Day: June 28, 2018

Motorola is announcing something ‘big’ on August 2 – CNET

Apparently it’s “a whole new way to connect, stream, download, video chat, and more.” …read more Source:: CNet


Trump hails iPhone-maker Foxconn for $10 billion Wisconsin plant – CNET

And the president praises Apple for investing $350 billion in the US — though it’s unlikely to be spent on new factories, as Trump hopes. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook tests lasers that shoot high-speed internet through the sky – CNET

The lasers can be mounted on planes and fire wireless internet from the heavens. …read more Source:: CNet


AT&T Removes HBO From an Unlimited Data Plan After Buying Time Warner

AT&T revamped its two unlimited mobile plans this week, and in the process it raised the price for the entry-level plan by $5 a month while removing the free HBO perk. The entry-level unlimited plan now starts at $70 instead of $65. ArsTechnica adds: Existing customers can keep their old plan and the free HBO,…


Best headphones for running – CNET

We round up an assortment of top headphones that are well-suited to runners. …read more Source:: CNet


Another Equifax staffer slapped with insider trading charge

Credit agency promises eight US states it will boost cyber security measures, escapes fine A former Equifax software engineering manager has been charged with insider trading, as eight US states decided to let the biz off with just a slapped wrist instead of a fine for last year’s massive data breach.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Facebook Faces New Accusation of Data Leak Via Quiz App

A security failure in a popular quiz app on Facebook left millions of people’s data exposed for almost two years, a cybersecurity activist revealed Thursday. From a report: The application, called Nametests.com, has run Facebook quizzes for years, but it left unprotected the personal data of Facebook users taking such a quiz on its website,…


Twitter releases tool to improve political ad transparency

Ad Transparency Center provides information about how much advertisers spent and what factors they used for targeting demographics. …read more Source:: ZDNet


WOS going on? DDN ejected from IDC object storage marketscape

Cue raised eyebrows – Cohesity and SUSE enter IDC has cast its eyes over object storage suppliers, and ejected DDN from its marketscape, brought in Cohesity and Cloudian, and shuffled around a few suppliers.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Matt Groening’s Netflix series Disenchantment gets a trailer – CNET

The Simpsons and Futurama creator is going back in time, way back, for the fantasy animated show. …read more Source:: CNet