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CES - SanDisk Introduces Extreme Pro Portable SSD
LAS VEGAS – SanDisk announced an upgrade to their portable SSD line with the Extreme Pro Portable SSD with transfer speeds up to 1 GB/sec.
CES - Intel Detailed New AI Chip and Facebook Partnership
Intel revealed at CES that it is working on a new class of AI chip with a number of partners, including Facebook.
New Version of HomePass Introduced Apple Watch Support and PDF Backups
HomePass kicked off 2019 with a significant upgrade that brought in fully scannable text and QR codes, Apple Watch support and PDF backups.
Protonmail Launches GDPR Site to Help Businesses
Protonmail is launching a GDPR site to help businesses achieve GDPR compliance. It’s at GDPR.eu and features practical, easy-to-understand information.
CES - Airthings Complements Air Quality Lineup with Wave Mini
LAS VEGAS – At this weeks CES Unveiled 2019, Airthings demonstrated a new low-cost product to complement their Wave air quality sensor product line, the Wave Mini.
VIZIO, Sony and LG Announced AirPlay 2 Support at CES 2019
VIZIO, Sony, and LG joined Samsung in announcing that they will integrate AirPlay 2 into their televisions at CES 2019.
CES - Maximus Offering Increased Security with Dual Camera Video Doorbell
LAS VEGAS – Maximus is showing answer, the first dual camera video doorbell that sees what other devices miss.
CES - SECUREDATA Shows Highly Secure (FIPS 140-2 Level 3) External Drives
LAS VEGAS – SECUREDATA is showing SecureDrive KP, one of their FIPS 140-2 Level 3 drives for when you really need to protect your data.
CES - LumiCharge Shows Second Generation Smart Lamp
LAS VEGAS – LumiCharge is showing the second generation of their smart lamp, which does more than just illuminate.
NSA to Release Free Reverse Engineering Tool GHIDRA
The U.S. National Security Agency is releasing a free and open source reverse engineering tool callee GHIDRA at the upcoming RSA security conference.
Apple Unveils New HomeKit Products From CES Partners
More HomeKit products mean a more integrated home, with products that aren’t competing against each other.
Developer Betas of iOS 12.1.3, watchOS 5.1.3, tvOS 12.1.2 Available
Developer betas of iOS 12.1.3, watchOS 5.1.3, and tvOS 12.1.2 are now available. These are version 3 of the betas. The release notes mention bug fixes, and nothing major is known yet.
Sprint will Launch a 5G Samsung Phone in Summer 2019
Sprint announced plans to launch a 5G connected smartphone with Samsung in Summer 2019 – the 3rd 5G device it has announced.
Package Tracker 'Parcels' Adds Your Device to a Botnet
Popular package tracking app Parcels adds your device to a botnet, possibly by trying to avoid rate limiting when it comes to API usage.
Project Erasmus Update: A Quantum Leap in UI
After Andrew wrote about Project Erasmus, an insanely cool UI project by Bob Burrough, he was kind enough to send us a new video where he shares another demo.
Samsung and Apple Announced AirPlay Support and new iTunes App for Smart TVs
Samsung Smart TVs will support AirPlay 2, and be the first devices with a new iTunes Movies and TV Shows app, from this spring.
Apple Support Scam is a new Voice Phishing Trick
Brian Krebs reported today that a woman got an Apple Support scam via an automated phone call. And it looked like a legitimate call from Apple.
Ritchie Torres Wants to Reign in Facial Recognition Mining
Ritchie Torres, a New York City council member, wants to reign in facial recognition, specifically companies using them for data mining.
Marriott Admits 5 Million Unencrypted Passport Numbers in Stolen Data
Marriott International revealed that 5.25 million unencrypted passport numbers were stolen from its Starwood unit’s customer database.
Apple Back to School Offers Available in Australia, Brazil, South Korea and Brazil
Apple is offering Back to School promotions in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and South Korea, including free Beats headphones.
Face ID Hack Talk at Black Hat Asia Canceled
A security researcher canceled a talk at Black Hat Asia on how to hack Face ID after his employer branded the research “incomplete.”
This Scary EU Piracy List Could Break the Internet
The list of websites that should be banned for copyright infringement is kind of funny. And also scary because politicians don’t understand technology.
Charter Spectrum App Rolls Out to Apple TV
After missing the 2018 deadline the Charter Spectrum app is finally available on Apple TV with zero sign-on support.
