Category: Technology

Bluetooth security can sometimes be just a “blur” Why it matters: Most newer Bluetooth devices pair more easily thanks to the Just Works security model implemented in Bluetooth 4.0 and newer standards. However, that added convenience can be exploited by an attacker to compromise all of your Bluetooth devices.The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has confirmed […]

Blame Carole Baskin WTF?! The idea of an Amazon TV show starring Nicolas Cage that’s based on a Netflix docu-series about an eccentric zoo owner might have seemed unusual last year, but that was before Tiger King became a phenomenon.Back in May, we heard that an eight-episode series with Cage in his first TV project […]

Banding together to advance cryptocurrency technology Bottom line: Financial services company Square has created a non-profit organization designed to help members of the cryptocurrency community collectively ward off patent trolls. Similar patent alliances for other technologies have proven effective at deterring trolls and spurring innovation over the years, so there’s little reason to think the […]

A good companion for your RTX 3090? In a nutshell: Do you want a display that will make you the envy of your friends, one that will take advantage of the next-gen consoles and Nvidia’s 30-series graphics cards? Then check out Sharp’s 120-inch 8K model that boasts virtually every feature under the sun.As with LG’s […]

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 fixes many of the flaws of the original to deliver a foldable big-screen experience that really works, for the first folding phone we recommend.

A non-invasive way to monitor sleeping posture In brief: Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a novel way to monitor someone’s sleep posture without disrupting them, or even physically interacting with them at all.The non-invasive approach uses radio waves, rather than physical sensors or cameras, to study a person’s sleep posture. […]

CD sales were hit hard by the pandemic In brief: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has published its mid-year 2020 report on the state of the music industry in the US. Among the interesting revelations in the report is the fact that vinyl album sales generated more revenues than CD sales during the […]