Tag: Tech

  • Twitter urges all 336M users to reset passwords due to hashing bug

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    Twitter on Thursday issued a security alert recommending its 336 million users change their passwords, the result of an apparent bug that caused some codes to be stored unprotected on an internal log.  The company revealed the issue in a post to its official blog and a tweets from Twitter Support. CEO Jack Dorsey and Twitter’s official account retweeted the […]

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  • Facebook is using your Instagram photos to train its image recognition AI

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    In the race to continue building more sophisticated AI deep learning models, Facebook has a secret weapon: billions of images on Instagram. In research the company is presenting today at F8, Facebook details how it took what amounted to billions of public Instagram photos that had been annotated by users with hashtags and used that data […]

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  • Samsung’s Galaxy A6 phones give you lots of megapixels

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    The midrange A6 Plus gives you a 16MP and 5MP camera combo on the rear, and a 24MP shooter on the front. Who says you need a big budget to enjoy a big Samsung phone?The South Korean giant’s latest phones are the A6 and A6 Plus and they’re for those who like Samsung’s designs but aren’t all about the […]

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  • Investors are finding new reasons to love Apple now that the iPhone is fading

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    In the leadup to the iPhone X reveal last year, analysts were visibly salivating at the prospect of an iPhone upgrade “supercycle,” a tidal wave of profitability that would sweep Apple stocks to never-before-seen heights and truly enthrone Apple as the king of all smartphone makers. By now, nearly six months after the iPhone X […]

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  • Intel Confirms Ocean Cove Next-Gen CPU Architecture Is In Development Via Job Listing

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    Companies like Intel deal with the reality that many of their plans are going to get leaked, but sometimes, a company itself can be responsible for a leak, highlighting just how loose top-secret information can sometimes be. What we didn’t know a few days ago but do now is that a future Intel processor microarchitecture will almost assuredly called […]

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  • Google’s Fuchsia OS Launching With Native Support For Android Apps?

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    There’s now reason to believe that Google’s mysterious Fuchsia OS will have support for Android apps. Apparently, developers have uncovered data that suggest the upcoming operating system will be able to run Android apps. Earlier this week, XDA Developers editor-in-chief Mishaal Rahman took to Twitter to reveal the latest discovery they made. According to Rahman, the highly […]

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  • For Apple’s iPhone X, is it time for ‘full panic mode’?

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    Apple suppliers are hinting at a rough quarter, with indications people aren’t spending big on the iPhone X. The iPhone boom times may be officially over. And Apple may have the iPhone X to thank for that. This fiscal year was supposed to be a blowout for Apple. The company redesigned its popular iPhone for the […]

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  • Apple officially discontinues AirPort router line, no plans for future hardware

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    Apple is officially exiting the wireless router business and selling off its remaining inventory of AirPort products. This includes the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and both models of AirPort Time Capsule. Apple shared the news in a statement to 9to5Mac: We’re discontinuing the Apple AirPort base station products. They will be available through Apple.com, Apple’s retail stores […]

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  • Apple might finally fix iPhone names this year

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    This fall, Apple will launch three iPhone models, which we’ve been referring to as iPhone X successors when discussing rumors, as it’s not clear what Apple will call them. Reports say we’re looking at one LCD model and two OLED versions, with all of them expected to feature iPhone X-like designs, notch included. That’s not […]

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  • Samsung Galaxy S9 Review: Should you pick the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+?

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    The Samsung Galaxy S range of smartphones is, alongside the Apple iPhone range, the most iconic smartphone line-up in the world. Every year, the new Samsung flagship demonstrates the latest and greatest in smartphone technology, thanks to the sheer technological superiority in the company’s products. From the screen to the camera sensor, everything in a flagship Samsung […]

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