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HOW A BUG IN AN OBSCURE CHIP EXPOSED A BILLION SMARTPHONES TO HACKERS

IF YOU HAVEN’T updated your iPhone or Android device lately, do it now. Until very recent patches, a bug in a little-examined Wi-Fi chip would have allowed a hacker to invisibly hack into any one of a billion devices. Yes, billion with a b. A vulnerability that pervasive is rare,

Update your phone’s operating system – it possibly has a malware vulnerability

It’s worth updating your phone’s operating system as soon as you can. Many top-of-the-line handsets have been found to have a vulnerability that potentially leaves them exposed to a malware attack. The vulnerability (dubbed Broadpwn) affects the Wi-Fi chips on iPhones, Samsung Galaxy and Google Nexus devices.

WATConsult Launches Report on ‘Internet of Things’ in India

WATConsult has launched its latest report on the current state of the Internet of Things (IoT) industry in India. This report is the second offering from their latest property WATInsights, under its market research division, Recogn. The key findings of the report are, that there has been

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Becomes World’s Fifth Richest Person: Fortune

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the fifth wealthiest man in the world Zuckerberg’s net worth hit $72.7 billion on Thursday Facebook recently reached two billion monthly users across the globe Following Facebook’s second quarter earnings report that showed the company’s stocks hit record high, CEO Mark

Xiaomi Takes $1-Billion Loan to Drive Retail Push, Expansion Overseas

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi has taken a $1 billion loan to speed up brick and mortar stores It follows a three-year $1 billion syndicated loan in 2014 Xiaomi shipped 23.16 million smartphones in the second quarter of 2017 Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc said on Friday it had signed a deal

Apple Gets US FCC Licence to Test 5G Wireless Broadband on Millimetre Wave Networks

HIGHLIGHTS The approval may mark beginning of the journey of 5G-enabled iPhones Apple has applied for FCC approval earlier this year The company’s future products may also benefit with 5G testing Apple has been granted licence to test the next generation of wireless technology, 5G, specifically its

Local engineers secure internet-connected toys from hackers

ARAPAHOE COUNTY – For all the fun and games that come with a toy, Tyler Bell’s job is a little fun, but no game, he says, when it comes to security. “There’s a lot of things that get hacked nowadays,” Bell says. He is the Director of

Golden Rules for Building the Perfect Web Design Portfolio

A portfolio of all your work is essential if you are looking for your next design job, be it full time or freelance. Employers and clients need to see your abilities, from which they will form a quick impression of how well you can execute their needs.

Heartland Tech Weekly: ‘The world of software jobs is flattening’

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This Startup Netted $75 Million to Wring The Most Out of Your Software

WalkMe, a company that helps businesses make the best use of the software they already have, now has $75 million in fresh funding to do that. This Series E round, led by Insight Venture Partners, brings total funding to $167.5 million. WalkMe’s software tracks what users do