Samsung is recalling the Galaxy Note7 worldwide and halting sales due to a faulty battery, will replace all devices regardless of when they were purchased
Samsung says it's recalling its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone worldwide after reports of the device catching fire while charging.
Source: Google will reveal its new Pixel-branded smartphones Pixel and Pixel XL, 4K Chromecast, Daydream VR viewer, and fully detail Google Home on October 4
According to a reliable source, Google plans to hold a major event focusing on hardware October 4th.
Sources: Google scraps Project Ara phone but may still bring the technology to market via partners, potentially through licensing
Alphabet Inc's Google has suspended Project Ara, its ambitious effort to build what is known as a modular smartphone with interchangeable components …
Samsung will begin exchanging Galaxy Note7 devices in US as early as next week and provide $25 credit to those who stick with Samsung smartphones
Hoping to hang on to customers, the company will offer a $25 credit as well. — Aiming to stem defections resulting from its Galaxy Note 7 recall …
Suspect arrested for allegedly hacking Linux Kernel Organization and Linux Foundation servers in 2011
A computer programmer from South Florida was arrested last week for allegedly hacking into servers related to the Linux operating system, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday.
Plex adds a DVR feature for over-the-air and DRM-free channels on CableCARD HDHomeRun tuners
Ask any media hound about the best way to stream your your video files, and they'll probably direct you to Plex. Now, the streaming software is getting even more useful with a long-awaited feature: D...
$200 Withings Steel HR analog fitness tracking watch comes with heart rate monitor, small LCD display for notifications, and battery life of 25 to 45 days
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China Opens Antitrust Investigation of Didi-Uber Deal
China's Commerce Ministry says it received questions over legality of ride-hailing deal — BEIJING—China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday it has opened an investigation into Didi Chuxing Technology...
Google Analytics App now offers Google Now-like automated insights
Insight cards automatically spotlight positive and negative performance trends for faster analysis. — The latest update to the Google Analytics apps (iOS and Android) offers a sleek new machine lear...
How Uber forms part of the public transit system in Altamonte Springs, a small town in Florida, causing concerns over accessibility and transparency
My first morning in Altamonte Springs, Florida, I was faced with a dilemma: how to travel the two miles from my hotel to city hall without a car.
Leaked NSO Group documents reveal capabilities of its Pegasus spying software, with prices like $500K setup fee plus $650K to track 10 iPhone or Android users
SAN FRANCISCO — Want to invisibly spy on 10 iPhone owners without their knowledge? Gather their every keystroke, sound, message and location?
KGI: iPhone 7 to feature 2.4GHz A10 chip, IPX7 water resistance, new 12 megapixel cameras, 2 black color options, Lightning EarPods, 3GB RAM in Plus model, more
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Apple, Google, Amazon, others back Microsoft in lawsuit against DOJ's gag orders preventing disclosure to customers of government requests for their data
Microsoft seeks to report undisclosed access by government — Companies say future of cloud computing at stake in court case
OpenOffice leaders discussing shutdown due to lack of developers; many switched to LibreOffice
As LibreOffice soars, OpenOffice management considers retiring the project. — OpenOffice, once the premier open source alternative to Microsoft Office, could be shut down because there …
HDMI Licensing announces Alt Mode, a new standard that will allow USB-C devices to send video to any HDMI display via a single cable
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Apple issues patch for desktop Safari browser and OS X to fix zero-day vulnerabilities, which are similar to those used in NSO's iOS attack discovered last week
Apple has released Important Security Updates Sean Michael Kerner / eWeek : Apple Patches OS X a Week After Fixing iOS Zero-Days Brian Feldman / New York Magazine : Apple Just Patched a Serious Vulner...
In the 2012 Last.fm hack, details of 43.57M accounts were stolen; 96% of hashed passwords were able to be cracked within 2 hours
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TomTom unveils three new fitness trackers: $129 Touch which can analyze body composition, $249 Spark 3 with GPS tracking, and $349 Adventurer with barometer
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Twitter launches monetization option for Periscope with broadcast sponsorship; live video won't have ads, but sponsors can create highlights with pre-roll ads
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Sources: Hewlett Packard Enterprise in talks to sell its software division to Thoma Bravo, hopes it can fetch $8B-10B
Ad-blocking browser Brave launches Bitcoin-based Payments, a system to automatically and privately reward favorite websites
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Sources: Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, and IBM form group to devise ethics for AI, and discuss its impact on jobs, transportation, warfare, and more
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Tim Cook says he forecasts repatriation of “several billion dollars” of Apple's overseas cash to the US next year
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