lenovo yoga book intels 7th gen cpus and the dead or alive vr game
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the engadget podcast ep4:cherlynn and devindra hardawar debate the biggest stories of the week including: intels 7th generation cpus lenovos new tablet for chronic note-takers and dead or alives confusing vr mode that encourages you to poke and prod a scantily clad virtual woman relevant links:https:wwwengadgetcom20160831lenovo-yoga-book-previewhttps:wwwengadgetcom20160830intel-7th-generation-core-cpushttps:wwwengadgetcom20160829dead-or-alive-vr-is-basically-sexual-assault-the-gametwo engadget editors sit down and hash out some of the biggest stories of the week exploring the pros cons and unintended consequences of technology on the world around ussubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram: http:wwwinstagramcomengadget add us on snapchat: https:wwwsnapchatcomadden

elon musks mars expedition and yahoos hack
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the engadget podcast ep8managing editor dana wollman and senior editor devindra hardawar debate some of the biggest stories of the week including elon musks plans to colonize mars yahoos insane security fail and rokus latest streaming media playersrelevant links:https:wwwengadgetcom20160922yahoo-confirms-over-500-million-users-affected-in-2014-breachhttps:wwwengadgetcom20160926roku-2016-ultra-premiere-expresshttps:wwwengadgetcom20160927spacex-elon-musk-mars-mission-detailshttps:wwwengadgetcom20160927spacex-mars-its-ship-video-elon-musktwo engadget editors sit down and hash out some of the biggest stories of the week exploring the pros cons and unintended consequences of technology on the world around ussubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram: http:wwwinstagramcom

consumer reports amp the new york times the engadget podcast ep 31
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managing editor james trew senior editor aaron souppouris senior editor mat smith and host terrence obrien take on two titans of the media old guard first theyll discuss consumer reports decision to start factoring security and privacy into their product ratings then look at the new york times decision to start printing tweets from its reporters in the front section of the paper relevant links:https:wwwengadgetcom20170307consumer-reports-now-rates-product-privacy-and-securityhttps:wwwengadgetcom20170307new-york-times-reporters-tweets-will-appear-in-its-paper-editiosubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram: http:wwwinstagramcomengadget add us on snapchat: https:wwwsnapchatcomaddengadgethq read more: http:wwwengadgetcomengadget is the definitive guide to this connected li

microsoft responds to global ransomware attacks engadget today
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windows 039controlled folders039 will protect from digital attackshttps:wwwengadgetcom20170629windows-10-preview-controlled-foldersmicrosoft039s latest windows 10 preview build for insiders in the fast ring introduces what039s obviously meant as a response to all the ransomware attacks targeting the platform these days the build comes with a new feature called quotcontrolled foldersquot that can protect their files from malicious apps and other threats windows closely monitors any changes made to anything in a controlled folder so if any malware or blacklisted application tries to modify a file they039ll get a notification that something fishy039s going on to activate the feature insiders will have to toggle it on in the windows defender security center under the virus amp threat protection settings sectionsubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twit

microsoft039s calibri font could bring down a prime minister engadget today
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pakistan039s pm is facing down a scandal hinging on the origins of one fontpakistan039s government is in trouble and its fate may hinge on a microsoft font judicial investigators probing the financial assets of the country039s prime minister and his family allege his daughter and apparent successor forged documents to hide her ownership of overseas properties how did they reach that conclusion the documents from 2006 submitted by maryam nawaz daughter of pm nawaz sharif were in the calibri font that font according to the investigation team039s leaked report wasn039t publicly available until 2007https:wwwengadgetcom20170712microsoft-calibri-pakistan-fontgatesubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram: http:wwwinstagramcomengadget add us on snapchat: https:wwwsnapchatcomaddengad

oculus has a 200 wireless vr headset in the works engadget today
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no phone or computer requiredhttps:wwwengadgetcom20170713oculus-wireless-vr-pacificwe know that truly wireless vr is the future for oculus facebook ceo mark zuckerberg laid out his vision for wireless virtual reality last year and shortly afterwards we got a brief glimpse at the company039s quotsanta cruzquot prototype headset but it039s been unclear just how long it would take oculus to deliver a truly cord-free vr experience turns out we might not have to wait too long: oculus is apparently developing a 200 wireless vr headset for release next year bloomberg reports the device codenamed quotpacificquot won039t just be an empty shell for your smartphone like the gear vr and daydream view it039ll pack in all of the hardware it needs for vr experiencessubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on i

galaxy s8 active ditches the curved display engadget today
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but according to leaks has a larger battery and more rugged designhttps:wwwengadgetcom20170724samsung-galaxy-s8-active-leaked-imagessamsung has been putting out active versions of its s line since the s4 and this weekend some images and specs of the upcoming galaxy s8 active leaked on reddit the leaker supposedly got ahold of the phone from a pal who works for samsung internally the phone is pretty similar to the standard s8 and has a snapdragon 835 cpu 4gb of ram and 64gb of storage the phone also has a 12-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera however the s8 active has a 4000mah battery larger than the 3000mah and 3500mah batteries of the s8 and s8 plus respectivelysubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram: http:wwwinstagramcomengadget add us on snapchat: https:wwws

galaxy s8 active ditches the curved display engadget today
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sorry for the reupload all had to fix a graphical mistake thanksbut according to leaks has a larger battery and more rugged designhttps:wwwengadgetcom20170724samsung-galaxy-s8-active-leaked-imagessamsung has been putting out active versions of its s line since the s4 and this weekend some images and specs of the upcoming galaxy s8 active leaked on reddit the leaker supposedly got ahold of the phone from a pal who works for samsung internally the phone is pretty similar to the standard s8 and has a snapdragon 835 cpu 4gb of ram and 64gb of storage the phone also has a 12-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera however the s8 active has a 4000mah battery larger than the 3000mah and 3500mah batteries of the s8 and s8 plus respectivelysubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram:

kaspersky tries to find a new narrative with a free antivirus launch engadget today
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but the russia spying concerns won039t go awayhttps:wwwengadgetcom20170726kaspersky-free-antivirus-software-worldwide-launchkaspersky has finally launched its free antivirus software after a year-and-a-half of testing it in select regions while the software was only available in russia ukraine belarus china and in nordic countries during its trial run kaspersky is releasing it worldwide the free antivirus doesn039t have vpn parental controls and online payment protection its paid counterpart offers but it has all the essential features you need to protect your pc it can scan files and emails protect your pc while you use the web and quarantine malware that infects your systemsubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram: http:wwwinstagramcomengadget add us on snapchat: https:wwwsnapchatcom

the iphone 8 might be able to read your facial expression engadget today
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whoa you look way too angry to be tweeting right now https:wwwengadgetcom20170801next-iphone-facial-expression-no-home-buttonapple039s latest secret leak was from its own documentation -- and it039s given plenty for developers to chew over the latest code snippets shared by guilherme rambo and steve troughton-smith offer all kinds of tantalising details that may almost certainly come with that new iphone -- whichever model that may be not only are there further suggestions that the physical home button will be ditched but according to troughton-smith some pointers inside the firmware for apple039s incoming homepod suggest that a new iphone could have a screen with a resolution far beyond that found existing models as well as mentions of facial expression detectionsubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on ins

hbo can039t catch a hack break engadget today
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if only the mountain ran hbo039s securityhttps:wwwengadgetcom20170817hbo-hack-social-mediahbo just can039t catch a break the cable network got hacked again though this time the perpetrators targeted its social media accounts a hacker group called ourmine took over the company039s facebook and twitter accounts not to ask for millions or to steal more got episodes but to quottest their securityquot ourmine is known for targeting high-profile social accounts and even got netflix039s and mark zuckerberg039s twitter accounts in the pastsubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram: http:wwwinstagramcomengadget add us on snapchat: https:wwwsnapchatcomaddengadgethq read more: http:wwwengadgetcomengadget is the definitive guide to this connected life

apple039s new iphone 8 will debut september 12 engadget today
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the official invitation has landed let the conspiracy theorists beginhttps:wwwengadgetcom20170831apple-iphone-event-september-12-spaceship-campusto the surprise of almost no one apple has announced it039ll be holding its annual iphone event on tuesday september 12th it039ll be the first event hosted at apple039s new quotspaceshipquot campus in cupertino california sure apple didn039t say exactly what to expect but given that the company has introduced a new iphone around this timeframe for the last six years it039s a pretty safe bet we039ll be seeing new mobile phones that includes the quotiphone 8quot a device that039s expected to be radically different from its predecessors improvements rumored include an edge-to-edge oled screen face detection wireless charging a virtual home button and an updated dual-camera systemsubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomenga

apple039s face id security questioned by the us senate engadget today
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minnesota senator al franken has concernshttps:wwwengadgetcom20170914apple-face-id-us-senator-al-frankensubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribea lot of people quickly raised concerns about privacy and security the moment apple revealed iphone x and its face id feature edward snowden for instance thinks it normalizes face scanning quota tech certain to be abusedquot now us senator al franken is pressing the tech titan for answers penning a letter addressed to apple chief tim cook with a list of questions concerning the technology039s quoteventual uses that may not be contemplated byquot its customersget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram: http:wwwinstagramcomengadget add us on snapchat: https:wwwsnapchatcomaddengadgethq read more: http:wwwengadgetcomengadget is the definitive guide to this connected life

android to encrypt website name requests engadget today
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hackers will find it more difficult to spy on a site039s traffic with encrypted dns requestsgoogle039s efforts to push websites to use encrypted connections is paying off just days ago the search giant revealed that https use on its own products is at 89 percent overall up from just 50 percent at the beginning of 2014 not sure what we039re blabbering on about just peep the green lock icon and the word quotsecurequot in the address bar now google is adding an extra layer of security to android xda developers has spotted that dns over tls transport layer security support is heading to the mobile os according to the android open source project -- meaning dns queries will be encrypted to the same level as httpssubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram: http:wwwinstagramcomengadget add us on snap

twitter won039t allow russian media agencies to buy ads engadget today
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russia today and sputnik have been blockedhttps:wwwengadgetcom20171026twitter-blocks-russian-ads-from-rt-and-sputniktwitter has announced that it will no longer allow two prominent state-owned russian media organizations from advertising on its platform the company revealed on its public policy blog that it has decided to quotoff-boardquot advertising from any account related to either russia today rt or sputnik the decision is effective immediately and is based on a belief that both enterprises interfered with the 2016 us electionssubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomengadget follow us on instagram: http:wwwinstagramcomengadget add us on snapchat: https:wwwsnapchatcomaddengadgethq read more: http:wwwengadgetcomengadget is the definitive guide to this connected life