22/03/2017
BUZZ: DoubleAgent attack can use anti-virus apps to hijack your PC - CariOnline.com
DoubleAgent attack can use anti-virus apps to hijack your PC
Security researchers from Cybellum have discovered another technique cyber criminals can use to take over your computer. The zero-day attack called DoubleAgent exploits Microsoft’s Application Verifier tool, which developers use to detect and fix bug…
21/03/2017
BUZZ: iTunes movie rentals finally work across multiple devices - CariOnline.com
iTunes movie rentals finally work across multiple devices
Somehow, Apple went until 2017 before adding one of the most basic features to iTunes. You see, for the past nine years, when you’d rent a movie via the app, you’d have to watch it on the device the rental originated from. So, if you rented Mancheste…
21/03/2017
BUZZ: March Madness is back in VR, but it will cost you - CariOnline.com
March Madness is back in VR, but it will cost you
Last year, the NCAA streamed the Final Four and championship game in virtual reality for free as March Madness came to a close. For the 2017 tournament that’s already in progress, the college sports governing body is teaming up with Turner Sports and…
21/03/2017
BUZZ: Apple announces red iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus - CariOnline.com
Apple announces red iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
In the midst of launching a new video-editing app for the iPhone and iPad, Apple has also just snuck out a new special edition red iPhone 7, to barely any fanfare. (Although rumors that something was afoot began when Apple’s online store went down ea…
21/03/2017
BUZZ: HERA telescope upgrades could reveal the earliest stars - CariOnline.com
HERA telescope upgrades could reveal the earliest stars
When it first went online in February 2016, the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) radio telescope in South Africa boasted 19, 42-foot-diameter antennas aimed at the “Cosmic Dawn” of the universe. The antennas are designed to detect a specif…
21/03/2017
BUZZ: Walmart is opening its own tech incubator in Silicon Valley - CariOnline.com
Walmart is opening its own tech incubator in Silicon Valley
Like Target and Amazon, Walmart is trying to figure out what the future of retail looks like. The company already bought up startups like Jet.com and clothing store ModCloth to better compete online, but Walmart’s next move will invest some of its si…
20/03/2017
BUZZ: Samsung unveils Bixby, its Siri competitor - CariOnline.com
Samsung unveils Bixby, its Siri competitor
It was only a matter of time until Samsung launched a full-fledged virtual assistant of its very own — “S Voice” just never quite cut it. Today the company unveiled Bixby, a new assistant that’ll debut with the Galaxy S8 on March 29th. Naturally, it…
20/03/2017
BUZZ: Tiny liquid battery cools chips while powering them - CariOnline.com
Tiny liquid battery cools chips while powering them
Scientists from IBM and ETH Zurich university have built a tiny “flow” battery that has the dual benefit of supplying power to chips and cooling them at the same time. Even taking pumping into account, it produces enough energy to power a chip while…
20/03/2017
BUZZ: AMD claims LG and Vizio are violating its graphics patents - CariOnline.com
AMD claims LG and Vizio are violating its graphics patents
AMD is one of the few remaining companies with a big stake in graphics hardware (it’s powering the PS4 and Xbox One in addition to PCs), and it’s determined to hold on to that stake however it can. In the wake of an earlier filing, the US Internation…
17/03/2017
BUZZ: Netflix is swapping star ratings for thumbs up and thumbs down - CariOnline.com
Netflix is swapping star ratings for thumbs up and thumbs down
When you finish watching something on Netflix, do you rate it? Maybe you’ll sit (or stand) there, with all of that responsibility on your shoulders, for much longer than you need deciding whether that movie or TV show really deserves the coveted five…
17/03/2017
BUZZ: Sony will soon stop PS3 production and shipments in Japan - CariOnline.com
Sony will soon stop PS3 production and shipments in Japan
Sony is ready to lay the PlayStation 3 to rest, a little over 10 years after the first model was released. Gematsu and Japanese website Gamestalk have discovered that the company will “soon” stop the PS3′s production in its home country. Sony made th…