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WikiLeaks releases 8,700+ CIA-related documents, show agency efforts towards hacking Android systems, iPhones, operating systems and smart TVs

This is pretty much one for the ages. WikiLeaks has released more than 8,700 documents that have apparently originated from the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, with some of the leaks saying the agency had 24 “weaponized” and previously undisclosed exploits for the Android operating system as of 2016. Some of the Android-specific exploits were […]

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Yahoo sale price discounted by $250 million in wake of hacks

You pay less if the item you’re buying has a couple of dings on it. Verizon is apparently close to purchasing Yahoo’s Internet properties for roughly $4.8 billion, a price that includes a $250 million discount after the revelation of security breaches at the web company. Sources close to the store cited the discounted price […]

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Rumor: Apple to release 5-inch iPhone 8 model, may sell wireless charging technology separately

It’s a rumor, but there may be some truth to it. Japanese web blog Macotakara has a new rumor in that Apple will introduce a 5-inch iPhone model this year. The site also state that “reliable sources in Taiwan” have stated that only the all-glass model of the iPhone will support wireless charging this year, […]

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New experiments harness satellite communications for wireless networks, show fiber-class speeds in results

Wireless speeds could advance to new levels, complete with a terahertz transmitter that can send data at 100 gigabits a second over a single channel in the 300GHz band. A group of Japanese researchers have begun experiments that show that satellite links like the ones planned by Elon Musk’s Space X could deliver fiber speeds. […]

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LG to offer fixes for UltraFine 5K monitors, will work to remove wireless router proximity issue

Following the revelation that LG’s 5K UltraFine monitor, which rolled out in late 2016, experiences proximity problems when placed within 6.5 meters of a Wi-Fi router, the company has stated that it will be adding extra shielding to units manufactured in the future. The extra shielding will be present in units manufactured after February 2017. […]