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Use ‘Bridgy Fed’ to Connect Mastodon and Bluesky
The Great Twitter Exodus of 2022 is still happening. It’s just a little…fractured. A lot of X power users migrated to Bluesky early on, which paved the way for a flood of folks to join that service in 2024. Meanwhile, a lot of technically inclined individuals are still hanging out on Mastodon (at least, that’s where I hang out). Bluesky…
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Unpatched Mazda Connect bugs let hackers install persistent malware
Attackers could exploit several vulnerabilities in the Mazda Connect infotainment unit, present in multiple car models including Mazda 3 (2014-2021), to execute arbitrary code with root permission. The security issues remain unpatched and some of them are command injection flaws that could be leveraged to obtain unrestricted access to vehicle networks, potentially impacting the car’s operation and safety. Vulnerability details…
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iOS 18.2 will make it easier than ever to connect your iPhone to your Mac — here’s how
iOS 18.2 is going to make it a lot easier to connect your iPhone with a Mac thanks to a new feature for trusting an unknown computer. From iOS 7 onwards, when connecting to an unknown PC via USB, users will be presented with a prompt to “Trust this PC.” Users will then need to add their passcode. The feature…
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All the Biggest Announcements From Meta Connect 2024
Meta Connect 2024 is a wrap. Mark Zuckerberg took the stage Wednesday to offer up announcements across a slew of product categories. While there are some new features coming to familiar apps like Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, Meta Connect was mostly about other ventures for the company—namely, the Meta Quest, smart glasses, and, of course, AI. Finally, a version of…
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Meta Connect 2024: Meta Showcases First Prototype of Holographic Orion AR Glasses
The Meta Connect 2024 annual developer conference saw quite a few announcements and launches today, right alongside the Meta Quest 3s. However, right at the very end, the spotlight was instantly stolen by the unveiling of Meta’s “first fully functional prototype” of its long-anticipated Orion glasses. Arriving in an armored suitcase, the Meta Orion glasses are, as Zuckerberg says, “fully…
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Microsoft’s new Windows App lets you connect to Windows from almost any device – Computerworld
Microsoft’s Windows App is now available for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Windows devices, with an Android version in preview. Users can also access remote Windows PCs — either Windows Professional or Enterprise — via a web browser without having to download and install any software. Windows App, first unveiled in November 2023, provides access to several Microsoft tools used to remotely connect to Windows…
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Everything I Expect to See at Meta Connect 2024
Meta is behind a number of product categories and services, but at Meta Connect 2024, the company’s annual developer’s conference, don’t expect to hear news specifically pertaining to apps like Facebook or Instagram. Instead, Meta says Connect is about the “technologies of the future,” which means AR, VR, and AI. (All the acronyms.) Here’s what we expect to see. The…
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Meta Connect 2024: how to watch and what to expect
Meta is holding its annual Connect developers conference next week, and it’s going to showcase a bunch of expected and perhaps some surprise new VR and AR hardware — alongside what might be a heavy Meta AI showcase featuring the company’s newest Llama large language model and image generator in apps like WhatsApp. And as Meta sunsets custom tools for…
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How to Connect Your Amazon Echo to a Bluetooth Speaker for Better Sound
Pick up any Amazon Echo smart speaker or display as part of your Alexa smart home setup, and it does, of course, come with its own built-in audio output—so you can hear Alexa’s responses, play your tunes and podcasts, and so on. However, these integrated speakers aren’t necessarily in the top bracket in terms of audio quality. Sure, the $199.99…
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The iPhone’s volume buttons will no longer work with Spotify Connect
Spotify users on iPhone will no longer be able to control the volume on connected devices using their physical volume buttons. In an update to its support page, Spotify said Apple “discontinued” this technology, forcing iPhone owners to use an annoying workaround. This change only affects Spotify Connect, a feature that lets users use their phones to control Spotify on…
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