Two security researchers from Columbia University have turned attentions on a spate of drive-by hacking attacks that could be launched on smart televisions through a red button feature on the remote control. The range of attack even extends to all devices connected to the smart TV.
Blog
Two new Samsung Galaxy Note devices being tested
Samsung’s Galaxy Note lineup’s success has been well documented. Although initially rejected as a bad idea, the Note flagships have went ways far beyond and acclaimed critical success. Bigger screen size every year is the most common upgrade for the Note devices, but along with an increment in display size, the device also receives flagship-esque […]
Google will soon unveil a health data tracking app
Google is not giving up yet on an effort to collect health-related data from users following the botched Google Health project, which was shuttered in 2012.
Quirky Cordies Desktop Cable Organizer Review
As I spend a lot of time working on my desk, I always try to make it as clean and tidy as possible. However, this task turns out to be complicated since I have to keep more and more stuffs on the desktop, from my smartphones, tablets, laptop to car keys or photo frame. I […]
Brace yourselves, Facebook revamps its ad scheme again
As if all the data that it has collected over the years even without our consent is never enough, Facebook once again raised the hackles of those who scorn at the slightest gesture of invasion to privacy. This time the social networking titan has made changes to its advertising scheme that would take advantage of […]
Avoid these Android apps to save your phone from being locked for ransom
Two security vendors, Symantec and Kaspersky Labs, have discovered two apps on Google Play this week that, out of the users’ confidence that they truly are security apps meant to scan a device for malware, have encrypted the devices for a ransom.
