Sony, Anker, and other headphones have a serious Google Fast Pair security vulnerability

Several Bluetooth audio devices from companies like Sony, Anker, and Nothing are susceptible to a new flaw that can allow ...

Audio devices that use Google's Fast Pair Bluetooth tech are vulnerable to hacks that could track location or listen to the mic, according to researchers

The tech in question is Google's Fast Pair system, which allows compatible devices to connect super quickly (i.e. one tap and ...
ABC27

Wireless chargers sold at T.J. Maxx, Marshalls recalled

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling Isla Rae Magnetic Wireless Chargers due to a burn hazard. The CPSC said ...
Pocket-lint

No internet? Your Wi-Fi router might not be to blame

Roger is a long-time tech journalist with many site credits including AppleInsider and Android Authority. His specialties include everything from Apple, Android, and Windows devices through to ...
Wall Street Journal

53 Hours and No Wi-Fi: Why I Loved Amtrak’s Slow Train to San Francisco

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr route passes by Donner Lake in Truckee, Calif., on the final day of the journey. The friendly competition began during happy hour Sunday, minutes after the Amtrak ...
Eurogamer

Third-party Switch 2 docks reportedly no longer compatible after Nintendo's latest console update

Following the latest Switch 2 console update, Nintendo appears to have blocked third-party Switch 2 docks. Update 21.0.0 was released earlier this week and, finally, adds symbols to indicate if ...
PC World

Uh oh! Public Wi-Fi routers can ‘identify’ you even if you have no phone

Here’s an unsettling development in this episode of “everyday tech can do things you probably never imagined”: in the future, anyone who regularly walks past a café or restaurant with public Wi-Fi ...
The Straits Times

What PSP chief Leong Mun Wai is up to now that he’s no longer in Parliament

Parliament convened in September, but a familiar face from the previous term wasn’t there. Progress Singapore Party’s secretary-general Leong Mun Wai was a notable presence as a Non-Constituency MP ...
University of California

WiFi signals can measure heart rate — no wearables needed

Heart rate is one of the most basic and important indicators of health, providing a snapshot into a person’s physical activity, stress and anxiety, hydration level, and more. Traditionally, measuring ...
news.ucsc

WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed

Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Nayan Bhatia demonstrates Pulse-Fi, technology that uses WiFi signals to measure a person's heart rate. Heart rate is one of the most basic and important ...