Monday, 21 November 2016

Editor's Pick: One of the Best New VR Things: Buying a Car

One of the Best New VR Things: Buying a Car

Rob Enderle Nov 21, 2016 9:00 AM PT
	I had a fascinating experience last week. I got to see and experience the new Jaguar I-Pace, the company's electric answer to the as-yet- unannounced Tesla Y SUV. I didn't just get to see the car -- I got to understand intimately why the car was created and what went into its design. I got to experience aspects of the vehicle viscerally, without actually getting into it. [More...]

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Pay TV's Newest Innovation: Giving Users Control
With the launch of Stream Saver, AT&T Mobility has given users control over their streaming video quality. Stream Saver is similar to Sprint's video optimization and T-Mobile's Binge-On plans. Now, the only major carrier not offering a video optimization service is Verizon Wireless. Stream Saver lets users choose. They can use it or not depending on their particular circumstances. [More...]

Friend Finder Data Breach Exposes 400M Swingers
Hackers have stolen information of more than 400 million users of Friend Finder Networks, which runs several adult dating and pornography websites, LeakedSource reported. This is Friend Finders' second breach in two years. Last year, hackers accessed 4 million accounts, exposing information on users' sexual preferences and extramarital affairs. More than 412 million users were compromised. [More...]

Microsoft Goes All In for Linux
While not quite at the level of a parting of the waters, the news that Microsoft has joined The Linux Foundation may seem miraculous to those aware of the past enmity between the company and the open source community. Microsoft has joined The Linux Foundation as a platinum member, it announced Wednesday at its Microsoft Connect conference in New York. [More...]

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Monday -- November 21, 2016

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Pay TV's Newest Innovation: Giving Users Control
Apple Celebrates Itself in $300 Coffee Table Tome
AWS Enjoys Top Perch in IaaS, PaaS Markets

Today's Story Highlights

Pay TV's Newest Innovation: Giving Users Control

With the launch of Stream Saver, AT&T Mobility has given users control
over their streaming video quality. Stream Saver is similar to Sprint's
video optimization and T-Mobile's Binge-On plans. Now, the only major
carrier not offering a video optimization service is Verizon Wireless.
Stream Saver lets users choose. They can use it or not depending on
their particular circumstances.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84104.html

Apple Celebrates Itself in $300 Coffee Table Tome

Apple this week introduced a pricey book bulging with artsy photos of
the company's products. Designed by Apple in California contains 450
photos of products created by Apple over a 20-year span. It's available
in two sizes: 10.20 by 12.75 inches for $199 and 13 by 16.25 inchesfor
$299. The linen-covered hardbound volume is dedicated to Apple's late
cofounder Steve Jobs.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84099.html

AWS Enjoys Top Perch in IaaS, PaaS Markets

Amazon Web Services maintained a commanding lead over the competition in
the public IaaS and PaaS businesses during the third quarter, despite
rapid growth from rivals Google and Microsoft in the IaaS space,
according to a recent report from Synergy Research Group. AWS, which has
become an increasingly important segment of Amazon's operations,
continues to dominate the IaaS business.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84050.html

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The Morning After: LG's smartphone for creatives and Twitter bots gone wild

It's Monday, November 21, 2016.

Yep, it's the start of the week.

Today begins with the proliferation of political Twitter bots, testing Sony's pricey full-frame camera, tens of thousands of recipes from your Amazon Echo and LG's new phone for audiophiles.

For a second, we forgot all about mirrorless shooters.

24 hours with Sony's A99 II full-frame camera

Sony's A99 II is set to arrive later this month priced at $3,200, body-only. For that money, there's a massive 42.2-megapixel sensor, max ISO of 102,400, 12-fps continuous shooting and, unlike the original A99, 5-axis image stabilization. Edgar Alvarez says high-end lenses help make the most of the camera, but it's the autofocusing skills that are particularly impressive.

Great for audiophiles, but who else?

Review: LG's V20 smartphone

Don't let its dull looks fool you, Senior Editor Chris Velazco says that beyond the V20's flagship-level power and slightly tweaked version of Android Nougat is a device tailor-made for creatives. The V20 is an excellent media player (even with lossless files) and doubles as an impressive audio recorder. The dual-camera system still needs some work compared to LG's rivals, but at least there's manual shooting -- which is a pleasure.

Pro-Trump bots were especially common.

Twitter bots were rampant during the US election, surprising no-one

Researchers at the international Project on Computational Propaganda report that the use of politically minded Twitter bots reached an "all-time high" during the 2016 presidential campaign. Out of 18.9 million studied tweets using political hashtags, 17.9 percent of them came from "highly automated" accounts that post 50 or more tweets per day. That ratio only grew higher during the debates and conveniently tanked after the election. There are caveats, however: The team noted its data collection method is inherently limited. Not all of those prolific Twitter users are guaranteed to be bots, and the data doesn't include the legions of tweets that didn't include the hashtags or mention candidates by name. Automated political social networking is a thing now.

How you can become a certified ethical hacker

I don't think you can call that karma.

GoPro gives you a free Hero5 camera if you return your Karma drone

Returning tech products is a pain -- even when they're explosive Note 7s. GoPro is attempting to sweeten the deal (or apologize) by offering a free Hero5 Black camera if you return your Karma drone. Some of the camera maker's debut quadcopters are experiencing sudden power loss, and so the company is offering free refunds to those that return the robot. Now you get a free camera on top of that.

But wait, there's more...

1. Kanye West says Facebook and Google 'lied to you'

2. The After Math: This week's WTF numbers

3. Amazon Echo now talks you through 60,000 recipes

4. Alphabet's autofocusing contact lens won't be tested in 2016

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Friday, 18 November 2016

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Friday -- November 18, 2016

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GoPro's Drone Initiative Crashes With Karma Recall
iPhone Call Logs Easy Pickings on iCloud, Says Russian Security Firm
Twitter Cracks Down on Cyber Hate
JuJu Offers Speedy Model-Driven Software Approach

Today's Story Highlights

GoPro's Drone Initiative Crashes With Karma Recall

GoPro's ambitious plans to be a player in the fledgling drone market
crashed last week when it had to announce a product recall due to Karma
UAV units falling from the sky. The company needed to resolve a
performance issue related to loss of power during operation, it said. It
indicated it would resume shipment of Karma at some point, but didn't
suggest when.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84097.html

iPhone Call Logs Easy Pickings on iCloud, Says Russian Security Firm

Russian digital forensics firm ElcomSoft on Thursday reported that Apple
automatically uploads iPhone call logs to iCloud remote servers, and
that users have no official way to disable this feature other than to
completely switch off the iCloud drive. The data uploaded could include
a list of all calls made and received on an iOS device, as well as phone
numbers, dates and times, and duration.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84096.html

Twitter Cracks Down on Cyber Hate

Twitter on Tuesday suspended the account of Richard Spencer, one of the
leading voices of the alt-right movement. It also expanded the use of
several existing tools and changed policies to make it easier for users
to fight back against abuse and harassment. Twitter suspended the
accounts of Spencer, president of the National Policy Institute, a white
nationalist think tank.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84092.html

JuJu Offers Speedy Model-Driven Software Approach

The JuJu cloud platform developed by Canonical integrates a wide variety
of cloud services and servers on both public and private clouds using an
innovative model-driven software approach. That success has changed
fundamentally the nature of software operations as organizations move to
cloud-scale services, according to Mark Shuttleworth, founder of
Canonical.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84093.html

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