Google Misled Users Over Data Privacy, Says Australian Regulator

Australia’s competition regulator has today accused Google of misleading users to get permission for use of their personal data for targeted advertising, reports Reuters. In Australian Federal Court, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) accused Google of not explicitly getting consent or properly informing consumers of a 2016 move to combine personal information in […]

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Samsung’s 1st Galaxy Unpacked official trailer builds some real hype

For the first time ever, Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event will take place in a wholly-virtual manner. There will be no public attendance and no crowd at this year’s August Galaxy Unpacked for obvious reasons concerning the 2019 novel coronavirus.This is a sad state of affairs especially for the press including SamMobile who has been […]

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Ransomware : 650 millions d’euros économisés grâce à l’initiative No More Ransom

Au cours des quatre premières années de l’initiative “No More Ransom” d’Europol, plus de 4 millions de victimes d’attaques par rançongiciel ont évité de payer plus de 650 millions d’euros en réponse aux demandes d’extorsion faites par des groupes de cybercriminels. Lancée pour la première fois en 2016 avec quatre membres fondateurs, No More Ransom fournit des outils […]

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Ransomware : cet outil a déjà permis aux victimes d’attaque d’économiser 650 millions d’euros

Au cours des quatre premières années de l’initiative “No More Ransom” d’Europol, plus de quatre millions de victimes d’attaques par rançongiciel ont évité de payer plus de 650 millions d’euros en réponse aux demandes d’extorsion faites par des groupes de cybercriminels. Lancée pour la première fois en 2016 avec quatre membres fondateurs, No More Ransom […]

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App Recap: Soosee, Tasks, Taurus and Major App Updates

Garmin Connect Service Taken Offline Following Ransomware Attack Garmin has been hit by a ransomware attack that encrypted the smartwatch maker’s internal servers, forcing it to shut down its call centers, website, and the Garmin Connect service, which users rely on to sync their activity via the mobile app. Image: Victor Gevers In messages shared […]

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Quick Charge 5 is now the fastest charging solution in the world

It has been over a week since OPPO introduced its new charging solutions. We noted the 125W wired and 65W wireless technologies. OPPO has beaten Xiaomi’s 100W fast charging but looks like both of them are being challenged once again as Qualcomm launches Quick Charge 5. The technology is now considered as the fastest commercial […]

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A Study Finds Sex Differences in the Brain. Does It Matter?

And without an obvious medical benefit, Eliot thinks this type of research will simply reinforce the idea that men and women are fundamentally different, or even justify misogyny—although the authors may not intend such an outcome. This research is “far from having medical value,” she says. Instead, it can “validate the fixed, hardwired, God-given—however you […]

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Samsung could win big on Intel’s failure to deliver on its 7nm promisses

Intel has been struggling with advancing its manufacturing processes to 7nm, and this could spell good news for Samsung’s foundry business. Last week, Intel revealed that its ongoing transition to 7nm has been problematic and that its first 7nm-based chips might not make it to market earlier than 2022 – a year later than initially […]

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Windows 10 v2004, le déploiement automatique s’accélère

Microsoft accélère le déploiement de Windows 10 v2004.  Le système d’exploitation est désormais proposé automatiquement à un plus grand nombre d’ordinateur. Après avoir mis en place un téléchargement manuel au travers d’une recherche de mises à jour via Windows Update, Microsoft a débuté le déploiement automatique de May 2020 Update. Jusqu’à présent il ne concernait […]

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VMware Engineer Confirms macOS Catalina 10.15.6 Bug Causes Crashes with Virtualization

macOS Catalina 10.15.6 seems to have introduced a bug that causes system crashes, especially when using virtualization software such as VirtualBox or VMware. Users of virtualization software have reported that macOS 10.15.6 crashes repeatedly when running virtual machines. A regression in the App Sandbox component of macOS 10.15.6 is reportedly leaking kernel memory, causing macOS […]

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