Troy Hunt releases new Pwned Passwords API to securely check your login data against a database of 500M+ leaked passwords; 1Password among first to use the API
A new system that securely checks whether your passwords have been made public in known data breaches has been integrated into the widely used password manager, 1Password.
Sony announces 5.7" Xperia XZ2 and 5" XZ2 Compact with 18:9 aspect ratio, Snapdragon 845, 19MP camera, on sale next month in UK for £699 and £549 respectively
Sony has longed to find lasting success in the smartphone market, but none of the devices it released in the past few years have done the job.
Supreme Court to begin hearing email privacy case on Tuesday in the high-profile battle between Microsoft and US government over data stored on foreign servers
When should CEOs get involved in public policy — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a digital privacy case …
Cryptocurrency-focused financial-services firm Circle acquires crypto exchange Poloniex, source says for ~$400M
Circle, a cryptocurrency-focused financial-services firm, will announce today that it is buying crypto exchange Poloniex—a move that immediately makes Circle one of the largest …
Khronos Group is bringing Vulkan API specification, the successor of OpenGL, to macOS and iOS in collaboration with Valve, LunarG, and The Brenwill Workshop
Valve, LunarG, and The Brenwill Workshop join forces with Khronos to release open source SDKs and runtime libraries …
Sony's $280 Xperia Ear Duo open ear earbuds with head gestures come with Google Assistant and Siri integration, will ship in late May
Sony will release its Xperia Ear Duo wireless earbuds in May for $279.99. Preorders for the “open ear” headset, which has been shown in concept form over the last two years, start today at Amazon.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ preorders start March 2 for $720/$840 from Samsung and T-Mobile, $790/$915 from AT&T, $800/$930 from Verizon, and $792/$912 on Sprint
Samsung just announced the Galaxy S9, and now we're getting details on how much retailers and wireless carriers are going to charge for it.
YouTube Live gets automatic English captions, live chat replays, and location tagging
YouTube today announced a trio of new features for its YouTube Live streaming service. — Arguably the most interesting of the new features is automatic captions. YouTube has offered captioning func...
S9 and S9+ hands-on: same look and feel as S8, fingerprint reader placement is a welcome improvement, AR Emoji not as precise as Animoji, Bixby button lives on
here's what it does Roger Fingas / AppleInsider : Samsung defends Galaxy S9's ‘AR Emoji,’ says feature doesn't copy iPhone X's Animoji Ryne Hager / Android Police : [Update: T-Mobile's PR was misleadi...
Cybersecurity company PhishMe acquired by private equity firms BlackRock and Pamplona Capital Management for $400M and rebranded as Cofense
The trend of private equity firms snapping up cybersecurity businesses continues. — BlackRock and Pamplona Capital Management have jointly acquired PhishMe …
Cloud networking company GTT to buy Interoute, operator of one of Europe's largest independent fibre networks, for $2.3B, adding 15 data centers to its network
(Reuters) - U.S. cloud networking company GTT Communications Inc said on Monday it would buy privately held European peer Interoute …
Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact hands-on: nice redesign, but wireless charging and other features only bring it up to parity with flagship phones from last year
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Sources: Alibaba to buy out Baidu and other investors in food-delivery service Ele.me, making it the biggest player in China's online food delivery market
Alibaba is said to want Ele.me's last-mile delivery network — Ele.me had acquired Baidu's food delivery business in August
Dell XPS 13 2018 review: solid performance, ships with Windows Hello IR camera and a fingerprint sensor, but the webcam is still awkwardly placed below display
The XPS 13 laptop isn't stale anymore, but it still forces a few compromises. — The XPS 13 laptop needed an overhaul and Dell needed to make a statement.
SK Telecom buys a majority stake in Switzerland-based quantum-safe crypto firm ID Quantique for $65M
The South Korean telco has acquired quantum-safe solutions provider ID Quantique (IDQ) which will ensure security in the coming 5G era, the company said.
Google Assistant expands to 7 more languages and now lets developers deep link to Android apps from Assistant Actions
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HMD unveils the Nokia 8110, a €79 phone coming in May that has a sleek yet classic design, supports HTML5 apps, and runs on KaiOS, a fork of old Firefox OS
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica :
Nokia 8 Sirocco hands-on: all-glass design, larger battery, curved edge-to-edge screen, Qi charging, and water resistance, but it's pricey at €749, coming April
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Venezuela claims Petro ICO pre-sale raised $735M, but the ICO was plagued by false claims as issuers changed blockchain from Ethereum to NEM midway
Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica :
Clients of therapy-by-text services like Talkspace, BetterHelp complain about bad service, high prices, deceitful advertising around free trials
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A watch, a car mount, a piece of paper, a timer, and an alarm clock demonstrate how “dumb” devices can be superior to “smart” alternatives from tech companies
and in some cases they still execute those duties better than their high-tech brethren.” In an Era of ‘Smart’ Things, Sometimes Dumb Stuff Is Better http://www.nytimes.com/...
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.