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Google backs new security standard for smartphone VPN apps

The Internet of Secure Things Alliance, an IoT security certification body (a.k.a. ioXt), has launched a new security certification for mobile apps and VPNs. The new ioXt compliance program includes a ‘mobile application profile’ – a set of security-related criteria against which apps can be certified. The profile or mobile app assessment includes additional requirements […]

Advanced Manufacturing and Factory Automation Products – Automation & Process Control

TURCK – Safer and More Efficient Industrial Networking The new IP67 Managed Ethernet Switch from Turck provides standard and Gigabit ports in the same device. Configure, manage, and monitor connected machines and devices remotely, outside of a control cabinet. Find out more about this rugged solution for decentralized control. Part number TBEN-Lx-SE-M2. • Gigabit high-speed […]

Asus ZenBook Duo 14 (UX482) review: An improved dual-screen design, but usability issues persist Review

Asus is known for its ZenBook laptops with second screens, which are either incorporated into the trackpad or, as in the new ZenBook Duo 14 (UX482), deployed full-width, pushing the keyboard down into what would normally be the wrist-rest area. The Duo 14 (UX482) offers hardware and software improvements over the previous model, but is it […]

In Coinbase’s Rise, a Reminder: Cryptocurrencies Use Lots of Energy

The stock market debut of Coinbase, a start-up that allows people to buy and sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, is a watershed moment for digital money. It also threatens to lock in a technology with an astonishing environmental footprint. Cryptocurrencies use blockchain technology, which relies on specialized computers racing to solve complex equations, making quintillions of […]

First multi-node quantum network paves the way for the quantum internet

 Three nodes that can store and process quantum bits were linked to create the world’s first rudimentary quantum network.    Image: Marieke de Lorijn for QuTech Researchers in the Netherlands have successfully connected three separate quantum processors in what is effectively the world’s first multi-node quantum network. This paves the way for a large-scale quantum […]