Researcher exposes VirtualBox zero-day vulnerability

A Russian security researcher fed up with the current state of infosec has published details about a zero-day vulnerability affecting Oracle’s popular virtual machine software VirtualBox without first informing the company. Saint Petersburg-based researcher Sergey Zelenyuk discovered a chain of bugs that can allow malicious […]

Xiaomi is opening a retail store in London as it extends its Europe push

Xiaomi’s expansion into Europe continues at speed after the Chinese smartphone maker announced plans to open its first retail store in London. The company is best known for developing quality Android phones at affordable prices and already it has launched devices in Spain, Italy and […]

How 20,000 League of Legends fans convinced us esports is ready for prime time

As the sun sets over Incheon Munhak Stadium in South Korea, more than 20,000 eager fans pour into the concrete coliseum with handmade signs and merchandise spilling from their arms. The atmosphere is electric as people bustle to their seats and take selfies with brand-new […]

Calling all hackers! Join us for TechCrunch China’s Shenzhen Hackathon on Nov 17

Attention coders, designers and all other builders: the TechCrunch China Hackathon is returning to Shenzhen, the city known as the hardware capital of the world, this month and we want you to take part! So if your inner being is to code, design, build and hack cool […]