Archive for September, 2015
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
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 normal toxic output, fooling regulators. But though they’re the only ones who’ve been caught using firmware to game emissions testing, they’re not the only ones with something to hide. It’s an open secret that manufacturers […]
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Monday, September 28th, 2015
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 5 years ago. It’s timely today, as the Volkswagen emissions fraud scandal–enabled by proprietary software–worsens. Volkswagen admitted this week it altered proprietary software on 11 million VW diesel cars, so they’d pass emissions tests when […]
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Monday, September 28th, 2015
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 the curve by encouraging technological innovation through collaboration with startups, machine-to-machine (M2M) technology, and the Internet of Things (IoT) — but said that ensuring its network continues to be the best in Australia is still […]
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Friday, September 25th, 2015
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 hack into a Jeep Cherokee, first taking control of the entertainment system and windshield wipers, and then disabling the accelerator. Andy Greenberg, the Wired writer who was at the wheel as the self-described “digital crash […]
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015
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 $50. It took me about 15 minutes to realize that there were a lot of “fine print†to the deal and I think you need to be aware of them before you buy or before […]
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
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 10, but those running Windows XP or Vista will have to buy Windows 10. Well, Ubuntu is a free user-friendly Linux based operating system. Yes, absolutely free, including future updates. Secondly , it is extremely […]
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Friday, September 18th, 2015
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 they don’t necessary bring an in-depth understanding of technology deployments. Not that it was necessary — the IT department ran its systems and spit out reports, while everyone else stuck to their specialties. Now, everybody […]
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
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 same code. Now it’s giving that development super power to everyone by open sourcing the final part of the React trilogy, React Native For Android. Read More: http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/14/react-native-android/#.q7nwkb:BMin
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2015
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 reasonable price. However this changed with the Nexus 6 launch. While it was great hardware, it wasn’t cheap this time. Now Nexus 6 is finally had a price dropped and it now makes sense. A […]
