VESA has announced that USB 4 will fully support the massive bandwidth available for the DisplayPort 2.0 standard, including support for 8K 60Hz HDR or even 16K 60Hz monitors. Engadget reports: Since USB 4 works at 40Gbps and DisplayPort 2.0 supports 80Gbps speeds, how will this work? USB 4 can actually send and receive at 40Gbps at the same time, so…
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Canon’s New Software Will Turn Select EOS, PowerShot Cameras Into Webcams for Windows 10 PCs
An anonymous reader shares a report: As more and more people desire higher-quality video communication over internet while working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for webcams has increased dramatically, triggering incredibly high prices, sometimes three to four times over MSRP. And that’s if you can find one at all. To help bridge a growing gap, Canon has…
Devs Might Be Able To Write Software On iPad, iPhone With Xcode For iOS
macOS and iOS software developers will soon be able to code on an iPad or even iPhone, if an unconfirmed report is correct. iPadOS 14 and the iPhone equivalent will reportedly include support for Xcode, Apple’s software development environment. Cult of Mac reports: This report comes from Jon Prosser, founder of YouTube channel Front Page Tech, who recently correctly predicted the…
Attackers Can Bypass Fingerprint Authentication With an 80 Percent Success Rate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A study published on Wednesday by Cisco’s Talos security group makes clear that the alternative isn’t suitable for everyone — namely those who may be targeted by nation-sponsored hackers or other skilled, well-financed, and determined attack groups. The researchers spent about $2,000 over several months testing fingerprint authentication offered by Apple, Microsoft,…
Rare BadUSB Attack Detected in the Wild Against US Hospitality Provider
A US hospitality provider has recently been the target of an incredibly rare BadUSB attack, ZDNet has learned from cyber-security firm Trustwave. From a report: The attack happened after the company received an envelope containing a fake BestBuy gift card, along with a USB thumb drive.The receiving company was told to plug the USB thumb drive into a computer to access…
The Nokia 8.3 Is the First Truly Global 5G Phone
HMD Global today unveiled its latest Nokia-branded mobile phones. “The Nokia 8.3 5G is the world’s first global 5G phone, which means it supports bands in every country in which 5G is currently deployed,” reports Android Police. “At the same time, the Nokia 5.3, 1.3, and a new roaming data plan from HMD also made their debut.” From the report: Powered…
Purism Librem Mini is a Tiny Linux Desktop
Today, we get another diminutive desktop option, but this one is designed for Linux and privacy. From a report: Yes, Purism is finally launching a tiny desktop, and it will come pre-installed with the Debian-based PureOS. Called “Librem Mini,” the cute bugger has 4 USB-A ports on the front, along with a 3.5mm audio jack, and the power button. On the…
Meet the Man Being Sued By the FTC Over His Kickstarter Campaign for a High-Tech Backpack
The Verge takes a 5,000-word look at a Kickstarter campaign “that raised more than half a million dollars, only to never ship and leave behind thousands of angry backers.” “The difference in this story, however, is that for only the second time, the Federal Trade Commission is coming for the creator.”
The agency claims Doug Monahan took his backpack funds and spent…
iPad Launch Blindsided Windows Team, Reveals Former Microsoft Executive
The launch of the iPad ten years ago was a big surprise to everyone in the industry — including to Microsoft executives. Steven Sinofsky, the former President of the Windows Division at Microsoft, shares Microsoft’s perspective as well as those of the other industry figures and press on the iPad: The announcement 10 years ago today of the “magical” iPad was…
Lenovo Issues Firmware Update for ThinkPad Laptops Made Between 2017 and 2019 To Fix Various USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 Connection Issues
couchslug writes: Potential hardware damage alert. As reported by Notebookcheck and later posted to a Lenovo support page, the USB-C firmware issue affects more than a dozen ThinkPad models including the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen to 7th Gen), X1 Yoga (2nd Gen to 4th Gen), and P-series ThinkPads. It turns out that a firmware update issued in August 2019 corrupted…