Having the right CPU for your gaming PC is important to make everything run efficiently. You need to make sure you aren’t mixing Intel and AMD components as well as incompatible generations – new AMD 7000 series processors use an AM5 socket rather than the AM4 of the previous 5000 series. To help you find the right gaming CPU for your build, I’ve put together a list of the very best you can buy....

Sometimes you need something lightweight and portable, or you might simply prefer a smaller screen. A small tablet can work just as well as (or even better than) larger ones. Small tablets can range from 6 to 10 inches, with 8 inches being the standard size of a small tablet. Despite the size, these devices still offer long battery lives, crisp displays, and impressive cameras. We’ve rounded up the best small tablets to prove that big things can come in small packages....

With that in mind, a travel VPN, a tool that is unfortunately often overlooked, can keep your data safe and give you peace of mind when you’re on the go. A VPN can be especially critical during travel when you connect to different Wi-Fi routers and don’t know who else is using it. You may have a strong Wi-Fi connection in an airport or café, but is it secure? In most cases, with open Wi-Fi hotspots, the answer is a resounding “no....

The Experiences Per Mile Advisory Council was formed to encourage collaboration among an exclusive group of automotive executives, analysts, and industry insiders regarding the changing value chains in automotive being driven by the connected movement. The purpose of the Advisory Council is to uncover best practices and foster cross-industry innovation to define and improve the in-vehicle experience for consumers. I am a member of the EPM advisory council. Automotive and non-automotive companies have an urgent need to offer the optimum connected vehicle experiences to their ever-changing base of customers....

Applications are open through Feb. 18 to submit ideas on how someone would go about hacking the OPS-SAT satellite’s payloads and/or experimental processing core, as well as how to detect and mitigate an attack. Potential hackers will have only six minutes of controlled communications to the OPS-SAT to demonstrate their idea. “The in-built robustness of OPS-SAT makes it the perfect flying platform for ethical hackers to demonstrate their skills in a safe but suitably realistic environment,” said Dave Evans, OPS-SAT Mission Manager, in a statement....

Shipments of used smartphones will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% from 2021 to 2026 and will bea market worth $99 billion, according to IDC. In 2022, used smartphone shipments of 283 million represented an 11.5% increase over the 253.4 million units shipped in 2021. Growth in shipments of new smartphones has remained low since the pandemic, and have since been hampered by supply chain issues and now consumers tightening spending amid recession fears....

But prior to my first trip, I felt like I had almost forgotten what to take with me on a trip. Also: The 5 best travel tech gadgets Which cables and wall adapters? What about a laptop or iPad? What about a device to keep me entertained on long flights or while killing time in a hotel? So many decisions. After three trips to New York over the course of six weeks, here are five devices that have been a staple in my backpack now that I’m traveling again....

Phones make a lot of our daily tasks pretty convenient. We can book a vacation, stream entertainment, study online and even find inspiration in our surroundings. And yet, sometimes, that handheld screen doesn’t cut it. That’s where tablets come in handy, striking the perfect balance between screen size and portability. Few receive as much fanfare as the iPad, but Apple tends to price its products steeply. Alternatively, buying a refurbished iPad could save a few hundred dollars....

Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Abnormal Security, an organized cyber criminal group – dubbed Lilac Wolverine – has fine-tuned techniques that pull on people’s heartstrings. They include false claims that the gift cards are meant for people who’ve been diagnosed with or lost relatives to serious illnesses, with the claim that they can’t buy because their bank card is missing, or because they’re out of the country. In what researchers describe as an “extremely high attack volume” and “one of the most prolific” BEC campaigns today, one of the elements that makes it look more realistic to victims – and potentially more successful for the scammers – is hacking into real email accounts....

In March, Apple users began to report error messages when they attempted to open shared shortcuts. As noted by 9to5Mac, this bizarre issue was of particular concern to content creators who shared shortcuts with their followers via iCloud, who suddenly found their links were broken. Reports began to surface on March 24. A day later, the iPad and iPhone maker told MacStories editor-in-chief Federico Viticci that the company was “working to restore previously shared shortcuts as quickly as possible....

However, there’s another browser in town that has not only caught my attention but has also seriously impressed me. Also: 8 things you can do with Linux that you can’t do with MacOS or Windows Sidekick claims to be a distraction-free tool to boost your workflow and protect against “attention killers.” That’s a bold claim and I would argue that, in this modern era, protecting against “attention killers” is an impossible task....

Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at AT&T Alien Labs, BotenaGo malware can use a number of methods to attack targets then create a backdoor on compromised devices. “Deployed with more than 30 exploits, it has the potential of targeting millions of routers and IoT devices,” said the researchers. Some anti-virus suites detect the malware as a variant of Mirai, the IoT malware botnet that overwhelmed large sections of the internet with DDoS attacks in 2016....

Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Cofense, this phishing attack begins with a message that claims to warn the recipient that an attempt to log in to their account from a location they haven’t used before has been blocked – and that they should click a link to verify their email address. This kind of fear tactic is common in phishing attacks, as cyber criminals know that sending victims into a state of urgency means they’re more likely to follow instructions, particularly if they’ve been told something is wrong with their account....

The BRATA or the ‘Brazilian Remote Access Tool, Android’ has been circulating since at least 2019, initially as spyware although it later became a banking trojan. Researchers at Cleafy, an Italian cybersecurity firm, last year discovered BRATA’s makers had started abusing Android’s factory reset to prevent victims from discovering, reporting and preventing unauthorized wire transfers. The factory reset was executed after a successful illicit wire transfer or when the malware detected analysis by installed security software....

For example, take the Baseus Blade. This is a 20,000mAh lithium battery pack that’s kitted out with twin USB-C and USB-A ports. The USB-C ports are capable of a maximum of 100W output and 65W input, and the USB-A ports capable of 30W output. On the front is a display that shows the input/output (both Volts and Amps), and the time left to charge/discharge. All this packed into a package 0....

As part of the joint action by Europol, Germany’s Hanover Police Department, the FBI, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and others, the 15 servers used by the VPNLab.net service have been seized or disrupted, rendering it no longer available. Europol said multiple investigations uncovered criminals using the VPNLab.net service to facilitate illicit activities such as malware distribution. Other cases showed the service’s use in the setting up of infrastructure and communications behind ransomware campaigns, as well as the actual deployment of ransomware....

It’s a lot of fun, and after lockdowns and such, it’s nice to get back outdoors. During my training, as well as my time on the drone forums and groups, I’ve come across three mistakes that I see a lot of people doing, mistakes that can be both frustrating because the user isn’t getting the best from their investment but also costly because they are putting their drones at serious risk of damage or loss....

The Financial Times reported survey data showing that almost 40% of EU manufacturers cite a “lack of material and equipment as a factor limiting production.” That’s by far the highest proportion since the survey began in 1985, yet over 60% of respondents don’t highlight the problem. Manufacturers face real challenges as they look to 2022, but we shouldn’t exaggerate. Most of them are finding ways to cope, most of the time....

In the case of Apple, it took the intervention of an employer in 2018 to turn me from a committed, dyed-in-the-wool Windows user into a Mac user. I make no excuses or apologies for my previous comments about Apple, and the Mac platform under Steve Jobs – what I experienced was legitimate. But since then, I feel the company has undergone a significant transformation under Tim Cook. I also had an experience and a condition that the Apple Watch brought to the surface that I must acknowledge, as it almost certainly saved my life....