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Huge collection of vintage Apple computers goes to auction next week

Enlarge / I mostly recognize this early laptop from its resemblance to a similar-looking computer in the film 2010. It’s up for auction along with hundreds of other old Apple computers. (credit: Julien’s Auctions) If you’ve been thinking your home or workspace is perhaps deficient when it comes to old Apple hardware, then I have...

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If your Netgear Orbi router isn’t patched, you’ll want to change that pronto

Enlarge / An Orbi 750 series router. (credit: Netgear) If you rely on Netgear’s Orbi mesh wireless system to connect to the Internet, you’ll want to ensure it’s running the latest firmware now that exploit code has been released for critical vulnerabilities in older versions. The Netgear Orbi mesh wireless system comprises a main hub...

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Journalist plugs in unknown USB drive mailed to him—it exploded in his face

Enlarge / Ecuadorian police tweeted this picture of officials investigating a drive mailed to a journalist in Guayaquil. (credit: Policía Ecuador/Twitter) It’s no secret that USB flash drives, as small and unremarkable as they may look, can be turned into agents of chaos. Over the years, we’ve seen them used to infiltrate an Iranian nuclear...