Oh dear, oh dear, today has been very exciting for Fortnite fans. Apple has banned the game from the App Store, and developer Epic Games has now retaliated with a lawsuit. Even that’s not doing the acidity of this feud between the two justice. And now Google has also banned Fortnite from the Google Play Store. What the heck…
A never before seen malware has been used for espionage purposes via Linux systems, warn the NSA and FBI in a joint advisory.
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Following an adjustment by Epic Games of the mobile version of its hit game Fortnite to circumvent in-app purchases on both the App Store and Google Play Store, and Apple’s removal of the game from its marketplace, Fortnite has now also been removed from Google’s platform. That doesn’t mean the game is entirely unavailable on…
After a quick kerfuffle that escalated rather quickly, Epic Games is now filing an injunction against Apple for anti-competitive and monopolistic practices with respect to distribution of software on its iPhones and iPads. Epic Games has filed legal papers in response to Apple, read more here: https://t.co/c4sgvxQUvb — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 13, 2020 The situation…
Texas-based Apptricity has launched a long-range Bluetooth beacon capable of connecting sensors at distances of up to 20 miles outdoors, and up to 20 storeys indoors. It is presented as a low-cost alternative to LTE and satellite for long-range IoT connectivity, and a simpler and cheaper option for indoor Bluetooth-based mesh-networking. Its author claims the…
A revamped version of England‘s troubled contact-tracing app is beginning trials today, but the new system has got problems of its own. The app uses Bluetooth to detect if people have recently been close to someone who’s tested positive for COVID-19. The government says the system’s “designed with user privacy in mind so it tracks…
A team of academic researchers—who previously made the headlines earlier this year for uncovering severe security issues in the 4G LTE and 5G networks—today presented a new attack called ‘ReVoLTE,’ that could let remote attackers break the encryption used by VoLTE voice calls and spy on targeted phone calls. The attack doesn’t exploit any flaw in…
Out-of-the-box, the ASUS ProArt PA278QV has good color accuracy. The monitor has an sRGB mode that’s factory-calibrated and comes with a calibration report in the box. It’s advertised to have an accuracy that’s below 2dE; however, some of our measurements exceed that. This is likely due to different methods of measuring color accuracy. Most of…
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Shiv has over 8 years experience working on Internet of Things and an avid user of Drones
Everyone was hoping that after the Pixel 4 disappointment, Google will have taken things seriously with the Pixel lineup but after learning that the Pixel 5 would sport a Snapdragon 765G chipset, we aren’t sure about that anymore. Moreover, the latest rumor has it that the company plans to release an XL version of the…
