Emojis can be hacked to hide data or messages, unicode Characters also susceptible
Paul Butler tests and demonstrates the flexibility of encoding hidden messages within Unicode characters, including emoji.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Teardown: Battery Swap Simplicity, Mixed Repairability
The last decade of flagship phone releases has seen manufacturers go all in on thinner and thinner designs, causing the devices to become repair nightmares. Apple has slowly made policy and design changes to reverse this pernicious trend. Now, it seems as if Samsung is ready to join its rival with its latest smartphone, the S25, which iFixIt
Intel Xeon Granite Rapids-W CPU specs allegedly leaked — up to 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes and eight-channel memory support
Intel reportedly preps two Xeon W ‘Granite Rapids-W’ platforms for mainstream and expert HEDT workstations.
The Stream Team: The further adventures of two mech jockeys in MechWarrior 5 Clans
MOP’s Chris and his friend Britarnya are once again stomping their way through Hump Day in MechWarrior 5: Clans! With some new chassis in their...
Cable maker advises against using old 12VHPWR cables with RTX 50-series GPUs
Moddiy has warned users against using its older 12VHPWR-rated power cables with RTX 50-series products. It recommends only using its cables manufactured in 2025.
NCsoft Q4 2024: Guild Wars 2 and Blade & Soul are doing great, with Aion 2 waiting in the wings
The MMO company financial news just keeps coming this week as now we’ve got NCsoft’s Q4 2024 financial report, and no, this one isn’t the...
PassMark Measures A Drop In Average PC Performance For The First Time In Two Decades
A common quibble on the PCPer Podcast, for at least two of us, is that the computer enthusiast market has become significantly less exciting in...
Researchers Achieve Quantum Computing Breakthrough That Could Be Game-Changing
There’s a thermal noise problem in quantum computing, and it comes from an unlikely source: the wiring used to interface with the qubits. You see, electrical signals traveling across wire generate heat, and quantum bits or “qubits” have to be just a few degrees above absolute zero to do their thing. This means that you have to spend an enormous
Did You Disable Apple Intelligence On Your iPhone? iOS 18.3.1 May Have Turned It Back On
Many iPhone users have recently complained that Apple intelligence is automatically enabled immediately after updating to iOS 18.3.1 despite turning it off before the update. Some think it’s just a bug Apple will fix; to others, it’s a manipulative attempt to steal data from iPhone users. Either way, if you’re worried about Apple Intelligence
Aion Classic’s chonky content update, Ignite, is finally live
Who out there prefers the savory taste of Aion Classic to the zing of normal Aion? If that’s you, then pay attention: NCsoft just dropped...