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Smart Toothbrushes Used in Swiss DDoS Attack
UPDATE Tom’s Hardware has confirmed that the Smart Toothbrush attack was actually just a hypothetical situation. Fortinet the security firm behind this hypothetical attack acquired the following statement from the firm: “To clarify, the topic of toothbrushes being used for DDoS attacks was presented during an interview as an illustration…
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Watchdog Criticises Smart Appliance Makers – Says Support Doesn’t Last Long Enough!
I can honestly say that I don’t have a single ‘smart appliance‘ within my home. Predominantly because it’s quite old (I’m very happy there though). With more modern housing developments, however, smart home technology is certainly becoming more prevalent and particularly so when it comes to products within a kitchen.…
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USB-C Charging Standard Officially Mandated into EU Law!
Representing an initiative which would hopefully look to reduce e-waste, earlier this year the European Union (EU) proposed a new law that would require any technological product sold in the region to require a USB-C charging port (or some form of compliance) right out of the box. – The overall…
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Amazon Unveil its All-New Fire HD 8 Tablets
Amazon has officially announced its next generation of Fire HD 8 tablets with the launch four new models: Fire HD 8, Fire HD 8 Plus, Fire HD 8 Kids Pro, and Fire HD 8 Kids. The all-new Fire HD 8, powered by a 30% faster processor and all-day battery life,…
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Apple Officially Launches its Self Service Repair Store!
For many years now, Apple has been the subject of a lot of criticism (both from customers and consumer groups) over the, basically, total lack of options when it comes to fixing a product of theirs that is either faulty or broken. – Putting things like screen replacements to one…
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Energy Provider Advises Consumers to Save Money By Switching Off “Vampire” Tech
I think many consumers are aware that even when a technology product is turned off, it is still entirely capable of consuming energy/power. Well, presuming that it hasn’t been physically switched off or had its power cable pulled out of the wall socket. – Out of general convenience, however, and…
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EU Votes to Make USB-C the New Connection Standard (Bad News For Apple?)
By and large these days, USB-C has, pretty much, become the new unofficial standard of charging cables for the vast majority of smart devices and general technology products. It should be noted though that while this type of connection is widely used, it’s certainly not yet mandated that this is…
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Samsung Launch its New Galaxy Tab S8 Series Tablets
Samsung has announced its new Galaxy Tab S8 series, the Galaxy Tab S8 and S8+, and the first-ever Tab S8 Ultra tablet in the lineup with the biggest, boldest display and most powerful performance Galaxy Tab S has ever offered. Sophisticated hardware, premium productivity features, and the seamless ecosystem Galaxy…
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BlackBerry Phones Set to Officially Die on January 4th!
Once upon a time, in a phone store far far away, BlackBerry represented one of the most prestigious smartphone brands around. While the landscape has certainly changed massively over the last 20 years, it is easy to forget that, for a while, BlackBerry and Nokia were market-leading companies not just…
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UK To Finally Ban All Handheld Devices While Driving!
I would hope that the vast majority of you would acknowledge that when you’re driving a car, the only thing that should ever be in your hands is the steering wheel. Ok, and maybe occasionally the gear stick. The bottom line though is that it’s been well established that attempting…
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Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen)
Amazon’s most popular smart speaker: now with a fabric design and improved speaker for richer and louder sound. Voice control your music: stream songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, TuneIn and others. You can also listen to audiobooks from Audible. Bigger, better sound: pair with a second Echo Dot…
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Apple’s Steve Wozniak Backs Stronger ‘Right to Repair’ Laws
In the early part of this year, we saw new ‘right to repair‘ laws introduced in both Europe and the UK that had been expanded to cover a whole host of previously unsupported technology products. Without a doubt, however, one of the key omissions from these new regulations was regarding…
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Our Tech Picks of the Amazon Prime Sale!
How’s your bank balance currently looking? Because if it’s a little bit on the grim side, then you might want to look away now as Amazon has officially announced the launch of its latest ‘Prime Day’ sale. And with literally thousands of products seeing some huge discounts, if you’re in…
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LG Officially Withdraws From Smartphone Market
As a consumer, you certainly have plenty of manufacturers and models to choose from when it comes to smartphone devices. If anything, there is potentially more than the market really requires, and, for the vast majority of them, grabbing a slice of the Apple-dominated pie certainly hasn’t been an easy…
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UK Confirms ‘Right to Repair’ Law But it Doesn’t Cover Everything!
For many years now, there has been a growing push both from European countries and consumers for greater rights to be given to owners of electrical goods. Specifically for their appliances to be more easily repairable and, by proxy, less prone for disposal. Well, following a report via the BBC,…
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