US Senate finally dumps BlackBerry
Existing BlackBerry users won't be left high and dry, should they decline to transition to another OS. BlackBerry support will continue for the foreseeable future and replacement devices will be available for however the SAA's current stock of 610 mobile devices last.This is a significant moment in BlackBerry's history. I mean, the company used to utterly dominate the mobile device market thanks to its focus on security, email (remember, this was before messaging and social media took off) and ..>> view original¡Finalmente! Facebook makes it easier to post status updates in multiple languages
Facebook today announced a new feature that makes it easier to publish status updates in multiple languages. Until now, you either had to post long updates that included all of the translations of the text or maybe post multiple updates — one for each language. Back in February, Facebook started testing a new feature that allowed Page owners to write a status update in multiple languages, and now the company is also starting to roll this out to individual users. Here is how this works in pract..>> view originalIt's Official! NASA Pluto Probe to Fly by Another Object in 2019
Artist's illustration of the New Horizons spacecraft flying by the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 on Jan. 1, 2019. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI/Alex Parker NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe isn't done exploring the far outer solar system just yet. NASA has approved a mission extension for New Horizons, which performed the first-ever flyby of Pluto in July 2015. The spacecraft is now set for a Jan. 1, 2019 flyby of a small object called 2014 MU69, which lies about 1 billion miles (1.6 billion ..>> view originalYou can now ask Alexa to order millions of products on Amazon
Through products like the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Amazon Tap, or Amazon Fire TV, you can now tell Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa to buy tens of millions of Amazon products. So Alexa owners can say “Alexa, order new Charmin toilet paper” or “Alexa, order me AAA batteries.” To buy items, just say “yes.” Before today, Alexa was only able to reorder previously ordered items or Amazon’s Choice products — and the little Echo Dot. At this time, Alexa’s product ordering is limited to Amazon Prime cust..>> view originalTesla crash raises concerns about autonomous vehicle regulation
(Reuters) – The fatal crash of a Tesla Model S in Autopilot mode has turned up pressure on auto industry executives and regulators to ensure that automated driving technology is deployed safely. The first such known accident, which occurred in Florida in May, has highlighted tensions surrounding efforts to turn over responsibility for braking, steering and driving judgments to machines. It may delay the U.S. government’s plan to outline guidelines for self-driving cars this month. The cause of ..>> view originalAndroid's full-disk encryption just got much weaker—here's why
Privacy advocates take note: Android's full-disk encryption just got dramatically easier to defeat on devices that use chips from semiconductor maker Qualcomm, thanks to new research that reveals several methods to extract crypto keys off of a locked handset. Those methods include publicly available attack code that works against an estimated 37 percent of enterprise users. A blog post published Thursday revealed that in stark contrast to the iPhone's iOS, Qualcomm-powered Android devices st..>> view originalApple issues heated response to Spotify's 'anticompetitive' accusation letter
If Apple versus FBI was the big story to start the year, then it looks like Apple versus Spotify will be the hot battle of the summer. Yesterday a letter surfaced in which Spotify accused Apple of being anticompetitive with its App Store policies and holding back a Spotify update in order to benefit Apple Music. This letter is likely what prompted Senator Elizabeth Warren’s negative remarks about Apple earlier this week. Now Apple is pushing back and without mincing words. Apple’s top lawyer Br..>> view originalBMW Collaborating With Intel & Mobileye For Self-Driving Cars by 2021, BMW's 'iNext' Autonomous Electric Vehicle
Jul 02, 2016 04:23 AM EDT By Don Don Navidad, UniversityHerald Reporter BMW Collaborating With Intel & Mobileye For Self-Driving Cars by 2021, BMW's ‘iNext’ Autonomous Electric Vehicle BMW will develop a develop a self-driving car technology with Intel and Mobileye.(Photo : Mariechen/Creative Commons) BMW will collaborate with technology companies Intel and Mobileye, to develop a self-driving car technology that will be used in the car manufacturing company's iNext autonomous ..>> view originalJuno spacecraft getting close to Jupiter
This illustration depicts NASA's Juno spacecraft at Jupiter, with its solar arrays and main antenna pointed toward the distant sun and Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. NASA's Juno mission, launched nearly five years ago, will soon reach its final ...>> view original
Sunday, July 3, 2016
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