Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including Google’s announcement of self repair kits, some tips to help with password problems, the reduction of battery labor expenses and the dangers of self repair. Google Announces Self Repair Kits The overflow of technology in recent years has become costly to keep up with, and…
As technology evolves, it also becomes more expensive. Newer smartphone models range anywhere from $800-$1,000 and higher depending on size, storage capacity etc. Repairing devices can be almost as expensive as purchasing a new one, which is leading many consumers on the quest to repair their device elsewhere. Instead of getting slapped with a bill…
According to the 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study, a recent data security study conducted by Ponemon Institute and funded by IBM, about 25 percent of all U.S. data breaches were attributed to negligence, which includes failing to properly erase data from devices. In fact, the study reports negligent breaches are about half as…
Last week, Intel disclosed another set of processor flaws that could let attackers steal information stored on computers or third party clouds. Discovered by a number of researchers and reported to Intel in January, the vulnerability includes three varieties: L1 Terminal Fault-SGX, L1 Terminal Fault-OS/SMM and L1 Terminal Fault-VMM. The company said in a blog…
The following is a recap of the HOBI blog during the week 1/22-1/26. Investors Urge Apple to Upgrade Parental Controls In an open letter, two major Apple investors, JANA Partners, LLC and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, urged the company to strengthen and broaden parental control features. The investors believe Apple has a social responsibility…
Late Jan. 2, tech publisher, The Register, reported two security flaws that they say could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel corp, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and ARM Holdings. One of the bugs will put laptops, desktop computers, smartphones, tablets and internet servers alike at…