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An anonymous reader writes: Samsung is following up its NVMe successes from 2015 with some fresh blazing-fast M.2 SSDs for storage geeks. The company just announced the Samsung 960 Pro and 960 Evo during this year’s Samsung SSD Global Summit. As with 2… Continue reading Samsung’s 960 Pro and 960 Evo SSDs Marry Crazy-Fast Speeds With Roomy Capacity
Apple has approached British Formula One team owner McLaren for a strategic investment or a potential buyout (Editor’s note: the link could be paywalled; alternate source), the Financial Times reported, citing sources. The loss-making automotive group … Continue reading Apple Approaches McLaren About A Potential Acquisition: FT
Reader sombragris writes: According to a well-documented forum thread, the Signature PC program by Microsoft now requires to lock down PCs. This user found out that his Lenovo Yoga 900 ISK2 UltraBook has the SSD in a proprietary RAID mode which Linux d… Continue reading Microsoft Signature PC Requirements Now Blocks Linux Installation: Reports
When Google first unveiled its Allo messaging app, the company said it would not keep a log of chats you have with people when in incognito mode. The company released Allo for iOS and Android users last night, and it seems it is reneging on some of tho… Continue reading Google Backs Off On Previously Announced Allo Privacy Feature
An anonymous reader writes: Netflix is looking to shift its content mix even further towards original TV and movies, with a goal of achieving a 50 percent mix between its own programming and stuff licensed for its use by outside studios. The 50-50 targ… Continue reading Netflix Wants 50% Of Its Library To Be Original Content
Dave Knott writes: Apple’s latest desktop operating system, macOS Sierra, is now available for download. In addition to the Siri virtual assistant hitting the desktop for the first time, the free update includes features like a universal clipboard, rev… Continue reading macOS Sierra Is Now Available For Download
ProPublica has a report today in which it warns Amazon shoppers about the results that they see on the shopping portal. It notes that people often hope that the results that come up first after a search are the best deals, and that’s what Amazon will h… Continue reading Amazon Says It Puts Customers First – But Its Pricing Algorithm Doesn’t
An anonymous reader writes: Mozilla today launched Firefox 49 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The new version includes expanded multi-process support, improvements to Reader Mode, and offline page viewing on Android. The built-in voice and video … Continue reading Firefox 49 Arrives With Improvements
AT&T is killing off the ‘U-Verse’ brand after its $69 billion acquisition of DirecTV. AT&T’s broadband and phone services will now be called AT&T Internet and AT&T Phone. The company says the move will bring “simplicity” across the swat… Continue reading AT&T Is Phasing Out the U-Verse Video, Broadband Brand
According to latest number from RIAA, music sales in the first half of the year were up 8.4 percent, to $3.4 billion — the best performance the music industry has seen since its peak days back in the CD era. Recode adds: That boom is fueled entirely b… Continue reading It Took a Couple Decades, But the Music Business Looks Like It’s Okay Again