Only strong tests will be available, so “developers can be assured of a consistent level of security across all devices their application runs on”, says Google. A support library will also be provided for devices running earlier versions of Android O. Given the very slow takeup of any new version of Android this sis almostRead more about Android P gets stronger biometrics via BiometricPrompt API[…]

Cloudflare has launched a new DNS service, 1.1.1.1, which it claims is the internet’s fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service. This couldn’t have come any sooner – with news of Facebook misusing user data and the repeal of net neutrality, Cloudflare argues that 1.1.1.1 provides a faster and safer connection to the internet. But how goodRead more about VPN vs Cloudflare DNS: Which is best for privacy?[…]

It seems that on 21 June 1948 – the Small Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM), which was nicknamed the Manchester Baby – executed its first code. The system was designed and built at the University of Manchester by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill. Apparently it used a 32-bit word length and had aRead more about Happy seventieth birthday Manchester Baby digital computer![…]

After an uninspiring draw against Switzerland, will we see Samba Boys kick-start their  Russia 2018 World Cup against Costa Rica. There’s sure to be a lot of talent on the field for Brazil vs Costa Rica and we know that people will be live streaming Brazil vs Costa Rica in their droves – so thisRead more about Brazil vs Costa Rica live stream: how to watch today's World Cup football online[…]

Nine of the top twelve smartphone supplies are headquartered in China, reports IC Insights. Samsung, LG and Apple are the odd ones out. Samsung and Apple dominated the smartphone market from 2015 through 2017.  In total, these two companies shipped 526 million smartphones and held a combined 35% share of the total smartphone market inRead more about 9 of top 12 smartphone suppliers are Chinese[…]

When Telstra announced its new simplified business strategy, dubbed “Telstra2022”, it was revealed that this would result in the cutting of over 8,000 employees and contractors as well as a drastic reduction in the number of plans the telco offers. “We will simplify our products by retiring more than 1,800 plans and introducing 20 coreRead more about Telstra will replace thousands of phone and internet plans with just 20[…]

On-board are: 3-axis accelerometer Combination 3-axis accelerometer + 3-axis magnetometer Combination 3-axis accelerometer + 3-axis gyroscope 3-axis magnetometer Barometer And the following can be added: Optical heart rate sensor Ambient light sensor RGB colour sensor Magnetic hall effect sensor The node is the result of collaboration between Rohm and Kionix, and its sensor mix “makesRead more about Multi-sensor Bluetooth 5 node for IoT app development[…]

Amazon Prime Day 2018 is getting ever closer dear reader and we can’t wait to share the best deals with you. We’ve just enjoyed a solid Memorial Day sales and bank holiday sales period in late May in the US and UK respectively, but our deal-hungry minds are fully focused on July for the hottestRead more about Amazon Prime Day 2018: everything you need to know to get those epic deals[…]

This is a thing, I propose, which would take a pulse-width-modulated waveform at any frequency, and produce a signal with exactly the same mark/space ratio, but at a nominated frequency (see ‘Why might this be useful?’ below). It would be a bit like a phase-locked loop (PLL), which is a very useful thing for frequencyRead more about Inventing something no one needs – the PWM detector (en-route to the mark-space ratio locked-loop)[…]

The existence of a nasty bug that affected the Firefox and Edge browsers has been revealed, and although the flaw has now been patched in both cases, Mozilla’s response to the issue was a far more efficient affair than Microsoft’s. Jake Archibald, a developer advocate for Google’s Chrome browser – which wasn’t impacted by theRead more about Firefox beats Edge with swift response to massive browser security hole[…]