Farewell TrackR - Geek News Central
WEBSep 22, 2021 — Farewell TrackR. Apple released its AirTags earlier this year, but companies like TrackR, Tile and Chipolo have been doing Bluetooth-based trackers for much longer. I supported TrackR on Indiegogo back in 2014 when it raised over US$1 million, and I bought a pack of ten Bravo tags. TrackR always seemed to …
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WEB2 days ago — The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has slapped Meta with a $101.5 million (€91 million) fine after wrapping up an investigation into a security breach in 2019, wherein the company mistakingly stored users’ passwords in plain text, Engadget reported. Meta’s original announcement only talked about how it found some user passwords stored in plain text on its servers in January of ...
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Experts Warn of New Spyware Threat Targeting Journalists
WEBApr 11, 2023 — Security experts have warned about the emergence of previously unknown spyware with hacking abilities comparable to NSO Group’s Pegasus that has already been used by clients to target journalists, political opposition figures, and an employee of an NGO, The Guardian reported. Researchers at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School said the spyware, which is made by an ...
Playdom Games Don't Require Facebook - Geek News Central
WEBNov 29, 2012 — Fortunately, Zynga’s competitor is accepting all gamers, (even those without Facebook accounts). You can go to Playdom.com and sign in with an email address. Two of the three games that you can play on Playdom’s website, Gardens of Time, and Blackwood and Bell Mysteries, are ones that I used to play on Facebook.
Kulr Technology Brings Carbon Fiber Cooling to CES
WEBFeb 8, 2018 — Kulr Technology specializes in carbon fiber heatsinks. The company is building on its 30 years of cooling-tech experience, where its products have been used on the International Space Station, the Mars Rover, the Mercury Messenger, and more. Kulr is also expanding its offerings to industries like AI computing, autonomous driving, and 5G ...
Twitter has Acquired Quill - Geek News Central
WEBDec 8, 2021 — Twitter has acquired Quill, a company that TechCrunch described as “a business-focused messaging service meant to compete against the likes of Slack and keep people, well, more focused”.. Quill put a blog post on their website titled: “Twitter + Quill”. We started Quill with the goal of increasing the quality of human communication.
Ouka Studios Archives - Geek News Central
WEBAug 30, 2024 — VideoGamesChronicle reported Ouka Studios, the developer behind Visions of Mana, is reportedly set to close as part of an overall scaling back of investment in Japanese studios NetEase and Tencent. Both Chinese companies have invested heavily in Japanese game development in recent years, acquiring numerous development studios and opening new ones.
WordPress.org Blocks WPEngine in battle of the Titans #1769
WEB3 days ago — September 26, 2024 Podcast Kirk. WordPress.org escalated its conflict with WPEngine by blocking its servers from accessing vital resources, including plugin updates. Following a dispute over WPEngine’s refusal to pay trademark fees, this move could put user sites at risk by preventing essential updates. WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg ...
Unprotecting Excel Spreadsheets Without The Password
WEBNov 10, 2013 — Any protected Excel spreadsheet can be unprotected in three steps. Here’s how. With the Excel spreadsheet open, Press Alt + F11 (or go to View Code in the Developer’s Tab) In the window that appears, paste in this code (courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) Sub PasswordBreaker() 'Breaks worksheet password protection.