Saturday, July 14, 2018

Twelve Russians charged with US 2016 election hack

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Twelve Russians charged with US 2016 election hack
Twelve Russians charged with US 2016 election hack
The dozen allegedly used spear phishing emails and malware and hacked voter data on a state website.
Facebook will not remove fake news - but will 'demote' it
Facebook will not remove fake news - but will 'demote' it
It says fake news is not against its "community standards".
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New MacBook Pros Get Major Power Boost
Apple has announced updated MacBook Pro 13- and 15-inch notebooks with a Touch Bar, 8th-generation Intel Core processors, support for up to 32 GB of DDR memory in the larger notebook, a True Tone display, and an improved third-generation keyboard for quiet typing. The 15-inch model comes with 6-core Intel Core i7 and i9 processors rated at up to 2.9 GHz -- with Turbo Boost, up to 4.8 GHz. It offers up to 4 TB of SSD storage. The 13-inch model has quad-core Intel Core i5 and i7 processors rated at up to 2.7GHz -- with Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz.
Fire Cubes, Home Theater Beams, and X-ray Cases
Amazon's latest gambit for taking over your living room is the Fire TV Cube. It works in much the same way as the Fire TV stick, but with the added impact this time around of stuffing in a smart speaker with the familiar tones of the Alexa voice assistant. You can use it to play whatever you want to see in up to 4K resolution from various streaming services. All the usual suspects are here, like Netflix and HBO Go, but sadly, there's no native YouTube app, thanks to a tiff between Amazon and Google.
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Electrolux Pure i9 Review: An Effective, But Expensive Robot Vacuum
Electrolux Pure i9 Review: An Effective, But Expensive Robot Vacuum
This small, bashful botvac that will win over your heart, if not your wallet.
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Friday, July 13, 2018

Active defence

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Active defence
Active defence
How firms are using cutting-edge techniques to stop cyber criminals breaching their networks.
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Thursday, July 12, 2018

BlackBerry Key2 Review: A Comfy Keyboard and Long Battery Life

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BlackBerry Key2 Review: A Comfy Keyboard and Long Battery Life
BlackBerry Key2 Review: A Comfy Keyboard and Long Battery Life
This keyboard-packing smartphone is the best kind of throwback. Our full review.
How to 3-D Print an Entire House in a Single Day
How to 3-D Print an Entire House in a Single Day
A company from Austin, Texas is building 800-square-foot houses from concrete pumped out of a giant 3-D printer.
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Stolen sensitive drone files sold on dark web
Stolen sensitive drone files sold on dark web
Tank tactics and drone details were up for sale by hackers who got them from military networks.
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New iOS Security Feature Ripe for Defeat
A new feature in iOS 11.4.1, which Apple released earlier this week, is designed to protect against unwanted intrusions through the iPhone's Lightning Port. However, the protection may be weak at best. The feature, called "USB Restricted Mode," disables data transfer through the Lightning Port after an hour of inactivity. A password-protected iOS device that has not been unlocked and connected to a USB accessory within the past hour will not communicate with an accessory or computer, and in some cases might not charge, according to Apple.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Polar Flow Fitness App Exposes Soldiers, Spies

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Polar Flow Fitness App Exposes Soldiers, Spies
A popular fitness app provided a convenient map for anyone interested in shadowing government personnel who exercised in secret locations, including intelligence agencies, military bases and airfields, nuclear weapons storage sites, and embassies around the world. The fitness app, Polar Flow, publicized more data about its users in a more accessible way than comparable apps "with potentially disastrous results," found investigators. Polar Flow provided functionality that combined all of a person's exercise sessions on a single map.
Crate.io Releases Commercial Machine Data Platform
Crate.io has introduced a commercial Machine Data Platform, along with a new version of its open source SQL database for the Internet of Things and machine data. The company also announced an US$11 M Series A funding round. The Machine Data Platform is Crate.io's first major commercial venture following last year's initial steps toward selling services around its free database, noted Andy Ellicott, chief product and marketing officer at the company. Crate.io has reached several critical fiscal and technical milestones since then.
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Facebook faces £500,000 fine from UK data watchdog
Facebook faces £500,000 fine from UK data watchdog
The social media giant failed to ensure Cambridge Analytica deleted users' data, UK watchdog says.
Uber executive resigns after race discrimination probe
Uber executive resigns after race discrimination probe
The ride-hailing firm's head of human resources has left after claims she mishandled complaints.
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Brava Smart Oven: Price, Specs, Release Date
Brava Smart Oven: Price, Specs, Release Date
Is Brava’s idea of the oven of the future just right or overdone?
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Mobile phone warning road signs 'a UK first'

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Mobile phone warning road signs 'a UK first'
Mobile phone warning road signs 'a UK first'
In a UK-first the system detects a phone is in use in a passing vehicle and triggers a warning.
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Surface Go Is Microsoft’s Big Bet on a Tiny-Computer Future
Surface Go Is Microsoft’s Big Bet on a Tiny-Computer Future
The latest Surface is Microsoft's smallest—and least expensive.
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Monday, July 9, 2018

Best Xbox One Deals and Console Bundles (2018)

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Best Xbox One Deals and Console Bundles (2018)
Best Xbox One Deals and Console Bundles (2018)
Deals on the Xbox One X and Xbox One S consoles, along with some games and accessories you'll want.
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Electric cars: Charge points could be requirement in new build homes
Electric cars: Charge points could be requirement in new build homes
Hundreds of thousands more charge points could be installed under plans from the transport secretary.
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Sunday, July 8, 2018

Weekend Tech Deals: Breville, Ecobee, Ecovacs, SNES Classic

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Weekend Tech Deals: Breville, Ecobee, Ecovacs, SNES Classic
Weekend Tech Deals: Breville, Ecobee, Ecovacs, SNES Classic
Plus: Whether your PC needs zippy storage or you want to play your 16-bit Nintendo faves, we've got some deals for you.
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Exoskeleton that allows humans to work and play for longer
Exoskeleton that allows humans to work and play for longer
The technology to give people superhuman powers is being developed, but is it the right thing to do?
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Saturday, July 7, 2018

Campsite Cooking Gear: Combekk, Igloo, Coleman, Bialetti, Cuisinart

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Campsite Cooking Gear: Combekk, Igloo, Coleman, Bialetti, Cuisinart
Campsite Cooking Gear: Combekk, Igloo, Coleman, Bialetti, Cuisinart
Here's some choice equipment for cooking like a pro in the wild.
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Three YouTube vloggers die in waterfall plunge at Canada's Shannon Falls
Three YouTube vloggers die in waterfall plunge at Canada's Shannon Falls
Tributes have been paid to three members of the High On Life travel collective.
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Friday, July 6, 2018

Huawei MateBook X Pro Review: About That Webcam...

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Huawei MateBook X Pro Review: About That Webcam...
Huawei MateBook X Pro Review: About That Webcam...
Huawei's MateBook X Pro is an incredible laptop with one unforgivable flaw. Our full review.
How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac
How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac
Because in 2018, you need the receipts.
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Coder charged over stolen surveillance tools
Coder charged over stolen surveillance tools
The alleged thief tried to sell the code on the dark web and asked for $50m, say prosecutors.
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Thursday, July 5, 2018

HTC U12 Plus Review: No Buttons, Mo Problems

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HTC U12 Plus Review: No Buttons, Mo Problems
HTC U12 Plus Review: No Buttons, Mo Problems
HTC reminds us why it's important to have actual buttons on your smartphone. Our full HTC U12 Plus review.
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MEPs reject controversial copyright law
MEPs reject controversial copyright law
Legislation aiming to bring copyright in line with the digital age is rejected in its current form.
Facebook finds Independence document 'racist'
Facebook finds Independence document 'racist'
Algorithms that seek out hate speech on Facebook remove parts of the Declaration of Independence.
New guidelines for 'revenge porn' crimes
New guidelines for 'revenge porn' crimes
Repeat offenders or those who set up fake social media accounts will face the toughest sentences.
Kim Dotcom loses latest appeal against US extradition
Kim Dotcom loses latest appeal against US extradition
The internet mogul remains eligible for extradition to the US, a New Zealand Court of Appeal rules.
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

A Fourth of July Drone Show Helps Military Families With Special Needs

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A Fourth of July Drone Show Helps Military Families With Special Needs
A Fourth of July Drone Show Helps Military Families With Special Needs
On Wednesday, Travis Air Force Base will host a light show by Intel's Shooting Star drones instead of traditional fireworks.
4th of July Tech Sales (2018): Osprey, Nest, iPad, V-Moda
4th of July Tech Sales (2018): Osprey, Nest, iPad, V-Moda
Don't want to wait for Amazon Prime Day? We have 22 deals on everything from drones to robot vacuums.
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Fourth of July: Aspen, Colorado swaps fireworks for drones
Fourth of July: Aspen, Colorado swaps fireworks for drones
Aspen, Colorado says it has altered its annual Independence Day festivities because of a wildfire risk.
Social media apps are 'deliberately' addictive to users
Social media apps are 'deliberately' addictive to users
Insiders tell a Panorama investigation that social media firms knowingly hook users to their apps.
Prostitution websites ban debated by MPs
Prostitution websites ban debated by MPs
Some claim the sites aid illegal sex-trafficking, but others say a ban would endanger prostitutes.
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Intel's 'CEO Problem' Is Its Board

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Intel's 'CEO Problem' Is Its Board
Tech companies have been going through a lot of CEOs of late. Prior to its split, HP had a revolving door for CEOs with mistake after mistake. Yahoo's board kept making choices that made things worse, Uber's CEO almost took the company under, and CEOs fired for ethical lapses jumped a whopping 36 percent. When an employee misbehaves and has to be fired, it generally is at least partially the fault of management, either for not doing a respectable job of selection or for not doing a good job of oversight, or both.
Cisco, Dell, and the Race to Make a Better World
To say we live in troubled times would be an understatement. It often feels like the politicians and executives who surround us are interested only in who can tell the biggest whopper while lining their own pockets and leaving their constituents and customers to pay the bills. I recently read that the real reason Jon Stewart stepped down from The Daily Show was that he was incredibly angry all the time, which had an adverse impact not only on his ability to be funny but also on his ability to enjoy life. Much of that is because those of us in media tend to focus excessively on the bad.
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Haptic gloves help blind people to 'see' art
Haptic gloves help blind people to 'see' art
A virtual reality kit is helping visually impaired people "see" art through haptic gloves.
Jawbone fitness trackers removed from online shops
Jawbone fitness trackers removed from online shops
Problems with the app that should log data have made the fitness trackers "useless", said Which?
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How to Take Photos of Fireworks With a Smartphone or a Camera
How to Take Photos of Fireworks With a Smartphone or a Camera
Use these battle-tested tips and camera settings to capture dramatic photos of those explosions in the sky.
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Monday, July 2, 2018

Gadgets for Shooting Movies on Your iPhone: DJI, Rode, Joby, Moment

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Gadgets for Shooting Movies on Your iPhone: DJI, Rode, Joby, Moment
Gadgets for Shooting Movies on Your iPhone: DJI, Rode, Joby, Moment
As directors like Steven Soderbergh and Sean Baker have shown, you can conjure movie magic with an iPhone.
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The watch that can help manage severe autism
The watch that can help manage severe autism
By measuring stress and anxiety levels, this wearable device could help people communicate.
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Sunday, July 1, 2018

Sonos Beam, IGTV, and Everything Else We Loved This Month

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Sonos Beam, IGTV, and Everything Else We Loved This Month
Sonos Beam, IGTV, and Everything Else We Loved This Month
Plus: Our reviews of the Amazon Fire TV Cube, Google Podcasts, and Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6.
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Hi-tech dreamcatcher defeats sleep amnesia
Hi-tech dreamcatcher defeats sleep amnesia
The device designed to capture your dreams and offer more creative waking lives.
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Saturday, June 30, 2018

Fortnite: A fortnight in my 40s in Battle Royale

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Fortnite: A fortnight in my 40s in Battle Royale
Fortnite: A fortnight in my 40s in Battle Royale
A lapsed gamer is challenged to spend a fortnight playing Fortnite to understand its appeal.
AI to help tackle fake news in Mexican election
AI to help tackle fake news in Mexican election
The smart software will help media groups debunk fake news and respond to reports of violence.
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EU Watchdog Accuses Facebook, Google of Privacy Shenanigans
Facebook and Google have manipulated users into sharing data using so-called "dark patterns," according to a report from the Norwegian Consumer Council. The practices nudged users toward accepting privacy options that favored the tech companies rather than themselves, the NCC found. Facebook and Google have no intention of providing users with an actual choice, the NCC has claimed, and their use of dark patterns constitutes a violation of the General Data Protection Regulation implemented across Europe last month.
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SteelSeries Arctis Gaming Headset Sale (and 10 Other Tech Deals)
SteelSeries Arctis Gaming Headset Sale (and 10 Other Tech Deals)
Pick up a SteelSeries Arctis headset for cheap, along with tents, 4K TVs, and more this weekend.
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Friday, June 29, 2018

WPA3 Arrives to Shore Up WiFi Security

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WPA3 Arrives to Shore Up WiFi Security
Network devices with better security will be hitting the market this year, thanks to Wi-Fi Certified WPA3, which the Wi-Fi Alliance launched Tuesday. The announcement paves the way for the proliferation of devices that support the new, more secure protocol for WiFi communication, which is designed to replace the 14-year-old WPA2. The new protocol adds features to simplify WiFi security, enable more robust authentication, and deliver increased cryptographic strength for highly sensitive data markets.
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Thursday, June 28, 2018

Sonos Beam Review: Support for Alexa in a Great Soundbar

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Sonos Beam Review: Support for Alexa in a Great Soundbar
Sonos Beam Review: Support for Alexa in a Great Soundbar
The Sonos Beam is a $400 soundbar that comes with full support for Amazon Alexa.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Researchers Gather for the International Workshop on Emoji Understanding

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Researchers Gather for the International Workshop on Emoji Understanding
Researchers Gather for the International Workshop on Emoji Understanding
Linguists and data scientists see a new way to study language and communication in our little digital ideograms.
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BBC releases computer history archive
BBC releases computer history archive
Computing 1980s-style is to be shown off in BBC archive intended to inspire new generation of coders.
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Apple May Go All-In With Audio
Apple plans to expand its audio product line next year with new AirPods, HomePods and possibly studio-quality over-the-ear headphones. The new generation of AirPods will feature noise cancellation, be water resistant, and have greater range, according to a report citing people familiar with the developments. "If Apple is making those changes, they're just competitive upgrades," said Paul Erickson, a senior analyst with IHS Markit. "Everybody else is already doing those things for earbuds in the $150 to $200 price range."
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