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Roku takes on Google Nest with rebranded Wyze smart home gear, complete with TV integration

October 12, 2022
In an effort to expand past just your home theater, Roku has just announced its first foray into the smart home with cameras, smart plugs, and lighting that feel awful familiar. Roku’s smart home lineup will be available starting on October 17 and will bring seven products to market. The lineup firstly includes smart lighting – both bulbs and light strips – and smart plugs. These should…
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Google introduces passwordless authentication to Chrome and Android with passkeys 

October 12, 2022
Did you miss a session from MetaBeat 2022? Head over to the on-demand library for all of our featured sessions here. Password-based security is an oxymoron. With over 15 billion exposed credentials leaked on the dark web, and 54% of security incidents caused by credential theft, passwords simply aren’t effective at keeping out threat actors.  Passwords’ widespread exploitability has led to…
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iOS VPN apps have another flaw, shows new research: excluding many Apple apps

October 12, 2022
A security researcher back in August found a significant flaw in iOS VPN apps, and a second researcher has now demonstrated another major issue. The first problem was that opening a VPN app should close all existing connections, but didn’t. The second is that many Apple apps send private data outside the VPN tunnel, including Health (above) and Wallet … How iOS VPN apps (are supposed to)…
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Google begins adding passkey support in Android and Chrome

October 12, 2022
Google has begun rolling out initial passkey support for Android and Chrome. In a blog post published Wednesday, the company said web admins can start integrating the technology into their websites through the WebAuthn API. Similarly, developers can download the latest…
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Honor X40 GT's advanced cooling teased

October 12, 2022
Honor X40 GT is arriving on Thursday with a Snapdragon 888 chipset. The company revealed on Weibo today that the smartphone will come with an advanced cooling solution with 13 different layers to guarantee optimal sustained performance. Its vapor chamber will have a total area of over 4,000 sq. mm, the company also revealed. Honor X40 GT performance and cooling details The Honor X40 GT will be…
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