Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Lenovo has released security updates for more than 100 laptop models to fix critical vulnerabilities that make it possible for advanced hackers to surreptitiously install malicious firmware that can be next to impossible to remove or, in some cases, to detect. Three vulnerabilities affecting more than 1 million laptops can give […]
Enlarge / Apple’s AirPods Pro. (credit: Jeff Dunn / Ars Technica) Apple today began updating all AirPods models (AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max) to firmware 4A400. While the normal, non-Pro, non-Max AirPods don’t appear to have gotten much from this update, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max got new “Find My” features, and AirPods Pro now […]
Enlarge / Sony’s latest PS4 system update fixes a problem with the internal battery which would have eventually caused all consoles to be bricked. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) PlayStation owners looking to preserve their PS4 libraries well into the future can breathe a sigh of relief, as the system’s latest firmware update reportedly […]
Enlarge / Dell has released a patch for a set of vulnerabilities that left as many as 30 million devices exposed. (credit: Artur Widak | Getty Images) Researchers have known for years about security issues with the foundational computer code known as firmware. It’s often riddled with vulnerabilities, it’s difficult to update with patches, and […]
Enlarge / These consoles could eventually be large paperweights if Sony doesn’t fix a problem looming in their firmware. Unless something changes, an issue lurking in older PlayStations’ internal timing systems threatens to eventually make every PS4 game and all downloaded PS3 games unplayable on current hardware. Right now, it’s not a matter of if […]
Expand (charge: Xplora) A favorite smartwatch made specifically for kids includes an undocumented backdoor which makes it feasible for a person to remotely catch camera snapshots, wiretap voice calls, and monitor places in real time, a researcher stated. The X4 smartwatch is promoted by Xplora, a Norway-based vendor of watches. The device, which retails for […]