tomeqs/Shutterstock Buying consumer tech has always been a challenge, but what happens when you can’t even trust a product’s official HDMI specs? This is a conundrum that came to light when TFT Central — a computer monitor-focused publication — reached out to the HDMI Forum regarding the Xiaomi Fast LCD Monitor 24.5-inch 240Hz version. The…
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The UK’s national security strategy falls short in sufficiently accounting for the digital world’s impact on our daily lives, according to the UK’s independent terrorism reviewer, Jonathan Hall KC. In a speech delivered on 2 December at the National Liberal Club, Hall said that paying mere lip service to the online realm without considering its…
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Almost a billion early stage cyber attacks and user attempts to access dangerous websites have been blocked by the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) Share and Defend service, a joint project developed with partner BT that is designed to protect Britons from fraud and cyber crime. Quietly launched earlier this year, Share and Defend collates…
Cheng Xin/Getty Images Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) image generator is causing concern due to the hyper-realistic nature of the content it is able to output. Referred to as Nano Banana, or Nano Banana Pro for the paid version, it offers a new era in image realism. With it, you can create photos of yourself at…
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Dmytro Varavin/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. USB ports are in almost every electronic device, from PC desktops and laptops to phones and tablets. Yet, it’s unclear what the difference is between each port by just looking at them. It’s hard to blame anyone for not knowing what sets USB 2.0…
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The UK government will forge ahead with changes to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) of 1990, introducing long-called-for changes to the 35-year-old law that will finally offer statutory protection from prosecution for cyber security professionals and threat researchers. Speaking on 3 December at the Financial Times Cyber Resilience Summit 2025, security minister Dan Jarvis said:…
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Seremin/Getty Images The iconic Apple AirPods lineup has been an in-ear audio staple for several years. The positively reviewed AirPods Pro 3 are Apple’s newest noise-cancelling earbuds, and they do a fantastic job at keeping your workday distraction-free. But beyond the list of audio presets you’ll have to choose from in iOS, is there any other way…
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Peopleimages/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Chronic back pain is the eternal nemesis of desk workers everywhere, whether you work in an office or remotely at home. Given how common desk work is, back pain is a problem that has been tackled from endlessly different angles, with helpful improvements…
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If 2024 was the year AI crashed into cyber security, 2025 was the year interdependence became impossible to ignore. Looking back over the past 12 months, the most important lesson I’ve learned is an uncomfortable one for security people: you are not really “in control” of your risk, you are sharing it. You are sharing…
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Mijansk786/Shutterstock Google Home users noticed recently that a useful feature had suddenly vanished from the interface of the Google Home app. First introduced in 2019, Google’s “Call Home” feature added support to directly call Google Home devices like the Nest Hub Max, allowing users to reach out to their home devices easily right from the…
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