Singapore will trial a full-size autonomous bus

Singapore will trial a pair of driverless buses. No, not micro buses, nor "Ollis" -- full-sized buses, measuring 12 meters (40 feet) long. The vehicles will operate in the Jurong West region of Singapore, where the island's Nanyang Technolo…

First Click: Apple says hello, Microsoft Surface all-in-one PC, and more in the week ahead

Apple Registers Three New Macs in Europe Ahead of Thursday's 'Hello Again' Event

Just three days before Apple's "Hello Again" event, where it is widely expected to announce new Macs, French website Consomac has discovered a new Russian-language regulatory filing, in the Eurasian Economic Commission database, that points towards …

Apple Details Launch Countries for Apple Watch Nike+, Confirms Bands Will Not Be Sold Separately

In a press release sent out today, which further confirms the launch of the Apple Watch Nike+ this Friday, October 28, Apple has given detailed information on the availability of the running-focused device as the rollout begins this weekend. For its…

Is Google using YouTube to put one over on Samsung?

Let’s hope not. Somebody might notice A curious story appeared overnight, one that made Samsung look very foolish. According to anti-copyright activist and blogger Mike Masnick, Google's YouTube had received a copyright takedown notice from Samsung …

Ageing GSM crypto cracked on commodity graphics rig

A*STAR Singapore shows how easy it is The crypto scheme applied to second generation (2G) mobile phone data can be hacked within seconds, security researchers have demonstrated.…

Samsung promises Korean Note 7 owners a 50 percent discount on the Note 8

DDoS attack: Apple’s HomeKit for a safer smarthome

Philip K Dick saw the future when he wrote Ubik in '69, a place in which artificially intelligent infrastructure took control. Today we are building the Internet of Things, and the recent massive DDoS attack in which DVRs and connected cameras ma…

Apple Sold 70% Fewer Apple Watches This Summer Compared to Last

The latest numbers from market research firm IDC reveal Apple Watch shipments totaled an estimated 1.1 million units in the third quarter, reflecting a three-month period between June and September, a sharp 71.6% decline compared to an estimated 3.9…

The Original iPod Turns 15 Years Old

On Sunday, Apple's original iPod celebrated the 15th anniversary of its launch on October 23, 2001. The reveal of the iPod by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs in 2001 was preceded by the usual breadcrumb trail of mystery, rumors, and leaks, with most rep…

20% off Micca Speck G2 1080p Full-HD Ultra Portable Digital Media Player - Deal Alert

The Micca Speck G2 provides convenient playback of all popular photo, music, and video formats up to 1080p Full-HD resolution on any TV or HDTV. It has a 1080p HD output for sending sharp and clear video and audio in pure digital format to HDTVs…

Slowmo Violin train crash still sliding down the tracks

How long before it goes off the rails? Comment  Violin Memory’s stock is slowmo crashing, and is now down to $0.35; it was $0.65 on October 11.…

Slowmo Violin train crash still sliding down the tracks

How long before it goes off the rails? Comment  Violin Memory’s stock is slowmo crashing, and is now down to $0.35; it was $0.65 on October 11.…

Samsung komt volgend jaar toch met Galaxy Note 8

Samsung gaat door het het maken van toestellen in de Note-serie. Dat blijkt uit een nieuw upgradeprogramma, dat de fabrikant in Zuid-Korea heeft opgezet. Samsung geeft Note 7-kopers die hun toestel hebben ingeruild voor een S7 de optie om te upgrade…

Linux exploit gives any user full access in five seconds

If you need another reason to be paranoid about network security, a serious exploit that attacks a nine-year-old Linux kernel flaw is now in the wild. The researcher who found it, Phil Oester, told V3 that the attack is "trivial to execute,…

This AI program sees genitals everywhere it looks

$85 billion AT&T, Time Warner deal under scrutiny from politicians, consumer groups

The plan by AT&T to acquire Time Warner for US$85.4 billion has come under the microscope of U.S. politicians and public interest groups that are concerned about the antitrust implications of the mega-deal.On Saturday, Randall Stephenson, AT&T ch…

Chap turns busted laptop into phone keyboard, in Himalayan book-rescue mission

Kind of a hacker-MacGyver story We all know that sinking feeling when you realise your laptop screen is broken and you need to use it sooner you can get it fixed.…

Why the Internet broke and you couldn't do anything about it

“Sing, O Muse, sing of the anger of Akamais.” Okay, I’m no Homer and this is no Odyssey, but we mortals are the victims of a fight we didn’t start and which may last longer than the Trojan War. As I write this, on October 21, the Internet is une…

Hackers pop top 'secure' wireless keyboard and mouse kits, gain RCE

Patch? Nah, we'll just remove 'secure' from the tin: vendor Ruxcon  Wireless keyboard and mouse manufacturers including Microsoft, Fujitsu, and Logitech have been forced to fix borked encryption in peripherals that allow physical attackers to hijack…

Microsoft to raise some UK prices by up to 22 percent over Brexit

Like it or not, the outcome of the Brexit vote has caused a lot of financial uncertainty in the UK. The government has yet to decide which course to take when it invokes Article 50, effectively triggering an exit from the European Union, bu…