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New OS X Malware Spotted via Transmission BitTorrent App

HIGHLIGHTS New malware used the same technique as first OS X ransomware The OSX/Keydnap was built to steal data of OS X’s keychain The first OS X ransomware on the Mac was discovered in March 2016 Security researchers have discovered a new malware in OS X which was being spread via BitTorrent client application Transmission. According to the researchers at ... Read More »

Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum With Laser Guidance System Launched

Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum With Laser Guidance System Launched HIGHLIGHTS It’s priced at CNY 1,699 (roughly Rs. 17,000) It will be available from next week in China It was developed by Mi Ecosystem partner Rockrobo Xiaomi’s diverse portfolio seems to get more diverse with each passing day and on Wednesday, the company announced a robotic vacuum cleaner that goes by ... Read More »

Beats Wins in Case Alleging Double Dealing Before Apple Sale

Beats Wins in Case Alleging Double Dealing Before Apple Sale A judge has dismissed the key claims in a lawsuit alleging that headphone maker Beats Electronics duped one of its early partners before negotiating its $3 billion sale to Apple two years ago. The summary judgment issued late Monday by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Fahey resolves the heart ... Read More »

Dropbox Confirms 2012 Breach Bigger Than Previously Known

Dropbox Confirms 2012 Breach Bigger Than Previously Known HIGHLIGHTS Dropbox in August asked users to reset their passwords Dropbox acknowledged a 2012 data breach compromising 69 million accounts However, the company says Dropbox accounts have not been misused Dropbox confirmed Wednesday that a data breach discovered and disclosed in 2012 was bigger than previously known and according to one report ... Read More »

Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company

Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company Facebook will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform. An increasing number of users are turning to social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to find their news, but Zuckerberg said his firm ... Read More »

Microsoft Makes It Easier for Mac Users to Switch From Evernote to OneNote

HIGHLIGHTS The tool supports Mac running on OS X 10.11 and above OneNote app bundles with Office 365 subscription Microsoft had announced the tool for Windows users in March After unveiling the OneNote Importer tool for Windows in March, Microsoft has now announced that it is also releasing the same tool for OS X users in an attempt to make ... Read More »

Nvidia Posts Strong Results on Gaming, Data Centre Strength

Chipmaker Nvidia Corp reported its fastest quarterly sales growth in nearly five years, powered by strong demand for the company’s processors used in gaming computers and in data centres. Shares of the company, which also forecast current-quarter revenue above analysts’ estimates, were up about 3 percent at $61.43 in after-hours trading on Thursday, on pace to open at a record ... Read More »

Global Business Groups Petition China’s Premier on Cyber Rules

In a letter addressed to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, 46 global business groups spanning finance, information technology, insurance and manufacturing urged Beijing to revise its draft cyber rules which they said would hamper trade. The signatories include industry associations from Asia, Australia, the United States, Mexico and Europe, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters. Foreign industry ... Read More »

Asus ROG GX700 Launched in India, the ‘World’s First Liquid-Cooled Laptop’

HIGHLIGHTS The ROG GX700 comes with a liquid cooling module It can be used with traditional cooling as well The ROG Strix GL502 was also launched in India Taiwan-based technology major Asus on Wednesday announced the launch of world’s first liquid-cooled laptop in India, the ROG GX700, priced at Rs. 4,12,990. The company also launched the ROG Strix GL502 gaming ... Read More »

Meizu MX6 With Helio X20 SoC, 4GB of RAM Launched

HIGHLIGHTS Meizu’s new MX6 smartphone will go on sale in China from July 30 It has been priced roughly at Rs. 20,000 It comes with fingerprint scanner on the front Chinese handset manufacturer Meizu has unveiled its new MX6 smartphone at an event in China. Priced at CNY 1,999 (approximately Rs. 20,000), the new Meizu MX6 will go on sale ... Read More »