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BlackBerry, which once assumed the tentpole position in the mobile market, announced on Tuesday the BlackBerry DTEK 50, its second smartphone powered by Google’s Android operating system. The Canadean company is marketing the DTEK as the ‘world’s most … Continue reading BlackBerry Says Its New Android Smartphone DTEK 50 Is the ‘World’s Most Secure’
Prominent technology blog TechCrunch — which is often cited on Slashdot — has become the latest victim of the OurMine hacking group. The notorious group gained access to Seattle-based writer Devin Coldewey’s account, and posted the following message … Continue reading Notorious Group OurMine Hacks TechCrunch
Cyrus Farivar, reporting for Ars Technica: As a new way to connect with his fans, Jack Johnson — one half of the pop-rap duo Jack & Jack, not to be confused with the laid back Hawaiian singer-songwriter of the same name — has spent the last month… Continue reading Pop Star Tells Fans To Send Their Twitter Passwords, But It Might Be Illegal
Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform, or UWP, approach isn’t sitting well with many game developers. Four months after criticising UWP ecosystem for being a walled-garden, curtailing “users’ freedom to install full-featured PC software, and subvertin… Continue reading Steam On Windows 10 Will Get ‘Progressively Worse’: Gears of War Developer
An anonymous reader writes from an Associated Press report: The UN weather agency said it suspects that the 54C temperature recorded in Kuwait has set a record for the eastern hemisphere. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said Tuesday it is s… Continue reading 54C Recorded In Kuwait Likely Hottest On Record In Asia
What does the future hold for Netflix? The company first earned a name for itself over a decade ago renting DVDs via mails in an era when Blockbuster used to laugh at the mere idea of DVDs-by-mail. It then moved to offering online streaming service way… Continue reading Slashdot Asks: What’s Next For Netflix?
What does the future hold for Netflix? The company first earned a name for itself over a decade ago renting DVDs via mails in an era when Blockbuster used to laugh at the mere idea of DVDs-by-mail. It then moved to offering online streaming service way… Continue reading Slashdot Asks: What’s Next For Netflix?
An anonymous reader shares a VentureBeat report: Nvidia announced today the Quadro P6000 graphics card for workstations, using the “world’s fastest GPU.” The graphics card is targeted at designers who have to create complex simulations for everything f… Continue reading Nvidia Claims Its New Chip Is the ‘World’s Fastest GPU’ for Game and VR Design
Twitter investors have long expressed their concerns about the rate at which Twitter is growing. The social networking website has seen platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat born into existence and quickly overtake it in terms of user base and engag… Continue reading Twitter, a 10-Year-Old Company, Is Still Explaining What Twitter Is
Quartz ran an article over the weekend which captures a growing trend among millennials: to have a side job — or as many of them call it, the “side-hustle.” One of the reasons that people need this other gig is obviously money, but there are other fac… Continue reading Millennials Are Obsessed With Side Hustles Because ‘They’re All’ They’ve Got