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 from Dropbox began reaching the Internet. In a notice to users, Spotify said their credentials …
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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 members of the Facebook community. While talking about building an infrastructure that would enable people …
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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 cell 18-wheeler, a class 8 rig that will be able to haul 80,000 lbs., will …
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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 in VR headsets to roam 3D worlds, interact with friends, and view streaming movies. “We …
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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 smartphone-like virtual keyboard, a draw pad, or a digital notepad. The new touch input panel, …
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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 to: Instagram. Starting today, you can pinch to zoom on photos and videos in feed, …
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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. After spending three weeks with the Note7, and using it every day alongside my iPhone …
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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 2D laptops and desktops look pale in comparison, Asus said at the IFA trade show …
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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 are projected to increase 3.6% in 2017. The largest gains will occur in tech – …
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
Acer’s versatile Chromebook R 13 is one good device to run Android apps because it can function as a laptop or tablet. The 2-in-1 has a rotating 13-inch full HD screen that gives it dual functionality. The touchscreen gives it a mobile-like interface to run Android apps. The device has Chrome OS, but Google is …
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A Dropbox security breach that occurred in 2012 appears to have affected more than 68 million accounts. Read more here:: BBC News – Technology
Openreach (BT) has today published the first Draft Reference Offer for their new Dark Fibre Access (DFA) product, which is designed to give rival ISPs “physical access” to the operator’s fibre optic cables (i.e. allowing them to “take direct control of the connection“). Under this Passive Remedy rival ISPs would be allowed to install their …
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Adobe Systems released critical security patches for its ColdFusion application server, which has been a target for hackers in the past. The updates are available for ColdFusion versions 10 and 11 and address a critical security vulnerability that could lead to sensitive information disclosure when parsing specially crafted XML entities. Administrators are advised to upgrade …
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Acer unveils the world’s first laptop to feature a curved screen, saying it will make games more immersive. Read more here:: BBC News – Technology
