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Google's New Dongles Will Help Protect You From Hackers. The Titan Security Key Bundle is designed to make phishing attacks impossible. If you're worried about the security of your Google account and have $50 to drop, Google has a deal for you. The search giant just announced its Titan Security  key Bundle.  a pair of two security keys designed to act the second factor in two-factor authentication and make phishing attacks basically impossible. The release comes a few months after a Google spokesperson (calculatedly it seems) told security blog Krebs on security . that  the use of such keys dropped successful phishing attacks among its own employees to zero. Now they are available for you. Google's Titan bundle is a similar implementation to already existing solutions like the Yubikey, where instead of receiving a confirmation code by SMS or using an authenticator app, you prove you are actually you by having a special, physical key on your person. The Ti...

Sony's new Aibo robot dog can be yours for a whopping $2,899 This past November, Sony announced that it was  reviving its robot dog Aibo . The iconic robotic pet, introduced in 1999, won a lot of fans all over the world but had been discontinued for over a decade. The company said the new Aibo, with  more advanced mechatronics and AI , would be available for purchase early this year, but only in Japan. Now Sony is announcing that, after selling 20,000 new Aibos to Japanese consumers, it is making the robot canine available also in the United States. At an event at its U.S. headquarters in New York City, the company said it will be offering a “limited first litter edition” bundle starting next month, with expected delivery before the holidays. This is the sixth generation of Sony’s robot dog. The biggest difference from previous models is a new cloud-based AI engine, which relies on a powerful on-board computer...

Smartwatch + Smartphone - Nubia alpha - a new concept smartphone in bracelet Short trip to the year 2028. Your phone rings, out of habit you look at your wrist. Face Detection unlocks your bracelet's display and automatically picks up the call and you're immediately in the video conversation. Is it really true? We can only guess, but a first step into this future could be the Nubia Alpha (Nubia α), a fully functional smart phone with touch display in a wristband. Smartphone meets smartwatch. What is referred to as a concept smartphone is actually supposed to come onto the market in this form. It is a smartphone integrated into a wristband that has a camera and a touch screen. The screen is flexible and slightly bulges around the wrist at the top and bottom. Apparently, the Nubia Alpha is also operated via two buttons, which are located on the left and right of the middle part of the bracelet. In addition, you will of course use the touch screen. In the product ...

Xiaomi Poco f1 is the cheapest smartphone with the most powerful processor but with some major limitations. Xiaomi few days ago stirred the Indian smartphone market by launching the F1 smartphone  under its new sub-brand Poco. The smartphone’s highlight is its Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor offering for as low as Rs 20,999. The handset also comes in different variants based on RAM and storage capacities and is also currently the cheapest handset sporting the flagship Qualcomm processor. But it looks like there’s a limitation in the handset that might be a major let down for users. the Poco f1 smartphone  cannot run videos on some of the popular streaming services. The smartphone does not support Widevine L1  For those unaware, Widevine exists to prevent content from being pirated as it gets streamed over different devices. It protects content in three different levels of security – L3, L2 and L1. Most of the Android smartphones support L1 ...

We are less then a month away! Apple is set to release three new iPhones along with a new Apple watch! Stay tuned for September 12!