Hackers backed by the North Korean government gained a major win when Microsoft left a Windows zero-day unpatched for six months after learning it was under active exploitation. From a report: Even after Microsoft patched the vulnerability last month, the company made no mention that the North Korean threat group Lazarus had been using the
Read MoreThis year’s family fun day activities for kids might be over but there are still quite a few professional and learning opportunities for engineers of all ages. Read more: Learning for all ages: A whistle-stop round-up of Engineers Week 2024
Read MorePwC’s James Mountjoy discusses his lifelong interest in engineering, why engineers often move into management roles and the importance of bringing your own solution to a problem. Read more: Why Ireland is an exciting place for an engineering career
Read MoreMacworld If you use a streaming service other than Apple Music and find it annoying to constantly remind Siri of this fact, you may be excited to hear about an upcoming software update for the HomePod. The upcoming HomePod Software 17.4, MacRumors reports, will feature what the site aptly describes as “a small but meaningful
Read MoreCustomization is not the strongest part of Apple’s ecosystem, but you still get many of them. If you have an iPhone, you can create a custom iPhone lock screen. Also, Apple offers many lock screen personalization options to iPhone users, such as choosing a wallpaper, showcasing your favorite photo, changing the font of the time,
Read MoreIllustration by Adrián Astorgano For many of us, the path to the smart home starts with a simple problem. You lock yourself out of the house one too many times, so you buy a smart lock. You want to change the temperature without getting out of bed, so you get a smart thermostat. You always
Read MoreWith Japan’s smartphone market declining 3.5% year over year at the end of 2023, Apple’s iPhone still continued to account for around half of all sales. Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max It’s 12 years since Apple’s iPhone first topped the smartphone sales chart in Japan, and in recent years it has regularly managed to sell
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal to bar landlords from charging tenants in bulk for cable, internet, and satellite services, offering them more choice in the kinds of services they need. From a report: The agency is circulating a proposed rule to ban the practice of “bulk billing,” the White House announced in
Read MoreFor such a young company, Nothing already has a pretty decent roster of Android smartphones. Now, we can add one more to the list: the Nothing Phone 2a. As you might have guessed, Nothing is borrowing Google’s “a” naming scheme for budget Pixels, which means the Phone 2a is no flagship. Still, for what you’ll
Read MoreRemoving stalks on the Tesla steering wheel in favor of touch controls has driven people mad. | Image: tesla Car makers in Europe are being encouraged to stop using touchscreens for basic functions like turn signals and wipers in an attempt to promote safer driving. As reported by the Times, the European New Car Assessment
Read MoreNew York placed strict restrictions on short-term rentals last year. Rents still remain high, and some former hosts are frustrated. Meanwhile, Airbnb rentals in New Jersey are booming.
Read MoreThe Garmin Forerunner 165 is the long-time-coming replacement for the venerable but aging Forerunner 55. It brings a host of upgrades over that particular model, but how does the newcomer compare to a device that’s slightly higher up the rung, like the Forerunner 265? If you’re a keen athlete looking for a training watch, get
Read MoreThe first benchmarks for Apple’s M3 MacBook Air have allegedly appeared, with the results showing a big improvement over its predecessor, the M2 MacBook Air. 13-inch MacBook Air and 15-inch MacBook Air Apple introduced its M3 MacBook Air lineup on Monday, adding the 3-nanometer chip to its thin and light notebook line. Less than 24
Read MoreApryse, provider of the cross-platform Leadtools toolkit for building document and image processing capabilities into applications, has released Leadtools 23, which introduces a new Excel API and .NET MAUI support. Released March 5, Leadtools 23 features an Excel API that allows developers to build and save Microsoft Excel sheets programmatically, while the Excel Web Editor
Read MoreCredit: MySmartPrice Samsung Galaxy A55 and A35 will possibly launch on March 11. Samsung has confirmed the launch date but hasn’t revealed the names of the models it’s set to announce. The company has also confirmed that the upcoming Galaxy A series phones will get five years of updates. Samsung has officially confirmed a launch
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The OnePlus 13 will offer a new design compared to previous devices, a leaker has claimed. It looks like the camera housing used on the OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 11 will be given the boot. The phone is also said to have a 2K screen, a 50MP main camera,
Read MoreMacworld If you were waiting for the Apple Car to get released before you bought another automobile, you don’t have to wait anymore. Yes, as you’ve certainly already heard, Bloomberg reported last week that Apple has canceled its car project (known as Project Titan) and will be shifting some workers over to its efforts in
Read MoreThe majority of Irish engineering professionals ranked hybrid working as their top motivator when switching jobs. Flexible working can also attract more women to the profession, said LinkedIn’s Deidre Hogan. Read more: Hybrid working could be the answer to Irish engineering skills shortage
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Android Auto and Android Automotive OS now display a “P” badge on top of icons for apps that should be used when the car is parked. This will make it easier to distinguish between rich experience apps and distraction-optimized apps that are to be used when the car is
Read MoreChina’s smartphone market has continued to decline so far in 2024, and local resellers such as Huawei have overtaken Apple’s iPhone. iPhone 15 Pro colorful lineup After coming top in China overall in 2023, Apple has dropped to fourth place in the first six weeks of 2024, according to Counterpoint Research. The post-holiday period always
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Loads of new features are coming to Instagram’s direct messages functionality. This includes the ability to edit sent messages, read receipts, and more. Instagram is focused on photos and videos, but the Meta-owned platform also allows users to direct message (DM) each other. This option hasn’t received a ton
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The OnePlus 13 will offer a new design compared to previous devices, a leaker has claimed. It looks like the camera housing used on the OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 11 will be given the boot. The phone is also said to have a 2K screen, a 50MP main camera,
Read MoreA screenshot from a recent R2 teaser video. | Image: Rivian Ahead of its launch on March 7th, key specs for Rivian’s upcoming R2 electric SUV were briefly visible via the source code on the company’s teaser site, Electrek reports. These include a range of up to 330 miles, a 0-60mph acceleration in three seconds,
Read MoreI’ve never been a big fan of annual performance reviews. Frankly, I think they ought to be utterly unnecessary. No one enjoys the process. I’m at a loss why a company would spend all those person-hours on a process that no one really wants. Any competent manager should be meeting regularly with all of her
Read MoreAre you a cloud architect, engineer, or neither? The question will get you more blank stares than good explanations due to the confusion around two roles that perform separate but equally important duties. I’ve held both roles. I was a software engineer early in my career, then morphed into an architect, then an executive architect.
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