“27 percent of all homeowners in the United States have purchased an Internet of Things (IoT) device for their home, according to a new “smart home index” report.Wink, a home automation platform for hardware and software, published the report earlier this month.”
How hackers became a new breed of bounty hunters in cybersecurity
“Shortly after Christmas, 2011, Ruby Nealon sold the Nintendo Wii games console his mother had bought him to fund an Open University course in computer software.”
Woman falls 60 ft while taking selfie on bridge, police say
“Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Selfies just aren’t enough anymore. They have to be exciting selfies, unique selfies, extreme selfies.”
Bye, Twitter. All the cool kids are migrating to Mastodon.
“In the battle between a massive prehistoric beast and a fluttering bird, we all know what’s destined to come out on top. But in the case of Mastodon, a social network with the potential to take on Twitter, the former just so happens to be the underdog. And yet, it’s an underdog with serious spunk.”
Advanced Chinese hacking campaign infiltrates IT service providers across the globe
“A Chinese hacking group with advanced cyber-espionage capabilities has been targeting managed IT services providers across the globe in a campaign to steal sensitive data.”
North Korea-linked hackers are attacking banks worldwide
“Saint Maarten (CNN)North Korea’s hacking operations are growing and getting more bold — and increasingly targeting financial institutions worldwide.”
Rumored Pixel XL follow up codenamed Muskie found in AOSP
“Google is expected to be working on follow-ups to its Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones for release later this year. We’ve previoulsy heard some rumors about the devices, codenamed Walleye and Muskie, but now we’ve got our first sighting of Muskie in the Android AOSP gerrit.”
10 things the Samsung Galaxy S8 can do that the iPhone can’t
“Samsung’s next major phone, the Galaxy S8, packs an impressive set of features. It’s also full of stuff you won’t find on the iPhone. Let’s take a look at what sets the Galaxy S8 apart from the iPhone.”
Download the Galaxy S8 wallpapers here
“You can now download the Galaxy S8 wallpapers via the full sized pngs embedded below (apologies for slow paging loading times, pngs are dogs) or as a zipped package here. There’s 18 in total, six of each type: gradients, night sky and those funky geometric things.”
3 ways to search the web without Google tracking you
““Google” has become synonymous with “search for information,” but even mighty Google has its drawbacks — especially if you value your privacy. The world’s most famous search site is also known for saving your search history, reading your Gmail and tracking what you click online.”
