“SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo was the front door to the web for an early generation of internet users, and its services still attract a billion visitors a month.”
iPhone bug allows hackers to steal passwords with just a text message – update now to protect yourself
“Apple has fixed a major security hole that potentially allowed hackers to gain access to a user’s iPhone, potentially allowing them to steal sensitive data such as passwords.”
Google Play starts showing apps’ actual download sizes
“Google Play now displays the actual storage space a whole app or an upgrade will take up, so you don’t accidentally download anything too big. If an update is only 2.91MB, it will show that exact figure right there in each app’s detail box.”
Yahoo appears near deal to sell core assets
“San Francisco (AFP) – Yahoo is near a deal to sell its core online assets, ending a 20-year run as an independent company for one of the most storied names on the internet.”
Verizon to announce $5 billion deal to buy Yahoo Monday: source
“The announcement will come before the start of New York trading hours, the source added. The deal will end months of uncertainty about Yahoo’s future after the company announced plans to review strategic alternatives in February.”
Google Maps is turning its over a billion users into editors
“Google has begun to further tap into the power of the crowd in order to improve its Google Maps application, the company announced this morning.”
How to set a custom theme with Google Keyboard
“Yesterday Google updated its Google Keyboard Android app with a nifty feature: the ability to customize the keyboard’s background with your own image. For the past few months, this feature was limited to devices running the Android N developer preview.”
Solid State Storage Isn’t Just About Lithography
“Lithographic features in a planar architecture have primarily drove solid-state storage devices, such as NAND flash memory. Feature sizes of 10 nm in width and below are pushing the limits of current semiconductor device physics.”
Apple Proposes Simplified Statutory Licensing Scheme to D.C.
“Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at an Apple event at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference on June 13, 2016 in San Francisco.”
Pokémon Go: man quits job to become full-time Pokémon hunter
“New Zealander Tom Currie has become a full-time Pokémon hunter. Each morning he fills a flask with coffee, packs a rain jacket and cut lunch in his backpack and heads into the wilderness to hunt Pokémon – come rain, hail, or snow.”
