Research shows Android handsets share 20 times more telemetry data than iPhones TechSpot

By now, it's no secret that companies like Google and Apple collect telemetry information from mobile devices and software that you use. Still, there is a difference in terms of the amount and types of data collected. Even when you're not using your Android or iOS device, or just as...





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Arm announces 'Arm v9,' the next generation of its processor architecture TechSpot

That's about to change, though. The semiconductor firm has officially unveiled Arm v9, heralding a new era of processor architecture that seeks to meet growing computational demand in the fields of data security and artificial intelligence.





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Google launches Stack scanner app to help you organize your documents TechSpot

Google Stack is being developed by Cristopher Pendrogal and Mathew Cowan alongside the rest of Area 120's team, Google's in-house incubator for experimental apps. Besides Stack, Cristopher and Mathew also worked on DocAI—an enterprise-grade application used to process and categorize data extracted from enormous numbers of documents.





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CERN physicists figured out how to study antimatter by cooling it with a laser TechSpot

Researchers in CERN's ALPHA (Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus) at the University of British Columbia have discovered a way to lower antimatter's temperature to near absolute zero using a laser. This breakthrough will make it easier for physicists to study the volatile material. Cooling antihydrogen atoms to almost zero Kelvin slows...





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Intel 2.0's customer dilemma: the foundry move TechSpot

The big news this past week came in the form of Intel’s announcement of its new strategy, doubling down on its fab and foundries. We wrote about it, but we want to expand on what we see as the defining challenge the company’s initiative faces – how to deal with...





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World Backup Day is here - is your data secure? TechSpot

You could always take your hardware to a data recovery expert and see what (if anything) they can extract, but in this case, it's better to be proactive instead of reactive. Performing frequent, system-wide backups of all your most important data is one way to accomplish that.





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No Man's Sky Expeditions update adds multiplayer voyages to hub worlds TechSpot

No Man's Sky Expeditions (patch 3.3) is an interesting new way to play, focusing on multiplayer coop. Usually, players start on a planet alone. Gameplay is mainly solo unless you invite friends into your session or visit the Nexus and participate in daily multiplayer missions. While there is a multiplayer...





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PUBG Lite, a free-to-play version for low-end machines, is shutting down in April TechSpot

The game’s developer recently informed players that “after much deliberation,” they have decided to shutter the game. The termination schedule is as follows:





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Huawei is feeling the effects of US sanctions, records first quarterly revenue decline TechSpot

It was back in May 2019 when Trump added Huawei and 70 affiliates to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List, ensuring US companies could no longer do business with these firms without a license. It led to Google’s apps and services no longer appearing on the Chinese...





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Back to the office: Cisco wants to make hybrid work actually work TechSpot

Cisco’s concept for hybrid work, which was just updated at its Cisco Live conference this week, isn’t really dependent on things like how companies choose to reconfigure their physical office spaces. Instead, it’s focused on expanding the capabilities and reach of the company’s Webex communications platform, which is specifically designed...





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Police and Tencent collaborate to seize "world's biggest" video game cheating operation TechSpot

Cheating has been part of gaming for as long as games have existed. Cheating on single player games usually doesn't affect others and can even be seen as a feature or "easter egg," unless you're trying to break a speedrun record in a competition. As for online games, even if...





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This transforming gamepad caters to your individual play style TechSpot

The placement of the analog stick(s), however, has varied over the years. What's correct, or rather, what do you prefer? Fortunately, you do have options.





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Facebook is introducing more News Feed options, including who can comment on your posts TechSpot

Mark Zuckerberg’s social network announced today that users would be given the power over who can comment on their posts. The options consist of Public, Friends, or only those profiles and pages that have been tagged.





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Warner Bros. postpones Mortal Kombat reboot by one week so Godzilla vs. Kong can make more money TechSpot

You’ll have to wait another week to get your next Mortal Kombat movie fix.





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Twitter swamped with fake Amazon workers defending the company TechSpot

Twitter has suspended many of these accounts, most of which were created in the last few days. They use handles that begin with "AmazonFC," followed by a first name and a warehouse designation.





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Hitman 3's Dubai mission and the original version of XIII are currently free TechSpot

The demo of the critically acclaimed Hitman 3 is now available on the Epic Games Store. It includes full access to two locations—the ICA Facility and Hawke's Bay—the two tutorial-style prologue missions from Hitman (2016) and Hitman 2 (2016), respectively.





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iPhone user loses $600,000 after downloading scam Bitcoin app from Apple's store TechSpot

The story began last month when Phillipe Christodoulou wanted to check his Bitcoin balance. He decided to do a search for "Trezor," the company that makes the hardware wallet where he stored his crypto, in the hope of finding a companion app.





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