Month: August 2016

Recent data breaches underline the need for Internet users to regularly update the passwords for all their Internet accounts. On Wednesday, Spotify reset the passwords of an unspecified number of users, just a day after data on 68 million accounts

Facebook will launch a satellite later this week that executives hope will bring Internet connectivity to parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned the launch during a town hall discussion in Lagos, Nigeria with developers and

Lenovo’s Yoga Book breaks away from traditional laptops with its versatile touch surface, which makes it easy to type, write, or draw digitally. It’s also very lightweight and has a 360-degree hinge. Read more here:: IT news – Hardware Systems

After announcing earlier this year that it is building a 2,000 horsepower, hybrid semi-trailer truck, the Nikola Motor Co. revealed today that it will instead power the truck with a hydrogen fuel cell power system. The custom-built, hydrogen-electric, 800-volt fuel

Lenovo is joining Google’s fledgling effort to bring virtual reality to the masses with new devices planned for the Daydream hardware and software platform. Google’s Daydream brings virtual reality to users via mobile devices. Users can fit Daydream-compatible Android smartphones

Lenovo’s new Yoga Book will be a sleek folding laptop with stunning secrets inside. Opening up the device reveals a big surprise: It has no hard keyboard. The keyboard area instead has a versatile touch panel that turns into a

In the world of premium 15-inch notebooks, the Zenbook Pro stands out by offering performance parts at a price that’s unmatched by its competitors. Granted, there are a few trade-offs. Read more here:: IT news – Hardware Systems

The two-finger zoom gesture is old hat by now—we’ve been doing it for almost 10 years, after all. And starting Wednesday, it finally works in the one app that needed it the most, the photo-centric social network everyone’s hopelessly addicted

Earlier this month, Samsung unveiled the Note7, the latest addition to its Galaxy smartphone lineup. The Note7 builds on all the best features of the previous generation Note5 phablet and includes many of the new Galaxy S7’s (GS7) top capabilities.

Samsung gives its new smartwatches bigger screens and longer-lasting batteries, but interest in the sector is limited. Read more here:: BBC News – Technology

Virtual reality headsets are considered the hot new PC devices, and Asus is planning to stake a claim of its own. Asus on Wednesday said it intends to release VR headsets. VR headsets can be versatile 3D PCs that make

YouTube personalities charge an average of $187,500 (£143,000) for each sponsored video, a talent agency says. Read more here:: BBC News – Technology

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg tells the BBC he is sticking with his controversial Free Basics scheme during a trip to Nigeria. Read more here:: BBC News – Technology

Recruiting and staffing specialist Robert Half Technology released its annual guide to U.S. tech salaries, which finds IT workers can expect slightly bigger pay bumps than many other professionals are getting. Across all fields, U.S. starting salaries for professional occupations

Five million smartphones are to be given to farmers in Pakistan in an effort to improve knowledge of modern farming techniques. Read more here:: BBC News – Technology