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Look who’s watching Security outfit Kaspersky Lab has found evidence that the National Security Agency (NSA) may be implanting highly sophisticated malware into the firmware of consumer hard drives where it’s not easily detected or removed. Kaspersky’s report found custom payloads residing in HDDs from several major brands such as Western Digital, HGST, Seagate, Maxtor,…
Premium looks at an affordable price tag The newly available Asus Zenbook UX305 might be the sexiest 13.3-inch Ultrabook you can buy for $699. According to Asus, it’s certainly the slimmest — measuring just 0.48 inches thin weighing a mere 2.6 pounds, we won’t argue that claim. But getting back to the price tag, Asus…
Waiting on Skylake Rumor has it that Intel is delaying the release of its 14nm Skylake desktop CPUs until around the end of August instead of late in the second quarter as originally scheduled. Keeping in mind that none of this is official — Intel hasn’t made any Skylake announcements that have to do with…
Vulnerability traces back to Netgear’s Genie application A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in several wireless routers made by Netgear that could give an attacker unauthenticated access, both locally and remotely. The vulnerability relates to a service that communicates with Netgear’s Genie software, an accompanying program that provides a desktop (or mobile) dashboard so…
Top Deal: Yes doctor, it’s acting sluggish. No, there’s no fever. Other symptons? Well, it’s coughing. Actually, it’s more like a clicking noise noise with occassional grinding. Oh, I see. No, it’s never had a storage transplant before. So you suggest surgery? Hmm, well in that case, is there anything faster that’s compatible? Interface type?…
Google-branded hybrid device is reportedly being developed by Quanta Computer Google is getting ready to give Wintel-powered 2-in-1 devices a run for their money with a Chromebook-tablet hybrid of its own and the device is expected to be ready by the end of this quarter, notorious rumor monger Digitimes said Friday in a report citing…
Companies working on a fix can now apply for a 14-day grace period after 90-day disclosure deadline The whole fracas over Google Project Zero team’s disclosure of three Windows zero-day bugs before Microsoft could fix them may now be old news, but it seems to have done enough to get the former to revisit its…
Price includes freebies worth $95 The HP Stream 7, which was part of our massive holiday deals roundup last year, is now available at an irresistible price of $79 from the Microsoft Store. Not only is that 20 percent lower than the original asking price of $99, but the 7-incher’s current price tag also includes…
The Toughbook 54 sacrifices a bit of ruggedness on the altar of portability It’s not often that laptop manufacturers tout the lightness and thinness of a rugged or semi-rugged device. Panasonic’s announcement of the all-new Broadwell-powered Toughbook 54 on Friday was one such rare occasion. The latest in a long line of semi-rugged laptops going…
The couple that slays together, stays together With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we thought we would look at some of the best PC co-op games out there. And hey, if you’re single, there’s no better way to stem the fear of dying alone then by playing games with some friends! The list is…