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CHEAP: Snort and suckle on this Sony Bluetooth speaker’s sounds now it’s HALF PRICE OMFG

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by on July 30, 2019 at 11:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Do you think there should be a limit to how many Bluetooth speakers one should own? I don’t think so. That’s why you should buy Sony’s compact SRS-XB10 portable speaker, selling at just $29.99, down from its original price tag of $59.99. The cylindrical device is just 3.6-inch high and 3-inch in diameter, so you can easily sneak it into your bag and lug it around. And it’s pretty lightweight at 260 gms allowing you to hang it on your bike’s handle, and listen to…

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Google researchers disclose ‘interactionless’ iOS exploits valued at $5M

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by on July 30, 2019 at 10:19 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


A duo of Google bug-hunting researchers have disclosed several “interactionless” vulnerabilities in iOS that made it possible for hackers to hijack your iPhone via iMessage – without even engaging with the malicious texts. The researchers, Natalie Silvanovich and Samuel Groß, who work with Google’s security task force Project Zero have so far released details for only five out of the six bugs found, ZDNet reports. Four out of these bugs can lead to the execution of malicious code on remote iOS devices, without any significant user interaction. All it takes to perform the attacks successfully is delivering an infectious message and enticing the…

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Hemingway review: UE Wonderboom 2

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by on July 30, 2019 at 10:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


There’s an urban legend that finds Ernest Hemingway in a restaurant with his friends. He bet everyone around the table that he could write a story in only six words — they accepted. So, he leaned down, wrote “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” on a napkin, passed it around, and collected his winnings. This got us thinking: if Hemingway could write an entire story in six words, we should be able to review a product in the same number. So, enter the Hemingway review. This time round we’re looking at the UE Wonderboom 2, a portable Bluetooth speaker. Here’s a picture…

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Dinosaurs are dead, but there’s still life inside their bones

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by on July 30, 2019 at 9:34 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Space, syndication, world


One of the tricks you learn hunting dinosaurs in Canada is to look for orange. Dinosaur bones are dull browns, tans, and greys. But in the middle of the drab sandstones of the badlands – a dry landscape where wind and water have worn away much of the rock – you’ll sometimes catch a flash of fluorescent orange. Walk over and you may well find a dinosaur bone weathering out. The orange is lichen, growing on the bone. The bone gives the lichen a stable foothold in the eroding landscape, it’s porous, storing moisture during droughts, and full of minerals…

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Opportunistic hackers delete files from Iomega network drives, demand Bitcoin ransom

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by on July 30, 2019 at 9:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Nefarious hackers are wiping files on publicly accessible storage devices and leaving just a Bitcoin ransom note behind. According to users on the BleepingComputer forums, files on their Lenovo Iomega NAS (network attached storage) devices are allegedly being deleted or hidden. The attackers are demanding Bitcoin in exchange for the safe return of victims’ files. After the attack, victims are finding their NAS drives empty, except for a text file with the name “YOUR FILES ARE SAFE!!!” One of the ransom notes outlines the attackers’ demand of 0.03 Bitcoin ($280). In this instance, attackers give the victim a deadline of…

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