Wednesday, April 27, 2016

FBI likely won't tell Apple how it cracked San Bernardino iPhone and other top stories.

  • FBI likely won't tell Apple how it cracked San Bernardino iPhone

    FBI likely won't tell Apple how it cracked San Bernardino iPhone
    Thanks to the skills of an unknown third party, the Department of Justice was able to access data on the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters.Video provided by Newsy NewslookWASHINGTON — The government is not likely to notify Apple Inc., of the method used to hack into iPhone used by San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook, a federal law enforcement official said Monday.The official, who is not authorized to comment publicly, said the FBI concluded that authorities had not positive..
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  • Nintendo's Full-Year Profit Drops 61%

    Nintendo's Full-Year Profit Drops 61%
    OSAKA—Nintendo Co. reported a 61% drop in its annual net profit as a lack of new popular game releases led to sagging sales of its aging hand-held game device. The Kyoto-based videogame powerhouse said Wednesday its net profit during the fiscal year ended on March 31 was 16.5 billion yen ($149 million), a steep drop from ¥41.8 billion a year earlier. The company had expected a profit of ¥17 billion. Profit fell as sales of...
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  • Intel declares independence from the PC as it lays out a broader 5-point strategy

    Intel declares independence from the PC as it lays out a broader 5-point strategy
    The message has trickled down in speeches, earnings calls, and analyst presentations, but on Tuesday, Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich drew a line in the sand: Intel is not a PC company any more.  In what only can be called a manifesto of Intel’s new values, Krzanich described how Intel is transforming itself “from a PC company to a company that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices.” To drive the point home, Krzanich noted that the PC is just one among many..
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  • What Smart Connector charging could mean for the 'iPhone 7' and beyond

    What Smart Connector charging could mean for the 'iPhone 7' and beyond
      Feature What Smart Connector charging could mean for the 'iPhone 7' and beyond By Sam Oliver Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 07:10 am PT (10:10 am ET) Now that we know Apple will let its Smart Connector do more than just clip on a keyboard, rumors that it will make its way from the iPad Pro lineup to the iPhone make much more sense. AppleInsider takes a look at the changes that might bring. Accessory maker Logitech let the cat out of the bag on Tuesday with the unveiling of its new Logi Base...
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  • Dyson made a hair dryer and it's kind of stunning ... and expensive

    Dyson made a hair dryer and it's kind of stunning ... and expensive
    The hair dryer is not a work of art, but it does hold a sort of iconic place in our cultural landscape. It's recognizable at a distance and has been blowing and burning follicles in pretty much the same way since the 1970s. The new Dyson Supersonic is a stunning breath of hot air in the face of traditional dryers — a rare new take on decades-old product category that looks nothing like the archetypal hair dryer. If you’ve been following Dyson, a company well-known for fresh takes on well-worn h..
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  • Apple's nine-year iPhone juggernaut stops with first sales decline

    Apple's nine-year iPhone juggernaut stops with first sales decline
    Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday posted its first-ever decline in iPhone sales and its first revenue drop in 13 years as the company credited with inventing the smartphone struggles with an increasingly saturated market.The company's sales dropped by more than a quarter in China, its most important market after the United States, and it also forecast another disappointing quarter for global revenues.Its shares fell about 8 percent, dropping below $100 for the first time since February. A hike in ..
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  • Google, carmakers join forces to speed self-driving car adoption

    Google, carmakers join forces to speed self-driving car adoption
    Google's self-driving vehicle division has joined forces with major carmakers and ride-sharing services to form a coalition to lobby lawmakers and regulators for faster adoption of self-driving car technology.In all, five companies -- Google's Alphabet, Ford, Lyft, Volvo, and Uber -- formed the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets coalition. Its mission: to spur the federal government to usurp a "patchwork" of state driving laws that could hinder autonomous vehicle acceptance.The coalit..
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  • ​HTC to launch $100m VR startup accelerator program

    ​HTC to launch $100m VR startup accelerator program
    HTC has announced the impending launch of Vive X, a $100 million global accelerator program for virtual reality (VR) startups.The program is slated to start in Beijing in May, with HTC confirming next to come will be Taipei and San Francisco, with other regions on the Taiwanese giant's radar for the future. The company expects the program will help grow the global VR ecosystem providing startups with expertise, access to advanced VR technology, financial investment, office space, mentorship,..
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