Samsung's circular Gear S2 smartwatches run Tizen

From PC World: Samsung has made its latest foray into the smartwatch market with the new Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic, expanding its ever-evolving lineup of wearables.

The watches, announced Monday, have circular screens 1.2 inches in diameter, making them stand out from Samsung’s other wearables...

Apple said to be unveiling a pricier new Apple TV

From CNET: Apple is reportedly readying the next edition of its Apple TV with App Store and Siri support, but you may have to pay a higher price for the new features.

Expected to be unveiled at Apple's September 9 event, the new version of the Apple TV will sell for a starting price of $149 or $199...

Billionaire who sold Minecraft to Microsoft is sad and lonely

From CNET: Being rich is wonderful.

At least that's the assumption the whole world seems to make.

The wealthy are today's so-called rock stars, even though the music that emerges from their mouths can sometimes feel like a dirge played on a flute slipped up someone's nose.

This is especially true...

White House May Hit China with Sanctions for Cyber Hacking

From Maximum PC: U.S. officials are debating whether or not to issue economic sanctions against China for its alleged involvement in various cyber crimes. According to a report in The Washington Post, the Obama Administration is fed up with China's cyber shenanigans and has drafted a set of...

Chrome will automatically block Flash ads starting September 1

From ExtremeTech: Google has set a date on when Chrome will begin automatically blocking flash ads and refusing to allow non-critical content to play by default. On September 1st, Chrome will no longer offer to play “non-essential” content. Instead, users will have to right-click on a plugin and...

Ashley Madison: People Still Signing Up for the Site (Even Women)

From PC Mag: Any publicity is good publicity, at least for cheating site Ashley Madison.

The service has gained "hundreds of thousands" of new users in the weeks since a very public breach and dump of user data, according to parent company Avid Life Media (ALM).

"Despite having our business and...

Facebook Likes 100G at $1/G

From EETimes: Facebook helped define a low cost 100 Gbit/second optical Ethernet transceiver it expects to start deploying next year. The move is another example of ways big data centers are driving design in computers and networking.

Facebook specified a 100G transceiver using single-mode fiber it...

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