Day: June 11, 2019

iCloud for Windows app now available in Microsoft Store – CNET

Windows 10 users can now access the iCloud app on-the-go. …read more Source:: CNet


Bill & Ted’s most excellent phone booth can be yours, dude – CNET

You can pretend you’re slacker Keanu Reeves. Time travel not included. …read more Source:: CNet


Proposed Law in India Would Imprison Anyone Who Uses Cryptocurrency

Holding, selling or dealing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin could soon land people in India in jail for 10 years. From a report: The “Banning of Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2019” draft in the nation has proposed 10-year prison sentence for persons who “mine, generate, hold, sell, transfer, dispose, issue or…


WordPress outage floods premium blogs with images of succulents – CNET

Some sites reverted to default themes. …read more Source:: CNet


It is with a heavy heart that we must report that your software has bugs and needs patching: Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, Intel emit security fixes

And Google drops a zero-day on Windows after deadline miss Patch Tuesday Microsoft, Adobe, Intel, and SAP have all emitted their latest Patch Tuesday batch of security fixes. Users and admins are encouraged to test and install the updates as soon as humanly possible.… …read more Source:: Register


The Biggest Data Breach Archive On the Internet Is For Sale

Troy Hunt, the owner and founder of the well-known and respected data breach notification website “Have I Been Pwned,” announced today that he’s actively looking for a buyer. “To date, every line of code, every configuration and every breached record has been handled by me alone. There is no ‘HIBP team,’ there’s one guy keeping…


Inside Nintendo’s E3 2019 booth – CNET

A spooky Luigi’s Mansion (complete with GOOIGI) was a highlight. …read more Source:: CNet


Alibaba is bringing its Alexa-like Tmall Genie Auto tech to Audi, Honda and Renault – Roadshow

The digital assistant has been around for a bit, but it’s finding its way into Chinese-market cars from an increasing list of manufacturers. …read more Source:: CNet


The Day Hackaday’s Theme Was Broken

Today at about 10:00 AM Pacific time, Hackaday’s site host had an outage. All websites on the WordPress VIP Go platform were down, and that includes Hackaday. For about 45 minutes you couldn’t load any content, and for a bit more than two hours after that all we could display was a default WordPress theme…


Not very bright: Apple geniuses spend two weeks, $10,000 of repairs on a MacBook Pro fault caused by one dumb bug

In Cupertino, no one can hear, er, see your screen Apple’s “geniuses” spent two weeks and an estimated $10,000 in warranty costs fixing a MacBook Pro screen fault that was resolved with a single button press or three.… …read more Source:: TheRegister