Text size Packages from Amazon.com Inc. are stacked on the sidewalk in New York, USA, on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Jeenah Moon / Bloomberg With a big boost from accelerated e-commerce adoption amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Amazon. com released second-quarter financial results that dramatically exceeded Wall Street estimates and the …
Read More »Steve Jobs emails reveal why iOS users can’t buy Kindle books
Recently unearthed documents released by the US House Judiciary Committee as part of a big-tech investigation reveal why users can’t buy Kindle books on iOS. As part of its ongoing investigation into the dominance of tech companies, the antitrust subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee of the US House of Representatives …
Read More »Apple’s ‘iPhone 12’ rumored and new iPads to debut in October, iPhone 5G may be delayed
Prolific leaker Jon Prosser said in a short tweet Wednesday that Apple’s upcoming lineup of “iPhone 12” and a list of new iPads will debut in October, a timeline apparently backed by statements by Qualcomm chief financial officer Akash Palkhiwala. Prosser’s tweet, which says: “iPhone 12 […] New iPads […] …
Read More »Israel wants to use Xbox controllers in its tanks, which is horrible
An Elbit Systems employee operates systems from the Carmel project, a new combat vehicle, in Elkayim, northern Israel, on August 4, 2019.Photo: Jack Guez (fake pictures) Israel is currently testing a new prototype armored vehicle that uses a wide range of modern technology, especially an Xbox controller that allows soldiers …
Read More »Secure boot threat ‘BootHole’ is found in most Linux distributions, Windows 8 and 10
BootHole Secure Boot Threat Confirmed for Linux and Windows Devices getty A highly rated security vulnerability has been confirmed in the Secure Boot feature of most laptops, desktops, workstations, and servers. Here is what you need to know about BootHole. Eclypsium security researchers discovered a vulnerability that affects the bootloader …
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