Image: Alfa Photo / Shutterstock A newly discovered cross-platform piece of malware called ‘Chaos’ is spreading on Linux and Windows systems to amass resources for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against online gaming firms, crypto exchanges, and rival ‘stressor’ sites renting DDoS-as-a-service. The malware, which was written in Go ...

Credit: Microsoft Questions about what’s going on with Microsoft’s support of the predictive SwifKey keyboard app for iOS have been bubbling up over the past few weeks. A Reddit thread from a month ago highlighted the lack of updates to the app for more than a year. When a reader ...

Pros Improved camera Strong performance Improved repairability is consumer-friendly Cons Lack of SIM card tray will be an issue for some Battery life is a concern Let’s get this out of the way right now — the $799 iPhone 14 is a fantastic smartphone with strong camera performance and reliable ...

Image: Getty Cyber criminals are exploring new ways of conducting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to make them harder to protect against and more effective at causing disruption. DDoS attacks are a relatively simple, but potent, form of cyberattack in which cyber criminals overload services with web traffic, slowing ...

Credit: Intel While Microsoft continues to put a lot of time and energy in trying to bring seamless connectivity to phones and Windows PCs, its efforts have left a number of customers, especially iPhone users, with less-than-compelling results. On September 27, during its “Intel Innovation” event, Intel announced it would ...

iFixit’s Pro Tech Toolkit Adrian Kingsley-Hughes So, the new iPhone 14 is the most repairable smartphone since the iPhone 7, according to the experts over at iFixit. This makes sense, since not only has Apple been working to make it easier for owners to repair their devices, but it also ...

Image: perinjo / GETTY Ransomware hackers are experimenting with a new kind of attack that, instead of encrypting data, outright destroys it. The aim is to make it impossible for victims to retrieve their data if they don’t pay the ransom. Ransomware is one of the biggest cybersecurity issues facing ...

Pros Dynamic Island is fresh and more practical than the notch New 48-megapixel camera is a Pro-level upgrade A16 Bionic chip continues to impress iPhone price remains unfazed by inflation Cons Forcing eSIM adoption is an anti-consumer move Subpar battery life on the smaller Pro Always-on display can be bright ...

Pros Large bright 49mm display Durably built Extra buttons and dual speakers Excellent battery life Integrated cell service for tracking Cons Expensive at $799 Too large for smaller wrists No offline mapping Limited metrics for athletes Apple advertises the new Watch Ultra as its most rugged and capable smartwatch ever. Naturally, ...

Amazon Echo Dot (third-gen) Amazon I’m a product guy. Way back in the day I was actually a product marketing executive for a big tech company. I’ve shipped hundreds of products over the years. You always try to marry a need with a solution. Meet enough folks’ needs, and they’ll ...