(LA Times): Malicious software tied to Russian intelligence agencies has been found on a computer of a small electric utility in northern Vermont, raising concerns of Russian attempts to interfere with critical infrastructure as well as the 2016 presidential race. The laptop computer was not connected to the electric system, and the malware did not […]
I was in my iPhone’s settings the other day and accidentally stumbling upon a setting that I didn’t know was there – the ability for an iPhone to actually announce who is calling. This feature can come in handy when in the car, jogging, etc. The device will read who’s calling even if the person […]
New technology is never perfect,” Alyssa Pereira reports for The San Francisco Chronicle. “Amazon, one of the latest companies forced to reckon with such imperfections in their own products, is now finding itself apologizing to a family for an embarrassing snafu.” “The family’s parents, who recently bought an Echo Dot equipped with ‘Alexa,’ Amazon’s virtual personal assistant […]
(TheBlade.com): Samsung Galaxy Note 7 holdouts will soon have dead phones. T-Mobile released an update this week to prevent Note 7 users from charging devices, rendering them useless. AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint will roll out similar updates the first week of January. The move will force those who have not yet traded in the faulty device […]
