacy feature, Apple now blocks all third-party cookies in Safari by default. From a report: The company’s move means that online advertisers and analytics firms cannot use browser cookie files anymore to track users as they visit…


Xerox slurps something that isn’t HP Inc: Brit managed print services houses Altodigital and ITEC Connect

Prices undisclosed but you can bet it was cheaper Xerox might not have been able to prise HP Inc stock from the hands of shareholders yet but it has snaffled British print services specialists Altodigital and ITEC Connect for an undisclosed sum.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


FBI Shutters Russian-Based Hacker Platform, Makes Arrest

The Deer.io platform let cybercriminals buy access to virtual storefronts where they could sell illicit products and services. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Never-Before-Seen Attackers Are Targeting Mideast Industrial Organizations

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Coronavirus Has Slashed Air Pollution. This Interactive Map Shows How.

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Apple’s App Store Rules Limit Rival Gaming Services While Arcade Runs Free

Video-game fans suddenly have their pick of a huge menu of titles thanks to a raft of new mobile subscription services from Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet’s Google and Nvidia. But for the more than 1 billion users of Apple’s iPhone and iPad, the only real option is Arcade, the subscription service launched by the company in…


COVID-19: Getting Ready for the Next Business Continuity Challenge

What comes after you’ve empowered your remote workforce in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic? Dealing with a large portion of that workforce getting sick at the same time. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Softcat MD stepping down at reseller months after flogging £1.5m worth of stock

Slips out door with 620,000 shares to enjoy a life less ordinary British reseller giant Softcat’s managing director, Colin Brown, is standing down at the end of July, just months after he offloaded 125,000 shares for £12 each – totalling £1.5m – giving him a cash pillow to see out the coronavirus lockdown and beyond.……


World Health Organization, Facebook, Microsoft team up in COVID-19 hackathon

#BuildforCOVID19 focuses on the development of technology of value during the coronavirus outbreak. …read more Source:: ZDNet