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Google disabled remote control functionality for first and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats last month, but the company has continued to transmit device data to its servers. After cloning Google’s API to restore smart features to old, unsupported devices, security researcher Cody Kociemba found that Google was still collecting data from …

You don’t need to hang a painting when your TV already looks like one. The Samsung 85-Inch Class Frame Series QLED TV is designed to disappear into your space when it’s off and completely take over when it’s on. For Early Prime Day, it’s down to $2,997.99, which is 30% …

If you’re still rocking a grainy webcam, it’s time for an upgrade. The Logitech Brio Webcam captures 4K resolution with HDR and smooth frame rates, making video calls, streaming, and recordings look significantly sharper. Right now, it’s down to $127.49 on Amazon—36% off its usual $199.99 price.The Brio isn’t just …

An important part of a smart home is security. Being able to monitor your interiors and exteriors, and route alerts through your smart screens and speakers to notify you if anything’s amiss, is essential. Prices have been dropping steadily on cameras from high-end brands with great reviews, and Amazon in …

Mars has a reputation as a cold, dead world, but a new study suggests that may be only partially accurate. Researchers from the University of Arizona have analyzed a region that appears to be geologically boring by Martian standards, finding evidence the mantle is pushing upward, causing fissures, swelling, and …

The Hubble Space Telescope has been offline for a week following a failure in the observatory’s payload computer, and it might take longer than we expected to get it back up and running. NASA reports it has made several attempts to switch to backup memory modules, but it hasn’t worked. …

The aging Hubble Space Telescope is still in safe mode after an apparent hardware failure on June 13th. NASA initially hoped it would be a quick changeover to backup hardware, but the swapping in replacement hardware has not solved the problem. The team is still working on a solution, but …

  When Samsung, NXP, and Infineon announced they were shutting down their factories in Austin, TX to help the state manage its electrical shortage, the shutdowns were expected to be brief. There’s no word on whether or not Infineon has restarted, but both Samsung and NXP are still offline, 15 …

  Huawei only got to enjoy a few months at the top of the smartphone heap before the US government knocked it down a peg. Following the Commerce Department’s actions against the Chinese megafirm, Huawei has been unable to use Google services on its new phones. The company’s solution was …

  Yesterday, we covered news from Mercury Research showing that Intel had regained market share from AMD in both desktop and mobile. The news, however, wasn’t all bad for AMD. According to Dean McCarron, president of Mercury Research, AMD shipped nearly a million Ryzen 5000 CPUs in Q4 of 2020. …