5G - not for thee

You'll like this: the next generation Snapdragon chip, which will be in everyone's flagship phone next year, requires a 2nd chip for 4+5G. Although the processor is 25% faster, the 2nd chip will suck power, resulting in less battery time. But 5G! Meanwhile, everyone needing 4G got less battery life. Considering the alleged availability of 5G, you should probably avoid new phones in 2020.


Microsoft Teams is now available for linux.
The end of the world is nigh.


Don't forget to patch Windows. The current one is important.

Hacker Zero

HackerOne breach lets outside hacker read customers' private bug reports.
With a cookie. Cookies are the panacea of life.


In the continuing march to more expensive doom and possibly crippling radiation, here's some more great 5g news.  News: it's not going to make pancakes, watch your kids, or even let you use it.

In addition, the EU council is in a bit of a tizzy about 5g.


Firefox 71 released with native MP3 decoding, because patents expired. Other interesting features...including kiosk mode and password manager. Unfortunately the password manager requires a Firefox account. Just a little bit silly.


Are you ready for Nessus Map? It parses .Nessus files and shows output in interactive UI.


A coupla linux network troubleshooting commands (basic)


I've mentioned the Ring doorbell cameras.
So has Amazon: to the police. They gave the police a 'heatmap' of all devices in an area. While the feature was removed, you can be sure that Amazon would never do it again, nor would police expect them to.


The FBI applied for and received a search warrant to Sony on a PlayStation 4's owner. Apparently national security required the FBI to know what games the alleged cocaine seller had and how far he got in them.


Windows - it's not an OS, it's a virus.
A bug in the login system put users at risk of account hijacks.


Apple's i11 sends location data to Apple, even with location off. Apple sees no problem with this.