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March 12, 2016 US to Blame Iran for 2013 Cyber-Attack on New York Dam: Report
The Obama administration is planning to publicly blame Iranian hackers for a 2013 cyber-attack against a small dam in New York state, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Justice Department has prepared an indictment against the hackers, two of the sources said, and a public announcement could come as soon as next […]
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March 12, 2016 Yahoo Snubs Activist Shareholder With 2 New Directors
Yahoo has set up a battle for control of its board by appointing two directors likely to further agitate an activist shareholder threatening an attempt to oust CEO Marissa Mayer unless she bows to demands to sell the company’s Internet operations. The decision announced Thursday increases the likelihood that the unhappy shareholder, Starboard Value, will […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 12, 2016 Facebook’s Oculus Unveils New Social, Video Features for Samsung Gear VR
Facebook-owned Oculus VR is bringing new social and video capabilities to the world of virtual reality. The company announced an update to its software that will enable Samsung Gear VR users to create a social profile while also leveraging several other features. The update will go live on Thursday. Oculus added that it also plans […]
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March 11, 2016 HackerRank launches new simplified job portal for programmers
Software engineers seeking jobs can scroll through simplified and curated listings posted by companies on HackerRank for Jobs. Bengaluru: Hiring start-up HackerRank (Interviewstreet Inc.) on Tuesday launched a beta-version of a product, HackerRank Jobs, to make job searches easier for programmers. The California, US-based company said that after talking to about 1,000 programmers, it found […]
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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 Apple’s New San Francisco Office Could Be a Tool in Tech Talent Wars
From Apple’s earliest days, executives insisted that employees work from its headquarters in sleepy suburban Cupertino. The thinking, championed by Steve Jobs, was that a centralized campus would put the CEO “within walking distance of everyone,” said Steve Wozniak, who founded the company with Jobs. That stance may finally be softening as Apple prepares to […]
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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 Android N Mock-Ups Give Fresh Glimpse at New Interface
The upcoming tweaks and new features in Google’s next Android OS version, believed to be showcased at I/O 2016 as Android N, have started making the rounds on the Internet. We have seen a purported screenshot of Android N’s new hamburger design in system settings. Now, a new leak again shows the redesigned system settings […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 9, 2016 Windows 10 Update Brings New Features, Wider Language Support to Cortana
Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update, which was seeded to Insiders on the “fast ring” last week, aims to enhance the capabilities of Cortana. The company’s digital personal assistant now supports three more languages, making it functional in 14 languages in total. The Redmond, Washington-based company last week released Windows 10 build 14279 which, among other […]
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March 9, 2016 US Appeals Ruling on Accessing Data in New York iPhone Case
Calling a New York judge’s ruling “an unprecedented limitation” on judicial authority, the Justice Department asked a Brooklyn federal court on Monday to reverse a decision that said Apple Inc. wasn’t required to pry open a locked iPhone. The government’s 45-page brief comes a week after US Magistrate Judge James Orenstein issued his decision in […]
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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 ‘HTC 10’ Leaked in New Images Showing Colour Variants
HTC may be busy creating hype around its next flagship smartphone launch but there have been several recent leaks that claim to show the handset in purported renders. A new set of four images purportedly showing the yet-to-be-announced ‘HTC 10’ in four colours have appeared on the Internet. Posted by a Bulgarian site, the ‘HTC […]
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March 4, 2016 Smartphones Lend New Dynamic to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Surrounded by Israeli police, Israa Abed holds a knife in one hand and a cellphone in the other before shots ring out and she falls to the ground. The incident, filmed by passersby on their smartphones, has been viewed thousands of times since it was posted online last Friday, one of dozens of such videos […]
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CLOTHING 
March 4, 2016 Russell Wilson’s New Clothing Brand Wants to Make You a Good Man
“We’re going to change a culture through fashion.” That’s Russell Wilson talking about Good Man Brand, his new men’s lifestyle label launching, well, right now. After an appearance and Q&A at Nordstrom’s downtown Seattle flagship today (check out @gq_magazine on Snapchat for an inside look), the Seahawks QB is getting the word out about his […]
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CLOTHING 
March 4, 2016 Sean (Diddy) Combs launches new girls clothing collection with daughters for Sean John brand
SEAN JOHN Sean (Diddy) Combs is introducing his daughters Jessie, D’Lila and Chance (l. to r.) to the family business. Diddy’s daughters are joining the family business. Rap and fashion mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs introduced a new affordable clothing line for young girls on Monday — and it’s completely inspired by his three daughters Jessie, […]
