Day: July 24, 2020

Xen upgrade brings open-source hypervisor to Azure, future AMD EPYCs, rPi 4, and even Nvidia AI development kit

Team suggests grabbing it now The Xen project has popped out a new version, 4.14, of its widely used open-source hypervisor.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


USB-C Where It Was Never Intended To Be

The USB-C revolution is well under way, as first your new phone, then your single-board computer, and now your laptop are likely so sport the familiar reversible round-cornered connector. We’re still in the crossover period of requiring to keep micro USB, proprietary laptop, and USB-C power supplies at hand, but the promise of a USB-C-only…


Disney Plus: Everything to know about Disney’s streaming service – CNET

Big question marks hang over the fate of Disney Plus’ Marvel live-action series and what Disney will do with theatrical movies like Mulan. Here’s everything to know. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Surface Duo foldable phone could launch soon – CNET

Regulatory filings suggest the device’s release is imminent. …read more Source:: CNet


Want to win $15,000? Enter Huawei’s app development contest – and it could be yours

Create an innovative mobile application or game with AppsUp and you could win big Promo With Huawei mobile phones shifting to their own ecosystem and apps, Huawei Mobile Services, the company, is taking the opportunity to rethink the way app stores work entirely, priming its App Gallery as a destination for a plethora of new…


Google Keeps Tabs on Usage of Rival Android Apps To Develop Competitors

An internal program at Google known as “Android Lockbox” can give the company’s employees access to information about how Android users interact with popular, non-Google apps and services, according to a new report in The Information. The Verge: The program, which works via Google Mobile Services, means that employees can reportedly see “sensitive” data about…


UK govt finds £200,000 under sofa to kick off research into improving mobile connectivity on nation’s crap railways

Do people still use trains? Anyway, wireless antennas on overhead line equipment looks like the solution Staying connected on a train in the UK is almost impossible thanks to excruciatingly slow speeds and frequent blackspots. The government hopes to make these gripes a thing of the past by committing £200,000 to research on new track-side…


Email Security Features Fail to Prevent Phishable ‘From’ Addresses

The security features for verifying the source of an email header fail to work together properly in many implementations, according to a team of researchers. …read more Source:: DarkReading


UK And US Say Russia Fired A Satellite Weapon In Space

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Banning TikTok Won’t Solve Our Privacy Problems

Preventing the use of an apps based solely on its country of origin (no matter how hostile) is merely a Band-Aid that won’t fully address all privacy and security concerns. …read more Source:: DarkReading