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Intel still fighting to address Meltdown, Spectre issues, rethinking how processors are produced

The struggle against Meltdown and Spectre continues over at Intel. As such, Wired has a piece covering an elite team at Intel working to address the security vulnerabilities that affected millions of devices through Intel’s processor architecture. Per the article:

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AirPower charging mat project thought to be alive and in progress

Even if Apple didn’t deliver its long-awaited AirPower wireless charging mat in 2018, there might still be hope. Apple first previewed the multi-device wireless charging accessory at Steve Jobs Theater in September 2017, shortly after introducing the iPhone X, and indicated that it would be released at some point last year in a press release: […]

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USB Implementers Forum seeks to add cryptography standard to help authenticate, secure USB-C devices

In as much as USB-C might drive you nuts in terms of having to hunt down assorted USB adapters, you’re going to like this. An upgrade to the USB-C standard allows cryptography to be used to authenticate connected devices. It will ensure that devices are properly certified, but can also be used to enhance security […]

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Ohio-based iPhone XS Max owner cites catastrophic battery failure, explosion

There are times when a battery catastrophically fails within a product. This apparently occurred for Josh Hillard, an Ohio-based iPhone XS Max owner, whose handset reportedly caught fire and exploded on December 12th. Hillard, who reported that around 3 PM of that day, he noticed a smell and felt a “large amount of heat” and […]

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Leaked image of possible fifth-gen iPad mini case surfaces, raises speculation as to possible feature set

A leaked image has the rumor mill speculating about the prospect of a next-gen iPad Mini. An alleged case shot for what could be an iPad mini 5 has gone into the wild, the image suggesting that the iPad mini 5 might have a camera arrangement similar to the iPad Pro with a rear flash, […]