Networking

<!–> chang/Getty Images It sounds more like science fiction than reality, but Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung reported that approximately three million smart toothbrushes were hijacked by hackers to launch a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. These innocuous bathroom gadgets – transformed into soldiers in a botnet army – allegedly knocked out a Swiss company for several […] More

<!–> NurPhoto/Contributor/Getty Images Those of you who ever viewed a cached version of a webpage during a Google search will have to wave goodbye to the feature. In an exchange on X, aka Twitter, Google search liaison Danny Sullivan acknowledged that the option has been retired, expressing sadness to see it go as it was […] More

AT&T/ZDNET Spam calls are a large part of why 73% of wireless customers don’t answer calls from unknown callers. And that’s why AT&T and TransUnion are announcing the introduction of a branded call display, which shows the name and brand logo on incoming calls. Participating businesses will be able to display their information to let […] More

<!–> Image: Opera Software Opera is my default web browser and has been for a while now. This is partially due to the amazing tab management feature, Workspaces, but also because it’s fast and reliable. Although Opera does have a lot of features that might seem like bloat on another browser, Opera still manages to […] More

Evolution has all the tools you need in a groupware suite. Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Evolution is available to install (for free) from any Linux app store or the command line. It has all the tools needed to manage emails, calendars, tasks, contacts, and memos. The UI has a modern feel and setup is […] More

<!–> A young woman checks the phone immersed in an artificial Intelligence.  Francesco Carta/Getty Images Humans have incredible capabilities to advance the technologies around us. We’ve created transformational technologies that save lives, like MRI machines and stoplights, to revolutionary handheld technologies like the iPhone and wireless headphones. But there’s a broader network of technology that […] More

Maria Diaz/ZDNET UWB — short for ultra-wideband — is a low-energy, short-range radio technology that’s been around for a couple of decades (it went under the name “pulse radio” for a while). UWB makes use of super-fast signal pulses (anything up to over a billion a second) broadcast across a wide swathe of the radio […] More

<!–> Maria Korneeva/Getty Images Are you a T-Mobile subscriber? Then you’re enjoying the quickest speeds for downloads, uploads, 5G performance, and a slew of other factors. At least, that’s according to the team behind Ookla’s Speedtest, which revealed last quarter’s mobile performance stats for the three major US carriers. During the fourth quarter of 2023, […] More