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No matter how hard companies try to secure their platforms and services, vulnerabilities and bugs will always slip through the cracks. That’s exactly what happened last week when Facebook announced a severe video security flaw in messaging app WhatsApp . The bug is a stack-based buffer overflow issue attackers can trigger by sending a “specially crafted MP4 file.” This exploit can cause denial-of-service or remote code execution attacks. It works because of how the service parses MP4 elementary stream metadata. This WhatsApp video security flaw is present on Android app versions prior to 2.19.274 and iOS app versions prior to 2.19.100. It also affects prior versions of the WhatsApp enterprise, Windows Phone, Business for Android, and Business for iOS clients. It doesn’t look like the bug has been actively exploited, but users should update their apps to alleviate the risk of attack. WhatsApp on Google Play More posts about WhatsApp You will soon see shopping catalo

Samsung says the primary aim of One UI 2.0 is to help Galaxy smartphone owners “focus on what matters.” One UI, which is what Samsung calls its Android user interface skin, replaced the Samsung Experience and TouchWiz on Samsung’s smartphones starting with Android 9 Pie in early 2019. It’s the core experience on the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series, though some older phone series have access to it as well. This second-generation One UI, available on select devices in beta, is streamlined in order to further reduce on-screen clutter and confusion. Samsung approached this primarily by toning down notifications. Other improvements include tweaks to dark mode, digital wellbeing, and the lock screen. Let’s take a look. Less intrusive notifications You know the drill. You’re in the middle of binging your latest Netflix series when an incoming phone call takes over your screen. If the call doesn’t completely obliterate your activity, it at least mars it with a pop-over or other i

Newegg As Black Friday approaches, more and more retailers are announcing their holiday shopping season sales and discounts. The latest retailer to announce its Black Friday sale is Newegg. The sale goes from November 25 to November 30, and it includes more than just PC gaming parts and peripherals. This year, Newegg’s Black Friday sale has something for nearly everyone in the family. Headphones Jabra Elite Active 65t true wireless earbuds (refurbished) for $80 (save $110) Jabra Elite 65t true wireless earbuds (refurbished) for $75 (save $95) KEF Porsche Design Motion One Bluetooth earbuds for $110 (save $140) KEF Porsche Design Space One noise-canceling headphones for $95 (save $285) Laptops Acer Predator Helios 15-inch gaming laptop for $1,400 (save $300) Lenovo 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen for $100 (save $130) Lenovo ThinkPad E495 for $560 (save $264) MSI GL65 15-inch gaming laptop for $799 (save $350) Smartphones ZTE Axon 10 Pro 8GB for $450 (save $100) ZTE Axon 10

The US government has extended the temporary general license that allows US firms to do business with Huawei. The current license expired today and the Trump administration has decided to extend it by another 90 days . This new 90-day reprieve ends February 16, 2020. On Friday, Reuters reported the exemptions in the Huawei trade ban could only be extended for a period of two weeks. However, the Trump administration is said to have changed its decision over the weekend to allow for a longer extension. It seems like the US-Huawei stalemate will continue for now. This is the third time the US government will be extending the temporary license for Huawei, with no permanent resolution in sight. In a statement to  Reuters , US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said: The Temporary General License extension will allow carriers to continue to service customers in some of the most remote areas of the United States who would otherwise be left in the dark. The Department will continue to rig

When you think of Google, you probably don’t think of a gaming company. You probably think of the search company or the creator of Android. But a gaming company? That’s (mostly) new territory. Enter Google Stadia , the tech giant’s ambitious cloud gaming project that’s set to go toe-to-toe with Microsoft’s Project xCloud and Nvidia’s GeForce Now . Stadia is a new way for people to play games using Google’s powerful server centers — you don’t need a PC or a console to play, just a stable internet connection and a controller. Does it live up to the hype at launch? Find out in our Google Stadia review. About this Google Stadia review: I used a Google Stadia Founder’s Edition review unit supplied by the manufacturer over a period of six days. I tested the unit on a variety of internet connections, at 0.3MB/s, 3MB/s, and 30MB/s down. Show More The basics Google Stadia works by relaying inputs from a controller over the internet, then streaming the result back to the device of your