iOS 16.6.1 update patches serious Pegasus spyware vulnerability

If you’ve been keeping up with the spying world as of late, then the Pegasus spyware might ring some bells. Israel-based cyber-arms company NSO Group develops the software and has the capability of reading a target’s text messages, listening in on calls, tracking their location and more. The software made headlines after it was discovered […]

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Official: Xiaomi 13T and 13T Pro will get four Android updates, five years of security patches

Yesterday Xiaomi finally revealed the official announcement date for the oft-leaked 13T and 13T Pro. They will both be unveiled at a special event in Berlin, Germany on September 26. Today, Xiaomi Communications Director Daniel Desjarlais basically started the official teaser campaign for the upcoming duo by revealing that they will both get four major […]

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Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro is catching up to the latest security patches

Although Samsung started rolling out the May 2023 security patch to some devices a week ago, other Galaxy phones and tablets are only now catching up to the April update. The Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro is one such device. The April 2023 update is now available for the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro in […]

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Ways to stay safe until Samsung patches Exynos security flaws

In case you haven’t heard by now, since late 2022, Google’s Project Zero discovered eighteen 0-day vulnerabilities in Exynos Modems, leaving numerous Samsung devices vulnerable to Internet-to-baseband remote code executions. The good news is that Samsung already addressed some of these vulnerabilities with the March 2023 security patch. On the other hand, some vulnerabilities remain. […]

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OnePlus 11 to receive 4 major Android updates, 5 years of security patches

OnePlus’ president for the Chinese market Li Jie confirmed that the OnePlus 11, Ace 2 and Ace 2V smartphones would receive 4 major Android updates and 5 years of security patches. That means the OnePlus 11 will be eligible for the future Android 17. That puts OnePlus alongside Samsung and Google with the longest support […]

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NVIDIA hotfix patches buggy driver that spikes CPU usage after closing games

What you need to know NVIDIA recently released Game Ready Driver 531.18. The update added RTX Video Super Resolution and other improvements, but it also introduced a bug that could cause CPU usage to spike after closing a game. NVIDIA has issued a hotfix for the driver. NVIDIA’s recent Game Ready Driver included RTX Video […]

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Oppo promises 4 OS updates, 5 years of security patches for select 2023 flagships

ColorOS 13 was introduced on August 18 and Oppo’s concentrated efforts to deliver it to existing phones made for the fastest rollout out of any ColorOS version yet. But this announcement comes with an even more exciting piece of news – Oppo will be extending the software support for select flagships starting in 2023. The […]

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The Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro will receive 3 major OS updates, 4 years of security patches

The Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro are still running Android 12 (with MIUI 13) given that other phones (including ones from Xiaomi itself) are already looking forward to Android 13. However, there is some good news – the phones will receive software support for 4 years after launch. This includes three major OS updates, i.e. […]

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Samsung’s August 2022 update patches DeX, MAC address leak and more

As a result of Samsung staying ahead of the firmware update game, a handful of Galaxy smartphones are already running the August 2022 security patch and have been doing so since late July. For security reasons, Samsung kept the changelog under wraps for a while, but the company is now ready to reveal more details. […]

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Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro are getting 3 OS updates, 4 years of security patches

The Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro are going global today and they arrive with several commitments that will make fans feel better about long-term ownership. The cheaper Xiaomi 12X is also getting some assurances, but not the full suite. Xiaomi is promising 3 Android OS updates and 4 years of security patches for the 12 […]

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