Libgcrypt: GnuPG-Zufallszahlen sind nicht ganz zufällig

Eine schwerwiegende Sicherheitslücke befindet sich offenbar seit 1998 im Code von GnuPG und der dazugehörigen Bibliothek Libgcrypt. Unter bestimmten Umständen lassen sich Zufallszahlen voraussagen, die genauen Auswirkungen sind allerdings unklar. (GPG, Verschlüsselung)

Eine schwerwiegende Sicherheitslücke befindet sich offenbar seit 1998 im Code von GnuPG und der dazugehörigen Bibliothek Libgcrypt. Unter bestimmten Umständen lassen sich Zufallszahlen voraussagen, die genauen Auswirkungen sind allerdings unklar. (GPG, Verschlüsselung)

AT&T eliminates $20 wireless plan, cuts data in half on $30 plan

No more automatic overage charges: 128kbps speeds after hitting data cap.

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AT&T's entry-level smartphone data plan that offers 300MB for $20 a month will no longer be available to new customers beginning August 21. Additionally, the current 2GB plan that costs $30 will be replaced by a $30 plan offering only 1GB. A new $40 plan will offer 3GB, while $60 will provide 6GB, replacing today's $50 5GB plan.

On the plus side for customers who buy the lowest-cost data plans, AT&T is changing its phone access charge to $20 a month per device. You need to add the data and device access charges together to get the monthly cost before miscellaneous fees. Currently, AT&T imposes a $25-per-month access charge on plans with 5GB or less and $15 on bigger plans. Going forward, the $20 charge will apply regardless of size, with some exceptions—two-year contracts will still have access charges of $40 a month.

These changes are part of a revamp of AT&T's Mobile Share Value plans. In some cases, the new data prices offer better value. For example, it will cost $90 to get 16GB, while today it costs $100 for 15GB. The dollar-per-gigabyte value gets better from there. While today you'd pay $175 for 25GB and $225 for 30GB, next week it will cost $110 for 25GB and $135 for 30GB. The plans come with mobile hotspot capability, rollover data, and unlimited talk and text.

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BGH-Urteil: Treuhänder müssen Namen-Domains mit Inhalt füllen

Wer eine Internetdomain treuhänderisch auf einen fremden Namen registriert, kann diese schnell wieder los sein. Der BGH verlangt eine “einfache und zuverlässige Möglichkeit”, den Auftrag zu überprüfen. (Strato, Internet)

Wer eine Internetdomain treuhänderisch auf einen fremden Namen registriert, kann diese schnell wieder los sein. Der BGH verlangt eine "einfache und zuverlässige Möglichkeit", den Auftrag zu überprüfen. (Strato, Internet)

Windows 10 Anniversary Update brings better support for high-DPI displays (sort of)

Windows 10 Anniversary Update brings better support for high-DPI displays (sort of)

There are a growing number of Windows computers with higher-than-1080p displays. Desktop users can buy 4K monitors. Laptop customers have plenty of options for notebooks with 2560 x 1440 pixel, 3200 x 1600 pixel, or even 3840 x 2160 pixel screens. And tablets like the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Asus Transformer 3 Pro also have high-resolution screens.

But not all Windows software looks good on high-res displays. Windows Store apps designed for Microsoft’s new Universal Windows Platform do a pretty good job of scaling to high-res or lower-res screens.

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update brings better support for high-DPI displays (sort of)

There are a growing number of Windows computers with higher-than-1080p displays. Desktop users can buy 4K monitors. Laptop customers have plenty of options for notebooks with 2560 x 1440 pixel, 3200 x 1600 pixel, or even 3840 x 2160 pixel screens. And tablets like the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Asus Transformer 3 Pro also have high-resolution screens.

But not all Windows software looks good on high-res displays. Windows Store apps designed for Microsoft’s new Universal Windows Platform do a pretty good job of scaling to high-res or lower-res screens.

Continue reading Windows 10 Anniversary Update brings better support for high-DPI displays (sort of) at Liliputing.

Shadow Broker: Die NSA-Hacker haben echte Ware im Angebot

Wer bei Extrabacon nur an Essen denkt, wird enttäuscht: Es handelt sich um ein NSA-Codewort für einen Router-Exploit. Cisco und ein andere Hersteller haben die Schwachstellen eingeräumt. Unterdessen wird weiter spekuliert, wer die Informationen an die Öffentlichkeit gegeben hat. (NSA, Netzwerk)

Wer bei Extrabacon nur an Essen denkt, wird enttäuscht: Es handelt sich um ein NSA-Codewort für einen Router-Exploit. Cisco und ein andere Hersteller haben die Schwachstellen eingeräumt. Unterdessen wird weiter spekuliert, wer die Informationen an die Öffentlichkeit gegeben hat. (NSA, Netzwerk)

Best Buy celebrates anniversary with 50 deals good for only 50 hours

iPhones, fitness trackers, and games are just a few items included in the sale.

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Best Buy's 50th anniversary is just around the corner on August 22, 2016, and the company is giving its customers a bunch of exclusive deals to celebrate. The electronics retailer will have 50 deals available in store and online that will last for just 50 hours: the Black Friday-like shopping event starts today, August 18, at 10pm Central Time and ends at 11:59pm on Saturday, August 20.

Discounts include $180 off Beats wireless headphones, $400 off a 65-inch Samsung 4K UHD TV, and $150 off select MacBook Pro notebooks, with additional savings for students. Customers who shop online will also get free two-day shipping on almost everything included in the sale.

Here are some of the other deals included in the anniversary celebration:

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AMD’s Zen CPU is now called Ryzen, and it might actually challenge Intel

Proper SMT, faster caches, 40% higher IPC. Does AMD have a monster on its hands?

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AMD's new Zen CPU architecture has been officially delayed until "early 2017." The first Zen chips, which will be produced on a 14nm FinFET process, had originally been expected sometime in Q3 or Q4 2016.

At an event in San Francisco, AMD also revealed a few more details of the Zen's low-level architecture, and in a multithreaded Blender rendering demo showed that an 8-core/16-thread "Summit Ridge" Zen CPU outperformed an 8C/16T Broadwell-E CPU (presumably the Core i7-6900K) at the same clockspeed.

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Summit Ridge: AMDs Zen-Chip ist so schnell wie Intels 1.000-Euro-Core-i7

Was für eine Show! AMD hat Summit Ridge vorgestellt und den Zen-basierten Prozessor gegen Intels neuen Achtkern-i7 antreten lassen. Beide Chips sind gleich flott, womit AMD nach über zehn Jahren wieder im High-End-Segment ein würdiger Gegner zu sein scheint. (AMD Zen, Prozessor)

Was für eine Show! AMD hat Summit Ridge vorgestellt und den Zen-basierten Prozessor gegen Intels neuen Achtkern-i7 antreten lassen. Beide Chips sind gleich flott, womit AMD nach über zehn Jahren wieder im High-End-Segment ein würdiger Gegner zu sein scheint. (AMD Zen, Prozessor)

Bus1 statt Kdbus: Systemd-Entwickler versuchen sich erneut an IPC

Die hauptsächlich vom Systemd-Team forcierte Interprozesskommunikation (IPC) Kdbus schaffte es nicht in den Linux-Kernel. Mit der neu erstellten IPC Bus1 versuchen es die Beteiligten aber erneut. (Linux-Kernel, Linux)

Die hauptsächlich vom Systemd-Team forcierte Interprozesskommunikation (IPC) Kdbus schaffte es nicht in den Linux-Kernel. Mit der neu erstellten IPC Bus1 versuchen es die Beteiligten aber erneut. (Linux-Kernel, Linux)

Tesla Model S battery bursts into flames, car “totally destroyed” in 5 minutes

Tesla is working with French authorities to work out what happened.

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A Tesla Model S has burst into flames during a test drive in the south west of France. Four people were in the car, including a Tesla employee; they all escaped safely before the car was "totally destroyed" within five minutes of the fire starting.

Tesla confirmed the incident and said that it's working with French authorities to determine exactly what happened, "and will share our findings as soon as possible." A Tesla official said: "Nobody was harmed. The vehicle provided warning and passengers were able to safely exit the vehicle."

In the tweet below you can see a video of the burning Tesla. Presumably this was caught a few minutes after the blaze had begun, as there isn't much car left.

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