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There’s a lot on the itinerary this fall, but what you won’t find on the docket – according to the latest rumor mill – is Apple’s pocket-friendly iPhone mini. Why? After all, it’s been only two years since Apple debuted the mini-me version of its best-selling iPhone, and the 5.4-inch device has been everything that mobile gadgeteers have longed for: a small phone that carries the same performance and camera specs as its larger counterparts....

The hottest Secretlab deal on this prime day can be found on the Stealth variant seen above. This leather-clad model usually retails for $850 in the XL size but has dropped to just $649 for Prime Day 2022. This discounted price gets you one of the most popular colorways in the company’s wide arsenal, as well as all of the updated TITAN Evo 2022 features, like its magnetic head pillow, adjustable lumbar support, huge range of reclining positions, and 4D arms....

But who be there to hold IT managers’ hands? Keeping things together while holding the business together will prove to be a daunting challenge. Not only are IT teams tasked with the digital journey, but also keeping their teams together. A survey of IT professionals, sponsored by Ivanti, that found that keeping up with digital transformation (32%) and keeping technology talent (26%) are the two biggest challenges their organizations face today....

USS Essex is the first ship to evaluate a 3D printer in conditions at sea. “Having this printer aboard will essentially accelerate, enhance and increase our warfighting readiness,” said Lt. Cmdr. Nicolas Batista, the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) officer aboard Essex. SEE: This device recycles plastic water bottles into 3D printing filament (and it’s open source) Onboard installation and tests were carried out on USS Essex on July 9 with 3D printer vendor Xerox....

Also: Best Cyber Monday laptop deals still available Let me start by pointing out the obvious: the Meta Quest 2 got a price bump of $100 back in August, bringing the once $299 headset up to $399. For what it was worth, Meta also upped the base storage from 64GB to 128GB. But with this post-Cyber Monday deal, you’re getting that $399 storage model along with two of the hottest games on the Meta storefront – Beat Saber (typically $30) and Resident Evil 4 (typically $40) – for just $349....

Also: USB port problems? This handy kit helps you troubleshoot for under $25 There are all sorts of hubs out there – from huge to tiny – but there’s usually some tradeoff that has to be made if you want to go for something on the smaller end of the spectrum. The Dockcase Pro changes that. It’s a fully-featured, smart, 6-in-1 USB-C hub that combines power and portability, and even throws in a display so you can keep an eye on what’s going on in the dock....

Esper Bionics, a New York-based startup that develops human enhancement devices, was recently given a Red Dot Award: Best of the Best 2022 for setting new standards in the design industry. The company makes an AI-powered prosthesis that is highly dexterous, remarkably light, and has an unmistakable elegance. It’s part of a lineage of technology products that emphasize form to enhance underlying function – a welcome departure from a medical device sector whose dominant design is best described as antiseptic....

Also: Raspberry Pi: Where to find the latest model and its alternatives A name that’s been coming up a lot lately is the Radxa Rock 5 Model B. Could this be a replacement for the Raspberry Pi? Maybe. Rock 5 Model B tech specs SoC: Rockchip RK3588Processor: Arm DynamIQ (Quad Cortex – A76 @ 2.2/2.4GHz, Quad Cortex – A55 @ 1.8GHz)GPU: Arm Mali G610MC4 GPUMemory: 8GB 64bit LPDDR4 RAMPower requirements: USB Type‑C PD Version 2....

And, of course, as soon as I got it, I activated the cellular plan. It only costs me a few dollars a month, so surely it’ll be worth it. But is it? Did you know Apple gives you the tools to discover the answer to this both on your Apple Watch and on your iPhone? To find out how much of your data you’re using via that cellular service on your Apple Watch, you can either tap your way over to Settings > Cellular on your Apple Watch, or open the Watch app on your iPhone and tap on Cellular....

One such product is the Nitecore VCL10 car charger. I’ve had this for a few years, and I’ve overlooked it because it lives in my car, and I always forget to bring it indoors. Also: The best wireless car chargers “Not another car charger!” I hear you say. After all, I do like my car chargers. But this is a car charger that I keep in my car less for charging – although it’s a decent enough charger – but more because it’s a great safety tool to have when I’m out and about....

The $229 Meazor from Hozo Design promises to be even smarter than a laser measurer, with additional features like a rolling measure built into one end, a tripod hole on the back and a built-in stand, plus the ability to calculate floorplans, work out angles and area measurements and sync measurements to an app on your phone. In practice, we found it frustrating to use. Before you start you need to charge up the device, install the app (Android or iOS) on your phone and connect the Meazor over Bluetooth....

The malware, called Bumblebee, has been analysed by cybersecurity researchers at Symantec, who’ve linked it to ransomware operations including Conti, Mountlocker and Quantum. “Bumblebee’s links to a number of high-profile ransomware operations suggest that it is now at the epicenter of the cyber-crime ecosystem,” said Vishal Kamble, principal threat analysis engineer on Symantec’s Threat Hunter team. A recent attack involving Quantum sheds some light on how Bumblebee is being used by cyber criminals to deliver ransomware....

Phishing attacks have been a cybersecurity issue for a long time, with criminals sending out waves of emails in an attempt to dupe victims into clicking on malicious links, downloading malware or handing over their passwords via fake login portals. They range from basic, generic attacks claiming that the victim has won a prize and they just need to click a link to retrieve it, to more targeted campaigns that send corporate emails designed to look legitimate for the intended target....

Last year, Toll found itself victim to ransomware on two occasions. See also: Ransomware: These are the two most common ways hackers get inside your network Appearing before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) as part of its review of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 last month, Toll global head of information security Berin Lautenbach said his organisation had help from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), which included having software installed on its systems....

When tab overload strikes, the usual cure is to declare tab bankruptcy and just start over, which means scrolling through your browser’s history to pick up where you left off or searching frantically to find that factoid you need for the report that’s due before the end of the day. Also: Best VPN service in 2021: Safe and fast doesn’t come for free Plenty of browser extensions promise to help you manage too-many-tabs syndrome, but most just offer an alternative view of all your open tabs: lists or thumbnails, for example, instead of tiny favicons....

Construction of the new facility, to be located in the Ishikawa Prefecture, will take place in two phases. It will begin in spring 2023 and is expected to be completed by spring the following year, the company said. Once production starts, Toshiba believes its power semiconductor production capacity will become 2.5 times that of fiscal 2021. The company added the new fab will feature a “quake absorbing” structure, dual power supply lines, along with artificial intelligence and automated wafer transportation systems....

And USB-C charging is incredibly forgiving. You can charge – albeit a lot slower – laptops using chargers that push out far less power than the maximum. Also: Best travel gadgets, according to tech and travel experts But nothing beats high-speed charging – as long as you have enough power. Satechi’s new 200W USB-C GaN Charger is a charger that’s up to the job, no matter what the device. Laptops, smartphones, tablets, earbuds, and power banks, this will charge them all....

As TriggerMesh co-founder Sebastien Goasguen put it, with TriggerMesh, developers can modernize “their applications by taking advantage of cloud services wherever they are and from whoever the provider is.” It does this by taking advantage of FaaS offerings that auto-scale and provide a finer billing mechanism. If that sounds to you a lot like AWS Lambda, congratulations, you’re right. But while Lambda is tied to AWS, TriggerMesh’s field is wide open to any cloud supporting Kubernetes....

Students looking for free online college courses may be surprised to discover options from Ivy League institutions. More and more universities are offering free college courses online, often in the form of massive open online courses (MOOCs). These classes cover a wide array of subjects in the arts, social sciences, STEM, and other fields. While they typically don’t count towards a degree, MOOCs can provide learners with valuable, career-relevant knowledge....

Chainalysis found that the Central, Northern and Western regions of Europe (CNWE) have the biggest cryptocurrency economy in the world, receiving over $1 trillion worth of cryptocurrency over the last year. The region accounted for about 25% of all global activity related to cryptocurrency and was spurred on by the widespread corporate interest in the DeFi market. CNWE managed to take the top spot in this year’s ranking, according to Chainalysis, after coming in second last year behind Eastern Asia....