2017-01-24

By Google News



Samsung’s chips make up for Galaxy Note 7 financial woes

CNET

D.J. Koh, head of Samsung’s mobile business, explains Sunday during a press conference in Korea what caused the Note 7 to overheat.

Why Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s $141 Million Payday Is Safe From the Hack Cover-Up

Fortune

The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into whether Yahoo employees hid two data breaches from customers and shareholders.

The best of the best US jobs are tech, tech and tech, again

Detroit Free Press

SAN FRANCISCO – Hey kids, want to grow up to land the best job in the country? Then keep poring over those math and science textbooks.

Ruby Rose Nails Dystopian Glam at Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Premiere

PEOPLE.com

Orange may be the new black, but who says the two colors can’t work well together? Ruby Rose may play a badass fighter who is desperately in need of a shower in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, but she was nothing short of glamorous at the film’s …

Microsoft’s first Creators Update features for Xbox One Insiders focus on Home, Guide, Copilot

PCWorld

More Insider feature enhancements for the Xbox One are due before the Creators Update drops this spring. Mark Hachman By Mark Hachman.

Google Rolls Out Instant Apps Feature For Android: Download And Run Apps Without Installing Them

Tech Times

First announced in last year’s I/O developer conference, Google has now rolled out the Instant App feature of Android for limited testing.

LG G6 Sneak Peek: Top Half Of Smartphone Revealed Ahead Of Feb. 26 Unveiling

Tech Times

An image showing the top half of the upcoming LG G6 has been acquired by The Verge. The smartphone is expected to be unveiled at the upcoming Mobile World Congress through a company press event on Feb. 26.

Trump taps net neutrality critic to lead the FCC

Washington Post

President Trump has named Ajit Pai, an advocate of deregulation and a critic of the government’s net neutrality rules, as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

Apple iOS 10.2.1 Is Now Available: What Is Included In The Update?

Forbes

Today Apple has released iOS 10.2.1, which comes about 42 days after iOS 10.2 was released. The description of the update simply says that it includes bug fixes and security improvements for the iPhone or iPad, so it’s easy to tell that this is a minor …

Final Fantasy 15 Director Discusses Upcoming Single-Player Updates And DLC

GameSpot

Square Enix has announced its DLC plans for Final Fantasy XV, which include a series of single-player episodes focusing on Noctis’ companions.

How Alexa Fits Into Amazon’s Prime Directive

New York Times

When “Star Trek: The Next Generation” first aired in the 1980s, it envisioned a number of technological advances for humankind’s future.

How a concerned mother’s lawsuit helped get Snapchat to crack down on media companies

Los Angeles Times

– ‎2 hours ago‎

Last year, a mother in a lawsuit accused Snapchat of being too sexy for minors. On Monday, Snapchat announced changes that implied the argument held merit.

Mark Zuckerberg’s CZI Acquires AI Startup Meta

Tech Times

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has acquired AI startup Meta. The initiative promises to bring free AI search tools for scientists in a bid to wipe off all diseases from the face of the Earth.

Alexa, stop already: six of the worst Amazon Echo skills

The Verge

Every time Amazon has news about the Echo it likes to trot out the latest stat for the number of skills (or apps) available for its digital assistant Alexa.

Mass Effect: Andromeda “Running Awesome” Right Now, BioWare Says

GameSpot

It’s been a long road to launch, but Mass Effect: Andromeda’s March release date is coming up. Now, two BioWare developers have teased the game again, tweeting pictures of the game’s main slate on the home screens for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Asus’ Tinker Board: Can it rival Raspberry Pi?

Computerworld

How much power can you pack into one tiny little computer? Asus set out to answer that question, and has released its own credit card sized computer with some pretty impressive specs — and the talk around town is that it could be a Raspberry Pi …

Pokémon Go is finally available in South Korea

TechCrunch

That’s right, this summer’s sensation is finally (officially) on Korean soil some six months after much of the rest of the world got into the title.

Apple quashes bugs in iOS, macOS and Safari

Computerworld

Apple on Monday updated macOS Sierra to 10.12.3, patching 11 security vulnerabilities and addressing a graphics hardware problem in the latest 15-in.

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