Thursday, August 11, 2016

Jawbone reportedly tried to sell itself and other top stories.

  • Jawbone reportedly tried to sell itself

    Jawbone reportedly tried to sell itself
    Wearable maker Jawbone recently tried to sell itself to a hardware manufacturer, according to a report today from The Information. People with knowledge of the company's plans told The Information that Jawbone's top executives have continually engaged in conversations with potential buyers, stressing the company's financial obligations to investors. The company has, since 1999, raised close to $900 million. Any discussion of an acquisition is apparently separate from Jawbone's plans to sell off..
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  • Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will roll out for the Xbox One on August 9

    Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will roll out for the Xbox One on August 9
    Autobots lets roll Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will roll out for the Xbox One on August 9 By John Callaham Monday, Aug 8, 2016 at 4:55 pm EDT
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  • Van driver causes multi-vehicle crash running red light

    Van driver causes multi-vehicle crash running red light
    A van driver in New South Wales has managed to damage two vehicles after he tried to push through a gap while running a red light.Dashcam footage of the avoidable bingle taken by Terrigal plumber Adam Walker shows the driver of the turn across the traffic just as a bright-coloured hatchback and a Toyota Hilux take off on the green light.Despite the ill judgement on display, the driver very nearly managed to slot his van between the two oncoming vehicles. Nearly. The van clips the rear driver'..
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  • Mercedes-AMG C 43 pricing announced

    Mercedes-AMG C 43 pricing announced
    Mercedes-Benz Australia has announced a $101,900 (plus on-road costs) starting price for its new AMG-badged C-Class range, first local deliveries of which will begin in October. While the sub-$102K opening price applies to the Mercedes-AMG C 43 sedan, ...
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  • Vulnerability Exposes 900M Android Devices—and Fixing Them Won't Be Easy

    Vulnerability Exposes 900M Android Devices—and Fixing Them Won't Be Easy
    The latest Android vulnerability to fret about isn’t limited to any particular device, or any specific firmware version. That’s because it doesn’t start with Android at all, but with Qualcomm, the company that provides internal components for hardware manufacturers. Lots of them. In this case, 900 million Android smartphones with Qualcomm inside are at risk, and fixing them will be no easy task. As security research firm Check Point detailed this week, the vulnerability in question is actually ..
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  • Here's the best price on No Man's Sky in the universe (well, Australia)

    Here's the best price on No Man's Sky in the universe (well, Australia)
    finder.com.au is one of Australia's leading comparison websites. We compare from a wide set of major banks, insurers and product issuers. finder.com.au has access to track details from the product issuers listed on our sites. Although we provide information on the products offered by a wide range of issuers, we don't cover every available product. You should consider whether the products featured on our site are appropriate for your needs and seek independent advice if you have any questions. T..
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  • Microsoft backflips on Australian Office 365 migrations

    Microsoft backflips on Australian Office 365 migrations
    Updated 9 August 11:15PM: added comment from Microsoft Microsoft has backflipped on its decision to automatically migrate Australian Office 365 customer data to local availability zones, with data to remain in Singapore by default. Customers will now have to opt-in to get their Office 365 tenants migrated to the Australian data centres, which Microsoft launched to much fanfare in December 2014. If customers fail to opt-in before the 31 October deadline, they will not be able to migrate their da..
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  • Looks Like A Russian Cybergang Hacked Into One Of The World's Largest Payment Systems

    Looks Like A Russian Cybergang Hacked Into One Of The World's Largest Payment Systems
    Looks Like A Russian Cybergang Hacked Into One Of The World's Largest Payment Systems According to a report by security blogger Brian Krebs, Oracle’s popular MICROS point-of-sale terminals support website was commandeered by a Russian cybergang. This is bad since MICROS is in the top three most popular payment systems in the world. Image: Gizmodo In a statement to Gizmodo, Oracle said it had “detected and addressed malicious code in certain legacy MICROS systems”. Right now, the extent of the..
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  • 'Pokémon Go' revenue hits $200 million

    'Pokémon Go' revenue hits $200 million
    Pokemon Go places the cartoon creatures in the real world.(Photo: Niantic.)In its first month, the viral hit game Pokémon Go raked in $200 million in revenue, continuing on a historic pace for a smartphone app launch.According to SensorTower, Pokémon Go quickly outpaced the two previous titles considered to have the best opening months on mobile: Supercell's Clash Royale and King's Candy Crush Soda Saga.Both titles generated buzz through the popularity of its predecessors: Clash of Clans and Ca..
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