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Safety recall for some 15-inch MacBook Pro computers mostly sold between September 2015 and February 2017 due to possible battery overheating issue.

Own a MacBook Pro? Apple issues voluntary recall due to 'safety risk' Apple issued a voluntary recall for a limited number of MacBook Pro laptops on Thursday due to a risk of overheating batteries that could pose a safety risk.

All versions of WinRAR from the past 19 years are affected.

Nasty WinRAR bug is being actively exploited to install hard-to-detect malware 19-year-old code-execution flaw exploited within days of being disclosed.

New "feature" to be introduced with Windows 10 build 1903 will permanently use an additional 7GB of space on your hard drive.

Microsoft Issues Windows 10 Upgrade Warning Microsoft has warned users Windows 10 will soon consume more of your computer's resources...

Interesting feature.

Firefox will now notify you if a website you visit has been breached recently Following the success of its Firefox Monitor service, Mozilla is integrating it into its browser, as users will now be notified if the site they're visiting has recently been breached.

If your copy of Windows 10 is suddenly not activated, and will not activate, this may be why. (Microsoft is having activation server issues.)

https://www.ghacks.net/2018/11/08/microsoft-is-having-activation-server-issues-right-now/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2018/11/08/windows-10-pro-licenses-are-being-downgraded-to-windows-10-home/

Microsoft is having Activation Server issues right now - gHacks Tech News Reports are coming in from all over the Internet that Windows 10 licenses get revoked on some systems currently and that activation is not available either at the time of writing.

Hidden default credentials for D-Link DIR 620 are a huge security hole.

Backdoor Accounts, Security Vulnerabilities Found In D-Link DIR-620 Routers Kaspesky researchers find two backdoors and two security vulnerabilities in D-Link's DIR-620 routers.

SSD's are about to get cheaper.

Intel and Micron announce QLC dies, which means SSDs are about to get a lot bigger Intel and Micron said they're shipping the world's first QLC (Quad-Level Cell) NAND dies to customers, which will enable higher-capacity SSD drives.

This Spectre flaw should be covered by existing patches (If your motherboard manufacturer has released a patched BIOS and the OS patches have been installed.), but its existence is noteworthy.

Intel details fourth Spectre-style CPU security flaw Intel has detailed a fourth Spectre-like processor security flaw, with promises that fixes are on the way.

Malware designed to obtain saved credentials from Firefox and Chrome is currently propagating via email attachment as part of a phishing campaign.

This malware is harvesting saved credentials in Chrome, Firefox browsers | ZDNet Researchers say the new Vega Stealer malware is currently being used in a simple campaign but has the potential to go much further.

Apple is replacing iPhone X's that are experiencing issues with FaceID. The problem stems from the rear telephoto camera. When the rear telephoto camera fails, FaceID fails as the TrueDepth camera at the front and the telephoto lens at the back are linked.

Apple issues iPhone X WARNING over faulty camera with broken face scanner APPLE’s £999 iPhone X has a camera fault that’s crippling the face-recognition feature on customers’ devices. In some cases, the glitch can’t even be fixed, with the company…

Chrome is apparently freezing on systems after the Windows 10 v1803 update.

Microsoft is fixing a Windows 10 bug that causes Chrome to freeze The bug is also affecting "Hey, Cortana" and is causing some PCs to freeze.

Another out-of-band Microsoft update.

Microsoft issues emergency Windows update for processor security bugs Microsoft is issuing a rare out-of-band security update to supported versions of Windows today. The software update is part of a number of fixes that will protect against a newly-discovered...