Category: Startups

Acer’s Chromebook 11 N7: Tough and economical

Do you need a rugged laptop that can stand up to being dropped, shaken and doused with water — but you can’t afford the price tag? Acer’s answer is its touchscreen Chromebook 11 N7 , a hardened system that meets many of the Army’s rigorous MI-STD 810G requirements. And at $280 — one-tenth what even a typical Windows 10 rugged tablet costs — it’s a tough bargain to beat.

Wikileaksa release of secret CIA files seen as a very, very damaginga

WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung. The documents describe clandestine methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security features intended to keep the private information of citizens and corporations safe from prying eyes.

WikiLeaks claims to have CIA hacking war chest

WikiLeaks says the archive appears to have been circulated among former government hackers and contractors, one of whom provided WikiLeaks with portions of it. The website says the CIA hacking division involved “more than 5,000 registered users and had produced more than a thousand hacking systems, trojans, viruses, and other ‘weaponized’ malware.”

Robot Tax = Protectionism Against Progress

Prophets of the impending automation apocalypse predict that robots will soon take 7 percent to almost 50 percent of all American jobs. Recently, billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates suggested that the job-stealing robots should be taxed just like the workers they replace.

IBM, Salesforce Agree to Partner on Artificial Intelligence

International Business Machines Corp. and Salesforce.com Inc. agreed to mingle their artificial-intelligence technologies in a bid to boost sales of data-analytics offerings. The companies Monday announced plans to offer integrated AI services that weave the broad human-like conversation and learning capabilities of IBM’s Watson with Salesforce’s more sales-oriented Einstein technology.

In the eternal battle of Windows versus Mac, the tide is…

For decades, Microsoft Windows users were locked in an seemingly eternal debate with fans of Apple’s Macs over who had the superior platform – a conflict spurred by the very public rivalry between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Around the mid-aughts, things eventually settled out into kind of a stable duopoly, as Apple found its niche as the makers of premium hardware for the culture-conscious, and Windows PCs earned a rep as the computer of the mainstream, especially for gamers and office workers.

Here’s Why Your Facebook Live Video Sucks

The Facebook Live feature is arguably one of the most game-changing features the social media giant has ever rolled out. It’s another platform for celebrities and pundits to engage more intimately with followers and allows average citizens to document their lives and all they witness to a tremendous audience.

Nintendo’s Switch Controllers Compatible With Mac Devices

Nintendo debuted its brand new console called the “Switch” last Friday, and one feature gamers might not have been aware of is that you can pair the Switch’s controller with an Apple Macbook. The controllers, connected using Bluetooth, can link to Mac devices and allow users to play games on their computers.

Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up

If you ask anyone who knows me, I’m probably the biggest Apple fan they know. Ask for a suggestion of what computer to get, and I’ll almost certainly either tell you the MacBook Pro, or to wait, because Apple is about to update its hardware finally.

Origin Asset Management LLP Has $341,000 Stake in Cavium Inc

Origin Asset Management LLP continued to hold its position in Cavium Inc during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission . The institutional investor owned 5,466 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock at the end of the fourth quarter.

8 8, Inc. (EGHT) Shares Sold by Renaissance Technologies LLC

Renaissance Technologies LLC lowered its position in shares of 8 8, Inc. by 12.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission . The institutional investor owned 1,698,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 246,930 shares during the period.

Secret Netflix Codes to Unlock Thousands of Hidden Categories

Netflix, Inc. uses a special algorithm to help you find movies and shows based on what you have previously watched as well as what you regularly watch. You can secret codes to find movies from sub-genre that the Netflix search engine would not normally allow you to see, according to report from Mom Deal .

OLED iPhone 8 to Feature Apple’s Own Integrated Fingerprint ID Tech: Rumors

Apple Inc. is reportedly developing its own in-house integrated fingerprint ID technology for the future iPhones including the iPhone 8. The iPhone 8 will feature Apple-designed fingerprint sensor technology, DigiTimes reported , citing sources familiar with the development. The new fingerprint sensor technology will replace the traditional capacitive touch technology known as Touch ID, according to the report.

My first pc4

Hello I’m going to build my first pc and these are the specs.If I can improve on something please say.Anyway here are the parts.CPU Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor. MOTHERBOARD Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 MEMORY Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB DDR4-2400 STORAGE Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5″ 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive VIDEO CARD EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card CASE NZXT S340 ATX Mid Tower Case POWER SUPPLY EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply That’s it.If you have any improvements please let me now.Also my budget was about 500 to 600$ Your maximum memory speed limit is 2133 MHz .

Compatibility check first build3

I’d like some more opinions on my first build and make sure it will all work when i build it https://pcpartpicker.com/list/V8PGwV Drop down to a B250 board if you’re not going to jump to a K suffixed processor after your purchase. If you are dropping to the B250, then you’re only going to need DDR4-2133MHz ram kits.

Oracle Intros Exadata Cloud Machine

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Google Invites Open Source Devs to Give E2EMail Encryption a Go

Google last week released its E2EMail encryption code to open source as a way of pushing development of the technology. “Google has been criticized over the amount of time and seeming lack of progress it has made in E2EMail encryption, so open sourcing the code could help the project proceed more quickly,” said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT .

Dell Inspiron 15 7000 (2017) review

Gaming notebooks are notoriously expensive, to the point that spending anything less than $1,200 for a low-end machine is a rarity. That’s why we were so impressed by Dell’s Inspiron 7500 in late 2015.

Tourism gets a virtual lift from new app

A new virtual reality app is allowing people across the world to “visit” landmarks like the Falkirk Wheel and New Lanark world heritage site. These attractions are among an elite band of 26 sites to feature in special apps launched by tourism body VisitScotland, ScotlandVR is billed as a ground-breaking virtual travel experience that allows people, wherever they are in the world, to be immersed in Scotland’s remarkable attractions.

Snap shares soar above $25 in early trading

Market makers at the New York Stock Exchange indicated the stock was set to open from $23.50 to $24.50 a share, CNBC reported . It’s not uncommon for the price of shares in an IPO to rise slightly from the company’s initial estimate.

First Take: AMD investors get spooked by Ryzen’s mixed reviews

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., which have been on a major tear in the last year, tumbled almost 13% in the last two days as a slew of mixed reviews on the first members of its new Zen chip family spooked investors about the company’s comeback efforts. largest investor even dropped a chunk of shares, as a regulatory filing showed Mubadala Development Company PJSC sold 45 million shares with a market value of $613 million.

Here’s how Windows 10 Game Mode is going to make your PC games run more smoothly

Windows 10 Game Mode is coming soon in Creators Update, and Microsoft has provided more detail on how it works. One of the more interesting features coming in the impending Creators Update is Game Mode , which aims to improve gaming performance in Windows 10. Gaming remains important to Microsoft, and Game Mode could help solidify Windows 10’s status as the PC gaming platform of choice.