So what does all this change mean for 2019? Trust. People want trust and humanity from brands. Companies must learn how to connect with audiences in a way that restores trust in an environment where the norm is constant change and well, distrust. I had the chance to chat with Ryan Bonnici, CMO of G2 Crowd, and Dave Gerhardt, VP of Marketing at Drift, to talk through some of the biggest trends we can expect to see in 2019....
First we will look at the BEAST attack and later we will explain its successor, the CRIME attack. BEAST attack The BEAST (browser exploit against SSL/TLS) was developed by researchers Thai Duong and Juliano Rizzo and can be carried out on TLS v1.0.TLS v 1.2 is not vulnerable to a BEAST attack. The CVE for a BEAST attack is CVE-2011-3389. Whenever you log in to any https page, after your authentication you can see your authenticated page and, if you look carefully at the URL, you can see the session ID....
Warning: The following contains spoilers for A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood. Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood tells the true story of the real life friendship formed between iconic children’s television host Mister Rogers and a sourpuss journalist - but while much of the movie is true, there are a few things left out. Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks dons the comfortable cardigan and sneakers, headlining a cast that also includes Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Enrico Colantoni....
‘Tis the season to give gifts to people you care about, and tech is always a popular choice. Who doesn’t like to unwrap a shiny new gadget? But you must be careful. Many of the hottest holiday items have a Wi-Fi connection, and each company or device has its own privacy policies. It’s no small task to look up each one of the products you buy, but there’s a shortcut you should know about....
In a move to close out the fiscal quarter strong, Best Buy will re-launch its iPad trade-in program tomorrow, July 23rd. The program, which offers a $200+ gift card toward the purchase of a fourth-generation iPad with Retina display, will run until August 3rd. Update: Now live. Best Buy piloted an iPad trade-in-program earlier this month for two days due to the success of the iPhone version. For this new trade-in-program, iPad 2 and third-generation iPad models without water damage or a cracked display are eligible....
The Counter Strike brand has been setting the gaming world alight since 1999 before many of its current players were even born. What started out as a spinoff from the thinking man’s first person shooter Half Life, soon took on a life of its own and was masterfully developed into the online multiplayer phenomenon it is today, known to its disciples simply as CSGO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive). At its peak, in 2019, the game registered an incredible 764,468 concurrent players, reinforcing this grand old dame of the gaming industry as being one of the key players in an ever-growing sector....
It’s a new month both in the real world and in the PvP meta, so it’s time to review which heroes from the Idle Heroes franchise are most excellent for your team this month. If you’re familiar with Idle Heroes, you most likely know the 8 tiers heroes are grouped into: the SS for the most powerful heroes, the S, A, B, C, and D tiers, and finally, the F tier for the absolute worst heroes in the game....
Nvidia is a known player in the graphics industry. This year the company announced its premium level RTX 30 series GPU. The new RTX 30 series includes Nvidia RTX 3090, 3080, and 3070 GPUs. They are already up for sale and getting rave reviews about its performance. However, despite being designed on the new efficient chip, all the Nvidia RTX 30 series GPUs will be power-hungry, meaning that you need to supply sufficient power to get them going....
Following the release of iOS 12.2 to the public yesterday, Apple today has updated the Shortcuts app for iOS. The update includes improvements to existing Shortcuts actions, as well as new tools for creating Shortcuts that integrate the Notes app. Apple says that with today’s update, you can now create and access Notes through Shortcuts with new actions called Create Note, Append to Note, Find Notes, and Show Note. This means that Shortcuts can do things like create new notes, add specific things to existing notes, and more....
The massive Apple v Qualcomm trial got underway yesterday, though the first day of what is expected to be a four-week case was entirely taken up with jury selection. The trial is expected to be the biggest patent or antitrust case ever heard, with a total of as much as $30B at stake … CNET provided a run-down on the nine jurors who made it through the selection process. We outlined yesterday the two key issues at the centre of the Apple v Qualcomm battle, though there will doubtlessly be many other areas of contention....
Apple Watch Series 6 was announced today by Apple with new colors, oximeter sensor, and a faster processor. However, Apple briefly mentioned that Series 6 models also feature the same U1 chip introduced last year with the iPhone 11. The U1 chip uses positioning tech known as an Ultra Wideband (UWB) radio that provides precise location and spatial awareness, so a U1-equipped device can detect its exact position relative to other devices in the same room....
We all know the background, Palm introduced the Palm Pre, which the company equipped with the ability to sync with iTunes. Apple didn’t like it and prevented use of this within an iTunes update, Palm re-enabled its feature, Apple stopped it again and Palm took a complaint to the USB Forum, the body which polices such things. Palm had accused Apple of improperly using its USB Vendor ID to block sync with iTunes....
Star Wars had its humble beginnings as a weird space opera few wanted to take a risk on, but it eventually grew into a massive multi-media empire. In addition to the films, TV shows, novels, and comic books, video games are a key part of the Star Wars franchise. These days, fans enjoy elaborate titles like Star Wars Battlefront II and Jedi: Fallen Order, which are part of the same canon as the other mediums and do their part to enrich the lore....
Arrow - the series which kick-started The CW’s popular shared superhero universe known as the Arrowverse - is finally coming to an end - with a 10-episode season 8. Nothing has been said yet about how the show will come to a close, but it’s believed that it will tie into this fall’s annual crossover event - Crisis on Infinite Earths. First airing in the fall of 2012, Arrow centered upon the adventures of Oliver Queen - a shipwrecked billionaire playboy who returned to his hometown after five years determined to save it from the various evils that threatened in....
AT&T reported in its Q2 2007 results that it had sold 146,000 in the two days it was on sale in June (released at 6pm on the 29th. – so 30 total hours) I am not sure if this is bad news or good news. The Street (AAPL down $4 on news) seems to think it is a bad sign as some analyst were pointing at first weekend sales to be anywhere from 400,000-700,000 units....
While the Apple Online Store remains down (back in business!) ahead of expected iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 pre-orders today, AT&T has jumpstarted the process by starting to accept pre-orders for AT&T-connected LTE models of the iPad Air 2. Shipping times currently show estimated delivery dates as 6-10 business days out. AT&T is offering customers $100 off the $629 starting price for AT&T cellular models of the iPad Air 2 with installment plans also available....
Avenue 5 may be a science-fiction comedy series, but the show’s portrayal of the science behind space flight is no joke. Created by Armando Iannucci, the comedic genius behind Veep, Avenue 5 takes a satirical look at a future where space tourism is a booming industry. The show’s subject matter may have some viewers wondering how scientifically accurate the HBO sci-fi series actually is; the answer is surprising. Avenue 5 is no documentary, and the show is filled with some almost unbelievably-quirky characters; yet, the science presented in HBO’s TV series is fairly realistic....
The Taiwanese government has made the decision to ban the use of Zoom over security concerns. The German government hasn’t gone quite that far, but the country’s foreign ministry has barred it from government computers and heavily restricted any use of the service … Bloomberg says Taiwan made the announcement yesterday. Reuters reports on the German policy introduced today. Agencies should avoid using services such as Zoom as they may have security flaws, the island’s cabinet said in a statement Tuesday....
Geekbench tests show that the base-model 2020 iMac is around 20% faster than the 2019 equivalent in multi-core performance. The bottom-end Intel Core i5 3.1GHz machine achieved a multi-core score of 5688, compared to the 2019 base model’s 4746. Single-core performance was 1090, which is only 6% faster than last year’s 1027. We’ve already looked at how the specs compare, but Japanese site Makotakara has now benchmarked the new machine....
Battlefield V is a first-person shooter game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the eleventh main instalment in the Battlefield series and the successor to 2016’s Battlefield 1 and was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 20, 2018. However, some PC gamers are looking for the Battlefield 5 Best Graphics Settings for Nvidia 3070, 3080, 3090, 1060, 1070, 2060, 2080, and More....
