Apple updates Macs for first time without asking -- to foil hackers

From CNET: Apple is updating its Macs to guard against hackers taking control -- the first time a Mac update has been sent out automatically without requiring your permission.

The automated security update protects Apple laptops and desktops from newly discovered security vulnerability CVE-2014...

Miyamoto: Nintendo is Prepping Successor to Troubled Wii U

From DailyTech: Shigeru Miyamoto nearly single-handedly built Japan's Nintendo Comp. Ltd. (TYO:7974) into the world's most iconic gaming company. Now the creator of such iconic franchises as "The Mario Brothers", "Zelda", and "Donkey Kong" is trying to pull Nintendo back from the brink.

In a...

Microsoft extends open-sourcing spree with Project Orleans

From InfoWorld: Microsoft is open-sourcing its Project Orleans cloud computing framework, but an analyst sees limits in how far the software giant will go with its open licensing efforts.

Orleans, which is used to build production services on Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud, was offered as a...

Google Android One phones to sell in three more Asian countries

From PC World: Google’s low-cost Android One smartphones will be selling in the coming weeks in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, three small but fast-growing markets, following a September worldwide debut of the devices in India.

The company said it had signed up a number of hardware and network...

Fox News channels go dark on Dish as contract talks stall

From CNET: Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network were pulled from Dish Network's channel lineup late Saturday after negotiations for a new distribution deal broke down.

Dish, which has for weeks been negotiating a new carriage contract for the 21st Century Fox channels, said the channels were...

Kingston HyperX Savage HX324C11SRK2/16 2x8GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

Nowadays, not only do prescription eyeglasses serve the practical purpose of letting you see clearly, but it is also a fashion accessory that affects the way you look. However, I would like to make the assertion that, unless you make a drastic change in the type and shape of frame you wear, not many people will notice it when you get new ones. Recently, I got a new pair of glasses, and most people did not even realize until I told them about it...

Blackberry reports falling revenue, but a smaller loss

From InfoWorld: BlackBerry's revenue continued its dive in the three months to Nov. 29, but on Friday the company reported a smaller loss than a year earlier.

Revenue for the three months, BlackBerry's third fiscal quarter, fell to $793 million, compared to $916 million in the preceding three...

Ubuntu Phone launch delayed until early 2015

From PC World: Earlier this year, I reported on the forthcoming release of Ubuntu phones. Ubuntu for phones had just hit “release to manufacturer” status and phones were supposed to launch before the end of 2014.

Bad news: The phones clearly won’t be here this year. But good news! Canonical told me...

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