2014年10月15日 星期三

2014-10-16 Ghana Sci/Tech

  Independent Online   
Snapchat breach exposes flawed premise  Independent Online
San Francisco - The prospect of tens of thousands of potentially racy Snapchat photos hitting the Internet has driven home a simple fact: the mobile app's core feature - delivering photos and videos that vanish seconds after viewing - is flawed. The negative ...

Snapchat and other online services need to tighten security   Computerworld
After Snapchat and Dropbox, it's time to realise that the modern web is hostile   The Guardian
Snapchat warns users against third-party apps after image leak   ZDNet
Mirror.co.uk   
Irish Independent   
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  Indian Express   
Google launches Nexus 9, Nexus 6 and a Nexus Player  Indian Express
Google on Wednesday announced three devices, all trying to enter spaces that rival Apple seems to be comfortable in at the moment. So the Nexus 6 will try and give a pure Android alernative for iPhone 6 Plus while the Nexus 9 will give large screen tablet ...

Android Lollipop it is! Google finally names its next Android iteration   Firstpost
Google unveils Lollipop Android operating system for mobile phones   Financial Express
Google Nexus 6 Price and Availability Details Confirmed   NDTV
AsiaOne   
The Hindu   
InformationWeek   
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  Livemint   
Apple upgrades iPad to woo tablet-wielding business users  Livemint
Apple increasingly has to tap companies to rev up demand for iPads, its second-biggest product after the iPhone, given that sales of the devices have fallen for two consecutive quarters. Photo: Bloomberg. San Francisco: A key test for Apple Inc.'s new iPads, ...

Tablet demand slows ahead of new iPad launch   The Australian Financial Review
Apple's iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 revealed   GMA News
New iPads aim to boost Apple in premium tablet market   The Star Online
National Business Review (subscription)   
The Hoops News   
MTV.com   
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  New York Times   
Lexus Recalls 423000 Cars in the US  New York Times
Lexus, Toyota's luxury division, announced Wednesday that it was recalling 423,000 cars in the United States because of a fuel system defect that could cause fires. Part of a global 1.7 million vehicle recall issued by Toyota, the Lexus action covers the ...

Toyota to recall 1.67 million vehicles globally   Japan Today
Toyota recalls Lexuses in US for fuel leak risk   Chron.com
Toyota recalls 423000 Lexus cars in US   USA TODAY

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  San Jose Mercury News   
Aussie IVF company joins Apple, Facebook by paying to freeze workers' eggs  Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's largest IVF company, Virtus Health, has followed the lead of Apple and Facebook in subsidising egg freezing for its female staff so they can delay having children. US tech giants Apple and Facebook each have policies that cover the costs of ...

Freezing Eggs Puts Women and Infants' Health at Stake   New York Times
Want that high-flying tech career, ladies? Just put your children on ice   Irish Independent
Facebook, Apple offer to cover costs of freezing eggs for female staff   CNET
Daily Mail   
Irish Times   
The Age   
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  New York Times   
Qualcomm agrees to buy British chip maker CSR for $2.5 billion  Los Angeles Times
Qualcomm Inc. agreed to buy British chip maker CSR for $2.5 billion to expand in technology for connected appliances. San Diego-based Qualcomm, the biggest maker of mobile-phone chips, will pay about 37% more than CSR's closing price Tuesday.
Qualcomm snaps up CSR for £1.6bn   CITY A.M.
CSR snapped up by Qualcomm for £1.56bn   Express.co.uk
Qualcomm Makes a $2.5 Billion Bet on Bluetooth   New York Times
This is Money   
Barron's (blog)   
CNET   
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  Khaleej Times   
India repositions its Mars Orbiter to avoid Comet Siding Spring  Khaleej Times
According Nasa, the Comet Siding Spring is expected to come within about 87,000 miles of Mars October 19. This artist's concept illustration provided October 14, 2014 by Nasa depicts the Comet Siding Spring (2013 A1) and Mars. AFP. Sriharikota - Indian ...

Rare comet fly-by of Mars on Sunday   Bangkok Post
Comet Siding Spring: ISRO re-positions its Mars Orbiter   The Hindu
Comet Siding Spring: India repositions its Mars spacecraft 'Mangalyaan'   Zee News

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  Mirror.co.uk   
Ancient kangaroos walked not hopped  9news.com.au
A breed of kangaroos that walked the earth 30 million years ago were too heavy to hop, a new study has revealed. An artist's depiction of an ancient giant kangaroo. (AAP). The sthenurines branch of mega-fauna grew up to 2.7m high and tipped the scales at ...

Kanga-saurus Rex: Extinct kangaroos weighed 250kg and were too heavy to ...   Daily Mail
Extinct Giant Kangaroo Was Too Heavy To Hop   Sky News
Early kangaroos may not have hopped - study   3News NZ
Stuff.co.nz   
Los Angeles Times   
Maine News Online   
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  New York Times   
Google Researchers Uncover 'Poodle' Web Encryption Bug  Law360 (subscription)
Law360, New York (October 15, 2014, 8:53 PM ET) -- A trio of Google Inc. researchers said Tuesday they had discovered a new vulnerability that they have dubbed "Poodle" in a popular encryption standard used to secure online traffic, marking the third major ...

Browser makers spell out anti-POODLE plans   Computerworld
Keep Poodle At Bay With Basic Internet Safety   PC Magazine
Poodle Bug Marks Third Major Security Flaw Discovered This Year   New York Times (blog)
TheBlaze.com   
SiliconANGLE (blog)   
Indian Express   
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  Daily News & Analysis   
Much-awaited Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to hit stands tomorrow  The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: As more and more smartphone users clamour for large-screen devices, Samsung, the world's leading Android device maker, has launched its much-awaited Galaxy Note 4 phablet. The Note 4, which goes on sale tomorrow, has a 14.5cm ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Review: Far More To Offer Than Apple's iPhone 6 Plus   Forbes
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 arrives early for some   Examiner.com
Galaxy Note 4, Note Edge launched by Samsung   Khaleej Times
Calgary Herald   
Christian Science Monitor   
Detroit Free Press   
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