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Day: May 22, 2018
Comcast is leaking the names and passwords of customers’ wireless routers
Comcast has just been caught in a major security snafu: revealing the passwords of its customers’ Xfinity-provided wireless routers in plaintext on the web. Anyone with a subscriber’s account number and street address number will be served up the Wi-Fi name and password via the […]
Google and Microsoft find new strain of Spectre and Meltdown
Security researchers at Google and Microsoft have found a new variant of the Spectre security flaw that was first reported back in January this year. Rumors of the latest CPU bug were disclosed by a German computer science publication earlier this month, but the details […]
Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro rieletto per altri 6 anni tra affluenza crollata del 33% e denunce di brogli
Secondo i risultati ufficiali annunciati dal Consiglio nazionale elettorale (Cne), il presidente ha ottenuto il 67,7% dei voti (circa 5,8 milioni) contro il 21,2% (circa 1,8 milioni di voti) di Henri Falcon, ex governatore e chavista dissidente. di F … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Comcast is now selling mesh WiFi ‘pods’ to its internet customers
To use the new Pods, you’ll need to be running one of the newer Xfinity home “Gateway” routers, something that Comcast says the majority of its customers (15 million of the total 26 million internet subscribers) have in their homes. Assuming that’s the case, setup […]
After Meltdown and Spectre, Another Scary Chip Flaw Emerges
At the beginning of the year, everyone was talking about processor vulnerabilities called “Meltdown” and “Spectre” that potentially exposed data in everything from servers and desktops to tablets and smartphones. The flaws, which impacted the chips in many popular devices, allowed hackers to inconspicuously manipulate […]
Google Accidentally Reveals Expensive, Radical Pixel 3
Google Accidentally Reveals Expensive, Radical Pixel 3 … If this is the Pixel 3, then Google will be the first mass-market smartphone … Has it mastered the under-display technology multiple manufacturers (including Apple before it … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Comcast’s mesh Wi-Fi system, xFi Pods, launches nationwide
Comcast today is officially launching its own Wi-Fi extender devices called xFi Pods that help to address problems with weak Wi-Fi signals in parts of a customer’s home due to things like the use of building materials that disrupt signals, or even just the home’s […]
Epic Games will pump $100 million into Fortnite eSports competitions
Epic Games doesn’t want the party to stop. The gaming company announced today that it plans to funnel $100 million into Fortnite eSports competitions for the “2018-2019 season,” a move which will undoubtedly drive talent and enthusiasm to the battle royale title. The company announced […]
Amazon is in talks to resurrect ‘The Expanse’
Amazon has the on-demand streaming rights to The Expanse in North America. However, its arch-nemesis Netflix offers the show beyond North America and New Zealand. It would either have to find a way to take greater control of distribution, limit new seasons to just a […]