Nothing’s budget-friendly brand CMF announced three new products, including a $200 smartphone There’s also a watch and earbuds.

July 8, 2024

CMF, a budget-friendly sub-brand Nothing announced last August, has officially unveiled a trio of new products. There’s a smartphone, a watch and earbuds, all of which seem to be modest in both price and features. Let’s start with the smartphone. Nothing made a splash with its original smartphone, the Nothing Phone 1, and the appropriately-named […]

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The best streaming devices for 2024 From sticks to dongles to set-top boxes, there are streaming devices for every budget.

July 8, 2024

A streaming device can make a “dumb” TV smart, turning just about any screen with an HDMI port into a TV you can use to watch Netflix, Peacock, Max, a live TV streaming service like YouTubeTV, or any other streaming app you subscribe to. If you already have a smart TV and don’t care for […]

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Apple Geolocation API Exposes Wi-Fi Access Points Worldwide Apple Geolocation API Exposes Wi-Fi Access Points Worldwide

July 8, 2024

Apple's Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) can be used to map and track Wi-Fi access points (APs) around the globe. But in a presentation at Black Hat 2024, University of Maryland researcher Erik Rye will demonstrate how he mapped hundreds of millions of APs in a matter of days, without even needing an Apple device or […]

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Cyber-Insurance Prices Plummet as Market Competition Grows Cyber-Insurance Prices Plummet as Market Competition Grows

July 8, 2024

A steady decline in premium rates over the past year has made it more affordable than ever for organizations of all sizes to acquire cyber-insurance coverage. Much of the decline is the result of a more competitive marketplace in which many more insurance companies than even two years ago have begun offering coverage for cybersecurity […]

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5 Ways to Run Security as a Meritocracy 5 Ways to Run Security as a Meritocracy

July 8, 2024

I remember watching the space shuttle Challenger launch as a child. The launch was highly anticipated, and my fellow classmates and I gathered in the school cafeteria to watch the one television that had been placed there and connected to broadcast signals. In 73 seconds, wonder turned to amazement, which turned to confusion, which turned […]

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