PC vendors scramble as Intel announces vulnerability in firmware

Enlarge / All the Cores are affected by a major vulnerability in management firmware—as are Xeon servers and Atom, Celeron and Pentium devices. (credit: Intel) Intel has issued a security alert that management firmware on a number of recent PC, server, and Internet-of-Things processor platforms is vulnerable to remote attack. Using the vulnerabilities, the most […]

Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft: The scramble to beat Apple, dominate hardware, and own your future

ANALYSIS: Google’s $ 1.1 billion acquihire of HTC’s Pixel team is just the latest example of a mega trend that is turning the tech industry upside down and has enormous consequences for the role technology plays in all of our lives. Put simply, the biggest of big tech companies have decided that to win, they must […]

Why one of Facebook’s most successful video publishers had to scramble to re-think its whole strategy to cash in on ads

Tastemade Publishers like Tastemade built big Facebook audiences by churning out lots of short content. But now many need to shift gears. That’s because Facebook has begun inserting ads into video clips, but only if they run 90 seconds or more. For Tastemade, that’s meant shooting videos using more TV-like conventions, like cliffhangers before ad breaks. […]

WATCH: Britons SCRAMBLE for sun loungers in busy Gran Canaria hotel

Holidaymakers will do anything to get the best sun lounger in a hotel on holiday. From putting down a towel to sitting across three of them, it can take drastic measures to secure a spot. A video has recently emerged showing just how far some Britons would go, as they are filmed racing towards the […]

Let the Olympic sponsorship scramble begin

As the 2018 Winter Olympics quickly approach, athletes aren’t the only ones busy preparing for next February. Olympic sponsorship rights holders are looking to match their respective ad campaigns with athletes that can help showcase their brands. Contrary to what many people believe, athletes in Canada don’t really hit the sponsorship windfall after an Olympic Games. It […]

This Morning thrown into chaos as Holly and Phillip scramble to resolve TWO awkward gaffes

Louise Green, a personal trainer and gym instructor who admitted to being overweight, appeared on the ITV show to defend her profession.  However, during Louise’s sensitive segment, her microphone appeared to have a mind of its own and disrupted the broadcast, forcing Holly Willoughby, 36, to intervene.  “I’m going to have to come and sit […]