Smartphone secrets: Does personal privacy outweigh national security? (CBSNews.com: Sci-Tech)

Google and Apple are making smartphone data off limits to law enforcement, even with a court order. Former CIA deputy director and CBS News senior security contributor Mike Morell... Read more »

Retailer FatFace pays $2m ransom to Conti cyber criminals

Fashion retailer FatFace has paid a $2m ransom to the Conti ransomware gang following a successful cyber attack on its systems that took place in January 2021, Computer Weekly... Read more »

New electric car revealed, classic design meets modern tech (CBSNews.com: Sci-Tech)

America’s newest car company, the Renovo Coupe, has been hidden away behind the doors of a Silicon Valley garage, but it’s out in the open now and about to... Read more »

Mysterious case of Arizona state senators skipping a vote on tackling Apple and Googles app commiss (webmaster@theregister.co.uk (Katyanna Quach)/The Register)

Law bill to give developers a choice to opt out vanishes this week A law bill proposed in Arizona that would allow app developers to avoid Apple and Google’s... Read more »

Fairphone 2 gets Android 9, explains Qualcomm bottleneck (Ewdison Then/SlashGear)

Although it was partly born of that modular phone dream, Fairphone pursued a path towards more practical sustainability, especially when it comes to Android updates. That mission was sorely... Read more »

Remote working burn-out a factor in security risk

The stress of remote working for 12 months during a global health crisis unseen in a century is causing more people to slip and make basic cyber security errors,... Read more »

Microsoft Edge for Linux Getting Sign-In and Sync Support (Matt Milano/Top News – WebProNews)

WebProNews Microsoft Edge for Linux Getting Sign-In and Sync Support Microsoft is adding sign-in and sync support to the Linux version of its Edge web browser. Microsoft Edge for... Read more »

Sony’s next batch of free PS4 and PS5 games is now available ((Taylor Lyles)/The Verge)

Sony’s “Play at Home” initiative continues with a huge stack of excellent games, including Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Subnautica, that are free to own for a limited time.... Read more »

Best cheap Microsoft Surface Pro deals for March 2021 (Lucas Coll/Digital Trends)

Microsoft Surface devices run the gamut when it comes to features and pricing, and with the lineup expanded with two new models for 2019, it’s not as easy as... Read more »

10 movies and shows to watch before they leave Netflix in April (Jacob Siegal/Boy Genius Report)

2021 has not exactly been a banner year for Netflix so far. Of course, the pandemic undoubtedly has something to do with that, and there’s no telling how much... Read more »
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