The Android One platform is a program designed by Google to provide budget-friendly Android smartphones to developing markets. The phones are attractive because they contain no bloatware, competing services, and a lack of software and security updates — the stuff…
Oculus Accused of Destroying Evidence, Zuckerberg To Testify In $2 Billion Lawsuit
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: ZeniMax Media, the parent company of both Bethesda Softworks and Id Software, says it will prove at trial that John Carmack and others at Oculus stole trade secrets to “misappropriate” virtual…
Apple To Offer 32GB of Desktop RAM, Kaby Lake In Top-End 2017 MacBook Pro, Says Analyst
AppleInsider has obtained a note to investors from KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that says Apple’s 2017 laptop line will focus on internal component updates, including the platform-wide adoption of Intel’s Kaby Lake architecture. What’s more is that Apple is expected…
Study Finds Link Between Profanity and Honesty
A team of researchers from the Netherlands, the UK, the U.S. and Hong Kong report in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science that people who use profanity are less likely to be associated with lying and deception. Neuroscience News…
Japanese Spacecraft Spots Massive Gravity Wave In Venus' Atmosphere
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: The Japanese probe Akatsuki has observed a massive gravity wave in the atmosphere of Venus. This is not the first time such a wave was observed on the Solar System’s second…
Scientists Turn Docile Mice Into Ruthless Hunters
BenBoy writes: A couple of years ago, a story surfaced about smarter mice: Scientists Create Super-intelligent Mice, Discover They’re Also Very Laid Back. Well, implicit challenge accepted! 2017 brings us a report from Cell, via The Scientist: “Neural circuits in…
Apple/Samsung Patent Case Returns To Court To Revisit Infringement Damages
An anonymous reader quotes MacRumors: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday reopened a longstanding patent lawsuit related to Samsung copying the design of the iPhone nearly six years ago…according to court documents filed electronically this…
How A Professional Poker Player Conned a Casino Out of $9.6 Million
Phil Ivey is a professional poker player who’s won ten World Series of Poker bracelets — but he’s also got a new game. An anonymous reader write: In 2012, Ivey requested that the Borgata casino let him play baccarat with…
Windows 10 Upgrade Bug Disabled Cntrl-C In Bash
An anonymous reader quotes InfoWorld: A massive set of changes to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was rolled into Windows Insider build 15002… If this is any hint, Microsoft’s goal is nothing short of making it a credible alternative…
Microsoft's Security Bulletins Will End In February
Remember how Microsoft switched to cumulative updates? Now Computerworld points out that that’s bringing another change. An anonymous reader quotes their report: Microsoft next month will stop issuing detailed security bulletins, which for nearly 20 years have provided individual users…