Firefox blocks websites with vulnerable encryption keys

From InfoWorld: To protect users from cryptographic attacks that can compromise secure web connections, the popular Firefox browser will block access to HTTPS servers that use weak Diffie-Hellman keys.

Diffie-Hellman is a key exchange protocol that is slowly replacing the widely used RSA key...

Loftek Nova 50W RGB Timer LED Security Floodlight Review

Does everything have a purpose? Before we get too deep into the question and wonder whether your life has a meaning and purpose, if there is a meaning and purpose at all, I suggest you to go on desiringGod.org rather than reading a review on a technology website for an answer. But whether you think you have a meaning and purpose to your life or not, I think we can at least trust the things we create out of our hands at least serves a certain...

Salesforce tries to block Microsoft's LinkedIn acquisition

From InfoWorld: Microsoft made a splash earlier this year when it announced the largest acquisition in its history, signing an agreement to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. But now, Salesforce is trying to convince the European Union to block the deal.

Salesforce Chief Legal Officer Burke Norton...

Samsung apologizes to China over Galaxy Note 7 recall

From CNET: Chinese broadcaster CCTV has accused Samsung of failing to inform Chinese Galaxy Note 7 phone owners over the exploding-battery recall the way it did US owners.

The accusation came after a supposedly "safe" unit blew up in that country and after Samsung had assured Chinese buyers that...

Asus teams with Secretlab to create slick ROG gaming chairs

From CNET: Asus' Republic of Gamers PC series is all about big flashy lights, insane specs and crazy designs.

Now, for its tenth anniversary, Asus wants to bring the ROG brand from your computer to your...chair.

The company is tying up with Singapore-based gaming chair maker Secretlab to release a...

AMD has its eyes on Las Vegas with Polaris GPUs

From InfoWorld: AMD wants its new Polaris GPUs to dazzle gamblers in Las Vegas using electronic devices.

Qualcomm, meanwhile, wants its embedded Snapdragon chips to be installed in robots, drones, and smart devices used in homes and for commercial applications.

For both chipmakers, the internet of...

Samsung: Safe batteries inside over 1 million Note 7 phones

From CNET: Samsung's global recall and replacement is in full swing for its Galaxy Note 7 phones with flawed batteries.

The South Korean electronics giant said more than 1 million people globally are using new Note 7 phones with safer batteries, according to Reuters.

The company voluntarily...

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