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An anonymous reader writes: Security firm Bitdefender has issued an alert about a malicious app that hands over control of Macs to criminals via Tor. The software, called EasyDoc Converter.app, is supposed to be a file converter but doesn’t do its adve… Continue reading EasyDoc Malware Adds Tor Backdoor To Macs For Botnet Control
Nat Levy, reporting for GeekWire: Huawei alleges that Bellevue-based T-Mobile would not make a deal to license several 4G patents from the Chinese telecom company, and is still using those technologies, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The complai… Continue reading Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei Sues T-Mobile For Patent Infringment
501,000 self-balancing scooters — more popularly known as hoverboards — are being recalled due to fire hazard concerns, said The U.S. Consumer Product Safety. The lithium-ion battery packs in the hoverboards can overheat — which could result in spar… Continue reading More Than 500,000 Hoverboards Recalled Because of Fire Hazards
An anonymous reader writes: It appears Apple has finally decided to do something about the not-so-enough 16GB storage on its base iPhone model. According to a report on WSJ, the Cupertino-based company’s next smartphone — expected to be named iPhone 7… Continue reading iPhone 7 To Start at 32GB Storage, Says WSJ
Lulu Yilun Chen, reporting for Bloomberg: Pole dancing, bungee jumping, a woman eating maggots: at any given hour, millions of Chinese are live-streaming all of this and much more on their smartphones. Crazes come and go at neck-snapping speed in the w… Continue reading Millions of Chinese Stream Reality Shows Starring Themselves
AMD’s 150-watt Radeon RX 480 apparently draws more power than it is supposed to. According to Tom’s Hardware blog, AMD’s new graphics card used an average of 168W under load. Furthermore, the publication found that card pulled up to a whopping 90W over… Continue reading AMD Details Driver Fix For Radeon RX 480’s Controversial, Spec-Exceeding Power Draw
An anonymous reader writes: In the wake of a deadly crash involving a Model S that was driving with its Autopilot software turned on, Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued a few interesting remarks on the technology to Fortune. Notably, the publication recently r… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla’s Autopilot Software Could Save Half a Million Lives Every Year
From a Reuters report:The beleaguered tech company continues its shift to software. BlackBerry will stop making its Classic smartphone, 18 months after launching it in an effort to entice users who prefer physical, rather than touch, keyboards, the Can… Continue reading BlackBerry’s ‘Classic’ Smartphone Is About to Disappear
Microsoft is launching a free tool to make it easier for people to make video conference calls. The company on Tuesday released Skype Meetings, which is largely similar to using the traditional Skype app, but comes with features that make it easier to … Continue reading Skype Meetings Is Microsoft’s New Free Video Conferencing Tool For Small Businesses
An anonymous shares a report on The Register:Major Linux distributions are in agreement: it’s time to stop developing new versions for 32-bit processors. Simply: it’s a waste of time, both to create the 32-bit port, and to keep 32-bit hardware around t… Continue reading Linux Letting Go: 32-bit Builds On the Way Out