Day: October 27, 2020

LinkedIn, Instagram Vulnerable to Preview-Link RCE Security Woes

Popular chat apps, including LINE, Slack, Twitter DMs and others, can also leak location data and share private info with third-party servers. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Star Wars Episode 1: Racer launches on Xbox One Tuesday – CNET

Microsoft’s console is getting the classic 1999 racing game a few months after the Nintendo Switch and PS4 release. It’ll also be playable on Xbox Series X and S. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone game controller from Backbone sports social and streaming smarts – CNET

The $99 Switch-style mobile controller has a smart design, too, making it the perfect complement to Apple Arcade. …read more Source:: CNet


Xbox Mandalorian controller revealed just in time for season 2 – CNET

Baby Yoda features on the rear of the Beskar-style Xbox accessory. …read more Source:: CNet


T-Mobile TVision streams live TV channels starting at $10 per month – CNET

The wireless carrier’s new TV service, exclusive to T-Mobile subscribers until 2021, looks to take on YouTube TV, Hulu and Sling TV. …read more Source:: CNet


AMD Grabs Xilinx for $35 Billion as Chip Industry Consolidation Continues

The chip industry consolidation dance continued this morning as AMD has entered into an agreement to buy Xilinx for $35 billion, giving the company access to a broad set of specialized workloads. From a report: AMD sees this deal as combining two companies that complement each other’s strengths without cannibalizing its own markets. CEO Lisa…


Zero Trust adoption gains traction in Asia Pacific, not a minute too soon

Zero Trust adoption has begun accelerating in the Asia Pacific. Here’s how you can get started. …read more Source:: ZDNet


This new OLED material could pack 10,000 pixels per inch in future screens

Researchers have designed a new material for OLED displays that could seriously boost image quality, particularly in VR headsets. …read more Source:: ZDNet


UK regulator Ofcom to ban carriers from selling locked handsets to make dumping clingy networks even easier

First you could break up by text – next year you can take the phone with you UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom is introducing new rules that will stop phone companies selling carrier-locked handsets.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Bentley control may shift to Audi as VW aims for greater cohesion across divisions – Roadshow

And Lamborghini could go public in a Ferrari-style spin-off. …read more Source:: CNet