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WHEN IT COMES to protection against viruses and malware, you’re normally dependent upon your software to help protect you and keep up to date.
Since this usually relies on a database of known malware threats, it’s not useful if a brand new malware app emerges and ends up infecting a number of devices.
That could be a thing of the past if a new chip from Qualcomm lives up to its promise. Its upcoming Snapdragon 820 mobile processor detects malware by looking out for any suspicious activity.
It then groups the app based on severity which can range from annoying activity like serving up ads to damaging viruses.
For example, if you downloaded a torch app and it started accessing your camera, photos and contacts shortly after, the chip would automatically detect this and block it.
The other benefit is it unlike software, it doesn’t rely on having an internet connection to operate. The chip will continue to analyse and look for changes in real-time even when you’re in a blackspot.
Smart Protect also uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to learn and help improve device security so it becomes more efficient. It’s also working with mobile security providers like Avast, AVG and Lookout to help improve their services using the chip.
Qualcomm is one of the biggest chip providers in the smartphone industry and is used in many Android and Windows devices. The company expects the first devices to use this chip will be in the market next year.
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Hooping for a bright future.
@Big Beats: fantastic news,we have tons of potential…now with these premier standard facilities….no reason why basketball shouldn’t be massive in Ireland
That’s the equivalent of 113 Bike Shelters
What a waste. They need to pump that money into grass-roots football and make Ireland competitive again. Who the hell plays basketball, waste.
@Basildon Joe: brilliant idea, let’s continue funding the largesse, wastage& incompetence in the FAI to the detriment of other sports that we may ( hopefully) thrive & succeed at
@Buster Lawless: now delaney is gone surely they can progress and not squander the funding, in my honest opinion buster.
@Basildon Joe: the Fai was given €30 million in 2020. That’s €8 million less than this project. Look at what that €38 million is being used for. 4 sports will get to use the building/facility which are all Olympic sports as squash is starting in 2028. Where has the €30 million gone. Since the Fai were given that money Ireland has had their worst run internationally is living memory. What facilities have the Fai used to make grassroots better since given that money. Should we just give them another €30 million. Never heard of coaches going into schools. Havnt seen any pitches being built. Clubhouses or changing rooms being built. National lottery won’t give them money cause it will just disappear. The Fai needs to make a little effort around the country before they get another penny.
@Basildon Joe: 200 clubs and 30000 players, so no, not a waste of money. Unlike the finacial sinkhole that domestic football is in Ireland…
@Sea Point: yeah but come on its pretty much a national sport for Ireland behind GAa. I just want to see Ireland improve as they are shocking right now and need all the help they can get.
@Basildon Joe: they got €30 million help 4 years ago. Government can’t keep throwing money at the Fai with zero return. No facilities, pitch upgrades. Nothing.
@Orban Orban: it makes me sick, and the kids suffer now watching that dire rubbish.
Sure they had to jump through a few hoops to net that permission
No basketball court in my town. There would be nothing wrong with spreading the wealth a little to encourage more communities across the country to take up the sport, or even a place a few teenagers could hang out, shoot a few hoops.
@Aidan Conlon: You should contact your local coco. SDCC have put up quite a few over the years.
Waste of money, we’re not a basketball country and never will be.
@qffaffaf affrafrfraf: Well, seeing as we are s**te at football, we may as well try funding something else. Worked out fairly well for rugby.
How about pumping this kind of money into grass roots football instead of squandering money on a minority American sport!?
@Tezmond McVicar: my point exactly Tez. Disgusting waste of money on this toilet.
So they can perfect their, ahem, gaelic fooballing (haha) skills.
@offside again: ah kevvy, take a breather, a day off …. Go away down beach with dogs, juvenile trolling ISN’T the he all & end all
@Buster Lawless: take your own advice and stop stalking whilst you’re at it.
@offside again: kevvy, you probably know this with your weirdo stalking but I go down strand 1st thing every morning with the best doggies in Ireland…. lately cause of your delusional ramblings I DO make sure I have phone with me though
@Buster Lawless: Kevin Kerr is the Zodiac Killer
@Vince Cable: baby reindeer, lol
@Buster Lawless : you actually get up in the morning ? Ok fair enough. It’s good of the dogs to bring you for a walk I suppose.
I hope you pick up their poo after them.
Any hence they will sort out the entrance ??
Great facilities in Dublin to be fair …….
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