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• Crytek Closing Five Studios, Will Refocus On 'Premium IPs' and CryEngine
  on Dec 21, 2016 in business
  In a press release, Crytek, the developer behind hits such as the Crysis and Far Cry shooters, announced that it will be closing five of its studios in an effort to "refocus on its core strengths." The only studios remaining will be Crytek's Frankfur...
• Japan Successfully Launches Solid Fuel Rocket
  on Dec 21, 2016 in japan
  randomErr writes: Japan successfully launched a solid fuel rocket named Epsilon-2. The 26-meter-long rocket launched from the Uchinoura Space Center at about 8 p.m. local time. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said this is the latest in Toky...
• Nintendo Switch Uses Nvidia Tegra X1 SoC, Clock Speeds Outed
  on Dec 20, 2016 in nintendo
  The Nintendo Switch -- the hybrid portable games console/tablet due for release in March 2017 -- will be powered by Nvidia's older Tegra X1 SoC and not its upcoming Tegra X2 "Parker" SoC as initially rumored. From a report on ArsTechnica: The use of...
• Aircraft Entertainment Systems Hacks Are Back
  on Dec 20, 2016 in security
  Reader msm1267 writes: Researchers at IOActive today disclosed vulnerabilities in Panasonic Avionics In-Flight Entertainment Systems that were reported to the manufacturer close to two years ago. The flaws could be abused to manipulate in-flight data...
• Apple In Talks With India To Manufacture Locally
  on Dec 20, 2016 in business
  Apple is in talks with India's government to explore making products locally, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, as the U.S. firm aims to make deeper inroads in the world's second-largest mobile phone market by users. From a report: India P...
• Uber Admits To Self-driving Car 'Problem' in Bike Lanes As Safety Concerns Mount
  on Dec 20, 2016 in transportation
  Uber has admitted that there is a "problem" with the way autonomous vehicles cross bike lanes, raising serious questions about the safety of cyclists days after the company announced it would openly defy California regulators over self-driving vehicl...
• At Apple, Mac Is Getting Far Less Attention - How It Handled the New MacBook Pro Is a Living Proof
  on Dec 20, 2016 in business
  Apple CEO Tim Cook may have assured employees that the company is committed to Mac computers, but people working in the Mac team say the company now pays far less attention to the computer lineup, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who has been ri...
• Twitter Will Hand Over Data On the User Who Sent a Seizure-Inducing Tweet To a Journalist
  on Dec 20, 2016 in social
  Last week, an unidentified Twitter user tweeted a seizure-inducing animation at Newsweek and Vanity Fair writer Kurt Eichenwald, who has epilepsy. Now, Eichenwald has taken the first step toward identifying the user. In response to a civil suit filed...
• Egypt Has Blocked Encrypted Messaging App Signal
  on Dec 20, 2016 in encryption
  An anonymous reader writes: Egypt has blocked its residents from accessing encrypted messaging app Signal, according to the application's developer. Mada Masr, an Egypt-based media organization, reported yesterday that several users took to Twitter o...
• Using Multiple Social Networks May Lead To Depression and Anxiety, Says Study
  on Dec 20, 2016 in social
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Daily Dot: The more social media you use, the higher the likelihood that you'll be anxious or depressed. At least according to the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media, Technology and Health.
• Human Cells Naturally 'Eat' Silicon Nanowires
  on Dec 20, 2016 in biotech
  the_newsbeagle writes: By showing that human cells naturally engulf minuscule silicon nanowires, a material scientist from the University of Chicago has opened the way to intracellular electronics. Applications could include very specialized drug del...
• Barnes & Noble's Latest Tablet Is Running Spyware From Shanghai
  on Dec 20, 2016 in android
  Long-time Slashdot reader emil writes about how ADUPS, an Android "firmware provisioning" company specializing in both big data collection of Android usage and hostile app installation and/or firmware control, has been found pre-loaded on Barnes and...
• Next Big Thing From Elon Musk? It Could Be 'Boring'
  on Dec 19, 2016 in transportation
  A string of tweets put out by serial tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Saturday hints that his entrepreneurial future may be a little "boring." USA Today reports: The Tesla and SpaceX founder got on Twitter on Saturday morning to rant about an issue he...
• Samsung Could Look To LG For Phone Batteries After Note 7 Debacle
  on Dec 19, 2016 in hardware
  An anonymous reader writes: Samsung seems to be doing everything within its power to avoid a repeat of the great Galaxy Note 7 battery crisis of 2016. That might even include buying in batteries from LG, according to a report published on Monday. Sam...
• Turkey Blocks Tor's Anonymity Network
  on Dec 19, 2016 in social
  An anonymous reader writes: Turkey's President Erdogan and the ruling AKP party are increasingly bent on silencing online dissent, and that now affects you even if you're smart enough to evade typical censorship methods. Watchdog group Turkey Blocks...
• Bad Reviews For Super Mario Run Are Sending Nintendo's Stock Tumbling
  on Dec 19, 2016 in nintendo
  People aren't loving Nintendo's newly released Super Mario Run. Nintendo's stock plunged 7.1% Monday, bringing its total drop since the game's release last week to more than 11%, Bloomberg reports. The game's mediocre reviews had a similar impact on...
• Apple Appeals EU Tax Ruling, Says It Was a 'Convenient Target'
  on Dec 19, 2016 in eu
  Apple has launched a legal challenge to a record $14 billion EU tax demand, arguing that EU regulators ignored tax experts and corporate law and deliberately picked a method to maximize the penalty, senior executives said. From a report on Reuters: A...
• Can Consumers Fight Package Thieves With Technology?
  on Dec 19, 2016 in crime
  Every year more than 10 million packages are stolen off doorsteps, according to a study by August Home Inc. -- a company which sells a "smart" door lock that's controlled by your cellphone so you can remotely let a delivery person into your house. Bu...
• Finland Will Give Some Unemployed Citizens a Basic Income
  on Dec 19, 2016 in government
  Next month, the Finnish government is going to try something completely different to help its unemployed citizens: give them free money. From a report on The Outline: On Jan. 9, 2017, a randomly selected group of 2,000 unemployed citizens in Finland...
• Most Firefox Users Still Running Windows 7
  on Dec 19, 2016 in firefox
  Microsoft is pushing hard for Windows 10 to become the operating system of choice for everyone across the world, but this isn't happening just yet, as Windows 7 keeps dominating the desktop market. From a report on Softpedia: The Firefox Hardware Rep...