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COMPUTERS 
March 19, 2016 Intel SoCs Get Built-in Speech Recognition; May Help Apple Bring Siri to OS X
Intel SoCs will soon have native support for speech recognition features. This capability comes as the chipmaker partners with Sensory, a Silicon Valley-based company focused on machine learning techniques. The announcement further intensifies the speculation about Apple bringing Siri to its OS Xdesktop operating system. Dubbed TrulyHandsfree, the always-on, always-listening voice triggering component and low-power […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 18, 2016 Neverware CloudReady Breathes Life Into Your Old Laptop With Chrome OS
New York-based Neverware is on a mission to help you get the most out of your old computers. CloudReady, a custom Chromium OS build that it ships can be installed on an existing, old laptop and PC to bring some life into them. The company claims that it has already transformed more than 75,000 Windows […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 18, 2016 Chrome OS 49 Update Now Available; Brings Material Redesign, and More
Google started releasing the stable version of the Chrome 49 browser earlier this month (OS X, Windows, and Linux) as well as Android devices. Now, Chrome OS 49 with build 49.0.2623.95 is now available for all Chrome OS devices. Announcing the new stable build Chrome OS 49 build, Josafat Garcia, Technical Program Manager atGoogle (Chrome) […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 14, 2016 First Known OS X Ransomware Spotted in the Transmission BitTorrent App
Apple Inc customers were targeted by hackers over the weekend in the first campaign against Macintosh computers using a pernicious type of software known as ransomware, researchers with Palo Alto Networks Inc told Reuters on Sunday. Ransomware, one of the fastest-growing types of cyber threats, encrypts data on infected machines, then typically asks users to […]
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NEWS 
March 11, 2016 OnePlus One Gets an Ubuntu OS ROM
OnePlus might “Never Settle” for playing along with other brands. The Android OEM that has already made an iPhone case is this time collaborating with Canonical to bring the Ubuntu OS (formerly Ubuntu Touch OS) to the OnePlus One. Not only did OnePlus announce the news on its forum for the OnePlus One, but also […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 3, 2016 Apple to Bring Siri to Desktop, Laptop With OS X 10.12: Report
Siri could soon arrive on OS X. Apple is currently readying a new update for its desktop operating system that features the digital voice assistant, according to a media report. Siri is currently available for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. For OS X 10.12, the next major update to Apple’s desktop […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 3, 2016 Apple Bricks Ethernet Port on Some Macs With OS X Update, Here’s How to Fix It
If your Mac isn’t connecting to the Internet, you can blame Apple for that. The Cupertino-based company has admitted that a recent update to the operating system rendered the Ethernet port on the machine useless for at least some people. The company has explained on the support website about how one can fix the glitch. […]
