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Apple Arcade strikes a great mix of popular and obscure games

Sep16
by on September 16, 2019 at 11:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Apple‘s finally releasing Arcade, its gaming subscription service, later this week. One of the things it’s hyped up in the run-up to the release has been the sheer variety of games on offer. It’s a cunning strategy: most of the gaming store wars thus far have pivoted on the number of familiar titles exclusive to the platform. While Arcade may not have a huge number of familiar names, it has enough to attract serious attention, and many of the original indies are getting an exceptional amount of attention from their Apple landlords. So before Arcade launches later this week, here’s a…

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The OnePlus 7T arrives on September 26

Sep16
by on September 16, 2019 at 10:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Google may be prepping to launch the Pixel 4 in October, but OnePlus is beating it to the punch. The maker of reasonably-priced phones today announced it will officially reveal the OnePlus 7T series on September 26. It appears that in North America, the launch will only be live-streamed rather than booking a publicly-accessible venue like we’ve seen in the past. You’ll be able to watch the launch at 10:30 AM ET on OnePlus’ YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook pages. OnePlus will also be holding offline events in New Delhi and London, beginning at 19:00 IST and 16:00 BST, respectively. The company…

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Google will reveal the Pixel 4 on October 15

Sep16
by on September 16, 2019 at 4:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Plugged


It’s that time of year. Smartphone companies are preparing their fall launches, and next on the list is Google. The company today sent out invites for its next Made by Google event, taking place in New York City on October 15. In other words, get ready for the Pixel 4. As a recap, we’re expecting several major changes for the Pixel 4 on both the hardware and software fronts. The most obvious change is that the phone will feature two rear cameras, with one of them capable of capturing ultra-wide-angle images. There’s no telephoto lens, but it’s likely the company has…

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Kraken bug apparently let users buy Bitcoin for $8,000 and instantly sell it for $12,000

Sep16
by on September 16, 2019 at 3:31 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken – one of the world’s oldest – has disclosed a bug that apparently allowed certain customers to purchase Bitcoin at $8,000 and sell it for $12,000. Taking to Twitter, the exchange said “a test of an unreleased advanced order type encountered a bug, which resulted in the order’s prices being matched against the wrong side of the book.” 2/3 While the candle gives the impression that liquidity was exhausted between $8-12k, the wicks on either side are hollow. A trade executed at the high and low but there were not trades throughout and there were no other orders…

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New Linux malware mines crypto after installing backdoor with secret master password

Sep16
by on September 16, 2019 at 2:42 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new strain of Linux malware that not only mines cryptocurrency illicitly, but provides the attackers with universal access to an infected system via a “secret master password.” TrendMicro’s latest blog also reveals that Skidmap attempts to mask its cryptocurrency mining by faking network traffic and CPU-related statistics. High CPU usage is considered the primary red flag of illicit cryptocurrency mining, which makes this functionality particularly dangerous. According to TrendMicro’s researchers, Skidmap demonstrates the “increasing complexity” of recent cryptocurrency-mining threats. Cryptocurrency mining malware is still a very real threat Initial infection occurs in a Linux process called crontab, a…

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