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Apple Just Killed iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle

July 27, 2017

It previously sold 16GB and 64GB models at the same prices. The iPods Nano and Shuffle were the last "true" iPods, in that you couldn't also read Twitter or check email on them. The most important of those apps for an iPod, of course, is Apple Music . It makes very little sense in Apple's current universe for it to support devices that can not run it.

Lipizzan malware for Android could spy on users and steal their data

July 27, 2017

Google said it had blocked the developers and apps from the Android ecosystem. According to the post, the researchers found out about Lipizzan while they were investigating another spyware called Chrysaor. Because of Android's massive market share, the platform is a constant target for hackers. Android is being targeted by a wave of malware designed by cyber arms companies that can evade the Google Play security processes by infecting devices in a two-stage process.

Here are the Xbox Live Games With Gold For August 2017

July 27, 2017

Hey, it's also super cheap right now to pick up used, and it'll also be free as a Games With Gold title coming up in August . Xbox Live Gold members will receive four new free games - two on Xbox One and two on Xbox 360 - as part of the Games with Gold program for the month of August .

Google Releases Android Testing Support Library 1.0 Ahead of Android O

July 27, 2017

Some other new features in v1.0 of the Android Testing Support Library are some ProviderTestRule APIs, a way to simulate a user granting a permission to your app, achieve test isolation entirely on the device with Android Test Orchestrator, and some new features for AndroidJUnitRunner.

Brawlhalla Founders Pack for PS4 launches August 1

July 27, 2017

Blue Mammoth Games also announced that at launch, Brawlhalla will feature cross-play between PlayStation 4 and PC. A variety of online and offline modes offer something for every Legend looking to prove their might in Asgard. The August 1 release of Brawlhalla will feature access to "Mallhalla", the in-game store, where players can spend their gold, rank points, and Mammoth Coins to purchase skins, color schemes, KO fx, and more.

Samsung Pay On Non-Samsung Phones Remains A Possibility

July 27, 2017

While several premium Samsung phones support the full-fledged Samsung Pay service, some recently launched mid-range phones such as Galaxy J7 Pro and J7 Max handsets at present only accept a stripped down version of the service , called Samsung Pay Mini .

WhatsApp Now Has One Billion Daily Active Users

July 27, 2017

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has hit a milestone as it has reached 1 billion daily active users. Furthermore, 4.5 Billion photos shares per day and video sharing have been bumped up to 1 billion. The idea is that WhatsApp in the future could end up replacing SMS entirely for users, and be the main platform for interaction between businesses and customers.

Idea Cellular posts Rs 816-cr loss in Apr-Jun qtr

July 27, 2017

Reliance Jio has incumbents such as Airtel , Vodafone , Idea and BSNL anxious with its unpredictable moves. Reliance Jio has already experienced tremendous success drawing customers to its smartphone-oriented 4G data plans. Other telcos have been forced to follow the trend despite protesting Jio's motives. The company's third straight decline in quarterly profit was caused by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, which has embarked on a price war since its launch last September.

James Madison headlines CAA preseason honors

July 27, 2017

JMU completed the CAA gauntlet with a ideal 8-0 record to win the league crown for the second straight year before earning the No. 4 seed for the FCS playoffs. S - Raven Greene, James Madison, Sr. Robert Carter, the Dukes' leading tackler on special teams, made the cut as a specialist. Rocco is well known in the CAA after guiding Richmond to back-to-back 10 win seasons and 3 straight NCAA playoff berths before moving to DE last spring.

Limited McDonald's gear available through UberEATS

July 27, 2017

Here's how it works: Download the UberEats app and order anything you want from the McDonald's menu. To celebrate the availability of McDelivery with UberEATS , McDonald's will be delivering more than just food to customers around the world as part of Global McDelivery Day on Wednesday, July 26.

First Facebook TV episodes 'ready by mid-August'

July 27, 2017

While there is no official statement from the company, rumors claim that Facebook TV is set to release shortly, no later than August this year. Some of the TV partners that own these shows include BuzzFeed, Vox Media and Group Nine Media.

AMD updates Crimson ReLive 17.7.2 with new features, better performance

July 27, 2017

Analyst Christopher Danely maintains a Sell rating on AMD's stock with a price target boosted from $4 to $5, which still implies downside of more than 60 percent from current levels. AMD stated that this is largely a stability update, particularly targeting certain misbehaving games, and additionally brings Windows 10 Creators Update support.

Mobile Says Verizon Pays For Good Network Performance Studies

July 27, 2017

Sprint won 31 awards, down three. RootMetrics pointed out AT&T , Sprint , and T-Mobile all made progress on data speed and reliability on the metro level this go around, with T-Mobile also boosting speed on the state level. " Verizon has been so solid in LTE footprint for so long that you're not going to see as much of an improvement from them". Interestingly, RootMetrics' report comes less than two weeks after T-Mobile crowed about results from Ookla, which compiles data from its ...

Man Utd defender Blind fumbles kit promo on social media

July 27, 2017

The United man, now on a pre-season tour with the club in the U.S., is not the first Premier League footballer to fall foul of a similar gaffe. It quickly led people to remember Anichebe's mistake after a Sunderland defeat back in October when he or his social media manager mistakenly "copy & pasted" a little more than they should.

Range Rover SV Autobiography Dynamic explained in detail

July 27, 2017

At this price, it sits as the third most expensive variant, out of the fifteen, of the company's flagship SUV model now on sale in India. Jaguar's India portfolio of cars created by the SVO team is fast expanding as the Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic becomes the fourth auto after Range Rover SVAutobiography, Range Rover Sport SVR and Jaguar F-Type SVR to be sold in India.

Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus 'Freedom Chronicles' Season Pass Revealed

July 27, 2017

Only you have the guts, guns, and gumption to return stateside, kill every Nazi in sight, and spark the second American Revolution. And when it comes to the heroes of The Freedom Chronicles, it all begins in Episode Zero . Pre-order today to fight the Nazis on all fronts in The Freedom Chronicles: Episode Zero! Stuff praised 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order as a "character-driven work of art".

Facebook income increases 70 percent in Q2

July 27, 2017

That was up 71 percent from a year ago. Facebook had costs of $4.920 billion and a 47 percent operating margin, compared to Q1's $3.06 billion in profit and 41 percent operating margin. But other analysts are more sanguine. Instagram too is racing ahead towards the billion figure mark , having already grown to a 700 million plus user base.

Adobe bidding Flash farewell in 2020

July 27, 2017

Flash apps can make use of legitimate Flash players to install and run malware that can sometimes elude antivirus software. "Ding dong, Flash is dead". Chrome, Google's browser has already started disabling Flash from its browser and Firefox also plans to start removing the software from its sites by August and the process will end by default in 2019.

Walmart Cancels SNES Classic Pre-Orders, Citing A 'Glitch'

July 27, 2017

As of now, there is no set date as to when Walmart will allow pre-orders again, Polygon reports. The SNES Classic Edition is the next micro-console to come from Nintendo following the highly sought-after NES Classic Edition previous year, with the system to include 21 of the game's classic titles, and will also feature the never-before-released Star Fox 2 .

Fortnite's early access sales are impressive

July 27, 2017

This trailer highlights the gameplay elements from Fortnite specifically and showcases some of the combat and building mechanics that the game boasts. The game has been available for nearly a week now for those who preordered their early access passes, however reports show that unreliable server connection has hindered these players ability to play online.

Windows Bounty Program Offers Up to $250K Per Bug

July 27, 2017

And payouts from $500 to $250,000 is one heck of an incentive to go looking for bugs. The new programs will have a maximum payout of $250,000 for a Hyper-V exploit with Remote Code Execution, and a maximum of $200,000 for Windows 10 exploits that are "Novel & fundamental advancement [s] in exploitation technology that universally bypasses current mitigations".

Bank of America Upgrades Rating On Electronic Arts Inc. (EA)

July 27, 2017

The stock of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) shares saw light trading volume with 193K shares changing hands on Wednesday. The 1-year high was reported on Jul, 26 by Barchart.com . The Company's games and services are based on a portfolio of intellectual property that includes established brands, such as FIFA, Madden NFL, Star Wars, Battlefield, the Sims and Need for Speed.

Twitter stalls, fails to add new users this quarter

July 27, 2017

Twitter, Inc . has a 1-year low of $14.12 and a 1-year high of $25.25. Better yet, shares have stopped logging lower major lows, and are on the cusp of a new 52-week high. With its user acquisition efforts rates stagnating in the last three months and the advertising revenue still declining, the company's shares are in a free fall, having dropped by ten percentage points immediately after its Q2 2017 report was made public.

LG Display in talks with Chinese TV makers over OLED lines

July 27, 2017

This is where Apple comes in: at the very minimum, an investment of 2 trillion won (or about $1.8 in USA currency) is needed for such a move to be possible. Where Samsung unit holds 97.1 per cent of the market share, LG's monopoly is large-size OLED panels for television. "One production line for small and mid-sized OLED can require almost 10 trillion won in investment".

Google will finally merge its myriad music streaming services into one

July 27, 2017

Google has revealed plans to merge YouTube Red and Google Play Music to create a new, streamlined service. If you ask me, the current status of Google's YouTube music ecosystem is pretty much messed up. Google has also said that it would like to work more closely with the music industry, but in the short term the merger is going to mean a simpler selection of services to choose from for users.

Meizu Pro 7 specs seemingly confirmed by leaked leaflet

July 27, 2017

The Meizu Pro 7 will be officially presented on July 26, 2017. But the Helio P25 variant will have 64 GB native storage while the Helio X30 will have a 128 GB internal storage. However, we are expecting it to feature at least 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Also, the handset will support fast charging. We've seen renders showcasing the Meizu Pro 7 sporting a secondary display, and now, it's time to have a look at the hardware specs of the device.

Azure Container Instances: No Kubernetes required

July 27, 2017

Following Microsoft's hire of Brandon Burns, a former Google engineer who co-founded Kubernetes and grew it into one of the most popular open source projects ever, the Kubernetes 1 .4 release became a part of Azure Container Service (ACS ) in late 2016.

EVGA announces $999 price on GeForce GTX 1080 Ti K|NGP|N

July 27, 2017

Sure, that name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but the performance is there in spades. Already at a first glance the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Kingpin Edition looks massive and powerful. In order to fight for the title of fastest graphics card, a total of nine thermal sensors were crammed onto the card for precise temperature readings of memory and the digital VRM.

Tyson Fury appears to announce boxing retirement (again) in Instagram post

July 27, 2017

The heavyweight and former unified world champion of the world has retired once before in his career, but was expected to make his comeback later this year. This is not the first time that Fury has announced his retirement from boxing. Fury vacated his belts last October after admitting to using cocaine to help cope with depression, shortly before the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) retracted his licence.

Tencent in advanced talks to invest around $400 million in Ola

July 27, 2017

Ola wanted to get a more strategic investor with a long-term view of the market which is where Tencent fits in", TOI report said quoting a person familiar with the development. And three days ago, the very same Softbank and Didi invested $2 billion in Grab, an Uber rival in markets across Southeast Asia, including Malaysia and Thailand.

EI du Pont de Nemours and Com (DD) Reaches 52-Week High

July 27, 2017

Shares of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) are on a recovery track as they have regained 29.49% since bottoming out at $66.02 on Sep. Thanks to an increase of nearly 4.06% in the past one month, the stock price is now outperforming with 37.25% so far on the year - still in strong zone.

Celgene to pay $280 million to settle fraud suit over cancer drugs

July 27, 2017

Brian Gill, a spokesman for Celgene, said in a statement on Tuesday that the company denied any wrongdoing and said it was "settling to avoid the uncertainty, distraction, and expense of protracted litigation". Though the DoJ's marketing prosecutions lately have focused on kickbacks, the Celgene case is a straight-up off-label marketing lawsuit. Both Revlimid and Thalomid carry block box warnings.

Devontae Booker to miss 6-8 Weeks With Wrist Injury

July 27, 2017

Should he need longer than six weeks to recover, he will miss the Broncos' season opener again the Chargers on September 11. If the former Utah standout is not activated off the PUP list before the Broncos' Week 1 game against the Los Angeles Chargers, he will be forced to miss the first six games of the season.

Signature Financial Management Inc. Maintains Position in Dominion Energy Inc

July 27, 2017

Analysts forecast that Dominion Energy Inc. will post $3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. The stock decreased 2.00% or $0.34 during the last trading session, reaching $16.69. Lastly, Swiss National Bank boosted its stake in Dominion Energy by 21.9% in the Q1. As of quarter end Spirit Of America Management Corp/ny had acquired 75,400 shares growing its stake by 12.6%.

EA Games confirms The Sims 4 console release, launches on November 17th

July 27, 2017

Thankfully, console gamers won't have to deal with those sort of missing features when The Sims 4 launches on November 17th this upcoming holiday season. Subscribers to EA Access on Xbox One can play The Sims 4 free from 9th November to 17th November and carry their main game over, if the full title is purchased.

Pre-load the LawBreakers open beta now - Launch times

July 27, 2017

That's a solid few days to play, so you've got all weekend to give it all you've got one more time before the servers go live to everyone. Beginning July 28th, at 7 a.m. At launch, the game will be available as a Core Edition for $29.99 and the Deadzo Deluxe Edition , which features a variety of exclusive in-game content alongside the base game, will be available for $39.99.

Lenovo Teases K7 Note in New "Killer Note" Ads

July 27, 2017

Lenovo has shared a teaser video on social media sites revealing the upcoming Lenovo K7 Note smartphones. "The new #KillerNote is set to blow you away!". Now the company is planning to release the successor to the Lenovo K6 Note . It has been hinting on the design and the specifications of the device with the hashtag #killernote.

UN Security Council to Have Emergency Meeting on Israel, Palestinians

July 27, 2017

The demand sets off the prospect of a renewed showdown ahead of Friday prayers at the site, when a large number of worshippers arrive for the centerpiece of the Muslim prayer week, and extends a crisis Israel was eager to resolve. "I thank President Trump for directing Jared Kushner and dispatching Jason Greenblatt to help with our efforts to bring the Israeli embassy staff home quickly".

Amazon has a 'stealth' unit working on healthcare tech

July 27, 2017

Amazon's jobs portal says the positions are for "Special Projects". For example, the team is looking at opportunities that involve "pushing and pulling data from legacy electronic medical record systems" that if successful, could be made available to both consumers and their physicians, according to CNBC.

EBay is adding visual search to its mobile app

July 27, 2017

With a reported 1.1 billion listings available at any given time, the ecommerce company hopes applying artificial intelligence and machine learning technology will speed up the process of finding the items that consumers want to buy. They will become available this fall, with camera search supported on both Android and iOS and social media search supported on Android at launch. The idea for the features won the competition at eBay's 2015 hack week, an annual company-wide innovation ...

New TSA Guidelines Mandate Stricter Checks on Gaming Systems, eBooks

July 27, 2017

Today, the TSA announced strict new screening regulations for carry-on luggage that are sure to give frequent flyers a new spat of headaches. The new screening procedures in standard lanes are already in place in 10 U.S. The TSA says this allows for a better X-ray image. Previously, people only needed to remove laptops, and only if they weren't in TSA-approved bags.

Microsoft Kaizala, a Workplace Chat App — Made For India

July 27, 2017

Microsoft India has officially launched "Kaizala" app on Wednesday to let the businesses become more productive. This is evident across industries, ranging from construction, manufacturing, insurance and healthcare to retail. " Kaizala " has seen significant adoption among organisations such as YES Bank, Apollo Telemedicine, Republic TV, United Phosphorous Limited and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, who are now piloting the solution for their internal teams.

WhatsApp now has 1 billion daily users, over 250 million on Status

July 27, 2017

According to WhatsApp, 55 billion messages are sent every day, while 4.5 billion photos are circulated every day on the app. From its inception in 2009 to being acquired by Facebook for $19 billion in 2014, the instant messaging app certainly has come a long way.

Moto Z2 Force hands on

July 27, 2017

Not for long though - this is HP's newest Pavilion and as you can see, the display takes center stage. The smartphone comes with old as well as the new Moto Mods that come with the Moto Z2 Play . For the software , the Z2 Force is equipped with Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, which is as usual, should be near stock and free from too many customizations you see on the likes of Samsung or Xiaomi phones.

LG's Latest Financial Results Reveal LG G6 Sales Lower Than Expected

July 27, 2017

LG as a whole netted a revenue of $12.8 billion (14.55 trillion won), a 4% increase from the same period a year ago. While LG's operating income rose by 14 percent year-on-year to outpace a four percent annual growth in revenue, its overall numbers were curtailed by a mobile business that posted a KRW 132.4 billion ($117.27 million) loss for the quarter.

Waze Lands On Android Auto

July 27, 2017

In a blog post this week, Waze announced it would now be available on Android Auto , and it's fantastic it took this long to be honest. Those who have used Waze for a long time on mobile devices will be glad that it's finally available on Android Auto .

Woman gets 'surprise' when she spots late mum watering the garden

July 27, 2017

Miss Underhill moved to Florida from the United Kingdom and decided one day to check the google street view of her old house in London. In Denise's case, that particular Google's image was taken in 2009 capturing her mum Beryl Turton for eternity in her favourite pastime, watering plants in her front garden.

Norris to drive for McLaren in Hungary test

July 27, 2017

Lando Norris has been handed his first Formula 1 test in a 2017 McLaren auto as it confirms its driver line-up for the two-day Hungary test. British teenager Lando Norris will drive for McLaren at Formula One's in-season test in Hungary next week, the former world champions announced on Wednesday.

Sky Teams Up With Devialet For New Sky Soundbox

July 27, 2017

From one single compact speaker unit, Sky says its Soundbox will "deliver powerful and immersive sound that puts the viewer at the heart of the action, with audio quality that surpasses numerous best home cinema systems available today". 'We are very proud to be partnering with Sky, to help them to unleash the full emotional impact of their content, through powerful, immersive, fully integrated sound.

The latest Windows 10 build brings big news for Android users

July 27, 2017

With phone-to-pc linking Android owners will be able to test a new " Microsoft Apps" application that links a phone to a PC. Microsoft officials showed off this feature at Build earlier this year, describing it as Pick Up Where You Left Off (PUWYLO ).

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