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At CES 2017, self-driving cars were a hot topic. Faraday Future revealed its Tesla challenger, the FF91, while Chrysler, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, and Nissan all had anonymous vehicle announcements. But the big question is, when will truly self-driving cars be in use or available to purchase? That's what I asked Ford executives before CES kicked off. Ford is actively developing its own self-driving car, and has what I believe to be the most realistic timeline for delivering its own autonomous vehicle. Although

Amazon's Echo - and the built-in Alexa service: coming to a home near you, soon?Amazon's Alexa service has been a surprise hit; the digital assistant wrapped up in the Amazon Echo smart speaker that is rapidly

Even as unsuspecting travelers at Florida's Fort Lauderdale Airport were witnessing the first round of the horrifying attacks, they had to grapple with a situation that created further panic - rumors of shooting by a second gunman. As Tech Times reported on Jan. 8, a MacBook Pro saved the life of a traveler who had been shot at by the gunman identified as Esteban Santiago. The gunman had pulled out the gun from his checked-in baggage and started shooting randomly at passengers who

After attending last year's Detroit Auto Show, I wrote that CES can't replace traditional auto shows just yet. But after spending the last few days at CES in Las Vegas, I'm ready to reverse that position (somewhat). At CES 2017, a critical mass of auto makers and major suppliers unveiled several new concepts, a ton of new technology, and arguably stole the show from traditional electronics companies. And that CES occurs on the cusp of the show in Detroit—which starts next

Popular first-person shooter game Halo nearly got a kid-friendly version called Mega Bloks Halo, also initially called by n-Space, its developer, as Haggar. Its development has been unceremoniously stopped on its tracks and a recently leaked video has provided the reason, along with other insights about the title. Developer Trouble And Xbox One Launch In a video footage posted at YouTube, game historian Andrew Borman explained that n-Space, has already closed last year and the game's production has even shuttered as early as November 2013. According

Attackers claim to hold a copy of the data that can be restored for between 0.2BTC and 1BTC, but there's no guarantee it's actually available.

The advocacy group The Praxis Project has filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association (ABA) over claims of engaging in false and misleading marketing of sugar-sweetened beverages. Deceptive Campaigns The suit, which was filed with the federal court of Oakland, California on Wednesday, asked for relief to stop Coke and ABA from making claims that sugary drinks do not promote type 2 diabetes, obesity, or heart disease and sought to require more warnings for the consumers. The 40-page lawsuit also

The Commonwealth Ombudsman Colin Neave has opened an investigation into the Centrelink automated debt recovery system that has come under fire for sending some letters demanding money repayment in error to welfare recipients.A spokesperson for Neave

Mere weeks after Waymo became a company independent from Google's X, it has already released an updated version of its automated driving system. The technology, which was announced Jan. 8 at the on-going North American International Auto Show, will hit the roads onboard a fleet of Chrysler Pacifica minivans. Latest Waymo Improvements The new development came from John Krafcik, Waymo's CEO and involves two important points. The first is that the fully automated suite has been developed exclusively in-house. This means that all sensors

In an accompanying promotional video for the Designed By Apple in California book, Jony Ive has touted Apple's design process and how each of its devices has different prototypes before one is finally selected for production. A recent report has given more insight into this area after it showed features of an early iPhone prototype. Leaked Old iPhone The report came by way of a video that showed the Apple relic running the rejected Acorn OS. For this device, Apple has explored an

Yes, Red Hat's forthcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.9 will come with stability and security improvements. That's not the real news. The big story is it supports the next generation of cloud-native applications through an

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Retro-Bit has finally taken the wraps off Super Retro Boy, its version of the classic Game Boy at CES 2017 — and it certainly got nostalgic retro gamers excited. The Super Retro-Boy has the same boxy design that the original Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance sported. Other than the lack of shoulder buttons that the GBA had, longer battery life, and a shatter-resistant screen, Retro-Bit was able to fit the best of the three handheld consoles into

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The human body is a very complex system of organs that work together for the survival of the human being. Sometimes, though, it can play strange little tricks on humans just to show what it is capable of. Such is the case of a 16-year-old girl in Japan who underwent an emergency appendectomy for her acute appendicitis. However, during the said operation, doctors noticed a large growth on her ovary, which turned out to be a strange formation: it looked to be

Descriptive analytics -- looking into what has happened in the past -- is commoditized. Traditional BI, reports, and dashboards are well understood and used in one way or another across a wide spectrum of organizations to

The Matrix PowerWatch is charged by body heat.The market for wearable devices grew steadily in the past year, but one category of wearables -- fitness bands -- overwhelmingly dominates the market. Within that segment, Fitbit is

A predicted collision of two stars may just give us a spectacular show in the year 2022. A thorough observation that began in 2013 led Larry Molnar, a Calvin College Professor, along with his students and his colleagues Karen Kinemuchi and Henry Kobulnicky to predict that a binary star is most likely going to collide and explode into a red nova in 2022, give or take a year. What's more, the brightness of the event will allow even non-astronomers to see

Uncover some of the cool new features hidden in iOS 10.It's been nearly 10 years since I camped out in the rain to purchase the original Apple iPhone. We've seen the iPhone go from a MP3

The shooting rampage at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport - which left five people dead - has shaken America. In the midst of this nightmare unfolding for unsuspecting travelers, there was an unsung hero - the MacBook Pro. For the unfamiliar, on Friday, Jan. 6, 26-year-old Esteban Santiago pulled out a gun from his checked-in luggage and suddenly opened fire on innocent people who were collecting their luggage from Fort Lauderdale airport's baggage claim area. Santiago - who was later arrested

Russia has demanded Apple and Google to take down the app of LinkedIn, the professional social networking website that was blocked in the country last year, from local app stores. The move mirrors China's request for Apple to remove apps by The New York Times from the country's App Store. LinkedIn Taken Down From App Stores In Russia Smartphones users in Russia, whether they are using iOS or Android devices, will no longer be able to download the LinkedIn app after the country's government demanded Apple

HMD Global is launching the first Nokia smartphone since the Finnish-based company was sold to Microsoft in 2014, after securing exclusive rights to the Nokia brand.

Audiophiles will soon be able to make the most of a new 32-bit wireless speaker from Samsung, which is poised to redefine the audio world. At the CES 2017, the South Korean OEM took the wraps off its H7 Wireless Speaker, which it claims "enables 32bits of rich, detailed sound from any source that provides 8 to 24bit sound." Basically, the H7 Wireless Speaker is equipped with the company's proprietary Ultra High Quality (UHQ) 32-bit audio technology, which upscales the 8- and

Tod NielsenFinancialForce, an enterprise resource planning company, built on Salesforce's platform named Tod Nielsen CEO.The move is notable given that Nielsen was CEO of Heroku, which was acquired by Salesforce in 2011. Nielsen was also chief

An expert panel has issued new guidelines on Thursday to reduce the likelihood of babies to develop potentially deadly food allergy. Peanut Allergy Peanut allergy affects about 2 percent of children in the U.S. Those who are allergic to peanuts need to avoid a wide range of peanut-containing food for risk of developing unwanted reactions. Although relatively common, peanut allergy can be potentially deadly. In 2014, a nursing student at Oakland University who was diagnosed with a severe form of nut allergy as a toddler,

To understand the Xperia XZ, you need to understand the genesis of its name, and therefore the weird rollercoaster ride that has been Sony's Xperia line of phones in recent years. In February

Apple's iPad Pro 2 is expected to come in three models this year, ready to go head to head with the powerful Microsoft Surface Pro 4. The iPad Pro is currently available in 9.7- and 12.9-inch configurations and it's Apple's most powerful tablet so far. The two iPad Pro models are widely considered to be among the best tablets on the market, but they're due for a refresh and the upgraded models are expected to be even more powerful. 10.5- Or 10.9-Inch iPad Pro

Incentive payout targets compared to Apple's 2016 numbers.Apple's 2016 was a year marred by falling iPhone sales, and executives are now paying a price.

This is the first article in our series called Cool Tools. The idea is to spotlight tools that can make your professional life easier, save you some time, or help you get

Apple launched its latest operating system - iOS 10 - amid much excitement in 2016 and now, a new survey reveals that a majority of Apple users have installed the update on their compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod. It's been nearly four months since iOS 10 was made available to Apple users and the official statistic from Apple reveals that this version of the operating system is now running on 76 percent of iDevices, which are eligible for the update. Only 18 percent users