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COMPUTERS January 23, 2019 Rush to fix computers in England’s courts
By: Loknath DasThe Ministry of Justice is rushing to fix IT issues affecting courts across England. Lawyers say trials have been delayed, jurors are unable to enrol and witness statements are inaccessible. Twitter user @BarristerSecret said the “entire digital infrastructure” of courts had been “broken for days”. The Common Platform, a system shared between the police, the […]
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ELECTRONICS July 25, 2018 New Bluetooth Bug With Remote Access Vulnerabilities Surfaces, Fix Deployed
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS The bug has affected both Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE’s standards Drivers from Apple, Broadcom, Intel, and Qualcomm have been affected Software and firmware updates will roll out in the coming weeks A new cryptographic bug has come to light that is claimed to affect the Bluetooth implementations of multiple operating system drivers manufactured by big corporations […]
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ELECTRONICS March 22, 2018 AMD to Release Patches to Fix Some Chip Flaws Uncovered by CTS Labs
By: Loknath DasAdvanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said patches are on the way for recently revealed flaws in some of its chips that could allow hackers to take over computers. AMD expressed confidence that chip vulnerabilities made public last week by Israeli-based security firm CTS Labs could be fixed with firmware patches and updated software that would not slow computers […]
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COMPUTERS February 17, 2018 Apple Confirms Telugu Character Crash Bug Fix Coming to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Devices running on iOS 11 crash when any app receives the character Older versions were not affected by the bug, says Apple Issue in the current beta versions of the operating systems fixed Apple said on Thursday a bug in some versions of its operating systems is causing its devices to crash when a single […]
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CLOTHING October 23, 2017 Stitch Fix IPO: 5 things to know about online clothing service
By: Loknath DasStitch Fix chooses items to send to shoppers based on customer profile, data and a stylist’s judgment Shopping for clothes is increasingly moving online and growing more personalized as retailers make stylists available to handpick items to ship to customers through subscription services. Unlike traditional retailers and brands like Under Armour Inc. UAA, -1.03% and Gap Inc. GPS, +1.52% Stitch Fix […]
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COMPUTERS September 14, 2017 Punjab to fix and use discarded machines to acquaint schoolkids with computers
By: Loknath DasEarlier, SAD-BJP government too had also announced the same programme several times, but the scheme could not be launched. Before starting the much awaited computer education programme in the government primary schools, the Punjab government had decided to use old, junked computers to make kids familiar with computers. The government has decided to go ahead […]
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CLOTHING September 14, 2017 We tried 3 clothing box services: Stitch Fix, Wantable, and Dia & Co
By: Loknath DasTrying out 3 popular clothing box services Stitch Fix took the fashion world by storm when it posted $730 million in sales last year, helping to make clothing box services one of the hottest trends in the industry. Now it’s one of a growing number of clothing box services offering to take the legwork out […]
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HOME & GARDEN June 10, 2017 Mr. Fix It Show 6/10/17: Live at Wannemaker’s Home and Garden in Downers Grove
By: Loknath DasPHOTO: It’s Lindsey, Lou, and Sam LIVE at Wannemaker’s Home and Garden Center in Downers Grove. (WGN Radio) Check it out! It’s Lou, Lindsey, and Sam LIVE at Wannemaker’s Home and Garden in Downers Grove. On today’s show, Lou and Lindsey introduce this week’s New to Lou Too: A-Maze-N Tube Smoker. Then, Steve Kras, head […]
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ELECTRONICS February 8, 2017 Lenovo Thought It Knew How to Fix Tarnished Brands—Then It Bought Motorola
By: sristy SahaLenovo Chief Executive Officer Yang Yuanqing, shown in his office in Beijing, has vowed to restore the Motorola brand. PHOTO: STEFEN CHOW FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By KATHY CHU and JURO OSAWA Updated Jan. 16, 2017 12:12 p.m. ET 71 COMMENTS When China’s Lenovo Group Ltd. took over fading mobile-phone pioneer Motorola Mobility in […]
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ELECTRONICS January 3, 2017 Got an iPhone 6 Plus with ‘Touch Disease’? Apple Launches Program to Help Fix That
By: sristy SahaApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently acknowledged that some iPhone 6 Plus devices may actually exhibit ‘Touch Disease’ symptoms, and has rolled out a program to help fix the “disease.” The term ‘Touch Disease’ was coined on the internet to refer to the display flickering or Multi-Touch issues that surface after the iPhone 6 Plus undergoes […]
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ELECTRONICS December 16, 2016 macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Released; Brings Graphics Issue Fix, Removes Battery Life Indicator, and More
By: sristy SahaHIGHLIGHTS macOS Sierra version bumped to 10.12.2 The update brings the much wanted graphics issue fix It also removes the battery time estimate from the menu bar Following the iOS 10.2, tvOS 10.1, and watchOS 3.1.1 updates, Apple has also released macOS Sierra 10.12.2 update for compatible Mac machines. The update brings along hundreds of […]
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NEWS November 3, 2016 Google Discloses Windows 10 Bug Under ‘Active Attack’; Microsoft Working on Fix
By: sristy SahaHIGHLIGHTS Windows 10 vulnerability is win32k.sys system call Google said it’s being “actively exploited” Microsoft is unhappy with Google going public before patch On Monday, Google’s Threat Analysis Group published details of a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows 10 that allows hackers to escape security sandboxes by using a system call with win32k.sys. The reason […]
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