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The FCC also increased the length of Wireless Emergency Alerts to 360 characters from 90 for 4G LTE and future cell networks. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe FCC also increased the length of Wireless Emergency Alerts to 360 characters from 90 for 4G LTE and future cell networks. Source: CNet
Read MoreYouTube user TechRax’s latest torture test takes him to the top of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Source: CNet
Read MoreAOL’s Alto app tries to cure our email troubles. Meanwhile, Samsung is dealing with bigger problems: exploding washing machines. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe last time we reviewed a wireless external hard disk drive from Western Digital – the My Passport Wireless – we came out rather unimpressed by the device. This time around, the My Passport Wireless Pro, a souped-up version of the aforementioned wireless drive, landed on our desk for evaluation – note that it complements
Read MoreThe Marvel superhero movie, set for release in 2018, just got a bit more magical now that Doctor Strange is set to be in it. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe channels will be part of the new Ultra plan that costs $65 to $75 a month. Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle’s Play Store will run directly on Android Wear watches, possibly opening up more functions for iPhone users. Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the face of mushrooming SUV sales and the coming autonomous car, CEO says Nissan remains committed to sports cars. Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’d rather have something from Apple in your ears than on your wrist, you’re not alone. Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is previewing a cloud-based bug detector, dubbed Project Springfield, that it calls one of its most sophisticated tools for finding potential security vulnerabilities. Project Springfield uses “whitebox fuzzing,” which uncovered one-third of the “million dollar” security bugs during the development of Windows 7. Microsoft has been using a component of the project called SAGE
Read MoreMicrosoft’s head of Office and Bing is leaving the company. Here’s CEO Satya Nadella’s email to the troops on what’s happening and what’s next. Source: Microsoft
Read MoreA fix is in the works to reverse a recent OfficeJet security update aimed at blocking counterfeit cartridges. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe country’s music business is worth over $2.5 billion, but it may be tough for Spotify to get a big piece of that pie. Source: CNet
Read MoreApple will be the largest tenant in the redeveloped Battersea Power Station by the banks of the river Thames. Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is consolidating a number of teams working on its various artificial intelligence products and services into a new combined Microsoft AI and Research Group. Source: Microsoft
Read MoreSocial Cues: Tech giants form a Voltron nonprofit so you can stop worrying about the Terminator. Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the latest episode of Security Sessions, CSO Editor-in-Chief Joan Goodchild speaks with Michael Bruemmer, vice president at Experian Data Breach Resolution, about a recent survey that said companies are unprepared to stop employee-caused data breaches. Source: Security
Read MoreMercedes’ first electric SUV concept is part of its plans to produce a lot more electric vehicles. Source: CNet
Read MoreSorry, folks, it’s all oversized hatchbacks from here on out. Source: CNet
Read MoreIt may be a concept, but it shouldn’t stay that way for too much longer. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company claims it’s production ready, but it’s not slated to appear in any production car just yet. Source: CNet
Read MoreFood-tracking app Lose It lets users snap photos to log their meals and overcome dieting drudgery. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has found more attempts to hack the voter registration systems of states, ahead of national elections. The agency had reportedly found evidence in August that foreign hackers had breached state election databases in Illinois and Arizona, but it appears that there have been other attempts as well, besides frequent
Read MoreWith each cloud vendor doing its utmost to shove more features into its offerings and tie them all together, are we looking at a new technology monoculture? That is, a community of computers that run identical software — sharing the same vulnerabilities and, thus, threat of widespread failure in case of successful attack. With so
Read MoreThe only surprise in this week’s announcement that BlackBerry is getting out of the hardware business is that it took this long. CEO John Chen has been hinting broadly for two years that this would happen, and the parade of unsuccessful Android smartphones that followed the parade of unsuccessful BlackBerry 10 OS smartphones pointed in
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