Hardware

Here’s a look at what you need to know QNAP has issued an advisory about a new Dirty Pipe Linux vulnerability that affects a wide range of Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. It allows attackers to overwrite data in arbitrary read-only files. The Dirty Pipe security flaw affects all NAS devices running kernel version 5.10.60….

QNAP, a Taiwan-based network-attached storage (NAS) manufacturer, has issued an advisory about ransomware and brute-force attacks that affect all network-attached storage devices. The ransomware attacks began targeting the NAS device suite on January 6, and the company urges customers to secure their compromised devices as soon as possible. “Open the Security Counselor on your QNAP…

Intel has announced its 12th Gen Intel Core lineup of mobile processors at the CES 2022 event. The latest chips are built on Intel’s existing 12th Gen Alder Lake architecture, which has been available for desktop PCs since last year. The 12th-generation processors come with a new Intel Thread Director technology for better efficiency and…

The Surface brand is full of products that tried something different. The classic Pro put a different spin on a tablet, the Studio with a twist on the desktop, and then there is the Duo, the two-screen foldable that is Surface in name but it does not run Windows. When I took a look last…

If there is one device that defines the Surface brand, it’s the Pro. The hardware is the backbone of the lineup and it is the best-selling Surface to date but the last couple of revisions have been modest, to put it lightly. But the Pro 8 is finally answering the calls that have been growing…

Several years ago, Microsoft took to the stage in New York City and unveiled the Surface Book, a device that was the pinnacle of Surface. It was a laptop, a tablet, a do-all, be-all device that the company hoped would set the brand apart as being ambitious but also establish that it was able to…

Today, Microsoft is unveiling its refreshed lineup that includes updating most of the products in its lineup. But the company is not only refreshing hardware, they are announcing an entirely new product – the Surface Laptop Studio. The Surface Laptop Studio is the child of mixing the Surface Laptop, Surface Pro, and Surface Studio into…

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced a handful of new Teams accessories including a USB-C speaker, two headsets, and a webcam. The company has sent over a few of these products to review and here is a first look at the speaker and the webcam. Both of these devices are Teams certified which means that they…

A few weeks back, Microsoft announced the Surface Headphones 2+ that answered the nagging question – why aren’t Surface Headphones certified for Teams? Considering that the headphones are the company’s flagship audio device, you would think that they would be certified with the company’s own productivity software. But, as it turns out, and this will…