Hackers could use hidden mal-audio to attack Google Now
There's a fabulous story about a slew of Amazon Echo devices that took it upon themselves to order expensive doll ...
Tag: Consumer Electronics
ARM buys Mistbase and NextG-Com to extend its reach in IoT
Chip designer ARM has a new strategy for the internet of things: to offer complete solutions "from application software to ...
This tiny chip could revolutionize smartphone and IOT security
Engineers at South Korea's SK Telecom have developed a tiny chip that could help secure communications on a myriad of ...
Digital fingerprints: The truth is out there
People lie all the time. At least I think so. It’s hard to know for sure. It can be really ...
Consumers are wary of smart homes that know too much
Nearly two-thirds of consumers are worried about home IoT devices listening in on their conversations, according to a Gartner survey ...
Wearables in the starting lineup for NBA and MLB?
DeAndre Jordan, the Los Angeles Clippers’ enormous and uber-athletic center, is best known for his monster dunks, State Farm commercials, ...
Consumer Reports decision to rate cybersecurity is a huge deal
Conventional wisdom has it that most consumers simply don’t pay much attention to computer security and privacy issues. Perhaps worse, ...
Welcome to a world of sensors
Increasingly, we live in a sensor-laden world. Almost every electronic device in our lives has some kind of sensor in ...
Researchers build a microprocessor from flexible materials
Researchers have built a primitive microprocessor out of a two-dimensional material similar to graphene, the flexible conductive wonder material that ...
Folks are fantasizing about Amazon’s Alexa
Humans are developing extreme emotional connections with their virtual assistants—so much so that about a quarter of regular users say ...
