WD My Cloud NAS boxes can be hacked over the internet, claim researchersWD My Cloud NAS boxes can be hacked over the internet, claim researchers

Security researchers at Securify have discovered a vulnerability on Western Digital’s My Cloud NAS boxes which can grant attackers complete control over their contents. The exploit requires either local network or internet access to a My Cloud device in order to be run and bypasses the NAS box's usual login requirements.

Called CVE-2018-17153, the

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Best gaming headset

With one of the best gaming headsets for the PS4 or Xbox One attached to your cranium, you can experience a whole new level of immersive audio: it's not quite the same as a huge surround system and a floor-shaking subwoofer, but it's getting there.

If you want top-quality, satisfying audio for your gaming but you don't want to wake the neighbors,

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Google Maps and iOS 12 update bring reliable directions to Apple CarPlayGoogle Maps and iOS 12 update bring reliable directions to Apple CarPlay

When Apple announced that iOS 12 would enable Apple CarPlay to work with third-party navigation apps, including Google Maps, all we could repeatedly ask was 'Are we there yet'

Starting today, we are there: you no longer have to rely solely on the often-wayward Apple Maps, as the newly launched iOS 12 update and a fresh Google Maps update bring the

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Google Home Hub leak points to an Assistant-touting smart speaker with a 7-inch screenGoogle Home Hub leak points to an Assistant-touting smart speaker with a 7-inch screen

Google may be making its own smart speaker with a seven-inch LCD touchscreen that looks like someone stuck a tablet on a shrunken Google Home Max, according to a new leak today.

Sure, the Lenovo Smart Display launched in the US in July and UK release date is next month, but we’re now seeing evidence of a Google’s own Assistant-supporting smart spe

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iOS 12 has a game-changing NFC feature that works even if your iPhone battery dies

Update: In addition to the new iPhones, the Express Cards feature we talk about below is a part of select older iPhones via the iOS 12 update. Apple slipped it into the tech specs page of already-released phones, too. We've also noted the colleges where this will work. 

The promise of using your smartphone as a metro card or an ID is often met with

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Mobile industry and tech channel moves for September 2018

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EE alumni Mansoor Hanif is the new Ofcom CTO

 

BT and EE alumnus Mansoor Hanif is Ofcom’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), replacing the long-serving Steve Unger who left the regulator in June.

Hanif’s new remit will be to e

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