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Apple patches eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (196+ words) The vulnerability, disclosed 12 months ago, affects multiple manufacturers. Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users The vulnerability, CVE-2025-20701, allowed improper authentication in…...
Android 17 starts hitting Pixel phones and watches today
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (389+ words) Pixels will get their OTA in the coming weeks, but don't expect monumental changes. Google no longer uses an unmodified version of Android on its phones'the Pixel build includes numerous features that are distinct from Android 17 itself. Other device makers…...
Commodore's newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (588+ words) Commodore's Call Back 8020 is a phone "where the customer is not the product." The next gadget to bear the storied Commodore branding will be a flip phone. Today, the new Commodore announced a new device in a dated design: a…...
Verizon sent man a refurbished phone with MDM, then deleted his data remotely
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (1651+ words) Failure raises questions about how Verizon prepares refurbished phones for new users. Verizon sent one of its customers a "refurbished" phone equipped with a Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile that gave the company remote control over the device. The serious mistake…...
Acu Rite admits new app falls short, delays old app's May shutdown to fix problems
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (394+ words) The old app "still needs to be retired," Acu Rite tells us. Smart weather-monitoring device vendor Acu Rite has delayed plans to force users onto a new companion app. The transition from My Acu Rite to Acu Rite NOW, which…...
Starlink charges $10 monthly hardware fee in move away from one-time purchases
1+ week, 2+ day ago (395+ words) Starlink, Space X's top moneymaker, also raised service prices by $5 to $10. Starlink has started charging a $10 monthly rental fee for hardware in a shift away from its longtime practice of selling hardware to customers for a one-time charge. Starlink residential…...
i OS 27 and i Pad OS 27 don't drop support for any i Phones'and just a few i Pads
1+ week, 3+ day ago (201+ words) This promises to be a solid release for aging i Phones. Apple says owners of older devices should see performance improvements in i OS 27, thanks in part to an updated CPU scheduler. This scheduler was apparently already included with newer…...
mac OS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era
1+ week, 3+ day ago (223+ words) You'll need an M1 or better to run the next release of mac OS. As Apple announced last year, this year's mac OS release will end support for Intel Macs. The mac OS 27 Golden Gate release will require a Mac with…...
Apple's i OS 27, mac OS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement
1+ week, 3+ day ago (221+ words) Apple's OSes come with Liquid Glass tweaks and performance optimizations. Apple has taken the wraps off of its next-generation operating system updates at its Worldwide Developers Conference today, including i OS 27, i Pad OS 27, and mac OS 27 Golden Gate. And…...
Google announces deepfake call detection for Android, new Air Drop device support
2+ week, 2+ day ago (368+ words) Google's June Android feature drop includes more scam detection, more Air Drop, and yes, more AI. We're expecting Android 17 to begin rolling out later this month, but first, Google has a batch of updates for the wider Android device ecosystem....