Hackers may have accessed personal details of 2.4M Carphone Warehouse customers, along with 90K encrypted credit card records
Carphone Warehouse in customer data breach — Personal details of up to 2.4m Carphone Warehouse customers may have been accessed in a cyber-attack, the mobile phone retailer says.
Researchers gain complete control of electric skateboards by hijacking unencrypted Bluetooth communications between the board and the remote
Hackers Can Seize Control of Electric Skateboards and Toss Riders — Richard “Richo” Healey was riding his electric skateboard toward an intersection …
Dick Costolo plans to step down from Twitter board by end of year or when new CEO is appointed
Dick Costolo Reportedly Plans to Step Down From Twitter's Board — Dick Costolo, the former chief executive of Twitter, plans to leave the company's board of directors by the end of the year …
Atlanta, Chicago top RootMetrics' list of cities with best mobile network performance in US
Atlanta has the best wireless service in the land, Denver and L.A. among the worst — Atlanta and Chicago have the best wireless service performance in the United States, says a new report from RootM...
States compete for burgeoning self-driving car business by loosening regulations, building research centers and testing facilities
Among the States, Self-Driving Cars Have Ignited a Gold Rush — Whether it is fuel savings, safer commutes or freed-up time behind the wheel, drivers have many reasons to embrace self-driving cars.
Ubuntu powered BQ Aquarius phones now available for order globally, do not support 4G in US
Ubuntu powered BQ Aquaris available in US — BQ just announced on their Google Plus page that their Aquaris Ubuntu Edition phones will be available ‘wherever you live’, this makes …
After slower than expected growth, Opera Software considers sale, hires investment bankers to help with strategic review
Norway's Opera warns on growth, says firm may be sold — * Says has interest from a number of parties — * 2015 revenue now forecast lower at $600 mln to $618 mln
Intel bringing Xeon to laptops with E3-1500M v5 Skylake processor family
For the first time, the chip giant will be creating its enterprise CPUs in notebook friendly form factors for mobile workstations shipping this fall. — Intel's Xeon processors have powered servers a...
Google Maps adds Night Mode to iOS, providing a darker color scheme for directions at night
by making things darker Ananya Bhattacharya / CNNMoney : Google Maps gets night mode for iOS Jon Mundy / TrustedReviews : Google Maps for iOS gains night mode Jeff Benjamin / iDownloadBlog.com : Googl...
Microsoft releases Translator, an app that translates typed or spoken words in 50 languages, for iOS, Android, Apple Watch and Android Wear
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Sources: Apple to hold an event on September 9 to unveil new iPhones, iPads, and Apple TV
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Xbox One NFL app gets Next Generation Stats with real-time sensor data, as NFL teams get Surface Pro 3s on the sidelines
if you have Windows 10 Dave Rudden / IGN : NFL on Xbox One Is Getting a Big Dose of New Tech Juan Martinez Tablets / TechRadar.com : Microsoft partners with the NFL to speed up instant replay challeng...
Silicon Valley investors have poured over $1B into freight-forwarding startups since 2014 in hopes of bringing the $160B/year industry online
Freight Startups Attract Silicon Valley's Attention — Investors are funding dozens of startups with plans to take the low-tech business …
Google to announce Android One reboot in India soon with a goal of delivering a sub-$50 device
Google set to reboot Android One smartphone project in India — Google is to relaunch its Android One cut-price smartphone project, placing the goal of delivering a sub-$50 device at the heart of a …
In honor of its 20th anniversary, Yahoo reclaims iconic San Francisco billboard
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Sources: European Commission failed to find evidence of collusion between Apple and major music labels to quash free music streaming services
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Paribus connects to your email, monitors receipts and negotiates refunds when prices drop
Paribus launches an app to fight back against hidden price discrimination — E-commerce has created a world of incredible, even disturbing convenience. The average American living in a major city …
LG joins Samsung and Google in committing to monthly security updates for its devices
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Yahoo starts improving email search by indexing images and attachments, sorting results by relevance, more
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Sidecar, trailing behind Uber and Lyft, becomes mainly a delivery service for other businesses
Sidecar Puts Passengers Aside, Pivots To A Mostly-Deliveries Company — The U.S. ride-hailing market may have room for two players, but apparently not for three. Tweets: @mdudas , @trengriffin and @s...
Chinese smartphone brands Vivo and Oppo make up roughly 15% of domestic shipments, gained by a focus on traditional retail
Josh Horwitz / Quartz : Tweets: @iankar_ and @jonrussell Tweets: Ian Kar / @iankar_ : 2 small smartphone co's are taking market share in China using traditional methods like retail sales & print ads ...
Google appoints Brian Elliott, formerly lead on business development of Google Shopping, as General Manager of Google Express
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