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Apple offers free repairs for Apple Watch Series 2 devices with swollen batteries, power issues
AppleInsider - 15 Apr 2018 04:58
Apple this week initiated a new service program that grants free, out of warranty repairs to Apple Watch Series 2 owners whose device suffers from a swollen battery or refuses to turn on.
Pages associated with white nationalist removed from Facebook
CBSNews - 15 Apr 2018 04:37
The two pages belonged to Spencer's National Policy Institute and altright.com, both of which are listed in Spencer's Twitter bio
How Did the Pentagon Quantify This Bizarre Statistic on 'Russian Trolls'?
Gizmodo - 15 Apr 2018 01:10
As Donald Trump's administration, backed by France and the UK, launched a series of missile attacks on Syrian installations allegedly used in the production or deployment of chemical weapons this weekend--and the preside...
Facebook's Tracking Of Non-Users Sparks Broader Privacy Concerns
The Huffington Post - 15 Apr 2018 15:19
Zuckerberg said that, for security reasons, the company collects "data of people who have not signed up for Facebook."
Gigabyte Aero 15X Lightweight Gaming Laptop
The Gadget Flow - 15 Apr 2018 15:00
Take your gaming experience anywhere you go with the Gigabyte Aero 15X Lightweight Gaming Laptop. Just 1.9 centimeters thick, you can level up everywhere you go. It’s also complete with a 5mm ultra-thin bezel, which of...
2 Military Satellites Launched into Orbit Around Earth
Live Science - 15 Apr 2018 14:54AI chips may give you a real reason to upgrade your smartphone - CNET
CNET - 15 Apr 2018 14:00
Processors with artificial intelligence will spread from today's top-end phones to cars, PCs, security cameras, smart speakers and mainstream phones.
NASA's TESS Satellite Will Supercharge Search for Nearby, Earth-Like Worlds
SPACE.com - 15 Apr 2018 13:18Trump's Attack on Amazon Actually Has Its Precedents
Wired - 15 Apr 2018 13:00
From Theodore Roosevelt to John Kennedy, presidents have often taken on big business, in both word and deed.
Google enables Android Auto wireless for Pixel, Nexus devices
ZDNet - 15 Apr 2018 06:49
It's a limited initial rollout, but a start. Google says Android Auto wireless support should come to more phones and car displays soon.
Austin test uses blockchain to improve ID for the homeless
Engadget - 15 Apr 2018 04:06
Many people take identification for granted, but it's a serious challenge if you're homeless. If you lose what's on your back, you might lose everything -- and recovering that ID is much harder when you have no fixed add...
Google AI experiment has you talking to books
Engadget - 15 Apr 2018 02:33
Google Research is giving us a (fun) glimpse of how far natural language processing in artificial intelligence has come. Mountain View's research division has rolled out a couple of what it calls Semantic Experiences, wh...
Pentagon procurement chief Ellen Lord cautiously optimistic about OCX
Space News - 15 Apr 2018 01:41
OCX effective April 1 transitioned to agile software development. SpaceNews.com
'High definition vinyl' could be spinning on your turntable by next year
Digital Trends - 15 Apr 2018 01:11
An Austrian start-up called Rebeat Innovations hopes to update the LP manufacturing process for the 21st century to produce "HD Vinyl" records that have better quality, consistent sound, and longer playing times. The pos...
New Dutch 'Singing Road' Removed After Villagers Label Noise 'Psychological Torture'
Gizmodo - 15 Apr 2018 00:07
Despite the multiple embarrassingly failed attempts to get Honda's Singing Road right, a village in the Netherlands tried to find a cultural solution to distracted driving by installing musical rumble strips along a road...
Cops in Wales Caught a Drug Dealer by IDing His Fingerprint from a WhatsApp Photo
Gizmodo - 15 Apr 2018 23:54
Police in Wales managed to arrest and convict a drug dealer by identifying his fingerprint from a photo posted on WhatsApp, a technique that the local law enforcement is calling "groundbreaking," according to the BBC.
These flightless wonders could be nature’s most perverted animals
USA Today - 15 Apr 2018 23:49
We know about the strongest animals and the deadliest animals, but which animal comes to mind as most perverted? Buzz60's Maria Mercedes Galuppo has more.
Data mining mess imperils Sheryl Sandberg's successes at Facebook
USA Today - 15 Apr 2018 23:45Swollen batteries in Apple Watch 2 get free repairs
Cult of Mac - 15 Apr 2018 23:39
The battery in an Apple Watch 2 can fail, and even swell up. This is a rare problem, but Apple will fix the watch if it occurs. Swelling is a problem that has long plagued lithium-ion batteries from laptops, phones, and ...
Nintendo's next big multi-screen idea is infinitely flexible
Slash Gear - 15 Apr 2018 23:32
Nintendo may be riding high on Switch success right now, but if its new multi-screen game system patent is anything to go by, it could have even more outlandish designs in the pipeline. The console-maker has always been ...
Apple might finally allow third-party Apple Watch face support
The Verge - 15 Apr 2018 23:26
Ever since Apple first released the Apple Watch, it hasn't allowed third parties developers to create and release their own custom faces for the device. That might change, according to code in the latest developer's buil...
Auditors struggle to keep up with the implications of digital transformation
ZDNet - 15 Apr 2018 23:24
In an era when every single process is becoming digitized, IT auditors need to figure out new ways to assess the health and wealth of their operations..