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Samsung is recalling the Galaxy Note7 worldwide and halting sales due to a faulty battery, will replace all devices regardless of when they were purchased — Samsung says it's recalling its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone worldwide after reports of the device catching fire while charging.
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Samsung will begin exchanging Galaxy Note7 devices in US as early as next week and provide $25 credit to those who stick with Samsung smartphones — Hoping to hang on to customers, the company will offer a $25 credit as well. — Aiming to stem defections resulting from its Galaxy Note 7 recall …
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Suspect arrested for allegedly hacking Linux Kernel Organization and Linux Foundation servers in 2011 — A computer programmer from South Florida was arrested last week for allegedly hacking into servers related to the Linux operating system, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday.
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Sources: Google scraps Project Ara phone but may still bring the technology to market via partners, potentially through licensing — Alphabet Inc's Google has suspended Project Ara, its ambitious effort to build what is known as a modular smartphone with interchangeable components …
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Source: Google will reveal its new Pixel-branded smartphones Pixel and Pixel XL, 4K Chromecast, Daydream VR viewer, and fully detail Google Home on October 4 — According to a reliable source, Google plans to hold a major event focusing on hardware October 4th.
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| Nicole Perlroth / New York Times: |
Leaked NSO Group documents reveal capabilities of its Pegasus spying software, with prices like $500K setup fee plus $650K to track 10 iPhone or Android users — SAN FRANCISCO — Want to invisibly spy on 10 iPhone owners without their knowledge? Gather their every keystroke, sound, message and location?
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How Uber forms part of the public transit system in Altamonte Springs, a small town in Florida, causing concerns over accessibility and transparency — My first morning in Altamonte Springs, Florida, I was faced with a dilemma: how to travel the two miles from my hotel to city hall without a car.| Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land: |
Google Analytics App now offers Google Now-like automated insights — Insight cards automatically spotlight positive and negative performance trends for faster analysis. — The latest update to the Google Analytics apps (iOS and Android) offers a sleek new machine learning-powered set of insights a la Google Now.
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KGI: iPhone 7 to feature 2.4GHz A10 chip, IPX7 water resistance, new 12 megapixel cameras, 2 black color options, Lightning EarPods, 3GB RAM in Plus model, more — A weekend report from KGI is shining some last minute details on the iPhone 7. As well as reaffirming everything we've already heard …
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Apple, Google, Amazon, others back Microsoft in lawsuit against DOJ's gag orders preventing disclosure to customers of government requests for their data — Microsoft seeks to report undisclosed access by government — Companies say future of cloud computing at stake in court case
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Plex adds a DVR feature for over-the-air and DRM-free channels on CableCARD HDHomeRun tuners — Ask any media hound about the best way to stream your your video files, and they'll probably direct you to Plex. Now, the streaming software is getting even more useful with a long-awaited feature: DVR support.| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
OpenOffice leaders discussing shutdown due to lack of developers; many switched to LibreOffice — As LibreOffice soars, OpenOffice management considers retiring the project. — OpenOffice, once the premier open source alternative to Microsoft Office, could be shut down because there … Sponsor Posts
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