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Samsung is due to launch its new flagship smartphone in a few months. We’ve already started hearing rumors and predictions about the Galaxy S9. The latest suggests that the Galaxy S9 design changes will not be significant. The upcoming handset is expected to be an incremental upgrade compared to its predecessor, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, since the Galaxy S8 has a pretty good design.

The often credible Evan Blass a.k.a @evleaks has tweeted that the Galaxy S9 is a “tock” device. Manufacturers often stick to a “tick, tock” method for their flagship smartphones.

The device gets a major redesign in the tick years and nominal upgrades in the tock years. This alternates annually so since the Galaxy S8 introduced a design change, the Galaxy S9 is expected to only refine it further.

As previously mentioned, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, given the fact that the Galaxy S8 has probably one of the best designs you can find on an Android-powered flagship today. Samsung will certainly appease its fans by further refining the Galaxy S8’s design.

The upcoming handset will be improved in other areas, though. It’s expected to feature a depth-sensing camera for improved facial recognition. It will also feature improved internals and the latest software experience from Samsung.

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ early next year.

Galaxy S9 Design Changes Reportedly Not Significant , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

Intel’s Management Engine feature has been concern for many security researchers who feel that this remote administration feature is a ripe target for attackers. While the feature is certainly useful for IT managers, it does require deep system access which makes it a hard to resist target for attackers. If the Management Engine is compromised, it could give attackers complete control of the system. After several research groups discovered bugs in the feature, Intel sent out a security advisory confirming that vulnerabilities exist in the Management Engine.

A recent research caused Intel to perform a security audit on the feature. The audit revealed new vulnerabilities in Management Engine as well as in the remote server management tool Server Platform Services. Vulnerabilities were also discovered in the Trusted Execution Engine hardware authentication tool.

Almost every recent Intel chip is affected by these vulnerabilities and these chips power countless PCs, servers, and Internet of Things devices. Even if Intel releases security patches to OEMs, customers may not get them quickly as it will be up to the hardware companies to release those security updates.

Intel has put up a list of available firmware updates but there aren’t a lot of OEMs that have started rolling them out as yet, so the list leaves a lot to be desired.

“Businesses, systems administrators, and system owners using computers or devices that incorporate these Intel products should check with their equipment manufacturers or vendors for updates for their systems, and apply any applicable updates as soon as possible,” the company said in a statement.

Intel Chip Vulnerability Left Countless PCs Exposed , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

Gentle Giant wants to illuminate your toy shelf with the light from a father’s loving heart. And a Sith Lord’s Force Lightning.

The Darth Vader Emperor’s Wrath mini-bust immortalizes the Star Wars villain’s redeeming moment from Return of the Jedi. Anakin showed his human side figuratively and literally by shielding Luke from Darth Sidious’ lethal attack. To mimic the tragic scene, the 7″ tall bust lights up and is cast from translucent resin.

You can pre-order the bust from BigBadToyStore for $117 (USD).

The letter vows to “put shame back where it belongs ― with the perpetrators and the people protecting them.”

Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, even single-player or solo games need no longer be a solitary activity. From leaderboards to gameplay footage to live streaming, gaming today has become more social than ever before. When Microsoft acquired Beam, which it has renamed into Mixer, it wanted to introduce a new type of social gaming activity: interactive broadcasting. Now … Continue reading