Google is promising to fix a bug in Chrome for Windows that has been draining laptop batteries for years. The problem was first reported in 2010, but a recent investigation by Forbes has bumped the issue to the top of Google’s Chrome bug report list. Chrome’s battery drain problem affects Windows users as Google sets a […]
It’s the week of Black Hat and DEF CON and thousands of computer security experts have gathered to Las Vegas. Hot topics this year include Siemens PLC security, revamping the SSL model and Mac laptop batteries. Mikko keynoting in DEF CON 19 One talk which was highly anticipated was Riley Hassell’s and Shane Macauley’s “Hacking […]
Could hackers set fire to your Apple battery with a virus? Some recent news stories seem to suggest that they might. One uncompromising headline certainly implies that battery-based malware – whether inferno-related or not – is an inevitability, trumpeting proudly that “Apple laptop batteries are the new attack vector.” That remains to be seen, as […]
Latest Comments