Judy is an automated clicking malware that has infected between 8 and 37 million users. Check Point, a security solutions provider, is unsure of the extent of malware infection. Nor is it entirely clear which countries have been infected. “Some of the apps (that were...
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“Essential” Smartphone Released, from Mind Behind Android
via Essential Andy Rubin, creator of Android, unveiled the PH-1, the first phone from his new company, Essential. Essential is a "New Type of Company" designed for living in the 21st century. Their new phone offers impressive specs: 128GB HD, 4GB RAM, and a QualComm...
A Bright Future for the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things varies from a personal plant assistant to innovations in the restaurant industry, and everything in between. Your phone links to your thermostat, your refrigerator, and your car. We are embarking on a wild ride into an increasingly...
Disabling automatic updates is a bad idea
"Updates always seem to want to install at annoying times!" | "It's my system. I can do with it as I want." | "I don't use automatic updates, and instead I apply patches manually." | "If it's not broke, don't fix it." | "Updates change too much stuff." | "Updates take...
WannaCry ransomware deadline passes, but few pay up
Despite the chaos caused by the recent ransomware attack, the criminals behind it have netted a relatively small amount of cash. As the WannaCry ransomware worm wreaked havoc across the globe last week, claiming hundreds of thousands of victims in 150 countries, it...
The number of digital assistants will likely match world population by 2021
The number of devices with digital assistants built-in will grow to over 7.5 billion in 2021, claims research and consulting firm Ovum in its Digital Assistant and Voice AI-Capable Device Forecast for 2016 to 2021, which, according to PopulationPyramid.net, will match...