Samsung leader named a suspect in South Korea political probe
SEOUL A South Korean special prosecutor's office will question Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] leader Jay Y. Lee as a suspect in a widening influence-peddling scandal that may force President Park Geun-hye from office.Prosecutors have been looking into whether Samsung payments of about 30 billion won ($25 million) for a business and foundations backed by Park's friend, Choi Soon-sil, were connected to a 2015 decision by the national pension fund to back a controversial merger of two group affiliates. ..>> view originalNew Xbox gamepad colors are simple, subdued
Alright, fine, the first is closer to drying blood and looks similar to the previously-released Gears Of War 4 edition controller stripped of its logos. That one's available at the Microsoft Store and Gamestop today for $65. The other, a sort of subdued Master Chief-esque dark green hiding exciting orange undertones, will be available at the Microsoft Store and Walmart on January 24th. Like all the latest Xbox One controllers, these can also be used with Windows 10 and Samsung Gear VR.>> view originalDavid Plouffe joins Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Uber executive and former Obama aide David Plouffe has joined Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan's philanthropic group.Plouffe, who managed President Obama’s 2008 campaign, announced Tuesday that he would lead policy and advocacy work for the nonprofit Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.“My job will be to find creative ways to lift the voices of those who want to build a better future – no matter where they live, their background or their ideology,” Plouffe wrote in a Facebook ..>> view originalThe guy who created one of Apple's most beloved technologies is leaving Apple
Chris Lattner, the inventor of Apple's relatively new programming language called Swift, is leaving Apple, he announced on the Swift mailing list on Tuesday as spotted by MacStories' John Voorhees. Lattner didn't at first give a reason for his exit, simply saying he would leave later this month "to pursue an opportunity in another space." However, Tesla later announced via a blog post that Lattner was joining Tesla as its Vice President of Autopilot Software. (He's replacing Jinnah Hosein, Spa..>> view originalNew Video Pits iPhone Click Wheel Prototype Against Scott Forstall's Icon-Based iPhone Prototype
Like you know them so well eh? Forstall was a motor mouth who thought he was as important as Jobs or Ives. One can see his arrogance during his presentations. This is based purely on his stage presence, I don't think anyone here can say what he was like behind the public eye, but I reckon he was a royal pain in the ass. For the record, Forstall was more important than Ives. Ives developed industrial design cases that met Steve's ideals. He didn't introduce cases and Steve went, ``that's perfect..>> view originalWindows 10's privacy settings will be simpler but more limited with Creators' Update
Microsoft said Tuesday that it plans to simplify the privacy options in the upcoming Creators’ Update, though some may see one component as limiting user choice as well. Microsoft plans to revamp how privacy is managed in the upcoming Creators Update to Windows 10, both as part of the initial setup as well as the amount of data it collects in day-to-day diagnostics. That amount will actually decrease, if a user so chooses. But Microsoft has also eliminated an intermediary option, forcing ..>> view originalApple resolves the MacBook Pro battery life issues found in Consumer Reports testing
Apple and Consumer Reports have been working together to determine the issues that Consumer Reports had with the new MacBook Pro’s battery life during its review, and on Tuesday, both issued statements on their findings. It turns out that Consumer Reports uses a developer setting that typical users don’t use, and also that the same setting has a bug that affects performance. In its review of the MacBook Pro, Consumer Reports said its battery life test results varied wildly, from 4 hours t..>> view originalUS Aviation Authority Lifts Note7 Ban as Samsung Prepares to Relaunch Galaxy Brand
U.S. airlines will no longer have to make a pre-boarding notification to passengers that the Samsung Galaxy Note7 is prohibited on aircraft, it was announced yesterday. In a statement on its website, the Federal Aviation Administration said it was dropping the requirement because public awareness that the banned Note7 was a fire risk was deemed to have reached a sufficient level, thanks in part to extensive recall efforts by Samsung and smartphone providers. The Department of Transportatio..>> view original
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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