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(Image: file photo) Earlier this year, we were sent a series of large, encrypted files purportedly belonging to a US police department as a result of

Constellation Research hopes you all have a great holiday season this year with friends and family. In the spirit of recognizing memorable achievements in the tech industry, we also want to use this occasion to announce

Less than a week after Uber said that it will keep testing its self-driving vehicles in San Francisco despite being told to stop by California's Department of Motor Vehicles, the ride-sharing company is now being forced to take the cars off the city's roads. Uber defied the orders of the California DMV to apply for a testing permit for its self-driving cars in San Francisco, claiming that the company does not need such permits. A pair of technicians will be inside the self-driving

Now that you have a new internet media streaming device, you'll need something to watch on it. I cut the cord in 2009 and here are the best services I've found since then.Cord-cutting and video-streaming is

In the wake of reports that Fitbit has dominated the wearables segment and with its acquisition of Pebble, it would seem that the picture for the wearable industry is all rosy. A new report, however, shows that it is not the case. Wearables' Negative Outlook Research firm eMarketer has downgraded its outlook on the wearable devices market. It estimates a 24.7 percent growth this year for an industry that was expected to grow at least 60 percent year-over-year. "The still-young category showed early promise,

If you pay attention to the narrative following every Apple product announcement, it's loaded with disappointment and declarations that Apple has lost the innovative touch to create a "magical" experience consumers have come to expect from the company.Some of the complaints are warranted, such as those about the TouchBar on the new MacBook Pro. It's useful,

NAND flash memorySK Hynix will invest 2.2 trillion won ($1.8 billion) to build a new fabrication facility that produces NAND flash memory in its factory in Cheongju, South Korea, the company announced.

We've seen the iPhone 7 and the Google Pixel, and yes, both devices are some of the best smartphones of 2016. They will likely still be some of the best throughout 2017. The thing is, one device is better than the other. In our mind, the better one is the iPhone 7. There are many reasons to love the Google Pixel. It has a good design, and the Google assistant integration is probably the best we've ever seen. Google

The stock market is an odd place. Red Hat, the leading Linux company, saw its third quarter of fiscal year 2017 grow by 18 percent year over year to $615 million. Up. Still, Wall Street had

A Harvard-led study has found that elderly patients treated by female doctors while hospitalized were less likely to succumb to death within 30 days of their admission, or be readmitted 30 days after being discharged compared with those who were cared for by male doctors. Publishing their findings in JAMA Internal Medicine, Yusuke Tsugawa and colleagues estimated that if male doctors achieved the same results as their female colleagues, there could be 32,000 fewer deaths annually among patients subscribed to Medicare alone.

A study by RMIT University has found that around 2 million Australians are often risking data breaches by logging into internet banking and conducting other financial transactions on unsecured public Wi-Fi networks.In compiling its report [PDF]

Super Mario Run is finally available on the App Store as a free to download game, but one that requires the spending of $9.99 to enjoy the entire package. For the moment, Android owners have to wait until some time in 2017 before the title is released on their platform. For those who are not feeling the need to wait, it's possible right now to download a play an alternative to Super Mario Run known as Super Plumber

Self-driving cars are rolling out much faster than expected, from Uber testing autonomous taxis in San Francisco to Google spinning off its self-driving car division into Waymo and partnering with Fiat-Chrysler. To Fiat, this likely looked like the fastest and best way to get up to speed, considering that rivals like Ford, Honda, and Toyota have a head start. It wasn't always like this. Remember when Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford in 2014 was concerned that self-driving car tech "freaks

Asthma patients may want to consider cutting back on their consumption of cured meats. Findings of a new study have revealed that regularly eating cured meats such as ham, dried sausage, and salami is associated with aggravated symptoms of their respiratory condition. For the research published in the journal Thorax on Tuesday, Zhen Li, from the Inserm Paul Brousse Hospital in Villejuif, France, and colleagues looked at the heath, diet, and fitness data of 971 adults, 42 percent of whom have experienced

Perth's Quantify Technology is developing technology to create intelligent buildings, with the same technology aiming to provide a foundation to enable the creation of secure Internet of Things (IoT) devices.Although Quantify is in the business of

When mandatory telecommunications data retention legislation was first introduced -- the so-called "metadata" retention laws -- Australia's favourite Attorney-General Senator George Brandis QC stressed that it wouldn't be used to chase copyright infringers. "They can't

The four new games for January in Xbox Live's Games With Gold program has now been announced, bringing two titles each from Xbox and Xbox 360 to Xbox One and Xbox Live Gold members for free. These games can all be played on Microsoft's latest flagship home console by virtue of backward compatibility. Beginning Jan, 1, 2017, users can download World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap and The Cave for free, while Killer Instinct Season 2 Ultra Edition and Rayman Origins will be available for download beginning

Queensland-based image-recognition startup TrademarkVision has landed the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) as the first customer of its new deep learning algorithm.Following a successful beta trial, the EUIPO will now be integrating TrademarkVision's new deep

Reviews on Nintendo's Super Mario Run, have started coming in, describing the game as an elegantly designed platformer and one of the best mobile runners available with high replay value due to its unlockables. However, Super Mario Run was only launched on the iOS on Dec. 15, leaving Android device owners on the outside looking in. How soon will Nintendo release the game on Google's mobile operating system? Super Mario Run Clones, Malware Hitting Android In the absence of Super Mario Run on Android devices, clones for the

Today's mobile world powered by cloud services requires security - that doesn't safeguard hardware. To help organisations confidently protect their brand and strengthen the trust of customers and partners, Telstra helps to navigate the complexities

If you are on the lookout for some last-minute gifts but are worried that your gifts will not reach their recipients just in time for Christmas, here are some items that you could buy that will not require shipping at all. Gift Cards Many people are not into giving gift cards because they seem to be impersonal. It may only seem that way if not a lot of thought has been put into it. Make sure to get loved ones a gift

Short takes and quick hits for the week of December 19-25, 2016. EFF launches "In defense of users" initiative with strong anti-Trump messagePosted Dec 20, 2016, 12:30 PSTThe EFF isn't pulling any punches in its new

The Star Wars universe has some of the most iconic looking planets ever to be seen on the big screen. From arid planets such as Jakku and Tatooine to watery worlds such as Kamino and Scarif, the places shown in the movies have captured the imaginations of moviegoers for decades.Now, NASA plans to use these colorful Star Wars worlds as inspiration in its hunt for other planets. With about 3,400 alien worlds already identified by scientists, there's bound to be

BlackBerry's big bet on software and services is making progress -- albeit slowly.The Canadian former phone maker turned software developer posted Tuesday a fiscal third-quarter profit of just one cent for the quarter, beating Wall Street

Microsoft is bringing a couple more free games for Xbox Live Gold members as part of Games With Gold, fulfilling its promise of a total of four free titles for the month of December. Burnout Paradise and Outlast join Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition as part of Microsoft's Games With Gold lineup for December, taking over the place of Outland and Murdered: Soul Suspect, which have reached their expiration date. Games With Gold The lineup was first announced late last month, promising a total of four free titles for

Otsimo provides free games for autistic children to help improve attention spans using machine learning and gamification.

Samsung has unveiled a new line of 13.3- and 15-inch Notebook 9 laptops, upgrading the specs under the hood and making the models a whole deal lighter than their predecessors. This announcement comes ahead of CES 2017, an event where manufacturers typically take the stage to showcase new devices. Despite the fact that many competitors have yet to reveal their cards for this year, the South Korean manufacturer boldly claims that the 13.3-inch variant is the lightest notebook in the market. Impressive Specs:

Simply getting onto the NBN, let alone making use of it, is impacting the functioning of 43 percent of businesses according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) survey [PDF] released on Tuesday.

The mysterious sound heard in Mariana Trench that has baffled scientists is likely a new baleen whale call that no one has heard before. The sound, which lasts up to 3.5 seconds, was recorded on several occasions from Autumn 2014 to Spring 2015 deep in the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, one of the largest marine protected areas worldwide. Mysterious Sound Does Not Resemble Any Human Or Geologic Origin The sound spans in frequencies ranging from as low as 36 hertz and as high

Reliance Jio is a great, big, and savvy Indian python that has recently slithered into the telecom space, threatening to swallow the lunch of existing incumbents like Airtel and Vodafone.The question is, will it end up

Qantas Group has selected SAP executive Susan Doniz to fulfil the role of CIO after undertaking a global search for Luc Hennekens' replacement.Hennekens revealed his intention to leave the national carrier in July after three years

Google Maps has been receiving several new features recently, making the mapping app more valuable to its users. In a small but very important update, Google Maps has added a feature that will show whether a location is accessible by wheelchair, in what is the result of the efforts of a group of Google employees who dedicated a significant amount of their time for the cause. Google 20 Percent Time Policy One of the famous policies of Google is that its employees are