Gartner predicts Apple will ship more iOS and macOS devices in 2017 than Windows-powered devices “for the first time this century,” and then increase their lead over the next two years. An anonymous reader quotes Computerworld: Gartner predicted that iOS…
WikiLeaks Threatens To Publish Twitter Users' Personal Info
WikiLeaks said on Twitter earlier today that it wants to publish the private information of hundreds of thousands of verified Twitter users. The group said an online database would include such sensitive details as family relationships and finances. USA Today…
Theranos Is Laying Off 155 People, About 41 Percent Of Its Workforce
The embattled blood-testing company Theranos is laying off 155 people, about 41 percent of its workforce, as it struggles to recover from the backlash generated when the company failed to provide accurate results to patients using its proprietary blood test…
Corning Brings Gorilla Glass To The Automotive Industry
At CES 2017, Corning has unveiled a concept car covered in Gorilla Glass. The car is augmented with the same Gorilla Glass that has protected smartphones for years, making the vehicle significantly more durable than a car wearing normal glass….
Living Near Heavy Traffic Increases Risk of Dementia, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: People living near a busy road have an increased risk of dementia, according to research that adds to concerns about the impact of air pollution on human health. Roughly one in…
Dell Unveils XPS 27 All-In-One With 10 Speaker Dual 50W Sound System
MojoKid writes: Over the past couple of years, Dell has been driving a redesign effort of its consumer and commercial product lines and has systematically been updating both design signatures and the technology platforms within them. Dell’s premium consumer XPS…
Ultrasound Tracking Could Be Used To Deanonymize Tor Users
New submitter x_t0ken_407 quotes a report from BleepingComputer: Ultrasounds emitted by ads or JavaScript code hidden on a page accessed through the Tor Browser can deanonymize Tor users by making nearby phones or computers send identity beacons back to advertisers,…
LG Is Abandoning the Modular Smartphone Idea
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: LG’s modular phone accessory strategy that served as the primary differentiator for last year’s G5 smartphone appears to be no more. The Wall Street Journal reports that the South Korean company…
Hands On With the First Open-Source Microcontroller
The folks at SiFive have offered Brian Benchoff from Hackaday a look at the HiFive 1, the first hands-on with the first Open Hardware microcontroller. From the report: The design files for the HiFive 1 were made with Altium, a…
A Coal-Fired Power Plant In India Is Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Baking Soda
schwit1 quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: In the southern Indian city of Tuticorin, locals are unlikely to suffer from a poorly risen cake. That’s because a coal-fired thermal power station in the area captures carbon dioxide and turns…