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The iCloud hackers' bitcoin ransom looks like a fake
PC World - 8 Apr 2017 03:33
A group of hackers who claimed to hold millions of iCloud accounts for ransom said on Friday they'd been paid. But one bitcoin expert says that's bogus. The Turkish Crime Family grabbed headlines last month by claiming t...
The Forgotten History Behind That Kendall Jenner Pepsi Ad
Forbes - 8 Apr 2017 19:54
As one person on Twitter noted sarcastically, "Pepsi's new ad Kendall Jenner 'ends racism' by handing policemen a Pepsi - way to degrade 50 yrs of black/minority struggle." Cartoon by Ed Hall.
US Navy's MQ-4C Triton drone prepares for deployment in 2018
Engadget - 8 Apr 2017 05:36Adidas shows off the first 3D-printed sneakers it'll mass produce by 2018
Pocket-lint - 8 Apr 2017 02:19
By next year, companies will stop prototyping with 3D printers and will finally start mass-producing.Well, at least Adidas plans to, with a sneaker called Futurecraft 4D. The shoe-maker has been dabbling with 3D printing...
Latest WikiLeaks release involves 'Grasshopper,' a toolset for creating custom hacks
Digital Trends - 8 Apr 2017 01:11
The most recent WikiLeaks release involves "Grasshopper," specifically a collection of software tools used by the CIA to attack Microsoft's Windows platform that provides building blocks that essentially snap together in...
$5,660 Mac Pro Crushed in Photoshop Test by $1,530 PC with AMD Ryzen
PetaPixel - 8 Apr 2017 17:52Samsung to focus on mobile and VR cameras, ditch digital cameras entirely
Android Authority - 8 Apr 2017 16:23
Samsung has reportedly abandoned digital camera production in order to refocus on smartphone and VR camera products with a new product category.
Windows Insider Program now available for business users
Slash Gear - 8 Apr 2017 15:30
One of the biggest changes to come from Microsoft alongside the debut of Windows 10 was the launch of its Insider Program, offering millions of users the chance to try out beta versions of its latest operating system. Th...
Flexible memory brings bendable smartphones one step closer
Android Authority - 8 Apr 2017 15:20
A new graphene oxide-based memory looks set to replace flash memory as the storage solution of choice in a new "golden age of electronics".
Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Drop Test Pits It Against iPhone 7 Plus [Video]
Tech Times - 8 Apr 2017 14:33
Samsung chose a glass-sandwich design for its latest Galaxy S8 series and while it looks gorgeous, it may spark some durability concerns. A new drop test pits the Galaxy S8+ against the iPhone 7 Plus and brings both good...
Scientists Planning To Start Clinical Trial Of Acne Vaccine On Humans In Next Few Years
Tech Times - 8 Apr 2017 14:29
Acne has been an age old problem for adults and adolescents alike. However, scientists have come up with an acne vaccine that will go for human trials in the next two years.
Uber fires back at Google spinoff in self-driving car case
Phys.org - 8 Apr 2017 13:49
Uber is scoffing at claims that its expansion into self-driving cars hinges on trade secrets stolen from a Google spinoff, arguing that its ride-hailing service has been working on potentially superior technology.
Seniors getting helping hand from new wearables
ReadWrite - 8 Apr 2017 08:30
Wearables are now a significant part of corporate wellness and remote patient monitoring programs. However, long-term investment from seniors remains a challenge, despite an increasing need for seniors to have better hea...
Twitter: U.S. Drops Summons Over Anti-Trump Account
NBC News - 8 Apr 2017 05:12
The federal government has withdrawn a request for Twitter to identify who is behind an account critical of President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Crunch Report | YouTube now blocking ads on low-view channels
TechCrunch - 8 Apr 2017 05:00
YouTube is now blocking ads on channels with less than 10,000 views, Amazon pulls Diapers.com and other Quidsi apps and Spotify’s invisible IPO. All this on Crunch Report.
Tesla owners can expect easy access to all discovered Easter Eggs
Engadget - 8 Apr 2017 04:59
Over the years, Tesla has snuck a number of quirky Easter Eggs into OTA updates for its cars. That includes everything from Ludicrous mode enhanced acceleration to a James Bond send-up, or even an impressive holiday-them...
WikiLeaks latest CIA dump focuses on malware for Windows
Engadget - 8 Apr 2017 04:04
As WikiLeaks continues to extend the mileage from its "Vault 7 cache" of CIA information, its latest release focuses on tools it says the agency uses for hacking Windows computers. While its release didn't include any so...
FCC Chairman Has Delusional Plan to (Un)Protect Net Neutrality
The Mac Observer - 8 Apr 2017 03:49
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai has some cockamamie ideas divorced from reality. The man who believes the United States is a better place if ISPs can sell what they know about us also thinks Net...
US regulators accuse Google of underpaying female workers
ABC News - 8 Apr 2017 03:45
A government investigation into how much Google is paying its employees has uncovered a widespread pattern of shortchanging women doing similar work to men
Jay Z pulls albums from Apple Music and Spotify
AppleInsider - 8 Apr 2017 02:39
As the streaming music war intensifies, hip hop star and Tidal co-owner Jay Z is quietly removing his music from major streaming music outlets Apple Music and Spotify, while leaving the same tracks in place on his own se...
Google and Nokia might finally make the Android phone fans are dying for
BGR - 8 Apr 2017 02:00
HMD Global, the company that will sell Nokia-branded smartphones for the following ten years, has big plans. It aims to restore the Nokia brand to what it once was, and it thinks Google's Android can help. But unlike oth...
DJI's next drone basically looks like a much smaller Mavic Pro, leak reveals
Pocket-lint - 8 Apr 2017 01:52
DJI is probably coming out with a new drone, and it's super tinyLeaked images of a new device, supposedly called the Spark, have appeared on Chinese DJI forums, though the site is now down. It appears to have the same fo...