Following years of Apple being characteristically tight-lipped as to whether it’s been working on an autonomous car project, CEO Tim Cook is finally ready to admit to the world that yes, Apple is working on a self-driving car system. In an interview with Bloomberg Television following the WWDC keynote, Cook described the autonomous driving system […]
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In an informal – but funny – showdown between Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto, the mighty Yuri and Jakub hopped into a car and tested both systems out in terms of voice recognition, finding directions and making quick calls from your car. The results speak for themselves, especially when Siri comes into play.
Apple appears to have nixed the “Fruitfly” malware strain. The malware, which has been patched over, relied on antiquated code predating OS X. Although older, the Fruitfly malware had been used in real-world attacks on biomedical research groups according to security software maker Malwarebytes. Fruitfly operated by communicating with two command-and-control servers, and can perform […]
Maybe the FCC can help put an end to robocalls and spam text messages. In recent days, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said that the agency is working on a new rule that would allow consumers to block robocalls and automated text messages if requested. The move clarifies the agency’s interpretation of a 1991 consumer protection […]
Sometimes competition is a good thing. Per Re/code, Sprint unveiled an aggressive new price promotion Tuesday that it claims will halve the bills of customers who defect from AT&T and Verizon in the latest salvo of an increasingly bitter price war. Under the terms of the deal, which kicks off Friday, a customer can bring […]