MWC 2019: McAfee announces two new IoT hacks. How to protect your home from attack.

McAfee Labs' Advanced Threat Research team has revealed new vulnerabilities within common IoT devices - BoxLock and Mr. Coffee coffee machines - which gave cybercriminals direct access into the personal data and homes of consumers.  A vulnerability within BoxLock, a smart padlock designed to protect deliveries, enabled hackers to remotely unlock the device in just a few seconds by using the…

MWC 2019: Microsoft announces HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset

Microsoft has unveiled a second generation of its mixed reality HoloLens headset, which overlays holograms on to real-world objects. The HoloLens 2 will be made available to businesses for 3,500 dollars (£2,680), with Microsoft looking to “provide a far more immersive, instinctual and comfortable experience for first-line workers whose hands are occupied by physical tasks”. Revealed…