From PC World: With the help of security researchers, Apple over the weekend quickly blocked a cyberattack aimed at infecting Mac users with file-encrypting malware known as ransomware.
The incident is believed to be the first Apple-focused attack using ransomware, which typically targets...
From CNET: Ride-hailing app maker Uber has hit back at claims that thousands of its customers have filed complaints about sexual assaults.
In a blog post Sunday, Uber addressed a Buzzfeed article from earlier in the day that claimed to offer a "glimpse" into sexual assault complaints fielded by the...
I think by now you have read quite a bit about Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Kwan and his dating advice. Whether it is the comparison of girls and cars, the emotional appeal of products, or more recently, the LPSE formula, we all can tell by now Jonathan Kwan is the master of relationships. All joking aside though, I was asked why I never give any dating or relationship advice, and today I can respond with three reasons. For one, APH Networks is not a...
Call me arrogant, but more often than not, I would consider myself to be a pretty decent debater. In my personal opinion, winning an argument comes down to several key areas: Facts, logic, and strategies. If you have extensive knowledge of the topic, good logical flow of your position, and a well-defined game plan to maximize the focus on your strongest key points while exploiting your opponent's weakest arguments, chances are you are already on...
From InfoWorld: Mozilla is offering this week the 1.0 release of its WebVR API proposal for displaying virtual reality content in the browser.
The proposal features interfaces to VR hardware like sensors and head-mounted displays, aiding developers in building VR experiences, according to the...
From PC World: Amazon caught flack on Wednesday for disabling the encryption capabilities of its Fire phones and tablets with a software update. The company says its reasoning was simple: people didn’t use it.
“In the fall when we released Fire OS 5, we removed some enterprise features that we...
From CNET: Apple could adopt an OLED screen for its 2017 iPhone, the Japan-based Nikkei news site reported Wednesday.
The iPhone maker had originally planned to introduce phones with OLED displays no earlier than 2018, according to Nikkei, but is ahead of schedule and will push up the rollout to...
From PC World: Microsoft will begin automatically pushing new firmware to participants in its Insider program beginning on Thursday, smoothing the process of receiving the latest technology for Windows Mobile 10.
Previously, users who wanted a firmware update had to shift their phone to the...
From ComputerWorld: Cisco Systems is buying chip expertise that could help it in the data center.
The networking giant's latest acquisition target is Leaba Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company based in Israel.
The company is "in stealth mode," according to its website, which indicates...
From InfoWorld: Samsung Electronics announced Wednesday that it is now shipping the industry's highest-capacity solid-state drive (SSD), the 15.36TB PM1633a.
Samsung revealed it was working on the drive last August, saying it would use the same form factor as for a laptop computer: 2.5 in.
The 2.5...
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