Hot Air Surgery Revives a Cheap Windows Tablet

[Jason Gin] recently wrote in to tell us about his adventures replacing the eMMC storage chip on a cheap Windows tablet, and we have to say, it’s an impressive amount of work for a device which apparently only cost him $15. Surely much better pieces of hardware have been tossed in the trash for less serious failures than what ailed his DigiLand DL801W tablet. We’d love to see the lengths this guy would go to restore something a bit higher up the food chain.

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Google Patches 11 Critical Bugs in March Android Security Bulletin

Google is warning a critical vulnerability found in its Media Framework warrants extra attention by security minded Android users. Continue reading Google Patches 11 Critical Bugs in March Android Security Bulletin

Report: Samsung Galaxy S9 Has the Best-Ever Smartphone Display

The experts at DisplayMate have bestowed the Samsung Galaxy S9 display with its highest-ever grade, an A+, noting that it offers the best performance.
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Cellebrite’ Hacking Tool Unlocks Any iOS Devices Including iPhone X

By Waqas
You must remember the long and tedious battle between Federal
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Closing the gaps in federal endpoint security

A new CyberScoop study shows government agencies are making varying progress implementing methods to secure mobile smartphones, tablets, sensors, wearables and other endpoint devices accessing their networks. However, the growing proliferation of devices accessing agency networks -including employees’ personal devices – is also increasing attack surface area for cyber threats. More than half of agency IT officials are concerned about network attacks from endpoint devices. And while 6 in 10 say securing government-issued mobile devices is a top concern over the next 12 to 18 months, many may be overlooking technologies they already have or own to address security concerns. This online survey, conducted by CyberScoop and underwritten by Samsung, provides a new snapshot of what matters most to federal IT and security leaders in securing endpoint devices accessing their networks — and where key gaps remain.  The study surveyed qualified federal government information technology and cybersecurity officials who have […]

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Five smart TVs tested for security, privacy issues

As more and more smart TVs are sold worldwide, consumers should be aware of the risks associated with this technology. Consumer Union, a US-based nonprofit organization dedicated to unbiased product testing, has conducted a privacy and security evaluat… Continue reading Five smart TVs tested for security, privacy issues

Samsung is working on producing cryptocurrency mining chips

By Uzair Amir
Samsung cryptocurrency mining chips called application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) will
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