Why MapQuest, Jeeves, and Other ‘Internet Zombies’ are Still Around
“The dream of the 1990s internet is still alive, if you look in the right corners,” argues the New York Times’ newsletter On Tech: More than 17 million Americans regularly…
The 18 Best Wireless Headphones for Everyone
Whether you need workout earbuds or gaming over-ears, these WIRED-tested picks sound like a million bucks.
The Best Wired Gaming Headsets for Every System
A simple corded headset will lend depth and drama to your gameplay, no matter what device you have.
Hackaday Links: June 26, 2022
Head for the hills!! We’re all doomed! At least that’s the impression you might get from the headlines about the monster Earth-facing sunspot this week. While any sunspot that doubles…
Odd Inputs and Peculiar Peripherals: Chorded Keyset Recreates Engelbart’s Vision
Douglas Engelbart’s 1968 “Mother of all Demos” introduced the world to a whole range of technologies we take for granted today, the most prominent being his great invention, the computer…
VR Prototypes Reveal Facebook’s Surprisingly Critical Research Directions
A short while ago, Tested posted a video all about hands-on time with virtual reality (VR) headset prototypes from Meta (which is to say, Facebook) and there are some genuinely…
Want a Break from Hardware Hacking? Try Bitburner
If you ever mention to a normal person that you’re a hacker, and they might ask you if you can do something nefarious. The media has unfortunately changed the meaning…
Spyware Targets Android and iOS Users in Italy and Kazakhstan
Google’s TAG reported that RCS Labs, an Italian surveillance firm, was aided by ISPs in Kazakhstan and Italy to compromise iOS and Android users with the Hermit spyware. The attackers…
CVE-2020-27509
Persistent XSS in Galaxkey Secure Mail Client in Galaxkey up to 5.6.11.5 allows an attacker to perform an account takeover by intercepting the HTTP Post request when sending an email…
CVE-2022-2206
Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.