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Samsung Electronics to start making new chips for AMD in 2016 – Electronic Times

A Samsung logo is seen at Samsung Electronics’ headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, December 18, 2015. Picture taken on December 18, 2015. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will start making new chips for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Inc next year, South Korea’s Electronic Times reported on Tuesday citing unnamed sources. The paper said Samsung’s foundry business and Globalfoundries will jointly start producing a […]

Sanrio probes reported 'Hello Kitty' hack exposing 3.3 million users

Sanrio, the Japanese owner of the Hello Kitty brand, on Monday said it was investigating a report that its database was hacked and private information on 3.3 million users was exposed. The leaked data from the fan site of the Japanese toy company includes information like users’ full names, email addresses and encrypted passwords, according to the report by security website CSOonline.com, which cited researcher Chris Vickery. […]

Cisco reviews code after Juniper breach; more scrutiny expected

The Cisco Systems logo is seen as part of a display at the Microsoft Ignite technology conference in Chicago, Illinois, May 4, 2015. Reuters/Jim Young BOSTON Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc said on Monday it has launched a product review to look for tampering after rival Juniper Networks Inc’s disclosure found code in firewall software that made it vulnerable to cyber attacks. Juniper warned customers on […]

Bradbury-Inspired 451 Error Code Warns of Online Censorship

The Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) today approved a new HTTP error code — 451 — that can be used to identify online content that is unavailable for legal reasons, such as government-enforced censorship. Taken from “Farenheit 451,” the title of the classic Ray Bradbury novel about book burning, the error code has been championed for several years by former Google engineer and XML specification author Tim […]

Pew Survey Says Home Broadband Use Declining

The use of broadband Internet in U.S. homes is starting to drop, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center. In fact, just 67 percent of U.S. homes have broadband connectivity, down from 70 percent in 2013 — the first significant decline in the number of homes with broadband connections, according to Pew’s new Home Broadband report. The reasons? Mobile technology, to name one. […]

Foreign Hackers Accessed U.S. Power Grid 'Dozens of Times'

Foreign Hackers Accessed U.S. Power Grid ‘Dozens of Times’ Recently, a private security researcher hot on the trail of hackers who stole information from a California university’s housing files discovered something far more nefarious: the attackers had found a way into networks running America’s power grid. That security researcher was Brian Wallace. Those attackers appear to be based in Iran. According to his research, these bad actors […]

Ericsson and Apple sign patent deal, settle litigation

STOCKHOLM Swedish mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson announced it had signed a patent licence deal with Apple Inc, ending a year-long dispute and sending its shares up 7 percent on Monday. Ericsson did not specify how much it would earn from the deal but estimated overall revenue from intellectual property rights in 2015 would hit 13 to 14 billion crowns ($1.52-$1.64 billion), including positive effects from the […]

Toshiba to cut 7,000 jobs in PC and TV units, sees FY loss

TOKYO Japan’s Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Monday it will cut nearly 7,000 consumer electronics jobs after a $1.3 billion accounting scandal, in an overhaul that will streamline the sprawling conglomerate into a company focused on chips and nuclear energy. Toshiba also said it would sell its television manufacturing plant in Indonesia, and that eventual job cuts spanning the entire PC-to-nuclear company could be over 10,000 including […]

Oscar hopefuls of 2016: Can you handle it?

This time around, the movies are more than serious — they’re nightmare-inducing Why does Hollywood want to punish us? This year’s Oscar aren’t just heavy — it’s a given that the weightiest dramas pop up in theatres when Academy members are preparing their ballots. But this time around, the movies are more than serious. They’re nightmare-inducing. You’ve got a bear trying to eat a man and slow-motion […]

Macaulay Culkin reprises his ‘Home Alone’ role as a deranged adult

The former child star, who was once the highest-paid child actor ever, is back playing Home Alone’s Kevin McCallister, in a new web seriesEver wondered how Home Alone’s dexterous protagonist Kevin McCallister would end up as an adult? The first episode of the new web series, :DRYVRS, starring Macaulay Culkin, the former child star who played the beloved character in the hit film series, gives a solid […]

Christmas without mum

Our father died six years ago, and this year our mother died. As the eldest child, I became responsible overnight for my brother and sister. I’ve never not looked forward to this time of year. The fact that I get to eat my bodyweight in food without feeling an ounce of guilt plays a big part in my high spirits during the lead-up to Christmas. The lights, […]

Car Hacking: Are You At Risk?

There is an old cliché that goes, “they don’t make them like they used to.” With the pronounced computerization of contemporary cars in mind, that adage certainly stands tall. More than 50 percent of vehicles sold this year connect to the Internet in one or more ways, and it is predicted by 2025, every car will be connected in multiple ways. That brings up the issue of car hacking. […]

Exclusive – U.S. Justice Dept probes data breach at Uber: sources

The logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone over a reserved lane for taxis in a street is seen in this file photo illustration taken in Madrid on December 10, 2014. Reuters/Sergio Perez/Files SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. Department of Justice is pursuing a criminal investigation of a May 2014 data breach at ride service Uber [UBER.UL], including an examination of whether any employees at competitor […]

Exclusive – Target in initial development of own mobile wallet: sources

The sign outside the Target store is seen in Arvada, Colorado in this January 10, 2014 file photo. Reuters/Rick Wilking/Files Target Corp (TGT.N) is in the early stages of developing its own mobile wallet, three people familiar with the matter said, joining Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) in posing a threat to recent entrants like Apple Pay. The fourth-largest U.S. retailer has not committed to launch the product, […]

Tim Cook calls notion of Apple avoiding US taxes ‘political crap’

    The U.S. Department of Justice is pursuing a criminal investigation of a May 2014 data breach at ride service, including an examination of whether any employees at competitor Lyft were involved in the episode, sources familiar with the situation said.  Full Article This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, please read […]

Juniper Warns of Spying Code in Firewall

Networking equipment maker Juniper Networks revealed this week that it had found spying code planted in some models of its firewalls. The products affected by the malicious code include those running ScreenOS, a Juniper operating system that runs several of the company’s appliances that act as firewalls and enable VPNs (virtual private networks). The vulnerable versions of ScreenOS include 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18 and 6.3.0r12 through 6.3.0r20, according […]

IBM and Box Expand Cloud Alliance

After inking an enhanced deal with Salesforce earlier this week, Box has also expanded its strategic alliance with IBM. Box, which lets enterprise users access and manage information in the cloud, announced the move today. Apparently, the initial tie-up between Big Blue and Box was so successful that the companies decided to press the go-to-market and sales pedals a little harder. Under the revamped deal, the companies […]

Hyundai & Hoyt: The Ultimate Team

In 1977, Rick Hoyt told his father Dick he would like to participate in a 5 mile run. It was a benefit for a Lacrosse player who had become paralyzed. Rick was diagnosed at birth as a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy, and was unable to walk or speak naturally.  Running a race seemed impossible but there are always ways to surpass those boundaries. Dick ran the race […]

FCC Shines Light on Mobile Carriers' Free-Data Offers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking several mobile carriers to provide it with more information about how their free-data streaming offers relate to the agency’s goal of “maintaining a free and open Internet.” The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunication Bureau sent inquiry letters yesterday to AT&T, Comcast and T-Mobile. All three companies have been promoting programs whereby customers can stream some video and other content without having that […]

Awesome Car Rallies Anybody Can Do

[embedded content] The other day, Christopher Burdick, Automoblog Editor-in-Chief, told me about the now defunct Balkan Rally. Until he mentioned something, I had never heard of it – however, the video above well educated me. To the beat of Groove Armada’s “I See You Baby,” girls in bikinis, pirates, and a dude with a big soapy cannon (I assume that’s soap at 2:45) appear to be having […]

Zuma protests: Indian family in the eye of storm

As South Africans endure their deepest economic crisis since 2009, it’s not just President Jacob Zuma they blame. There’s a family whose name is increasingly the target of protest: the Guptas. As tens of thousands marched in October in South Africa’s biggest wave of nationwide anti-government protests since the African National Congress came to power, one poster, broadcast on the nation’s television channels, captured the public anger: […]

DELHI’S CLEANLINESS AND THE MUCK IN OUR MINDS

WHERE’S YOUR COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM, MR MODI?

By Garga Chatterjee

Those of us who are not of Delhi and live far away from the inner chambers of power, some aspects of the new Union government’s initial pronouncements were indeed exciting. Firstly, in consonance with the tone set by its leader in the 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign, the Central government wanted to be an enabler and not a micro-manager in people’s lives and aspirations. Secondly, it talked about co-operative federalism, by which, real federalism would be ushered in, in a spirit of co-operation between the constituent states of the Indian Union. Right now, these feel like promises from a different planet.

It is true that the government of India increased the percentage of tax money that would be given by the Centre to the states. But that came with a serious catch. The Union governm

King dollar trend is down, but not out

|By Matein Khalid| The plunge in crude oil after OPEC’s Vienna conclave, Dr. Draghi’s failure to resist Bundesbank pressure not to fire another ECB easy money bazooka, Wall Street’s junk bond debacle and an imminent rise in the Fed Funds rate for the first time since 2006 will all shape the next big trades in Planet Forex. The Euro has risen to 1.10 on Draghi’s failure to […]

5 Types of morons at work and how to tackle them

Every office around the world has its share of good and bad. More than anything, when we sit down to discuss work with friends (from the workplace or outside) we tend to discuss people. It did sound like gossip when I re-read the previous line, but hey… it is what it is. There is nothing to be surprised about as it is only natural. At work, we […]