Saturday, October 22, 2016

Samsung To Replace Every Galaxy Note 7 Starting Next Week: Here's How To Exchange Yours and other top stories.

  • Samsung To Replace Every Galaxy Note 7 Starting Next Week: Here's How To Exchange Yours

    Samsung recently started issuing a global recall for every Galaxy Note 7 out there because of exploding batteries, and now it's announcing how customers in the United States can get a replacement for theirs. The South Korean maker is kicking off the exchange program as early as next week, and by then, those who bought the phablet can go directly to the retail store where they got it or phone in 1-800-SAMSUNG to swap in their device via mail. According to a recent press release, Samsung is offer..
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  • Google confirms the end of its modular Project Ara smartphone

    Google confirms the end of its modular Project Ara smartphone
    Google has confirmed reports saying its modular Project Ara smartphone project has been suspended. When asked about the status of Ara, a Google spokesperson told VentureBeat the phone would not be coming to market, despite the company saying as recently as May that an Ara phone would ship to developers this fall. The decision was reportedly made by Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh, who's been trying to streamline the company's seemingly disorganized product lineup. News of the suspension was..
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  • Apple really wants you to use Siri - here's why

    Apple really wants you to use Siri - here's why
    BII This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. In an effort to get users up to speed with Siri integration in iOS 10, Apple dedicated a series of blog posts to showcasing ways the voice assistant can be used to control apps on users' devices — including to create and read text messages, search through photos, and send payments to friends. Apple also introduced SiriKit, a set of tools that enable developer..
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  • Dispatches from the Battlefield 1 Open Beta

    Dispatches from the Battlefield 1 Open Beta
    Electronic Arts opened up its servers this week for a multiplayer beta of its World War I game, Battlefield 1, due out on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One on Oct. 21. Here follows an account of the recent action, from one of its combatants. From: Lieutenant George Dugenhall, British Sinai, Mesopotamia To: Bertie Dugenhall, 45 Walnut Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, England Date: June 14, 1916 Dearest Bertie, I was sorry to hear about your unfortunate episode with a Zeppelin in Flanders. I certain..
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  • Jupiter's Wild North Pole, Southern Auroras Photographed for 1st Time

    Jupiter's Wild North Pole, Southern Auroras Photographed for 1st Time
    NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter’s north pole on Aug. 27, from a distance of 120,000 miles (195,000 kilometers). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS NASA's Juno spacecraft has beamed home the first-ever photos of Jupiter's north pole, and scientists can hardly believe their eyes. Juno captured the images on Aug. 27, when the probe skimmed just 2,600 miles (4,200 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloud tops during the first of three dozen close flybys of the solar system'..
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  • Eyes On: LG's SmartThinQ Hub With Alexa

    Eyes On: LG's SmartThinQ Hub With Alexa
    Eyes On: LG's SmartThinQ Hub With Alexa LG's SmartThinQ Hub looks a lot like the Amazon Echo, and now it even runs Alexa, too. BERLIN—It's starting to feel like just about everything is getting Alexa, Amazon's digital voice assistant that can report the traffic and weather, make shopping lists, and play your favorite music. At IFA this week, LG announced Alexa integration for its SmartThinQ Hub, which makes sense considering it looks and works an..
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  • That Really Scary iOS Security Flaw Also Affects Your Mac

    That Really Scary iOS Security Flaw Also Affects Your Mac
    The same security flaw that could have allowed hackers to steal your iPhone data without you knowing it also exists on the Mac. On Thursday, Apple released a patch for a security flaw that would allow hackers to exploit flaws in its OS X desktop operating system, install spyware on the computer, and steal all kinds of data. The flaws Apple AAPL patches are the same it fixed in iOS 9.3.5 last week. In a security note, Apple was loath to say much, stipulating—as it does with all security u..
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  • An Apple a Day: Get Ready for a New iPhone

    An Apple a Day: Get Ready for a New iPhone
    An Apple a Day is a weekly roundup of the biggest Apple news this week. To see last week’s roundup, click here. The last several days were supposed to be filled with anticipation for Apple. Instead, they were filled with worry and trouble that could have a profound impact on the company’s future. Apple AAPL kicked off this past week in grand fashion by announcing that it would hold a press event on Sept. 7, when it’s expected to unveil a new iPhone, among other products. But anticipation..
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