Yahoo mimics Facebook, Google with 'state-sponsored' attack warnings

From ComputerWorld: Yahoo last week followed the lead of rivals Facebook and Google by telling users it would warn them when it believes they are in the crosshairs of state-backed cyber attackers.

"Yahoo will now notify you if we strongly suspect that your account may have been targeted by a state...

Phablets dominate Android Christmas sales

From InfoWorld: Android users are clearly still in love with large-screened phablet devices. A report by an analytics company indicates that half of the Android phones bought for Christmas were phablets.

Cam Bunton reports for 9to5Google:

According to a new report by analytics firm, Flurry, more...

All 2016 Samsung smart TVs will be ready to talk to your appliances

From PC World: All Samsung smart TVs sold in 2016 will be IoT-ready, meaning they’ll be able to talk to compatible appliances around the home, Samsung said Tuesday.

In addition, all of Samsung’s high-end SHUD TVs sold next year will be able to act as a hub for its SmartThings platform, meaning the...

Twitter updates rules to combat abusive behavior, hateful conduct

From CNET: Twitter is once again revising its rules to rein in what it deems abusive behavior after updating its user rules to tackle revenge porn postings earlier this year.

Though the San Francisco-based social media site said in a blog post that it will always "embrace and encourage" different...

Samsung Pay's expanding to cheaper phones and online payments in 2016

From PC World: Mobile payment systems are the new fingerprint sensors: Everybody’s got to have one, it seems. But while Android Pay and Apple Pay enjoy fairly widespread phone support—at least where mobile payments are accepted—Samsung’s own creatively named Samsung Pay has been limited to the...

Prime again: Amazon reports another banner holiday season

From CNET: The e-commerce giant announced Monday that during the week before Christmas it added more than 3 million subscribers to Prime, the $99-per-year service that offers complimentary two-day and sometimes same-day deliveries.

During the holiday season, which Amazon defines as November 1 to...

Google Glass version 2: New photos in FCC filing

From ComputerWorld: Google’s Glass Explorer program may be dead, but the ill-fated face computer—now under the care of Nest CEO Tony Fadell—is very much alive. An FCC filing published on Monday shows the next version of Google Glass in precise detail, giving the world a closer glimpse at a reboot...

Malware peddlers offered Raspberry Pi money to infect your micro-PC

From PC World: The Raspberry Pi—the popular mini-PC that's about the size of credit card—is attracting attention from malware distributors. But not in the sense that you might think.

Last Wednesday, the Raspberry Pi Foundation tweeted a screenshot of an email in which a company effectively asked to...

Christmas glitch allowed Steam users to see others' personal info

From CNET: Some gamers were "Steam"-ing on Christmas as Valve's popular digital gaming store was afflicted with server and privacy problems.

The glitches with the Steam service, including users being able to see others' personal information as well as the store itself going offline, were the result...

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