From CNET: Now that Amazon is making a big push into real-life stores, it might not want you shopping from competitors during your visit.
The online retailer has been awarded a patent for "controlling online shopping within a physical store or retail location." Under the patent, customers who use...
From ComputerWorld: Researchers have created a device using off-the-shelf components that can sniff out controversial cell phone surveillance devices, known as IMSI-catchers or StingRays, used by federal and state law enforcement as well as hackers.
The International Mobile Subscriber Identity...
Although I have been driving for approximately ten years, it was not until last month that I finally decided to take my graduated driver's license exit test. Here in Alberta, the "Probationary" license -- the license prior to the full license -- can be held indefinitely with few restrictions; the big ones are it can have only up to 8 demerits rather than 15 (I have a totally clean driving record), zero alcohol tolerance (I do not drink), and you...
If you have read my review on the Cooler Master MasterPro fans, you probably know my car's rear left brake caliper was seized. The car feeling under-powered was one consequence of a seized caliper I could live with, but toasting the rotor and braking pad really troubled me. Therefore, I spent a few hundred dollars to get them replaced. Trust me, having a self-heating brake is not fun. That was November 2016. How long do you think a pair of brand...
From CNET: Amazon is getting into the grocery business in a bigger way than anyone imagined.
The online retailer, which has spent the last few years toying around with experimental physical stores, said it had agreed to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion, or $42 a share. The companies...
From CNET: Nest, the smart home brand owned by Google parent company Alphabet, may soon find a place on Apple's HomeKit .
That is the word from 9to5Mac, which asked Nest whether it would be open to adopting the smart home platform in the wake of newly announced iOS 11 features that make adding...
From CNET: You will soon be able to use a new Google tool to back up any file or folder on your desktop.
The Backup and Sync app is the latest version of Google Drive for Mac/PC and is integrated with Google Photos desktop loader. When the new feature goes live on June 28, Google Drive users will...
From PC World: With internet traffic set to triple over the next five years or so, according to recent estimates from Nokia and Cisco Systems, Nokia thinks the time is right for a new range of high-end routers that can boost core capacity by a factor of six -- and even help 10-year-old devices to...
From InfoWorld: A community build project led by developer Jay Rodgers is making Visual Studio Code, Microsoft’s lightweight source code editor, available for Chromebooks, Raspberry Pi boards, and other devices based on 32-bit or 64-bit ARM processors.
Supporting Linux and Chrome OS as well as the...
From Tech Hive: Imagine buying a brand-new home and needing to install your own electrical and plumbing infrastructure. That’s what it’s like today when it comes to home networking. It’s a DIY affair in which you need to provide your own equipment and figure out the best place to set it up. That...
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