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December 1, 2016 Apple Tops JD Power Wi-Fi Router Satisfaction Report Shortly After Reportedly Axing AirPort Division
Apple Tops JD Power Wi-Fi Router Satisfaction Report Shortly After Reportedly Axing AirPort Division HIGHLIGHTS Apple topped the survey, followed by Asus, D-Link and TP-Link Apple’s AirPort products are likely to be discontinued and not replaced Overall satisfaction with Wi-Fi routers has improved over last year Less than two weeks after reports emerged that Apple […]
NEWS November 28, 2016 Black Friday’s Record Sales Driven by Mobile Devices, Finds Report
HIGHLIGHTS Adobe’s survey estimated sales of $3.05 billion on Black Friday 2016 Mobiles drove the majority of retail sites visits at 56 percent iOS continued to drive larger sales than Android In a first, online shopping on Black Friday is estimated to have hit the $3 billion mark in the US with a major chunk […]
ALL DEALS September 19, 2016 Microsoft Wants Developers to Report Edge Bugs on Twitter
HIGHLIGHTS Developers can tweet bug reports using #EdgeBug Users will receive a reply from @MSEdgeDev A simpler way for developers to file bug reports Every software application out there isn’t without its own set of bugs and issues. And it is important to report these bugs so that developers can improve their apps. Microsoft understands […]
ALL DEALS September 1, 2016 Pokemon Go Banned in Iran Over Security Concerns: Report
Pokemon Go Banned in Iran Over Security Concerns: Report Iranians are no longer allowed to catch Pikachus after authorities decided to ban the Pokemon Go mobile game because of security concerns. The Monday report by the semi-official ISNA news agency quotes Abolhasan Firouzabadi, the head of Iran’s Supreme Council of Virtual Space as saying that […]
ALL DEALS August 24, 2016 SwiftKey Suspends Sync Services After Some Users Report Privacy Breach
HIGHLIGHTS Several users reported unexpected predictions SwiftKey says majority of its users are not affected by the issue Microsoft acquired SwiftKey earlier this year SwiftKey keyboard app has been leaking email addresses and mobile numbers of some users, and as a countermeasure, the Microsoft-owned firm has turned off its cloud sync service. Several SwiftKey keyboard […]
ALL DEALS August 24, 2016 Uber to Merge China Operations With Rival Didi Chuxing: Report
Ride-sharing giant Uber is to merge its China operations with local rival Didi Chuxing, reports said Monday, ending a ferocious battle for market share in the world’s second-largest economy. The deal will give Uber a 20 percent share in the combined firm, Bloomberg News reported, adding it will be valued at $35 billion (roughly Rs. […]
ALL DEALS August 24, 2016 Uber to Merge China Operations With Rival Didi Chuxing: Report
Ride-sharing giant Uber is to merge its China operations with local rival Didi Chuxing, reports said Monday, ending a ferocious battle for market share in the world’s second-largest economy. The deal will give Uber a 20 percent share in the combined firm, Bloomberg News reported, adding it will be valued at $35 billion (roughly Rs. […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 LG Display to Supply Car Displays for Tesla Model 3: Report
LG Display will supply information displays for Tesla Motors’ new Model 3 sedans, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said, grabbing a key contract for centre consoles from another supplier. Tesla said on Thursday over 130,000 people had ordered the electric car in a couple of hours although it is more than a […]
COMPUTERS August 8, 2016 Iranian Hackers Infiltrated Computers of Small Dam Near New York: Report
Iranian hackers breached the control system of a dam near New York City in 2013, an infiltration that raised concerns about the security of the country’s infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing former and current US officials. Two people familiar with the breach told the newspaper it occurred at the Bowman Avenue […]
ELECTRONICS August 5, 2016 Foxconn Hires Ex-Staff Of Nokia Chennai Plant For Andhra Pradesh Unit: Report
Foxconn was earlier a major supplier to Nokia’s plant. Chennai: Electronics equipment maker Foxconn India has re-employed over 2,000 workers of its two closed plants near here for its assembling unit at Sri City Special Economic Zone in Andhra Pradesh. The company has also hired most of around 3,000 staff at Nokia’s facility at Sriperumbudur […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 Cybercriminals Snap Up Expired Domains to Serve Malicious Ads: Report
Expired domain names are becoming the latest route for cybercriminals to find their way into the computers of unsuspecting users. Cybercriminals launched a malicious advertising campaign this week targeting visitors of popular news and entertainment websites after gaining ownership of an expired web domain of an advertising company. Users visiting the websites of the New […]
COMPUTERS August 1, 2016 Apple Working on External 5K Display With Dedicated GPU: Report
HIGHLIGHTS Apple is expected announce updates on Thunderbolt Display at WWDC. Apple’s WWDC 2016 kicks off June 13. The company is expected to reveal Apple Watch 2 at the event. Apple is all set to make several announcements at itsWWDC 2016 Developer Conference which kicks off on June 13 in San Francisco. The Cupertino-based company […]
