A pair of security researchers have discovered that Ecovacs vacuums and lawn mowers can be hijacked over a Bluetooth connection. These devices, which contain cameras and microphones, may be utilized for “spying” if compromised. Concerningly, Ecovacs has not acknowledged the problem. The security researchers in question—Dennis Giese and Braelynn—identifiedseveralvulnerabilities in Ecovacs products and cloud-based services. The Bluetooth takeover flaw is simply the most notable of the bunch. Hackers can hijack Ecovacs robotic vacuums and mowers by sending a malicious payload over Bluetooth from a smartphone....

Mozilla Firefox receives a major update about every four weeks, giving the web browser a steady stream of new features, bug fixes, and security enhancements. Firefox 120 will start rolling out today, with new link options, enhancements to data importing, new security features, and more. Firefox 120 has a few new improvements for handling links. There’s now a “Copy Link Without Site Tracking” option in the context menu (right-click menu) for links, which “ensures that copied links no longer contain tracking information,” according to Mozilla....

Google releases a new major version of Chrome every few weeks, but new features usually arrive outside of those releases as server-side rollouts. Google is now rolling out three new features for Chrome, intended to improve the browser’s search capabilities. Google has announced the release of three new features in Chrome. The new features include search suggestions based on what others are looking for, more images for suggested searches, and the ability to find search suggestions even with a poor connection....

Quick Links Choosing whether to use Excel or Sheets can be a difficult decision. Excel is widely known for its advanced features, while Google Sheets is famous for its collaboration power. Let’s examine these traditions—and some other important features—so you’re able to decide which program is truly the best for you. Data Analysis Spreadsheets are primarily designed to enable quick data calculation and analysis. Whether you have two columns or two hundred columns, you can make the spreadsheet do the complex mathematical work for you....

You might not have heard much about Google’s Imagen generative AI, with most of the news around this technology over the years revolving around MidJourney, DALL-E and now GPT-4o. However, Google’s been plugging away at its technology relentlessly, and at a recent showcase Imagen wowed audiences. However, with the release ofImagen 4, it seems the big leaps of progress are over for the time being, and now it’s all about refining what this powerful tech is capable of....

Summary While it should surprise no one, there’s been a pretty solid leak indicating that not only is a ROG Ally 2 on the way, but it’s probably going to be soon. Soon enough to likely overlap, or be near to the release of the Nintendo Switch 2. If you’ve been lucky enough to secure a preorder of Nintendo’s next handheld hybrid system, then there are some bits of info from the leak you might want to know....

Quick Links Summary Like any Lithium-ion battery, your electric bike battery pack will degrade over time, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying it for years to come. These days everything runs on a battery that we have to recharge, from phones andelectric carsto ebikes. If you’re getting ready to buy your first electric bike, you likely have alot of questions. If you’re wondering, “how long do ebike batteries last?” the answer is a bit complicated....

Quick Links The intended way to play most Android games is with a compatible phone or tablet, but it’s also easy to play those games in an optimal way on a PC using an emulator like BlueStacks. BlueStacks even has a feature that lets you play four or more games at once, which can improve the gaming experience in some unexpected ways. BlueStacks Lets You Play Multiple Android Games at Once on PC BlueStacks is a popular Android emulator that lets youplay Android games on a PCby creating a virtual version of an Android device that can access the Google Play Store and run Android apps just like a physical phone or tablet....

Quick Links Summary Launch Apple Photos on your Mac then use File > New Smart Album and fine-tune your search criteria. Give your smart album a name then hit “OK” to save it. It will appear next to your other albums in the sidebar. Smart albums make it possible to create custom collections of images or videos within your Apple Photos library based on set criteria. Smart albums are useful for quickly recalling search criteria or building tightly curated photo collections....

Quick Links Summary To enable Google Calendar’s dark mode on Android, launch the Calendar app, head into Settings > General > Theme, and choose “Dark.” On iPhone, enable the system dark mode by navigating to Settings > Display & Brightness and selecting “Dark.” In the web version, turn on forced dark mode or use a browser extension. Turning ondark modein Google Calendar’s Android and iPhone apps is a built-in option, but it isn’t so simple on the Google Calendar website....

Quick Links Summary iPhone calendar sync issues can cause you to miss important appointments or events. Fortunately, there are several simple and effective ways to ensure your iPhone calendar is syncing with Outlook. Add Outlook Calendar to iPhone You need to add and connect the Outlook calendar to your iPhone before you can expect the iPhone calendar to sync with the Outlook calendar. You can do this by going to Settings > Calendar > Account and adding your email account in Outlook....

Quick Links Summary If your AirPods keep falling out of your ears, and yours came with three different sizes of ear tips, you might need to switch between them until you find which is best for you. If your AirPods are still coming loose then a pair of aftermarket ear hooks should do the job. Do your AirPods or AirPods Pro keep falling out of your ears? They can be slippery headphones, especially when you’re sweating or moving....

Quick Links Summary One way to start Sticky Notes on Windows 11’s startup is by keeping the app open while shutting down or rebooting your PC. Other ways include adding the app to your “Startup” folder and creating a task in Task Scheduler that automatically launches your Sticky Notes app. Do you wantthe Sticky Notes appto automatically start when youturn on your Windows 11 PC? If so, you have multiple methods to make that happen....