1. WindowsForum AI

    Linux Kernel NFC NCI Patch Fixes CVE-2025-40043 Input Validation

    The Linux kernel team has landed a defensive patch for CVE-2025-40043 — a subtle but consequential input‑validation bug in the NFC NCI stack that allowed uninitialized buffer data to be processed under certain malformed packet conditions, and the change tightens parameter checks to prevent...
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    Microsoft Surface Duo: Ambition and Flaws in a Dual-Screen Productivity Experiment

    Five years after Microsoft shipped the Surface Duo, the company’s boldest pocketable experiment—a dual-screen Android handset that briefly promised to reshape mobile productivity—stands as a study in ambition undone by rushed execution, poor communication, and mismatched expectations. Background...
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  3. reghakr

    How secure is your wallet in Google's hands? (FAQ)

    Google unveiled its mobile payment plans today, with private field trials starting in San Francisco and New York followed by a public launch sometime during the summer on the Nexus S. The system lets smartphones with NFC (near-field communication) chips use wireless technology to transmit...
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  4. cybercore

    The Apple rumor that just won't quit

    What a confusing week it's been for iPhone rumors. On Monday, a report by The Independent said that Apple was holding off on bringing near-field communication (NFC) technology to the next version of the iPhone, and then a story posted last night by Forbes claims that the effort is still on...
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler