Day: August 15, 2018

Best Buy buys Jitterbug phone maker GreatCall for $800M – CNET

“New: Tech for seniors,” reads one of the company’s new ads. …read more Source:: CNet


China stops approving new video, phone games – CNET

And it’s unclear when regulators will resume licensing. …read more Source:: CNet


The Next Flagship iPhone Will Support Apple Pencil and 512GB Flash Storage, Says Report

Next month, Apple is expected to unveil three new iPhones, each with differing specs/features. According to analyst firm Trendforce, the large 6.5-inch “flagship” model will support up to 512GB of onboard flash storage. Apple Pencil support will also be “offered as an option,” although the company didn’t specify which models will support the stylus. Apple…


Swiss government bans diesel models from Mercedes and Porsche – Roadshow

The ban applies specifically to the Mercedes Vito van as well as the Porsche Cayenne and Macan diesels. …read more Source:: CNet


Google bod want cookies to crumble and be remade into something more secure

Shifting session identifiers into HTTP works, but Facebook and others won’t be happy A key member of the Google Chrome security team has proposed the death of cookies to be replaced with secure HTTP tokens.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Leak: Diablo 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year – CNET

A leaked announcement confirms your Switch is about to become a Diablo machine. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Cortana Flaw Allows Web Browsing on Locked PCs

The tricky Cortana flaw, CVE-2018-8253, was addressed by Microsoft during Patch Tuesday. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Valve Seems To Be Working On Tools To Get Windows Games Running On Linux

“Valve appears to be working on a set of ‘compatibility tools,’ called Steam Play, that would allow at least some Windows-based titles to run on Linux-based SteamOS systems,” writes Kyle Orland from Ars Technica. From the report: Yesterday, Reddit users noticed that Steam’s GUI files (as captured by SteamDB’s Steam Tracker) include a hidden section…


Best Buy acquires GreatCall for $800 million, adds 900,000 paying customers, subscriptions

GreatCall focuses on services for the aging population, is profitable and has $300 million in annual revenue. The company also gives Best Buy a services boost. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Engineers Say They’ve Created Way To Detect Weapons Using Wi-Fi

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: The researchers, which include engineers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), and Binghamton University, published a study this month detailing a method in which common wifi can be used to easily and efficiently identify weapons, bombs, and explosive chemicals in public spaces that don’t…