From InfoWorld: Owners of WeMo home automation devices should upgrade them to the latest firmware version, which was released this week to fix a critical vulnerability that could allow hackers to fully compromise them.
The vulnerability was discovered by researchers from security firm Invincea in...
From CNET: "Who's LeEco?" you may be asking. You might still be asking after finding out it's predominantly a successful Chinese conglomerate which started out in online video distribution and expanded into India and Europe with phones. But if you watched the occasionally surreal press conference...
From PC World: At US $6.99, a new Raspberry Pi competitor called Orange Pi Zero costs less than some sandwiches in New York City.
The Orange Pi Zero can be used to make electronics or robots, or it can fill in as a file or media server. Such developer boards are also used to create and test...
From CNET: Samsung plans to launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant with its upcoming Galaxy S8 phone, the company said Sunday according to Reuters.
The announcement comes a month after Samsung revealed it had agreed to acquire the artificial intelligence startup behind Viv -- a voice...
A few weeks back, I was driving home after a long day at work. I was waiting in a left turn lane, when I peered over my shoulder and spotted a girl singing and dancing in her car while waiting at the red light. I felt like I knew who she was, but I could not put a name on her. I also kept staring because she just kept dancing. She then suddenly turned over and looked at me. We locked eyes, and the next few seconds felt like an eternity as I tried...
A few days ago, I was planning to take my old Honda Civic in to do some maintenance, since the check engine light has been on for a while. Even though I had already known that the maintenance must be done for the sake of safety, a little thing called laziness assisted me in postponing the date of taking the car to the mechanic day after day. Until yesterday, I thought I could still wait before taking the car in, but I smelled that something was...
From CNET: Samsung US has issued a voluntary recall on 2.8 million top-loading washing machines due to concerns over injury risks.
"The voluntary action was driven by reports highlighting the risk that the drums in these washers may lose balance, triggering excessive vibrations, resulting in the...
From PC World: Android just reached a new milestone in its worldwide dominance over iOS.
According to new research from Strategy Analytics, 87.5 percent of smartphones in the world are now running Android. Shipments hit a total of 328.6 million for 3rd quarter of 2016, which is up 10.3 percent up...
From CNET: The Nintendo Switch could be here on March 17, according to freelance video game writer Laura Kate Dale, who claims to have an industry source.
While the console's official reveal trailer indicated a March 2017 launch, this may be our best guess yet at a specific date.
Dale does not...
From CNET: The nation's fourth-largest wireless carrier is shifting its music-streaming partner to Napster, formerly Rhapsody, from Spotify.
It doesn't offer Sprint customers a special deal or preload Napster's app on their phones, but it combines billing onto the phone owner's mobile plan.
The...
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