Not just emissions: manufacturers’ dirty tricks fake everything about cars
VW’s diesel firmware detected when it was undergoing emissions testing and changed the engine tuning to produce 1/40 of its […]
Cars
September 2015
Cars
In Volkswagen emissions fraud scandal, proprietary software is the real villain
“Proprietary software is an unsafe building material. You can’t inspect it.†Columbia University law professor Eben Moglen made that observation
General
Telstra eyes innovation through startups, IoT, M2M
Open Source key to innovation at Telstra says Frank Arrigo, API evangelist at Telstra. Telstra is looking to stay ahead of
General
Five Lessons On The ‘Security Of Things’ From The Jeep Cherokee Hack
Last week, Wired published an account describing how two security researchers, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, were able to wirelessly
General
Read The Fine Print Before Buying The $50 Amazon Fire Tablet
Amazon.com released for sale a tablet that sounded too good to be true…. a 7″ quad core tablet for a mere
Articles
My article in ToI: Why Ubuntu?
Users who are running licensed versions of Windows 7 or 8.1 on their PCs get a free upgrade to Windows
General
Should You Trust Your CEO With Cloud Computing Decisions?
From Forbes: Traditionally, chief executive officers have come up through the ranks from the finance, sales or marketing side, so
General
Facebook open sources React Native so you can reuse code across Web, Android and iOS
Facebook built the React JavaScript library so its engineering team could build interfaces for iOS, Android, and web with the
Gadgets and Deals
Nexus 6 price drop in US starts at $350
Amazon.com has dropped the pricing for Nexus 6. The Nexus has had a good reputation of top notch hardware at a