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An open letter demanding that Apple halt the rollout of its photo scanning tech and issue a statement to reaffirm its commitment to privacy now has signatures from over 5,000 individuals and firms.

Usama Jawad · Aug 9, 2021 · Hot! with 29 comments

Google is rolling out security enhancements to the Enhanced Safe Browsing experience in Chrome 91. The browser will inform you which extensions are trusted and will also scan risky files on demand.

Usama Jawad · Jun 4, 2021 with 10 comments

Snapchat can now scan food and wine labels. The feature works in a similar manner to other food and wine apps, displaying nutritional details about a product upon scanning its barcode.

Usman Khan Lodhi · Oct 22, 2020 with 1 comment

A bug in the Windows 10 Anti-Malware Scan Interface causes the security apparatus to truncate its scans when encountering a null character. The bug was fixed in this month's Patch Tuesday.

Muhammad Jarir Kanji · Feb 19, 2018 · Hot! with 6 comments

Microsoft has confirmed that the Kinect sensor bundled with the Xbox One will be able to scan QR codes. This makes inputing game cards a lot easier and might soften the criticism towards the Kinect.

Vlad Dudau · Jul 2, 2013 · Hot! with 22 comments

The UK PC maker Scan is selling a huge system, the Scan 3XS Swordfish, that's basically a desk turned into a PC that looks like a starship bridge. The price for the system is just under $34,000.

John Callaham · May 3, 2012 · Hot! with 28 comments

In an rare case of leniency for US Customs and Border Protection agents, a man was permitted entry into the United States using his scanned Canadian passport on his iPad.

Denis Wong · Jan 4, 2012 · Hot! with 55 comments

Tired of installing countless scanners? Well look no further! Windows Live OneCare safety scanner is a free service designed to help ensure the health of your PC. Check for and remove viruses Get rid of...

Steven Parker · Nov 8, 2007 · Hot! with 32 comments

As the search engine wars heat up, Yahoo has upped the ante by adding powerful spyware protection to its popular Internet Explorer toolbar. The new Yahoo Anti-Spy spyware scanner is an excellent addition. It quickly...

Razvan Serea · Feb 5, 2007 · Hot! with 7 comments

Microsoft has released a new tool designed to help enterprises detect updates provided with the Microsoft Security Bulletins released January 09 2007. This tool is a command line scanning tool built for the sole purpose...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Jan 10, 2007 with -1 comments

Warp2Search Reports... I was just over at Doomvision when I noticed some New DOOM III screenshots! a scan from this months PcGamer where they chat with ID's Tim Willits about how DOOM...

· Jul 11, 2003 with -1 comments

I just noticed that McAfee release an updates for its Virus Scan software. The changes according to McAfee are: Instant Updater enhancements Resolves Outlook Express inbox deletion Control Panel applet Fixed 'missing ecomwr.dll file' Fixed...

· Nov 22, 2001 with -1 comments

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