Day: July 10, 2020

Baseball is back: Schedule, locations, who’s out and how to watch MLB’s return – CNET

The shortened 2020 season starts July 23 with the New York Yankees visiting the defending champion Washington Nationals. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone 11 and 11 Pro water test: These phones might secretly be waterproof – CNET

Both phones are water resistant. But from our extreme water test, we weren’t able to drown the iPhone 11 or 11 Pro. …read more Source:: CNet


A Moment of Clarity Regarding the Raison d’Etre for the App Store

John Gruber, writing at DaringFireball: Feel free to file Google’s release this week of an update to their iPad Gmail app with support for split-screen multitasking under “better late than never,” but this is so late it borders on the absurd. It’s like the difference between showing up fashionably late and showing up a week…


Smartwatch Hack Could Trick Dementia Patients into Overdosing

Attackers could hack the smartwatch and send dementia patients alerts for taking their medication. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Rip and replace is such a long Huawei to go, UK telcos plead, citing ‘blackouts’ and ‘billion pound’ costs: Are Vodafone and BT playing ‘Project Fear’?

Not sure they spent that much on ‘high risk’ kit from ZTE and Huawei, coughs analyst Analysis The caution couldn’t be more stark. In a meeting with the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee yesterday, execs from BT and Vodafone warned UK lawmakers that a deadline of 2023 to remove Huawei-made equipment from their networks…


Far Cry 6 cover leaks with Giancarlo Esposito, Ubisoft promises more news Sunday – CNET

The next Far Cry is coming. …read more Source:: CNet


Your new life on Mars, living in a 3D-printed egg made from rocks – CNET

Forget the weird, inflatable habitats you’ve seen in sci-fi movies. Your future Martian house could actually feel a lot like home here on Earth (even if it looks totally different) …read more Source:: CNet


Apple Reaches New Stage in Development of AR Devices

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted key parts of Apple’s business, but it hasn’t derailed the company’s plans to build what could be its next important technology platform — augmented reality devices. From a report: The Information has learned that Apple is working with Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology, Apple’s largest contract manufacturer and the one responsible for…


Zoom to Patch Zero-Day Vulnerability in Windows 7

The flaw also affects older versions of the operating system, even if they’re fully patched. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Tony Blair tells Russian infosec conference that cross-border infosec policies need more gov intervention

Just what Vladimir Putin’s favourite bank wanted to hear, no doubt Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has declared that governments can’t “take 10 years to catch up” with cyber crims – while speaking at an infosec conference organised by Vladimir Putin’s favourite Russian bank.… …read more Source:: Register