Category Archives: Hardware

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Speed freaks rejoice, because USB could get twice as fast

January 18, 2018 smarc

The port’s data speed is doubling today, but another doubling is possible. That would help when copying files and plugging in big monitors.

Source: Speed freaks rejoice, because USB could get twice as fast

Computer, exploits, fraud, Gear & Gadgets, Hardware, malware, Security, surveillance, vulnerabilities

More than 450 HP laptop models contain hidden keyloggers capable of tracking everything you type | Alphr

December 14, 2017 smarc

More than 450 HP laptop models have a keylogger hidden away in a driver, forcing HP to issue patches for the affected devices.The keylogger, found in Synaptics’ touchpad software, is disabled by default, but hackers could potentially enable it if they had access to a computer by elevating user privileges, said Michael Myng, the researcher who discovered the flaw.

Source: More than 450 HP laptop models contain hidden keyloggers capable of tracking everything you type | Alphr

Cool, Green, Hardware

You Can Finally Afford A Tesla | Popular Science

August 5, 2015 smarc

A Tesla Powerwall, that is

Source: You Can Finally Afford A Tesla | Popular Science

Computer, Hardware, Interesting

Lenovo’s first PC on a stick costs $129, runs Windows 10, even has a speaker

August 5, 2015 smarc

Lenovo has officially entered the PC stick game with the announcement of the Ideacentre Stick 300 on June 23.

Source: Lenovo’s first PC on a stick costs $129, runs Windows 10, even has a speaker

Computer, Hardware, Privacy, Security

The $300 ‘PITA’ steals encryption keys with radio waves

August 5, 2015 smarc

Source: The $300 ‘PITA’ steals encryption keys with radio waves

Computer, Hardware, Linux

Get a rock-solid Linux touchpad configuration for the Lenovo X1 Carbon – major.io

June 26, 2015 smarc

The X1 Carbon’s touchpad has been my nemesis in Linux for quite some time because of its high sensitivity. I’d often find the cursor jumping over a few pixels each time I tried to tap to click. This was aggravating at first, but then I found myself closing windows when I wanted them minimized or […]