Day: August 15, 2018

Verizon tempts 5G customers with YouTube TV, Apple TV 4K – CNET

Indianapolis is the fourth city to join the carrier’s 5G push. …read more Source:: CNet


If you drop a tablet in a forest of smartphones, will anyone hear it fall?

Is it even worth counting tablet sales? Do they even exist? Sales of tablets fell 10 per cent in Western Europe during calendar Q2 to a mere 6.3m units, according to abacus stroker IDC… …read more Source:: TheRegister


T-Mobile rebuilds customer service with you, and happiness, in mind – CNET

This is how the carrier is tearing down sucky customer service. …read more Source:: CNet


Arcade Inspired Halloween Candy Dispenser

The days are getting shorter and the nights are a little cooler, which can only mean one thing: it’s officially time to start devising the trials you’ll put the neighborhood children through this Halloween. For [Randall Hendricks], that means building a new candy dispensing machine to make sure the kids have to work for their…


New PHP Exploit Chain Highlights Dangers of Deserialization

PHP unserialization can be triggered by other vulnerabilities previously considered low-risk. …read more Source:: DarkReading


India To Launch First Manned Space Mission By 2022

India will launch its first manned space mission by 2022, the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, which could make it the fourth nation to do so after the United States, Russia and China. From a report: Modi congratulated Indian scientists for excelling in their research and are at the forefront of innovation….


Mystery Russian Satellite’s Behavior Raises Alarm In US

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Stop Using Python 2: What You Need to Know About Python 3

Though Python 3 was released in 2008, many projects are still stuck on Python 2. It’s understandable that porting large existing codebases to a new version is a prospect which sends a shiver down many a developer’s spine. But code inevitably needs to be maintained, and so when all the shiny new features that would…


Apple Argued That Buildings at Its Headquarters Were Worth $200, Not $1B, To Reduce Its Tax Bill: Report

Apple argued that buildings it owned around Cupertino, where it is headquartered, were only worth $200 instead of the $1 billion tax assessors deemed in 2015, according to appeals reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle. From a report: The report characterized the dispute as part of an aggressive strategy by Apple to lower its tax…


2019 Nissan Sentra expands Apple CarPlay, Android Auto availability – Roadshow

The sporty SR Turbo variant also loses its manual transmission, going CVT-only from here on out. …read more Source:: CNet