Monday, December 12, 2016

A startup has unveiled its hydrogen-electric truck that will hit the road in 2020 — here's a closer look and other top stories.

  • A startup has unveiled its hydrogen-electric truck that will hit the road in 2020 — here's a closer look

    A startup has unveiled its hydrogen-electric truck that will hit the road in 2020 — here's a closer look
    Nikola Motor CompanyStartup Nikola Motor Company is going all-in on hydrogen — with a little electricity to go along for the ride. Hydrogen-fueled vehicles have electric motors just like plug-in EVs. But the big difference is that for hydrogen vehicles, a fuel cell generates the electricity that powers the electric motors. Plug-in electric vehicles, like the Tesla Model S, come with a lithium-ion battery pack that keeps the car moving. That's a fairly simplistic overview, as hydrogen-electric v..
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  • Snapchat will make Los Angeles a stronger tech hub

    Snapchat will make Los Angeles a stronger tech hub
    If you were to write a history of Silicon Valley, you could do it by looking at a series of major diaspora. Companies like Google, Yahoo, Oracle and PayPal attract top talent for years; when they reach maturity or a major liquidity event, their talent disperses and germinates into the next generation of companies. The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, and the tendency of these companies to start up and grow nearby their progenitors has contributed to the virtuous cycle that maintains the..
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  • Here's How The New Zelda Amiibo Toys Work With Breath of the Wild

    Here's How The New Zelda Amiibo Toys Work With Breath of the Wild
    The previously announced Legend of Zelda 30th Anniversary Amiibo toys launched today, December 2. They are compatible with Breath of the Wild, which is due out in 2017, and now Nintendo has detailed their functionality for the upcoming RPG.On its Tumblr page, Nintendo outlined the functionality for the new toys, including 8-bit Link, Ocarina of Time Link, Toon Link, and Wind Waker Zelda. Here's how they work, as written by Nintendo:8-bit Link will reward you with a random number of barrels. You..
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  • FCC slams AT&T and Verizon over zero-rating offers

    FCC slams AT&T and Verizon over zero-rating offers
    Photo by FCC The Federal Communications Commission is not cool with AT&T's offer that lets customers stream the carrier's DirecTV service without it counting against their data plans. The commission has also launched an investigation into a similar offer from Verizon.In a letter sent to AT&T on Thursday, the agency said it's reached a preliminary conclusion that the carrier is violating net neutrality rules, whic..
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  • Random iPhone 6S shutdowns due to faulty battery component, Apple says

    Random iPhone 6S shutdowns due to faulty battery component, Apple says
    A problem with iPhone 6S products randomly shutting down comes from a battery flaw found in a small number of models, according to Apple. After a Chinese consumer watchdog group reported the issue, Apple is offering a fix free of charge to any eligible iPhone 6S user through its customer support sites. On Friday, Apple explained on its Chinese site that the problem was found in iPhone 6S devices containing a faulty battery component. This component was "exposed to controlled ambient air ..
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  • Android Circuit: New Galaxy S8 Leaks, Nokia Phone Picks Android, Black Friday Pixel Defeats iPhone

    Android Circuit: New Galaxy S8 Leaks, Nokia Phone Picks Android, Black Friday Pixel Defeats iPhone
    Taking a look back at seven days of news and headlines across the world of Android, this week’s Android Circuit includes leaks on the Samsung Galaxy S8 specifications, a new selfie camera for Samsung's flagship, the momentum is building behind the Google Pixel, the return of the Nokia brand to the smartphone world, Samsung Pay's UK delay, the end of another round of patent litigation, and the Pixel's Black Friday success. Android Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many things that hav..
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  • Microsoft 12 Days Of Deals: Holiday Promo Offers Discounts On Surface Pro 4, Xbox One Games, Computers And More

    Microsoft 12 Days Of Deals: Holiday Promo Offers Discounts On Surface Pro 4, Xbox One Games, Computers And More
    Microsoft entered the holiday mood and it just revealed its annual 12 Days of Deals promotion, offering a mixed bag of discounts on various items. December has just started and the holidays are still a few weeks away, but Microsoft likes to announce its big promotions ahead so that prospective shoppers have plenty of time to decide which deal they want to save up for. Because tech gifts are always popular during the holidays and pretty much any time of the year, Microsoft has prepared an assort..
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  • Presidential Commission Sounds Warning Over Botnet Threat

    Presidential Commission Sounds Warning Over Botnet Threat
    The next U.S. administration should take immediate steps to prevent and, when possible, eliminate computer attacks like one that recently crippled some of the key systems that run the internet, a presidential commission recommended on Friday. The report by the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, which included wide-ranging suggestions on a host of security problems, drew particular attention to the threat posed by the “Internet of Things.” That is the name for an array of internet-..
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  • The Good, The Bad And The Cringeworthy Of The 2016 Game Awards

    The Good, The Bad And The Cringeworthy Of The 2016 Game Awards
    The 2016 Game Awards have come and gone, and it's time to give the ceremony its postmortem. What worked? What didn't work? And is this the video game award show we need, or the one we deserve? Let's go over the good, the bad and the cringeworthy of last night's show. The Schick Hydrobot says a lot about this year's Game Awards. (Credit: Schick/Erik Kain) The Good Because we should be positive as often as we can, let's start with the good... 1. Geoff Keighley Long-time video game commentator a..
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