BlackBerry's Priv offers a more secure Android experience
BlackBerry wants to offer buyers another secure Android option with its Priv smartphone. The company is publishing a series of blog posts on the subject, and the latest ones offer some interesting info on how it's working to accomplish its goal.
The Priv is Android-based, but BlackBerry claims to have "performed extensive surgery under the hood to augment [the operating system's] privacy and security capabilities." First off, the phone's hardware and boot process are secured by cryptographic keys , used to "verify every layer of the device from hardware to OS ...
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Report: Windows 10 Fall Update will arrive in November
Folks who have been test-driving Insider builds of Windows 10 have already seen a sneak preview of some upcoming features for Microsoft's OS. The rest of us may be getting a look at those new features soon if Paul Thurrott's report based on information from "trusted sources" is correct. Thurrott says the first major update for Windows 10, called the Fall Update, will be released in November.
If those sources are correct, the Fall Update will carry version number 1511—the year and month of its planned release. Future updates will likely follow that pattern. ...
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Apple delivers updated versions of iOS, OS X, and watchOS
Own a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or even an Apple Watch? It's time to check Software Update for some fresh point releases for Apple's various operating systems. Even though the user-facing changes in these updates appear to be minor, Apple also patched a number of security vulnerabilities behind the scenes, so it's worth updating no matter what.
iOS 9.1 most notably improves Live Photos so that the phone won't record moments where you're raising or lowering the phone, a common complaint in iPhone 6S reviews. Prolific emoji senders will find 150 new characters to choose from, too. Apple says ...
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Encrypted portable hard drives may not be as secure as you think
A group of security researchers figured it'd be fun to see how well self-encrypting external hard drives protect data, and their findings may surprise owners of these devices. Gunnar Alendal, Christian Kison and "modg" took a few stabs at breaking into portable drives from Western Digital's My Passport and My Book series. Shockingly, the researchers were able to gain full access to user data in many ways. The team tested models manufactured as recently as 2013, and they say the drives tested remain unpatched.
Most of the tested drives use a USB-to-SATA bridge chip from a third-party manufacturer (JMicron, Initio, and Symwave, to name three) that can also handle ...
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Western Digital buys SanDisk for $19 billion
Looks like the rumor mill was right. Western Digital is buying SanDisk for $19 billion, or $86.50 per share, according to a joint announcement by the companies this morning. WD says that the takeover will give it "deep expertise in non-volatile memory" and allow it to play in "higher-growth segments"—code for SSDs, we're guessing.
SanDisk's joint venture with Toshiba will be carried on as part of the deal. WD says continuing the partnership gives it access to a ...
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Gigabyte beats the heat with its Waterforce GeForce GTX 980
Gigabyte's triple-play of liquid-cooled GeForce GTX 980s wowed us with its external reservoir and the sheer amount of power on display. Now, less ambitious builders can get in on the fun using a single GeForce GTX 980: the GV-N980WAOC-4GD (or Waterforce, for short).
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