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Microsoft's Edge browser, known for its innovative features, is now shedding one of its most applauded functions, Web Select. Accessed either via the menu or the Control+Shift+X shortcut, Web Select provided an edge over simple screenshot tools.
Getac launched its next generation F110 fully rugged tablet featuring across the board improvements and innovations in processing speed, multi-tasking ability, high-level graphics and mapping capability, display brightness and daylight readability, mass storage operations, network connectivity, durability and ergonomics. "Professionals in vertical industries including manufacturing, automotive, public safety, utilities, transportation and logistics demand that upgraded models such as the next gen F110 deliver substantial improvements in speed, connectivity, graphics and other key performance elements right out of the box," Martin added.
Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed a chain of vulnerabilities affecting the BIOSConnect feature within Dell Client BIOS that could be abused by a privileged network adversary to gain arbitrary code execution at the BIOS/UEFI level of the affected device. In all, the flaws affect 128 Dell models spanning across consumer and business laptops, desktops, and tablets, totalling an estimated 30 million individual devices.
The Wacom digital drawing tablet appears to be silently exfiltrating user data, according to an investigation by software engineer Robert Heaton - and the company responded on Friday, downplaying the report. Though the data seen by Wacom is supposedly aggregated, Heaton said that it could use the "User Explorer" tool in Google Analytics to drill deeper, possibly to build a fairly rich profile that could be used for phishing or scam attacks.
FYI: Wacom's official tablet drivers leak to the manufacturer the names of every application opened, and when, on the computers they are connected to. If you want to disable this snooping, open your Wacom Desktop Center, find the slightly hidden More link, click on it, go to the privacy settings, and opt out of "Wacom's Experience Program." Note that you may have to opt out again after updating your driver installation: this data collection is enabled by default.
Prey, provider of the cross-platform, open source anti-theft software that protects more than eight million mobile devices, announced Scheduled Automations, a new capability available to...
Several serious privacy flaws in a kid's tablet were disclosed this year at Black Hat, which could allow a bad actor to track or send messages to children.
A vulnerability in FireOS, the Amazon Fire Tablet's operating system, has been patched.
Malicious Bluetooth signals, too, it looks like Google has emitted security fixes for Android that should be installed, should you get the chance, as they can be potentially exploited to hijack devices.…
Attackers can boobytrap what should be access to only parent-vetted sites and can take over the webcam, speakers and microphone.