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Free decryption tool for blackmail trojan Darkside released

Bitdefender security researchers land a decisive blow against the Windows ransomware Darkside: Victims regain access to their files with a free decryption tool. A ransom payment is no longer necessary. The tool “Bitdefender Decryption Utility for DarkSide ransomware” is now available for download. This should work with all versions of Darkside that are currently in… Read more

Amazfit GTR 2e and GTS 2e launching in India this month

The Amazfit GTR 2e and GTS 2e smartwatches unveiled last month will debut in India this month after the conclusion of CES 2021. The GTR 2e and GTS 2e are affordable versions of the GTR 2 and GTS 2, respectively, which were introduced in September. They retain most of the features of the GTR 2… Read more

Extreme Networks were completely surprised by the end of Flash

Already reported on January 4th 2021 we talked about the long announced end of Adobe’s Flash. Despite the numerous announcements and the long lead up to the actual end of the application today 12. January 2021 the info seems to have passed some users. This is also the case with Extreme Networks. As can be… Read more

LG Rollable – An innovative smartphone with a retractable screen on the official trailer at CES 2021

Producers of mobile devices have always experimented with more or less innovative forms. Some ideas do not go beyond the conceptual sphere, but some of them are implemented in the form of various initiatives. One of them is Project Explorer. As part of the program, LG creates quite unusual smartphones, like the LG Wing we… Read more

How I switched from Whatsapp to Signal (useful stuff VI.)

I made it, I switched completely from Whatsapp to Signal. That doesn’t sound like a Herculean work done, but wait a minute: I also managed to migrate two WhatsApp groups. To explain why this was not a trivial undertaking, I’ll dig a little. What is missing: In the rapid world of technology, there is often… Read more

First AirPods competitor with “Find My” compatibility

Apple’s “Find My” interface, which was opened for third-party providers last summer, is now supported for the first time by completely wireless earplugs from an external company: Belkin has announced a corresponding model with its Soundform Freedom. Belkin part of the Find My network With the introduction of iOS 14 Apple launched its so-called Find-My-System… Read more

GM teases new Chevy Bolt with Super Cruise, sets release date for February

GM says that two new versions of the Chevy Bolt are set to be unveiled in February 2021. The company has released a new teaser that highlights a new feature coming to the electric vehicles: GM’s well-regarded advanced driver assist system, Super Cruise. GM is planning to release a refreshed Chevy Bolt, which was first… Read more

PopSockets accessories come for MagSafe

Popsockets cell phone grips have some fans – they allow the user to hold large smartphones in particular with one hand more easily. The company founded by an American ex-philosophy professor is now one of the first accessory providers to support Apple’s MagSafe standard – for peripherals that have nothing to do with wireless charging,… Read more

Before Amazon shutdown: Allegedly 70 Tbytes of data archived by Parler

The social network Parler, which is particularly popular with right-wing extremists and right-wing extremists and has since been taken offline by Amazon, apparently had several serious security gaps. According to their own statements, internet activists archived roughly 70 Tbytes of posts, videos and images, including geodata, from the platform in a coordinated action. After the… Read more

How to block a program's internet access in Windows 10 Firewall

Introduction to Windows Firewall with advanced security Although it is not usually a problem for an application to have access to the internet, and we are usually interested in having it, especially in the case of online games or browsers, among other programs, sometimes there are also occasions when we want to block internet access… Read more

Tiger Lake-H35: Intel's quad-core CPU for compact gaming notebooks

So far there was the 10 – Nanometer processors of the eleventh Core-i generation (Tiger Lake) only in the U series for flat notebooks. At the CES, Intel is now presenting the first H models for more powerful notebooks. It is true that the three CPUs that Intel internally under “Tiger Lake-H 35 “continue to… Read more

New Fossil (with LTE), Michael Kors and Skagen (with e-ink) watches announced at CES

The Fossil Group and its subsidiary brands brought out their next generation smartwatches to show off at CES 2021. This means the watches share some hardware (but have unique designs). Note that they are split into two groups – the more capable Google Wear OS watches and the hybrid designs with longer battery life. The… Read more

Surface Pro 7+ tablet PC: Tiger Lake CPUs, removable SSD and LTE option

On the occasion of the consumer electronics fair CES 1824, Microsoft has a new edition of the 12, 3-inch Surface Pro 7 tablets presented. The Surface Pro 7+ differs only marginally from its predecessor by name, but comes with some useful improvements in the equipment in the previous aluminum case. The heart of the Surface… Read more

Home office against Corona: Heil and Söder want to increase pressure on companies

In the debate about more home offices in the fight against the corona pandemic, the pressure on the economy is increasing. Both Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) and CSU boss Markus Söder announced talks with companies to create more opportunities for employees to work from home. However, the economy rejects calls for a home… Read more

TCL at CES with the new generation of OD Zero Mini LED TVs: reduced thickness and thousands of dimming areas

At the top of the range we will find two families of 8K TVs, with OD Zero Mini-LED technology, which eliminated the gap between the LED backlight layer, the Quantum Dot layer and the LCD panel. In this way the TVs can be very thin compared to the Full Array Local Dimming models and on… Read more