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Qualcomm Technologies Inc. has jumped the Consumer Electronics Show gun by accidentally revealing details of the forthcoming new Google Tango augmented-reality phone from Asus. In a blog post (since deleted, cached version here) the chip maker revealed that the ZenFone AR from ASUSTeK …
Researchers find travel booking systems are easily hackable – even from luggage tags
Researchers have warned that inadequate security with legacy travel booking systems allows hackers to easily obtain personal information and steal tickets and loyalty bonuses — even from luggage tags. Security Research Labs delivered the bad news last week, explaining that the three …
Tesla sued over allegedly self-accelerating Model X
A South Korean actor is suing Tesla Motors Inc. over claims that his car suddenly accelerated while being parked, causing it to crash through a garage and into the owners house and injuring a number of people along the way. Ji Chang Son …
Bitcoin support coming to Microsoft Office
In a coming of age, bitcoin is about to get some Microsoft Corp. love as the tech giant plans to support the cryptocurrency in the next version of Microsoft Office. The upcoming support, now listed on Microsoft’s Office Roadmap site, will see Excel …
Facebook called out for buying offline data to fill user profiles
Social media giant Facebook Inc. may know more about you than you think after a recent report claimed that the company was acquiring information about users from third-party information brokers. Pro Publica claims that Facebook has been acquiring “detailed dossiers” obtained from …
Volvo adds Skype for Business to new vehicles for conference calls on the go
In an age of Internet-connected cars, there are lots of Dick Tracy-style things people can do in their vehicles. Now, if you’re a customer of one car company, you can add taking a conference call to the list. Swedish car maker Volvo is …
Predictions 2017: Bitcoin hits $3,000, blockchain rules the world
As if 2016 weren’t volatile enough for the technology industry, the coming year is likely to be even more interesting, thanks to everything from an unpredictable new U.S. president to a confluence of trends ranging from artificial intelligence to virtual reality to the …
Cold War redux: Obama penalizes Russia over alleged election hacking
In a story that begs the question, “What year is this?” the Obama Administration has penalized Russia over allegations that it tried to tamper with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. President Obama in his last days in office has decided to punish …
FDA issues advice to manufacturers on preventing medical device hacking
The Food and Drug Administration has released a set of recommendations for how device manufacturers should protect the security of Internet-connected medical devices. One year in the making, the 30-page document encourages manufacturers to monitor their devices and software for vulnerabilities and to patch …
Ford’s latest self-driving car includes better vision and computing power
Ford Motor Co. Wednesday unveiled its latest Fusion autonomous vehicle complete with more processing power that brings it closer to being ready for production. Included in the new car are adjustments to the sensor technology to allow the car to better see what’s around it, …