Apple issues significant updates for iOS, macOS

From InfoWorld: Apple on Monday released the first significant updates for both iOS and macOS.

iOS 10.1 includes a host of enhancements and bug fixes, but the signature addition is Portrait Camera, a feature previously touted by Apple for the iPhone 7 Plus only.

Using the dual cameras of the...

​Intel has a new chip to bring brains to your car

From CNET: Intel probably already supplies the brains for your PC. Now it wants to do the same for your next car with new members of its Atom processor family.

That auto could have a giant screen instead of analog gauges, digital displays instead of rearview mirrors and cameras to detect...

Oppo and Vivo beat Huawei and Xiaomi to claim top spots in China

From CNET: China may be the world's biggest phone market, and it may be the most dynamic.

After Xiaomi and Huawei enjoyed stints on top, Vivo and Oppo are neck-and-neck for the No. 1 spot in the country, according to Counterpoint Research. Between July and September, Oppo owned 16.6 percent of the...

Dyn DDoS attack exposes soft underbelly of the cloud

From InfoWorld: It's apparently possible that a DDoS attack can be big enough to break the internet -- or, as shown in the attack against ISP Dyn, at least break large parts of it.

The DDoS attack against Dyn that began Friday went far past taking down Dyn's servers. Beyond the big-name outages...

Apple Watch still ahead as smartwatch sales decline

From CNET: The number of smartwatches sold over the past three months has declined 52 percent compared to the number sold in the same July-to-September period last year, according to a report by IDC wearables analysts.

Apple is still the leading smartwatch maker, but it has also seen fewer people...

AT&T will acquire Time Warner for $85.4B in content play

From PC World: AT&T said it will acquire Time Warner for US$85.4 billion, reflecting a continuing trend for the consolidation of communications and media companies.

The deal aims to combine content from Time Warner, which has a film studio and a vast library of entertainment, with AT&T’s...

Yes, Galaxy Note 8 will still arrive in 2017

From CNET: Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is dead and buried, but the Note brand will live to see another phone launch.

The company has no plans to scrap the beleaguered Note moniker altogether, even though for many it is now associated with the Note 7 debacle, according to a report published Monday. Note...

Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Tempered Glass Edition Review (Page 1 of 4)

"You are my favorite Lauren," I told my friend. "Do you know another Lauren?" she quickly snapped back. "Let us leave that discussion for another day," I replied as I closed off the conversation for the night. Do I know another Lauren? The fact is, I probably do. However, she is the only one I actually talk to, and saying she is my favorite Lauren is definitely not a lie. But even if she was the only Lauren I knew, is not this statement still...

Cloud growth continues to be the name of the game for Microsoft

From InfoWorld: Microsoft's ongoing move to the cloud paid off once again over the past quarter, as strong growth from Azure and Office 365 offset declines in the PC market.

The company announced on Thursday that its quarterly revenue for the three-month period ending in September was flat overall...

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