Russian regulator told Apple and Google to remove LinkedIn app from App Store and Google Play; app is no longer available for download in Russia
WASHINGTON — Smartphone users in Russia can no longer download the LinkedIn app on iPhone or Android devices, following a similar move in China to block The New York Times app on iPhones.
10K+ poorly secured MongoDB installations deleted by attackers demanding hefty ransoms
Poorly secured MongoDB installations deleted and held for ransom. — More than 10,000 website databases have been taken hostage in recent days by attackers who are demanding hefty ransoms for the dat...
Video shows early iPhone prototype with an iPod-like interface and a software click wheel
Images and video show what appear to be an early version of iOS based on the iPod's design — We've known for years that Apple considered a number of different approaches when creating …
HMD Global launches Nokia 6, its first smartphone, a $245 China-only Android 7 device with 5.5" screen, Snapdragon 430, 4GB RAM, 16MP main and 8MP front camera
The first Android-powered smartphone to carry the Nokia name from HMD Global has been announced.
Leaked screenshots show Project Neon, an upcoming incremental upgrade to Windows 10's design that will focus heavily on animations
Late last year we reported on Project NEON - the upcoming UI upgrade for Windows 10. Recently we managed a closer look at Microsoft's internal plans …
Samsung launches Gear S and Gear Fit apps on iOS, allowing Gear S3, Gear S2, and Gear Fit 2 wearables to work with iPhones
Did you sigh wistfully at Samsung's Gear S3, knowing you couldn't use it because you have an iPhone? Relax. Samsung has launched new Gear S and Gear Fit apps …
Apple missed internal revenue and profit goals in 2016, company's SEC filing says, the first miss since Tim Cook became CEO
Executives miss out on part of cash incentives as annual sales, operating profit fall short of goals — Apple Inc. said Chief Executive Tim Cook …
Nissan is working on a teleoperation system for allowing human operators to remotely control self-driving cars in tricky situations
“This is it!” Maarten Sierhuis says. “I mean, look at this.” He points to a photo of road construction at an intersection in Sunnyvale, California …
The best PCs, gadgets, and wearables of CES 2017
Highlights of the best devices we saw in Las Vegas this year. — LAS VEGAS—The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas tries to get consumers (and the media) excited for the new year with a tre...
Facebook hires Campbell Brown, ex-NBC News reporter and CNN prime-time host, to lead News Partnerships team, says she won't be involved in content decisions
not a big surprise it's someone from TV world http://twitter.com/... Jacob Weisberg / @jacobwe : Hiring @campbell_brown a smart move for FB. They must figure out how to support & not undermine real jo...
Blockstack raises $4M round led by USV to build a Bitcoin-powered internet free of centralized servers
A new version of the Internet built on the bitcoin blockchain is another step closer to reality thanks to a $4m investment in Blockstack revealed in SEC documents earlier this week.
Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz announce partnership for AI car technology, with first product expected to roll out within 12 months
Nvidia already announced a partnership at CES to bring a AI self-driving car to production, and now Mercedes-Benz is also teaming up with the GPU-maker on a vehicle with AI on board.
Canada's Competition Bureau closes 2-year-old probe into Apple's contracts with carriers, finding no evidence of anti-competitive conduct
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The History of the iPhone, On Its 10th Anniversary
So... Three things: A widescreen iPod with touch controls. A revolutionary mobile phone. And a breakthrough internet communications device. An iPod... a phone... and an internet communicator... An ...
Intel's 94.5x55x5mm Compute Card with laptop level CPU can be inserted into all-in-one PCs, smart TVs, other devices; more details will be announced in June
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Tod Nielsen named CEO of FinancialForce, a Salesforce Platform-based ERP firm that raised $193M to date; Nielsen is the former CEO of Heroku, EVP at Salesforce
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Trump's Twitter account could be targeted by hackers seeking geopolitical instability or financial gain, has no known special security protocols or protections
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed :
FTC sues D-Link over lax security in its routers and IP cameras, says D-Link used hard-coded logins, left private software sign-in key code online for 6 months
D-Link Responds to FTC Charges D-Link / PR Newswire : D-Link Systems, Inc. Responds to FTC Complaint Defending Security Practices for Consumer Routers and IP Cameras Jamie Rigg / Engadget : FTC drags ...
Fitbit CEO says the company plans to launch a wearable app store “as soon as possible”
Lauren Goode / The Verge :
Renault-Nissan is the first customer for Microsoft's Azure-based, rebranded Connected Vehicle Platform
Dina Bass / Bloomberg :
Google stops supporting Google+ Hangouts API; no new apps can be built as of today, and existing apps will stop working after April 25
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Alpine announces iLX-107 aftermarket infotainment system with wireless CarPlay, available in February for $900
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors :
Kanvas releases SDK to allow third parties to integrate its photo and video effects; the app now has 5M users, up from 1M when acquired by AOL in 2015
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
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