Tuesday 12 September 2017

The Morning After: Where the iPhone 8 came from

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It's Tuesday, September 12, 2017.

Hey, good morning!

It’s finally here. Today the rumors come to an end (temporarily) as we find out more about what Apple is going to deliver. Check in with our liveblog at 1 PM ET for all of the details as they’re revealed, and of course we’ll have more in-depth information available later.

Just a few more leaks.

Apple TV 4K will have as much power as the iPad Pro

Sure, we have plenty of rumors about the new iPhone and iOS, but ahead of the launch event, you may want to know what’s in store for the Apple TV. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith looked through the leaked software and deduced that the new hardware’s name is Apple TV 4K, and it will be powered by an A10X Fusion CPU, just like the latest iPad Pros. That should give it enough power to play 4K video at up to 60FPS, and make it ready for HDR 10 or Dolby Vision-encoded flicks.

BYO emulator.

Modders release ‘Super Mario 64 Online’

Built by modders Kaze Emanuar, Melonspeedruns and Marshivolt, Super Mario 64 Online is a tool that modifies a running version of the game so you and your friends can play together. It’s likely that Nintendo will shut this down soon, so go ahead and play while you can, or just check out the video demo to find out what Super Mario 64 would be like with online multiplayer.

Formula 1 for two.

AMG Project One Concept car is a hybrid with over 1,000 horsepower

This hypercar combines a turbocharged 1.6-liter V6 with four electric motors to create a 1,000+ horsepower monster. Introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show, it pulls a lot of tech and expertise from the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Formula 1 team, potentially allowing drivers to enjoy something like Lewis Hamilton’s work vehicle in a two-seat road car.

A decade’s worth of design, features and more.

The iPhone 10 years in

Before we move forward with the iPhone X, it’s time to look back at the last decade of Apple phones. Chris Velazco walks you from the original pre-App Store 3.5-inch iPhone to the iPhone 7 Plus, checking in with each upgraded model released along the way.

There are non-iPhone phones.

Xiaomi's Mi MIX 2 comes with a stunning ceramic unibody

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is back with another near-bezel-less display: the Mi MIX 2. It boasts high-end specs with a Snapdragon 835 chipset, 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.1 storage. Unfortunately, this device isn’t coming to the US, but if you want something even rarer than an OLED iPhone, then this could be a device worth the chase.

But wait, there's more...

1. We spent a week with Hasselblad's agile medium-format mirrorless camera

2. What's on TV: 'NBA 2K18,' E.T' in 4K and 'Broad City'

3. Apple adds a mail-in option to its iPhone Upgrade Program

4. Shocker: PewDiePie in trouble once again for racist outburst

5. Nike made me a pair of custom sneakers in 46 minutes

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Monday 11 September 2017

Editor's Pick: Russia, Fake News and Facebook: 24/7 Manipulation

Russia, Fake News and Facebook: 24/7 Manipulation

Rob Enderle Sep 11, 2017 10:47 AM PT
	Back when the Internet first came to be, there was the belief that the result would be more facts, less censorship, more intelligent discourse and less successful manipulation. Being able to converse with each other would lead people to be more honest, and our world increasingly would resemble a utopian ideal of peace and prosperity. Now, decades later, "fake news" has proliferated. [More...]

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The rise of Microsoft Azure as a major competitor to AWS has become a mixed blessing for IT managers. Many were pleased to see Microsoft finally become a cloud-first company and build Azure into a viable alternative, but they now are faced with a new set of challenges to make the most of multiple cloud providers. Every indication is that the adoption of cloud services will continue to accelerate. [More...]

Vivaldi CEO Claims Google Retaliated for Privacy Criticism
Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner, the brains behind both the new Vivaldi browser and the early Opera browser, has accused Google of retaliating against his company after he questioned its customer privacy practices. Vivaldi's Google Adwords campaigns mysteriously were suspended just two days after von Tetzchner's criticisms of Google's handling of customer data were published this spring, he said. [More...]

Next US Elections: Open Source vs. Commercial Software?
San Francisco could become the first U.S. city to adopt open source software to run its voting machines. City officials last month authorized consulting group Slalom to prepare a report on the benefits and challenges involved in using an open source voting machine platform. Officials hope a move to open source will make San Francisco's voting software more transparent and secure. [More...]

6 Reasons You Need CPQ
Many businesses still don't use configure, price, quote software in their routine sales processes. Maybe they don't need it, but for businesses that still cling to spreadsheet-based approaches to track things like price lists and product catalogs, chances are good that they're dealing with more overhead than they need to. Worse, they're wasting time and therefore money. [More...]

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Russia, Fake News and Facebook: 24/7 Manipulation
Gadget Ogling: Samsung's Return, Ultrasonic Tea, and Roaming Fridges
Credit Agency Equifax Cracked, 143 Million Consumers Exposed
Global Cyberattack on Energy Sector Stokes Deep Fears
Next US Elections: Open Source vs. Commercial Software?
Pixelmator Pro Whirlwind Appears on the Horizon
Bodhi Linux With Moksha Is Truly Enlightening

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Today's Story Highlights

Russia, Fake News and Facebook: 24/7 Manipulation

Back when the Internet first came to be, there was the belief that the
result would be more facts, less censorship, more intelligent discourse
and less successful manipulation. Being able to converse with each other
would lead people to be more honest, and our world increasingly would
resemble a utopian ideal of peace and prosperity. Now, decades later,
"fake news" has proliferated.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84798.html

Gadget Ogling: Samsung's Return, Ultrasonic Tea, and Roaming Fridges

In 2016, Samsung's smartphone division wasn't so much on the rocks as
dangling by a single fingernail, millimeters from plunging into a deep,
dark chasm. The Galaxy Note7 had a terrible habit of exploding or
catching fire. Not exactly the best look considering people prefer not
to be injured while checking Instagram. The Galaxy Note8 is free of
those combustible foibles, we've been assured.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84797.html

Credit Agency Equifax Cracked, 143 Million Consumers Exposed

Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax suffered a major criminal data
breach that exposed personal information of as many as 143 million
consumers in the U.S. between mid-May and July of this year. The attack
exposed a range of sensitive personal data, including names, addresses,
Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, and in some cases driver's
license numbers, Equifax said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84795.html

Global Cyberattack on Energy Sector Stokes Deep Fears

The hacker group known as "Dragonfly" is behind sophisticated wave of
recent cyberattacks on the energy sectors of Europe and North America,
Symantec reported. The attacks could provide the group with the means to
severely disrupt energy operations on both continents. Dragonfly
launched a simililar campaign from 2011 to 2014, but it entered a quiet
period in 2014 after its activities were exposed.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84790.html

Next US Elections: Open Source vs. Commercial Software?

San Francisco could become the first U.S. city to adopt open source
software to run its voting machines. City officials last month
authorized consulting group Slalom to prepare a report on the benefits
and challenges involved in using an open source voting machine platform.
Officials hope a move to open source will make San Francisco's voting
software more transparent and secure.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84794.html

Pixelmator Pro Whirlwind Appears on the Horizon

Pixelmator on Tuesday unveiled Pixelmator Pro 1.0 Whirlwind, a high-
powered version of its popular photo editing application for macOS.
Whirlwind will be available this fall. The app's interface has gotten an
overhaul -- it's now in a single window with no floating toolbars -- and
it boasts new nondestructive, GPU-powered image editing tools and
enhanced machine-learning features.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84786.html

Bodhi Linux With Moksha Is Truly Enlightening

Bodhi Linux 4.3.1's implementation of the Enlightenment desktop,
released late last month, continues this distro's tradition of providing
an awesome desktop computing platform for office or home. When I last
reviewed Bodhi Linux, I was attracted to the relatively new desktop
environment. I recently installed the latest version on new hardware,
and Bodhi Linux did not disappoint.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84788.html

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