Apple patches OS X to fix serious security flaw discovered in iOS
Apple has issued new security updates for El Capitan and Yosemite, as well as its Safari browser, fixing the same serious security vulnerability discovered in its iOS software last week. As with the urgent iOS 9.3.5 update, Mac owners should grab today's OS X updates as soon as possible, fixing problems that could otherwise give malicious software access to your device's kernel. Release notes for the patches point to problems with validation and memory corruption with the OS X versions, while t..>> view originalGoogle will not make Project Ara modular smartphone
Google has dropped plans for a modular smartphone with interchangeable parts as it realigns its investments in the area of hardware. While the company will not be releasing the Project Ara phone that was to have been easily customizable, it may bring the phone to market through licensing deals with partners, Reuters reported late Thursday. Google confirmed the report was “true and accurate” but said it had no official comment. The Lego blocks model for smartphone design was first mooted by Goo..>> view originalSamsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 worldwide due to exploding battery fears
Samsung has announced an unprecedented recall of the Galaxy Note 7 just weeks after launching the well-received smartphone. Sales have been halted globally, and Samsung will issue replacements to anyone affected. The issue is related to the phone's battery, with some scattered reports that the cell can explode while charging; Samsung says 35 Note 7 handsets have been found with the issue. Korean news agency Yonhap first reported that Samsung was preparing the recall yesterday, and a spokesperso..>> view originalThe iPhone 7's setting headphone trends, and it isn't even here yet
Wireless headphones are having a moment. Libratone Even before we got on the plane to fly to Berlin, we knew something was up.This week we're at the technology trade show IFA in Germany, where manufacturers and other industry types gather each September to show off their coolest new kit. With so many tech companies in one place, you get a sense of shifts and trends in the industry. This year, while chatting to man..>> view originalLive Coverage: Explosion at Falcon 9 launch pad
Live Coverage: Explosion at Falcon 9 launch pad September 1, 2016 Spaceflight Now Live coverage of the explosion at launch complex 40. Updates will appear automatically. Please do not reload.>> view originalEngineers give new meaning to the phrase 'cool clothes'
In this photo provided by Yi Cui Group/Stanford University, a small portion of a new nano fabric designed by Stanford engineers that seems to make skin feel cooler than current clothing. Engineers have created cooling clothing designed for a warming world. It’s a fabric that allows your body heat to escape far better than other materials do. (Yi Cui Group/Stanford University via AP) syndication.ap.org WASHINGTON (AP) — Engineers have created clothing for a warming wor..>> view originalIce Volcanoes and More: Dwarf Planet Ceres Continues to Surprise
The dwarf planet Ceres is a complex and active world unlike any other place in the solar system, new research suggests. Observations by NASA's Ceres-orbiting Dawn spacecraft indicate that "ice volcanos" have erupted on the dwarf planet in the recent past and that Ceres' crust is an odd ice-rock mixture that has never been observed before, scientists reported in a series of six new studies published online today (Sept. 1) in the journal Science. "When we got to Ceres, we were expectin..>> view originalChina Launches Investigation Into the Didi-Uber Deal
Didi Chuxing’s acquisition of Uber’s China business is facing fresh scrutiny from one of China’s antitrust regulators in an unexpected turn. The Ministry of Commerce said today it has opened an investigation into the deal announced last month, combining China’s top two ride-sharing services. At the time of the deal in August, the regulator said Didi hadn’t applied for an antitrust review. Didi responded that it didn’t believe Uber China’s $60 million revenues in 2015 met the threshold for a rev..>> view originalAlienware fills its new laptops with GTX 10-series graphics
When Alienware's revamped 13, 15, and 17 laptops debut this fall, you'll see external changes to the chassis design, and internal changes, most notably Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 10-series mobile GPUs. The company revealed ship dates, but not prices, Thursday night at PAX West in Seattle. The Alienware 15 and Alienware 17 are due September 30th. The retooled Alienware 13 will launch November 16, along with a GTX 1080 version of the Alienware 17. Alienware The Alienware 15 and Alienware 17 will i..>> view original
Friday, September 9, 2016
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