NTLite 1.2.0 build 4750

Dino Nuhagic heeft een nieuwe versie van NTLite uitgebracht, een programma waarmee gebruikers een custom-built installatie-cd voor Windows 7 of hoger kunnen maken. Dino is geen onbekende op dit gebied, want hij is ook de maker van nLite en vLite, di…

Apple iTunes 12.5.5

Apple heeft een update voor versie 12.5 van iTunes uitgebracht. Met dit programma is het onder andere mogelijk om muziek te beluisteren of films en tv-series te bekijken. Deze kunnen via de internetmuziekwinkel van Apple iTunes worden aangeschaft. H…

Cisco patcht ernstig lek in extensie dat het uitvoeren van code mogelijk maakt

Cisco heeft een patch uitgebracht voor zijn WebEx-extensie voor de Chrome-browser. Deze dicht een lek dat het uitvoeren van willekeurige code mogelijk maakte. De kwetsbaarheid werd ontdekt door een Google-onderzoeker van het Project Zero-beveiliging…

Wireshark 2.2.4

Versie 2.2.4 van de opensource-protocol-analyzer en -packetsniffer Wireshark is uitgekomen. Met dit programma kunnen verschillende datapakketten en netwerkprotocollen op het netwerk worden geanalyseerd. Ook kan het programma eerder opgeslagen datave…

How Lexmark's patent fight to crush an ink reseller will affect us all

Yes, Lexmark is still a thing If printer maker Lexmark International prevails against ink cartridge reseller Impression Products, tech giants and other American companies will gain the ability to control products through patent claims after they hav…

2014: El Reg booze lab proves Bluetooth breathalyzers are crap. 2017: US govt agrees

Bought a Breathometer? You can get your money back If you’re trusting a personal breathalyzer to protect you from a drunk driving conviction, think again, since the devices might not work as advertised.…

The world needs Carl Sagan now more than ever

'Nieuwe afbeelding toont definitieve versie van LG's G6-toestel'

Er is een nieuwe afbeelding online verschenen, die het definitieve ontwerp zou tonen van het aankomende G6-toestel van LG. Dit wordt op 26 februari onthuld. De smartphone zou bovendien op een Snapdragon 821-soc draaien in plaats van op de 835-varian…

HummingBad malware returns in new, more annoying variant

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a HUMMINGWHALE The HummingBad malware first discovered in February 2016 is making a return visit to the charts.…

Biz claims it's reverse-engineered encrypted drone commands

The internet of sh*t hits the rotor US company Department 13 claims it has been able to reverse-engineer several popular drones' commands, even when they are encrypted before transmission.…

Samsung Electronics is on fire! In a good way as profits leap

Memory and monitor surges trump phlaming phablet fiasco Samsung Electronics, the Chaebol's business that encompasses smartphones, monitors, memory and more, has reported a bumper fourth quarter despite its phlaming phablet fiasco.…

The PO-32 is a pocket drum machine that can transfer beats and loops over the air

Furby Rickroll demo: what fresh hell is this?

Toy-makers, please quit this rubbish, you're NO GOOD at security Here's your future botnet, world: connected kids toys that will Rickroll their owners while hosing big servers and guessing the nuclear codes.…

Kid hackers break XSS defences, find hack hole in 2 million websites

HTML Comment Box clocked Hackers Karim Rahal and Ibram Marzouk have found multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the HTML Comment Box that opened avenues to compromise visitors to some used by some 2 million websites.…

Microsoft fixes remote desktop app Mac hole

Full read/write access was there for the taking Microsoft has patched a code execution hole in its Mac remote desktop client that grants read and write to home directories if users do no more than click a link, says Italian security researcher Filip…

The Tinker Board is a more powerful Raspberry Pi rival from Asus

Crunch Report | Sprint Takes 33% Stake in Tidal

Sprint takes a 33% stake in Tidal, The SEC is investigating Yahoo, a study from Cambridge on vaccinating fake news, Apple fixes more MacBook Pro bugs and a big Snapchat redesign hits iOS. All this on Crunch Report. Read More

VXers gift their mates an Android bank-raiding app's source code

It needs admin privileges, but we know there's a pool of stupid out there waiting to be p0wned Source code for an Android banking app has been published online, spurring fears it could prompt a wave of malicious apps.…

Android Instant Apps are now available for limited testing

Solaris 11.next plan brings continuous delivery of OS upgrades

Oracle reckons killing big bang OS releases also kills application upgrade hassles Oracle has released a little more detail about the future of its Solaris operating system, after last week suddenly revealing a planned version 12 would be canned.…

Boffins explain why it takes your Wi-Fi so long to connect

And there you were thinking WiFI interoperability was done and dusted ... NOT! You'd think by now that Wi-Fi has been around so long, nobody could get it wrong, right?…