While an Australian carrier pegged the release date of the final version of Android 7.1.1 Nougat for devices supported by Google as December 6, it looks like the rollout is already under way. That is, at least for one phone, and it’s not a Nexus, nor a Pixel. It’s the ... Read More »
From now through the end of winter, the eye-catching planet Venus will shine brilliantly in the western evening sky. It’s been hugging the horizon for months, but the turn of the seasons will soon lift it higher, to an ideal observing location even in a small telescope. Venus’ orbit between ... Read More »
In the wee hours of December 1, 2016, Javed Khatri, a 22-year-old programmer (note: not a hacker) discovered a common security vulnerability/bug in the Narendra Modi app. Khatri was able to access the personal information of every registered user of the application through this vulnerability. After sending out a tweet (below) to ... Read More »
A Do you ever feel that ping of awkwardness when someone asks to FaceTime, and you have to explain that you have an Android and won’t be able to? Cross-platform communication between Android and iOS software can seem like a struggle, but there are a plethora of apps to use instead ... Read More »
oh my! Although the wearable fitness tracker sensation is a relatively new development — devices similar to today’s trackers only hit the consumer market in the 2000s — they’ve become regular sights, nearly as common as smartphones themselves.1 However, is this wearable technology really as beneficial as it seems? All ... Read More »
Apple will apparently release three new iPhones next year, including the OLED iPhone 8 as well as two LCD models sporting 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays. While a report said the 4.7-inch iPhone 8 may become Apple’s cheapest iPhone next year, a source with an impeccable track record indicates the handset will still ... Read More »
Apple could be making its first touch screen device without a home button due for release next year. The Cupertino giant could be working on an iPad without the unlock button on the front of the device, reports suggest. The upcoming 10.9-inch iPad, which is expected to be unveiled early next ... Read More »
Depending on the research firm, sell-side analysts can use alternate terminology to describe their Buy/Sell recommendations. Retail investors not familiar with a particular research broker could find the recommendations difficult to understand. As a result, Zacks offers an analyst brokerage rating (ABR) which simplifies the recommendations into a 1 to ... Read More »
There are, on the current count, more than 165,000 health apps in the UK. It is big business – keeping us fit, telling us what to eat, monitoring our heart rate. Their uses are, it seems, unlimited. Yet a report out from the think tank, The Nuffield Trust, has found ... Read More »
Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied US efforts to topple him, died on Friday. He was 90. Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, led the tributes from world leaders after the announcement, which was greeted ... Read More »
