Headphone companies: no headphone jack, no problem
This week Apple launched a new iPhone without a headphone jack and stirred up an understandable furor of discontent. But you won’t hear any headphone companies complaining about the move, even though it takes away their familiar entry point into the Apple ecosystem. Most of them have already been preparing for this change for months, and those who haven’t don’t particularly care about plugging into an iPhone in the first place. I spoke with a few of the major headphone manufacturers in the wake..>> view originalFacebook Backs Down on Censoring 'Napalm Girl' Photo
By Kjetil Malkenes Hovland in Oslo and Deepa Seetharaman in San Francisco Updated Sept. 9, 2016 3:07 p.m. ET Facebook Inc. FB -2.43 % reversed a decision to delete posts containing a famous Vietnam War photo of a girl fleeing napalm bombs after the move drew rebuke from Norway’s prime minister and the nation’s largest newspaper. The flare-up highlighted Facebook’s powerful role as a host for news—even though it says it isn’t a media co..>> view originalGalaxy Note 7 Owners Are Urged to Stop Using Their Phones
Photo People waiting in line last month for an event on the Galaxy Note 7. On Friday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission urged owners to stop using the phone altogether. Credit Bryan Bedder/Getty Image for Samsung WASHINGTON — The fallout over the potential for Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire is intensifying.On Friday, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission urged owners of the smartphone to power down their Galaxy Note 7 devices and sto..>> view originaliPhone 7 for free? There must be a catch
You can get your iPhone for free! Kind of. James Martin/CNET Free always comes with its fair share of strings. That's the case with the multitude of "free iPhone" offers that the carriers have been touting since Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 on Wednesday. One after another, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizonoffered to give you a free iPhone 7 in exchange for an older model. AT&T initially offered the deal to just its Dire..>> view original1 death linked to massive GM air bag recall
2014 Buick LaCrosse(Photo: Al Vanderkaay / Buick)One death has been linked to a massive recall announced Friday for General Motors Co. vehicles with faulty air-bag software.GM said it is recalling 3.64 million 2014-17 model-year vehicles in the U.S. for a software issue that may prevent front air bags from deploying. The global recall includes nearly 4.3 million vehicles. The automaker said it is aware of one fatality and three injuries related to the safety defect.The recall covers certain mo..>> view original2017 Nissan Rogue debuts in Miami with new design, hybrid option
The 2017 Nissan Rogue debuted at the Miami International Auto Show, sporting this new Monarch Orange paint. (Nissan). BY Kyle Campbell. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Friday, September 9, 2016, 7:01 PM. The Nissan Rogue is taking its talents to South ...>> view originalApple is already testing self-driving cars amid 'reboot' of project
Apple’s secretive car initiative, code-named Titan, has progressed to real-world testing on a closed track, according to a report from The New York Times today. The testing of autonomous vehicle software is indicative of a recent "reboot" in strategy for Apple, which is said to be moving away from building its own electric car to focus on developing self-driving software. The shift toward software is part of a new plan from longtime Apple executive Bob Mansfield. He came out of retirement to le..>> view originalBethesda: Sony Won't Approve Proper PS4 Mod Support for Fallout 4 or Skyrim
Bethesda: Sony Won’t Approve Proper PS4 Mod Support for Fallout 4 or SkyrimAfter months of talking to Sony about Fallout 4 mod support on PlayStation 4, Bethesda announced today that, due to Sony’s unwillingness to approve mods in the way they should work, support isn’t available on PS4 for Fallout 4, and won’t be available for the upcoming Skyrim: Special Edition.As Bethesda explains on their website, they’re hoping to find other ways user mods can be available on PS4, but “until Sony will allo..>> view originalFacebook's algorithm puts hoax story about 9/11 on Trending Topics
Facebook got hoodwinked again. On Friday, Facebook's algorithm for selecting trending stories placed "9/11" at the top of its list, linking to an article by The Daily Star, which claimed the Twins Towers fell because of bombs planted within the buildings, instead of a terrorist attack. It's the second time in two weeks Facebook's algorithm posted a fake news story on the top of its Trending Topics. On August 27, it posted a hoax story about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly -- ..>> view original
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
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