Beware Of DroidLock Malware That Hijacks Android Devices To Extort Ransom Money

Beware Of DroidLock Malware That Hijacks Android Devices To Extort Ransom Money
The holidays may be upon us, but that isn’t slowing down threat actors. Zimperium’s zlabs research team has discovered a new piece of malware targeting Android users, dubbed DroidLock, that aims to completely hijack a device and enable the theft of login credentials or destruction of a victim’s data.

As seen with other recent malware it

This 65″ Fire TV For $265 Is A Steal Plus More Big Screen Holiday Deals

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We’re old enough to remember when big screen TVs came with big time prices. They were also a lot more bulky than they are now. Fortunately, this is one area in tech where pricing now favors the consumer (unlike DRAM, don’t even get us started), and if you’re not ultra-picky, you can score a 65-inch model for less than $300, or even less than

Android’s New Emergency Live Video Feature Could Transform 911 Response

Android's New Emergency Live Video  Feature Could Transform 911 Response
In an emergency, Android users can now share real-time visual details with 911 dispatchers, bridging a critical information gap that can hinder quick, effective emergency responses. Today Google rolls out Emergency Live Video across Android devices in three countries (running Android 8+), turning a smartphone on-site into a crucial pair of

ASUS ROG Strix 5K Fast IPS Gaming Monitor Has A Trick To Hit 330Hz

ASUS ROG Strix 5K Fast IPS Gaming Monitor Has A Trick To Hit 330Hz
ASUS is rolling out a new gaming monitor that will make your buddy’s 4K panel feel like old tech, especially if theirs is not a dual-mode display. The monitor in question is the ROG Strix 5K XG27JCG, and as the model designation implies, it sports a native 5K resolution (5120×2880). At that tier, even the fastest GPUs like the GeForce RTX

Netflix’s Stranger Things Plots Course For Microsoft Flight Simulator

Netflix's Stranger Things Plots Course For Microsoft Flight Simulator
Crossovers are all the rage in gaming right now, as developers and publishers look for ways to keep players coming back. Even a purist franchise like Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting in on the fun, as it looks to bring the world of Stranger Things to players while still delivering the realism and authenticity fans expect.

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Google Pixel Watch 4 Gets AI-Powered Gestures And It’s On Sale Too

Google Pixel Watch 4 Gets AI-Powered Gestures And It's On Sale Too
Google debuted the Pixel Watch 4 a little over 2 months ago, which brought with it a host of improvements including a new domed display alongside fresh health and fitness capabilities. The latest update will enable users to leverage various gestures and AI features, to complete common tasks.

One of the new gestures, which will be familiar

Tired Of Windows 11’s AI Bloat? Use This Tool To Remove It All In Seconds

Tired Of Windows 11's AI Bloat? Use This Tool To Remove It All In Seconds
It’s no secret that Microsoft’s drive to turn Windows 11 into an “agentic” AI-focused OS has been controversial, but being de facto market leader does not mean users won’t push back, and a handy GitHub script from Zoicware is doing exactly that. For users who want to fully or partially disable AI features in Windows 11, Zoicware’s Remove Windows

GeForce RTX 50 Gaming PC Deals: Save Hundreds On These Holiday Desktop Sales

GeForce RTX 50 Gaming PC Deals: Save Hundreds On These Holiday Desktop Sales
The writing is on the wall in bright neon colors for gamers on the PC platform—pricing is going up and, if you’re planning to buy a new system, do it now before we enter into 2026. That’s not just coming from us, but directly from manufacturers like Maingear and others. Driving the point home, Micron recently announced it was ending its Crucial

Pebble’s Affordable $75 AI Ring With On-Device LLM Never Needs Charging

Pebble's Affordable $75 AI Ring With On-Device LLM Never Needs Charging
Eric Migicovsky, the visionary who captivated the early wearable market with the beloved Pebble smartwatch (as well as its recent relaunch), is diversifying the product range with a minimalist, AI-powered device called the Index 01 ring. It’s not a smart ring (because technically it isn’t) and has only one function: to capture fleeting thoughts.

So

Analysts Call iPhone Fold A Game Changer That Will Dominate Foldables

Analysts Call iPhone Fold A Game Changer That Will Dominate Foldables
Watch out Samsung, because if a new report by the analysts at IDC Research proves accurate, Apple’s upcoming iPhone Fold will almost instantly capture a huge portion of the folding smartphone market. The forecast for what is being dubbed a “real game-changer for the category” is that the iPhone Fold will capture a “22% unit share and staggering

NASA’s Webb Telescope Finds Record-Breaking Oldest Supernova Ever Recorded

NASA's Webb Telescope Finds Record-Breaking Oldest Supernova Ever Recorded
A faint, ancient flash of light detected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has broken the record for the most distant stellar explosion ever recorded, revealing a massive star’s demise when the cosmos was just a child. Astronomers confirmed the event occurred approximately 13 billion years ago (versus the Big Bang at 13.8 billion years

Razer’s Legendary Boomslang Gaming Mouse Returns For A Limited Run

Razer's Legendary Boomslang Gaming Mouse Returns For A Limited Run
Razer is bringing back what is widely considered to be the world’s first gaming mouse, the Razer Boomslang, with a similar overall design language but retooled for the modern era (similar to how it retooled the Diamondback a decade ago). The limited release will see just 1,337 serialized units produced, making the Boomslang 20th Anniversary

AMD FSR Redstone Tested: Four Big Radeon Gaming Upgrades Incoming

AMD FSR Redstone Tested: Four Big Radeon Gaming Upgrades Incoming
A key argument in the battle between NVIDIA’s GeForce GPUs and AMD’s Radeon graphics products is that NVIDIA offers superior software support. That’s not necessarily true, though. AMD’s made great strides in driver and software quality in the last few years, including fully rewriting its OpenGL driver and radically improving the responsiveness

Security Experts Issue Urgent Warning To Block All AI Browsers ASAP

Security Experts Issue Urgent Warning To Block All AI Browsers ASAP
If you have used any of the AI browsers available today, you would likely have been impressed with their ability to automate tasks and act as an intelligent assistant. While these browsers continue to gain popularity, Gartner, a leading global research company, has warned that they pose security risks and advised companies to block them.

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Intel Panther Lake Gaming Handheld Spotted Boosting Past 35W

Intel Panther Lake Gaming Handheld Spotted Boosting Past 35W
If you read that headline and thought, ‘Oh yeah, so what?’ then you’re probably not too familiar with gaming handhelds. These devices have cooling apparatus of impressive efficiency given the extremely limited space they have to work in, but the laws of physics have this annoying way of being extremely immutable. That is to say that very few

PC Shipments Poised For One Last Holiday Blitz Before It All Hits The Fan

PC Shipments Poised For One Last Holiday Blitz Before It All Hits The Fan
By now you’ve likely heard the gloom and doom scenario facing the PC market, and if you’re looking for some much-needed holiday cheer to lift your spirits, there are indications that we’ll see a strong finish to the year in terms of PC shipments. Despite consecutive quarters of decline, the PC market is expected to have grown when looking