Ubuntu and Tuxedo duke it out for Linux on Snapdragon X Elite laptops

In summer of last year, we saw several laptops with new Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite processors from Qualcomm released. Many users were impressed by them, as Snapdragon laptops aren’t just fast but also power-efficient, offering much longer battery life and requiring virtually no fan. PCWorld’s Mark Hachman was personally impressed by his Snapdragon laptop while…

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Hackers can attack phones via Bluetooth earbuds and headphones

If you’re even vaguely paranoid about someone listening in on your conversations, you might be a little anxious about that phone sitting in your pocket going forward—if you use Bluetooth. Newly discovered flaws in Bluetooth security mean that your Bluetooth earbuds and headphones are a lot more vulnerable than you thought. Security researchers at ERNW…

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