Break into an in-demand tech career with the Computer Hacker Professional Certification Package (96 per cent off)
Cybersecurity is becoming one of tech’s most in-demand fields, but companies only entrust their safety to certified pros.
The Computer Hacker Professional Certification Package can help you make your way into this booming field by preparing you to ace five leading certification exams. For a limited time, Pocket-lint readers can get it on sale for only £48.39 ($59 USD).
The Computer Hacker Professional Certification Package comes with over 60 hours of training to help you pass the following certification exams:
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Information Systems Security Pro (CISSP)
Dive into this training bundle and you’ll build up your network security skills learning the tools and techniques these pros use daily. You’ll discover how to breach and repair networks as a penetration tester and sniff out the vulnerabilities hackers can exploit. Using assets like Access Data’s Forensic Toolkit and EnCase, you’ll also learn the proper ways to handle and investigate forensic data.
Whether you’re looking to face hackers on the front line as an ethical hacker or oversee an entire enterprise network as a certified information security manager, you’ll learn the skills necessary to integrate your hacking expertise into any business environment.
The Computer Hacker Professional Certification Package retails for £1,229, but Pocket-lint readers can save big and get it on sale for just £48.39 ($59 USD).
Keep your family’s Apple devices optimized with this trio of essential apps (85 per cent off)
We pay a pretty penny for our Apple devices, so we want to see them last for a while.
That’s why the iPhone Family Pack is a must for anyone looking to keep their Apple arsenal running well into the future.
On sale for only £19.68 ($23.99 USD), this app bundle brings you a trio of apps designed to keep your iPhones secure and running at maximum efficiency. Plus, they all come with a family license, so you can share them with the whole household.
The iPhone Family Pack includes the following apps:
AnyTrans for Mac: Family License: Think of AnyTrans as an all-in-one content manager for all your Apple devices. It’s designed to streamline access to all your files without having switch between devices. This way, you can easily view and transfer media files, share contacts, and clone content from one device to another.
PhoneClean iOS Cleaner for Mac: Family License: Even Apple devices get bogged down with unnecessary junk. Phone Clean works in the background, cleaning out accumulated iOS system junk on a daily basis. Plus, you can use Phone Clean to safely eliminate sensitive data like iMessages and browsing activity.
PhoneRescue for Mac: Family License: Accidental deletions happen, but PhoneRescue helps patch up the damage. Whether you mistakenly deleted a photo or lost information in an iCloud backup, PhoneRescue can pinpoint what you lost and help recover your data. It can even fully repair an iPhone from a system crash, no matter how severe.
The iPhone Family Pack usually goes for £138, but Pocket-lint readers can take 85 per cent off, bringing the final price down to only £19.68 ($23.99 USD).
Galaxy Note 7 recall becomes a presidential punchline
Samsung is having a tough time. The fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 is one the biggest blunders ever in tech and now President Obama is using it as a punchline.
During a speech about the Affordable Care Act at Miami Dade college in Florida, the Commander in Chief made an analogy about issues with Obamacare to new smartphones hitting the market:
When one of these companies comes out with a new smartphone, and it has a few bugs, what do they do? They fix it, they upgrade. Unless it catches fire and then they just, then they pull it off the market.
But you don’t go back to using a rotary phone! You don’t say, well we’re repealing smartphones — we’re just gonna do the dial-up thing
Ouch.
This is a simultaneous 🔥🔥🔥 on Samsung, Republicans and rotary phones. pic.twitter.com/HkHJeUfbL7
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) October 20, 2016
Neither Samsung or the Galaxy Note 7 are ever mentioned by name, but we all know which phone Obama is referencing.
While Samsung might not like this, it’s not like they can send a bogus copyright infringement claim to keep the joke off the Internet.
Via: Techcrunch
Source: CBS
Pixel factory images and OTA images available from Google
Everything you need to manually update your Pixel has been posted by Google.
If you’ve been wondering how the [Pixel phones](/google-pixel] will compare the Nexus line when it comes to updates and images and all things open-ish, you’ll be happy to know that Google has posted the latest factory images and the day-one OTA update images at the Android developers site.
Three builds are available as a full image as well as incremental zip files (OTA updates), NDE63H, NDE63L, and NDE63P. All builds are Android 7.1. You flash things the same way you would have done on a Nexus phone or tablet, and we have a set of instructions here to make it as pain-free as possible.
The complete guide to manually updating your Nexus Pixel
Of course, you’ll always be able to find more help in the forums which are filled with folks who love to flash … anything. It’s just fun!
You’ll find the images and OTA files at the links below.
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Daily Briefing: Obama burns Samsung and Pixels burn wallets
Thanks, Obama — for making the Android Central News Briefing, October 20, 2016.
There are many things we like to see: puppies, hot coffee and croissants together, and the release of our favorite new devices in the wild. The Pixel and Pixel XL are now making their way to customers around the world, and we’re excited to see what people think.
But don’t forget the Moto Z Play, which is also available for $200 less than the Pixel, and you get a pretty great experience, too.
Mainly, I’m just happy that this weekly cadence of phone releases is calming down so I can get back to writing the great Canadian novel, Drake’s BlackBerry.
With that, here’s today’s top stories!
BlackBerry’s app updates for October are rolling out
BlackBerry’s Android apps are getting their monthly update, and we’re expected to see improvements for Hub+, Camera, Keyboard, Password Keeper and more. Additional improvements for the Priv and DTEK50 camera and keyboard are also on the way. More
Unlocked Moto Z Play comes to Amazon, B&H and others
The Moto Z Play, one of the best phones you may have overlooked this year, is now available unlocked from several e-commerce sites. It’s $450, which is more expensive than Verizon sells it for, but it lacks bloatware, and has official support for AT&T and T-Mobile’s networks. See at Amazon
Google Pixel is available today
The Google Pixel is now available in many countries around the world, including the U.S. and Canada. The phone can be purchased at Google’s online store and, in the U.S., at Verizon. In Canada, it’s available from a number of outlets, including Rogers, Bell, Telus and others. More
Daydream View available at the Google Store after all
And here we thought that only Pixel pre-orders would get the luxury of being first to snag a Daydream View. Google’s virtual reality headset is officially on sale for $79. You’ll need a Daydream-ready smartphone to use it, however, so make sure you’ve got a Pixel on the way or a ZTE Axon 7 in-hand before you order one. More
Chromecast Ultra now available from Google, but get it from Best Buy
Google is on a hardware release streak. In addition to the Pixel itself and a small number of Daydream units, the Chromecast Ultra is now available from Google and Best Buy, and is shipping November 7. Who’s buying? More
Obama burns Samsung at press conference
Obama took a nice, clean shot at Samsung’s fiery Note 7 at a press conference today. Thanks, Obama.
Verizon has no 128GB Pixel XLs and won’t have any until November 18
The 128GB Pixel XL (in any color) is sold out at Verizon. According to TechTimes more aren’t expected until November 18. With Google’s own store and best Buy sold out of 128GB models, it looks like it will be 32GB or a wait for potential Pixel buyers.
Pixel and Pixel XL get the “Nexus” factory image treatment at launch
As expected, Google hasn’t strayed too far from the Nexus legacy when it comes to releasing factory images and OTA updates. These files are now available to sideload at will for those who want to bring their devices back to factory settings. More
Qualcomm reportedly ready to close deal and buy NXP Semiconductors
What to do when you’re sitting on $30+ billion in cash? If you’re Qualcomm, you buy a company who can help lessen your dependency on one market and branch into new ones. According to Bloomberg Qualcomm is ready to do just that.
Chrome 54 for Android brings background audio because we’re not animals
Android is a pretty powerful desktop-class operating system, but there are some mystifying shortcomings that occasionally keep it down. One of them is Google’s inconsistent application of background audio in apps like Chrome and YouTube. We already know why YouTube doesn’t allow for background audio — artists gotta get paid — but there was no reason to prevent Chrome from working with some sites. With Chrome 54, that’s now possible.
Your Snapdragon 820 phone is better than your friend’s iPhone 7 in one important way
OK, this is a little inside baseball, but stay with me: Apple made two versions of the iPhone 7, one with an Intel baseband and the other with a Qualcomm one. Ostensibly they’re identical, but RF experts at Cellular Insights have tested both versions and found the Qualcomm one to be significantly faster.
How does this affect you? Because that chip is the same one found in Qualcomm’s X12 modem solution inside most Android devices running a Snapdragon 820. In other words, rock on!
That’s it from us, see you tomorrow!
Google explains why it focused on fair gender representation with its new emoji
Diverse emoji are better emoji.
For many of us, emoji are a part of our daily conversations. I text my best friend with a heart emoji and a sunrise emoji every morning, and I use the raised hands emoji to let my co-workers know that I’m having an IRL physical reaction to something in the Mobile Nations Slack chat.
Emoji are not just for fun, however. Since they’ve become a part of our daily rhetoric, they’ve also become a new way for us to show solidarity. Take Apple’s controversial decision to replace the pistol emoji in iOS 10 with a green water gun. The company basically took a stance in favor of gun control, and while there were plenty of its users that didn’t take kindly to the move, many considered it to be a brave political statement on Apple’s part.
Google’s on track to do the same. Earlier this year, it announced that it would be updating the emoji in Android 7.1 with 63 new characters related to gender empowerment and fair gender representation. If you’ve got a new Pixel or Pixel XL in your hands, you can freely use these emoji right now.
As a woman, part of the appeal of being an Android user is knowing how much Google attempts to make me feel included, but I’m aware that not everyone understands why this is important. Google knows this too, so Rachel Been, one of the designers behind the new emoji, and Agustin Fonts, one of the product managers, put together this informative post on why the company chose to focus primarily on gender inclusiveness in its latest batch of emoji.
We are very proud of these new emoji, in part because we had a hand in making them a reality, and also because they sparked meaningful discussion and spurred a new way of thinking about the representation of humans in emoji.
In addition to depicting more women in various industries, Google also added dual gender counterparts for emoji that previously only had male or female representation. Take a gander at the post to learn more about why Google made the decisions it did. Been and Fonts also get into the nitty-gritty of how Google designed the emoji to match the rest of the Android aesthetic.
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New Razer Blade Pro laptop has a 4K touchscreen, mechanical keyboard
Razer has introduced a new 17.3-inch Razer Blade Pro gaming laptop.
Billed as a “desktop inside your laptop”, the 2016 Blade Pro packs a 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 desktop card, PCIe M.2 SSD (from 512GB to 2TB), 32GB of 2,113MHz DDR4 RAM, and a Killer DoubleShot Pro network interface card, which supports 802.11ac wireless connectivity and Gigabit Ethernet.
Although that spec sheet is amazing, the best parts about this machine aren’t on the inside but actually the outside: it has a 17.3-inch 4K (3840 x 2160) IGZO display with Nvidia G-Sync support and multitouch. It also has USB-C (doubles as a Thunderbolt 3 jack), an HDMI output, three USB 3.0 ports, an SD card reader, and a mechanical keyboard.
That’s right. Razer took its well-received iPad Pro keyboard accessory and built it into the new Blade Pro. It’s a low-profile keyboard with the tactile feedback you’d find in traditional keyboards. Despite all this tech, the new Razer Blade only measures 22.5mm in thickness, but it weighs 7.8lbs. Razer said its the thinnest laptop with GeForce GTX 1080.
The Razer Blade Pro will launch in November for $3,699 (£3,499).
Microsoft’s Surface business is still booming
Microsoft’s Surface concept has gone from being a joke to becoming a significant part of its business. Sales of Surfaces devices jumped 38 percent during the last quarter (Q1 2017) reaching $926 million, compared to a year ago when they were just $672 million, according to Microsoft’s latest earnings report. The company points to increased sales of the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book for the drive. CEO Satya Nadella also noted that enterprise orders of 500 or more Surface devices have increased by 70 percent.
The Surface’s success isn’t too surprising, though. The product line crossed the billion-dollar mark in early 2015, and it’s been steadily growing over the past year. While Patriots coach Bill Belichick might disagree, Microsoft’s most recent Surface devices are perfectly positioned to satiate the increasing desire for convertible laptops and tablets. Heck, Microsoft pretty much started the category (though the initial going was admittedly rough).
Source: Microsoft
WikiLeaks dump reveals Obama’s personal email address
Hacked files published by WikiLeaks reveal that Barack Obama’s personal email address in 2008, just before he secured the US presidency, was bobama@ameritech.net. The information comes via emails stolen from Hillary Clinton campaign chief John Podesta and published on WikiLeaks, CNBC reports. Messages to and from Obama’s personal email account largely focus on planning his new administration (yes, before he actually won the election).
In one email, Podesta offers advice on how to deal with a potential invitation to a G-20 meeting from exiting President George W. Bush — sent just 20 minutes before the election was called in Obama’s favor. Podesta and other advisers all recommended that Obama decline the invitation, noting, “If, for example, the meeting is widely regarded as an anemic response to grave systemic problems, you will be tied to that perception.” Plus, attending with Bush would be “extremely awkward,” the attached memo read, according to CNBC. In the end, Obama did not attend the G-20 meeting.
Obama replied to one email at close to midnight on October 30th, and the signature noted it was sent from the president-elect’s long-beloved BlackBerry via AT&T.
US intelligence authorities concluded in early October that top Russian officials orchestrated the hacks behind the WikiLeaks dumps and directed the recent invasion of the Democratic National Committee. These were an attempt to disrupt the US presidential election, intelligence officials found. In August, it came to light that WikiLeaks published sensitive information for hundreds of innocent people and distributed more than 80 different malware variants in one batch of emails from Turkey’s ruling AKP political party.
This week, Ecuador cut off internet service to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been granted asylum in the country. The Ecuadorean government justified its decision with the following reasoning: “The Government of Ecuador respects the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of other states.”
Source: CNBC
IBM Says Macs Are Up to $543 Less Expensive Than PCs Over Time
At the Jamf Nation User Conference yesterday, designed for IT management professionals, IBM VP of Workplace as a Service Fletcher Previn talked about IBM’s decision to start letting employees choose between Windows or Mac machines, the cost of PCs vs. Macs, and the resulting changes to the company.
IBM began adopting Macs for its employees in mid-2015, quickly becoming one of Apple’s largest corporate customers. In the first year, IBM deployed approximately 30,000 Macs, and with employees have continuing to choose Macs over PCs, IBM now has 90,000 deployed Macs supported by five admins.
There were assumptions early on that Macs would be significantly more expensive than PCs, but over the last year, IBM has found that it’s actually PCs that are more expensive. Over a four-year lifespan, Previn says IBM saves up to $543 per Mac compared to a PC.
But isn’t it expensive, and doesn’t it overload IT? No. IBM found that not only do PCs drive twice the amount of support calls, they’re also three times more expensive. That’s right, depending on the model, IBM is saving anywhere from $273 – $543 per Mac compared to a PC, over a four-year lifespan. “And this reflects the best pricing we’ve ever gotten from Microsoft,” Previn said. Multiply that number by the 100,000+ Macs IBM expects to have deployed by the end of the year, and we’re talking some serious savings.
At last year’s Jamf conference, Previn made similar comments. At the time, it had been only months since IBM deployed the Macs, but already, IBM had been noticing savings because Macs required less management and setup efforts than PCs, despite costing more up front. “Every Mac that we buy is making and saving IBM money,” Previn said last year, and at this year’s conference, that remained true. “Every Mac we buy is in fact continuing to make and save IBM money,” he reiterated.
Macs are continuing to grow in popularity with IBM employees, and 73 percent say they want their next machine to be a Mac. To keep up with demand, IBM is deploying 1,300 new Macs each week, using Jamf and Apple’s Device Enrollment Program to get new users set up quickly.
Employees receive a consumer experience from the moment they receive their Mac, which continues with a Workstation Asset Management Tool and a re-designed intranet, providing employees with an Apple-like, self-help experience. Not only do these additions drive self-sufficiency among employees, but they also help create confidence with the product.
Along with IBM’s success, the Jamf conference also highlighted the use of Apple products in schools and in healthcare. In La Crosse, Wisconsin, students across 11 elementary schools, six middle schools, and four high schools successfully use iPads and MacBooks in the classroom to meet unique learning needs.
At the upcoming Jacobs Medical Center at the University of California, San Diego, iPads and Apple TVs will be deployed in 245 patient rooms to make it easier for patients to access their medical records, get medication reminders, and control lights, blinds, and room temperature.
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