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Ahead of this week’s IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin, Acer has unveiled a range of notebook computers. The company has a new 13-inch Chromebook R 13 laptop, which it says can also be used as a tablet. There’s a new line of Windows 10 Swif… Continue reading Acer Unveils Slim Windows 10 Notebooks, Convertible Chromebook, Curved Screen Laptop
New reader puenktli writes: Just five months after Transmission was infected with the first ‘ransomware’ ever found on the Mac, the popular BitTorrent client is again at the center of newly uncovered OS X malware. Researchers at security website We Liv… Continue reading Transmission Malware On Mac, Strike 2
An anonymous reader writes: Today, Fedora 25 Alpha sees a release. While the pre-release distribution is not ready for end users, it does give testers an early start at poking around. Keep in mind what an Alpha release is folks — this is pre-Beta. In … Continue reading Fedora 25 Alpha Linux Distro Now Available
Finally, a major company is planning to compete with Uber in the ride-sharing service space. The Wall Street Journal reports today that Google is planning to debut its own ride-hailing service in San Francisco at “far cheaper rates.” (Editor’s note: th… Continue reading Google To Take On Uber With New Ride-Share Service
Fortune reports that the “yawning gap in tech skills” has resulted in a surprising shift in supply and demand in the software industry. And in many companies now, a growing trend of developer jobs being given to non-developers can be seen. From the art… Continue reading Companies Are Developing More Apps With Fewer Developers
Millions of Europeans will have to do with throttling on BitTorrent. The Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communication (BEREC) published its guidelines for Europe’s net neutrality rules on Tuesday in which it hasn’t challenged the BitTorrent … Continue reading Europe’s Net Neutrality Doesn’t Ban BitTorrent Throttling
Earlier this year Mitsubishi admitted to using some less-than-correct tactics when calculating the fuel economy of four of its Japanese market vehicles. But that wasn’t the end of the scandal. The Japanese transport ministry has announced that its inve… Continue reading Mitsubishi Overstated Mileage For More Vehicle Models, Japan Ministry Says
Earlier this year Mitsubishi admitted to using some less-than-correct tactics when calculating the fuel economy of four of its Japanese market vehicles. But that wasn’t the end of the scandal. The Japanese transport ministry has announced that its inve… Continue reading Mitsubishi Says Overstated Mileage For More Vehicle Models
Jason H. Harper, writing for The Verge: Et tu, Hyundai? Until recently, the Korean brand offered two upmarket cars, the Genesis and the Equus. The first name had biblical shades and the latter shared a title with a play where an adolescent likes to get… Continue reading Welcome To Alphanumeric Car Hell
Facebook’s Safety Check is a handy service that allows people to let their friends and family know they are okay in an event of emergency. The social giant announced the next major step for this feature. From a BBC report: Facebook is to enable members… Continue reading Facebook Lets Users Prompt Danger Alert