GoKawiil - Tech News

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Why you shouldn't skip your TV's firmware updates - and how to do it on older models (zdnet.com)

2026-03-19 | by Chris Bayer | get Smart TV Firmware Update Kit → | tags: smart tv, firmware updates, usb device

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How to find and update your TV firmware (and why it's critical to do it properly) (zdnet.com)

2026-03-18 | by Chris Bayer | get Smart TV Firmware Update Kit → | tags: smart tv, firmware update, usb port

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Researchers disclose vulnerabilities in IP KVMs from four manufacturers (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-17 | get KVM Switch Security Kit → | tags: ip kvm, eclypsium, firmware vulnerabilities

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Samsung is already testing Android 17-based One UI 9 on your brand new Galaxy S26 (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-16 | get Samsung Galaxy S26 Case → | tags: samsung, galaxy s26, one ui 9

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Multiple brands of Android tablets shipped with built-in malware (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartwatch → | tags: android, backdoor, firmware

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Rode Wireless Pro and Wireless Go can now connect direct to iPhone (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-17 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Wireless Go → | tags: firmware, firmware update, iphone

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New Keenadu backdoor found in Android firmware, Google Play apps (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartwatch → | tags: android, apps, device

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Apple just gave AirPods Pro 3 and more new beta firmware [U] (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-16 | by Ryan Christoffel | get AirPods Pro 3 → | tags: airpods, airpods pro, beta

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Samsung starts testing One UI 9 builds for Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Flip 8 (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-12 | get One UI 9 → | tags: firmware, firmware version, flip

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Apple just gave AirPods Pro 3 and more new beta firmware (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-12 | by Ryan Christoffel | get AirPods Pro → | tags: airpods, airpods pro, beta

11.

Run Pebble OS in Browser via WASM (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | get Pebble OS → | tags: arm hardware, boot, boot mins

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My simple tweaks that bring dead-sounding headphones back to life - Sony and Bose included (zdnet.com)

2026-02-11 | by Jada Jones | get Audio equipment → | tags: audio, firmware, headphones

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I found 3 fixes that make your 'broken' headphones work again (and sound better) (zdnet.com)

2026-02-10 | by Jada Jones | get Audio Jacks → | tags: audio, firmware, headphones

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AMD's open-source openSIL firmware is being ported to Zen 5 motherboard early — replacement for AGESA shows up ahead of Zen 6 (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-10 | by Aaron Klotz | get OpenSIL → | tags: agesa, board, code

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3 easy ways to upgrade your headphones today - for free (zdnet.com)

2026-02-09 | by Jada Jones | get Soundbar → | tags: audio, firmware, headphones

16.

Reverse Engineering the Prom for the SGI O2 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-08 | get SGI O2 → | tags: bytes, code, firmware

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A few CPU hardware bugs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-05 | get Microprocessor → | tags: cpus, error, firmware

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Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-25 | get Display → | tags: anti, anti rollback, coloros

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Android 14 is finally about to hit these TCL TV models (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-22 | get Smartphone → | tags: android, firmware, google

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Apple updates firmware for multiple iPad Magic Keyboard models (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-20 | by Marcus Mendes | get iPad Magic Keyboard → | tags: apple, firmware, firmware updates

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Apple’s latest MagSafe Battery accessory gets new firmware (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-14 | by Ryan Christoffel | get MagSafe Case → | tags: apple, battery, firmware

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Apple just released new AirPods Pro 3 firmware (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-13 | by Ryan Christoffel | get AirPods Pro 3 → | tags: airpods, airpods pro, firmware

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Doom conquers the kitchen through an electric cooking pot — classic shooter runs seamlessly after a full device firmware refresh (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-10 | by Luke James | get Smart cooker → | tags: built, creator, display

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Microsoft probably killed my Snapdragon Dev Kit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-07 | by Jason Eckert | get Xbox Series X → | tags: boot, dev kit, firmware

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Stadia controllers need to be updated for Bluetooth by today — except, not really (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-31 | get Streaming device → | tags: bluetooth, controller, deadline

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Your TV's USB port has a forgotten feature that can revitalize an old system for free (zdnet.com)

2025-12-24 | by Chris Bayer | get Smart TV → | tags: drive, file, firmware

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Dasharo TrustRoot Ephemeral Key Incident (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-22 | get TrustRoot → | tags: binary, dasharo, firmware

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TP-Link Tapo C200: Hardcoded Keys, Buffer Overflows and Privacy (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-19 | by Simone Margaritelli | get Router → | tags: camera, context, firmware

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New UEFI flaw enables pre-boot attacks on motherboards from Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, ASRock (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-19 | get BIOS → | tags: access, firmware, games

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Apple releases new Powerbeats Pro 2 firmware update (9to5mac.com)

2025-12-16 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Powerbeats → | tags: apple, beats, firmware