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.
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 …
Why LPs might gladly invest in Andreessen Horowitz despite unfavorable comparisons to Sequoia and Benchmark
Rolfe Winkler wrote a piece in the WSJ about A16Z's returns in which he says they “lag behind Sequoia, Benchmark and Founders Fund.” — Scott Kupor of A16Z responded …
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
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac :
What to expect from Apple's Sept. 7 event: new iPhones with pressure-sensitive home buttons, 5.5-inch model with dual-camera system, new Watch with GPS, more
Apple seeks to set foundation for holiday quarter with iPhone camera upgrades, improved Apple Watch fitness tracking, and refreshed software
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.
$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
Jonathan Bray / Alphr :
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 …
Inside Amazon's delivery business and its ambitions, which FedEx and UPS privately fear
For UPS and FedEx, Amazon's been great for business. Now it's taking business away from them. — Photographs by Jake Stengel for Bloomberg Businessweek — Last fall, when he was running for mayor …
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...
Plex adds a DVR feature for over-the-air and DRM-free channels on CableCARD HDHomeRun tuners
Made possible through partnership with SiliconDust's HDHomeRun Mike / Plex : To Air is Human, Plex DVR is Divine Lyman PR / GlobeNewswire News Room : Calling All Cord Cutters: Plex Rolls Out the First...
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?
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.
Kaspersky Lab details how they helped catch the Lurk cybercriminal gang, suspected of stealing nearly 3B rubles
In early June, 2016, the Russian police arrested the alleged members of the criminal group known as Lurk. The police suspected Lurk of stealing nearly three billion rubles … Tweets: @skyhighnetworks ...
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
David Ruddock / Android Police :
As employers turn to algorithms to sift through job applications, the poor are more likely to lose out
Even when wrong, their verdicts seem beyond dispute - and they tend to punish the poor — few years ago, a young man named Kyle Behm took a leave from his studies at Vanderbilt University in Nashvill...
Sources: Google scraps Project Ara phone but may still bring the technology to market via partners, potentially through licensing
Julia Love / Reuters :
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
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge :
China Opens Antitrust Investigation of Didi-Uber Deal
Wall Street Journal :
Apple, Google, Amazon, others back Microsoft in lawsuit against DOJ's gag orders preventing disclosure to customers of government requests for their data
Bloomberg :
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 Thanks: @derektmead
TomTom unveils three new fitness trackers: $129 Touch which can analyze body composition, $249 Spark 3 with GPS tracking, and $349 Adventurer with barometer
Sean O'Kane / The Verge :
Twitter launches monetization option for Periscope with broadcast sponsorship; live video won't have ads, but sponsors can create highlights with pre-roll ads
Kerry Flynn / Mashable :
Bitmovin announces $10.3M Series A, says funding will help speed the development of its adaptive streaming tech for existing and new platforms, including VR
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch :
AI-powered law for startups
Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.