Der russische Antiviren-Pionier beschuldigt Microsoft, sein eigenes Antivirenprogramm Defender so mit Windows 10 zu verzahnen, dass die Konkurrenz benachteiligt wird. Kaspersky hat deswegen angeblich Klage bei russischen und europäischen Wettbewerbsbehörden eingereicht. (Kaspersky, Microsoft) Month: November 2016
Google Play music guesses what you want to hear, puts it front and center
Google is rolling out an update to Play Music, which the company says will use machine learning to suggest appropriate playlists depending on the time, weather, location, or other conditions.
Basically, google says it’ll be able to figure out what music you like to hear, when you like to hear it, and put suggested playlists on the home screen.
The feature is builds on the tech Google acquired when the company purchased Songza, and app which offered suggested playlists depending on your music listening habits and the time of day or week.
Google is rolling out an update to Play Music, which the company says will use machine learning to suggest appropriate playlists depending on the time, weather, location, or other conditions.
Basically, google says it’ll be able to figure out what music you like to hear, when you like to hear it, and put suggested playlists on the home screen.
The feature is builds on the tech Google acquired when the company purchased Songza, and app which offered suggested playlists depending on your music listening habits and the time of day or week.
Richtfunk: Forscher relativiert Facebook-Rekord
Der Rekord, den Facebook beim Richtfunk erreicht haben will, wird vom Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik hinterfragt. Facebook nannte die Datenrate selbst “record breaking”. (Technologie, Soziales Netz)
Der Rekord, den Facebook beim Richtfunk erreicht haben will, wird vom Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik hinterfragt. Facebook nannte die Datenrate selbst "record breaking". (Technologie, Soziales Netz) Total War Arena: Wargaming und Sega arbeiten an Free-to-Play-Portal
Unabhängige Publisher und Entwickler können sich ab sofort von Wargaming und Sega helfen lassen: Die beiden Firmen haben gemeinsam das Portal Wargaming Alliance gegründet. Der erste dort veröffentlichte Titel soll Total War Arena sein. (IMHO: Wenn Facebook keine Fake-News will, muss es sich ändern
Nach heftiger Kritik, Facebook habe mit dem Verteilen von Falschinformationen die US-Präsidentschaftswahlen beeinflusst, verteidigt Zuckerberg seinen Konzern. Die “Wahrheit” zu finden, sei kompliziert. Willkommen in der Wirklichkeit, Mark! (Facebook, Soziales Netz)
Nach heftiger Kritik, Facebook habe mit dem Verteilen von Falschinformationen die US-Präsidentschaftswahlen beeinflusst, verteidigt Zuckerberg seinen Konzern. Die "Wahrheit" zu finden, sei kompliziert. Willkommen in der Wirklichkeit, Mark! (Facebook, Soziales Netz) Huawei introduces Mate 9 Pro smartphone (in China)
Less than two weeks after introducing the Huawei Mate 9 and Mate 9 Porsche Edition smartphones at an even in Germany, Huawei has unveiled one more member of the Mate 9 family.
At a Chinese event, the company introduced the Mate 9 Pro. It’s basically what you’d get if you took the Porsche name off the company’s highest-priced phone and gave it a pretty serious price cut.
There’s no word on whether this version will be available outside of China anytime soon though.
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Less than two weeks after introducing the Huawei Mate 9 and Mate 9 Porsche Edition smartphones at an even in Germany, Huawei has unveiled one more member of the Mate 9 family.
At a Chinese event, the company introduced the Mate 9 Pro. It’s basically what you’d get if you took the Porsche name off the company’s highest-priced phone and gave it a pretty serious price cut.
There’s no word on whether this version will be available outside of China anytime soon though.
Continue reading Huawei introduces Mate 9 Pro smartphone (in China) at Liliputing.
Amazon expands Home Services to 20 new cities, seeks “Home Assistants”
Could Amazon be the place to go if you need someone to repair things?
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Amazon announced today that it has expanded its Home Services business to 20 new cities across the country. Home Services is an under-the-radar offering from the online retailer that lets customers hire professionals for things like plumbing, furniture assembly, car repair, home cleaning, and more. Home Services launched in 2015 and is now available in cities including Boulder, Colorado; New Haven, Connecticut; Indianapolis, Indiana; Trenton, New Jersey; and San Antonio, Texas. A full list of the newly added cities can be found in Amazon's press release.
The expansion comes as Amazon seeks applicants for a new position called Home Assistant. The Seattle Times reported a couple of listings in the Seattle area for those jobs, which call for applicants with hospitality or service experience. Home Assistants would be "helping Amazon customers keep their home" by "tidying up around the home, laundry, and helping put groceries and essentials like toilet paper and paper towels away."
While it doesn't appear Amazon wants to build up a huge network of Home Assistants, the company is clearly trying to get into the service industry with these kinds of jobs and the expansion of Home Services. Angie's List is currently the biggest player in this field, connecting customers to service professionals for all kinds of jobs with its huge directory. However, earlier this month the company reported a third quarter loss of about $17 million, and layoffs have been confirmed as well. Angie's List also rejected a proposed $500 million acquisition by HomeAdvisor last year.
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Lockeeper: Suitcase Zip Lock System Concept
Designer Youngdo Choi has come up with an interesting zip and lock system for travel bag. The system is called Lockeeper, which looks pretty simple by it’s actually quite practical and easy to use. Unlike the common travel bag that is only providing the hole for an external lock to fit in, Lockeeper’s lock is […]
Designer Youngdo Choi has come up with an interesting zip and lock system for travel bag. The system is called Lockeeper, which looks pretty simple by it’s actually quite practical and easy to use. Unlike the common travel bag that is only providing the hole for an external lock to fit in, Lockeeper’s lock is […]
Palit M-Series and D-Series USB Flash Drives Have Interesting Outlook Design
Palit MicroSystems has just unveiled two new USB flash drives – namely the M-Series and D-Series. Palit M-Series is a flash drive with metal outlook design, using the latest USB 3.0 superspeed interface and it has an interesting 360 degrees rotation with the cap built-in to prevent lost. It’s compatible with both Max OSX 10.72 […]
Palit MicroSystems has just unveiled two new USB flash drives – namely the M-Series and D-Series. Palit M-Series is a flash drive with metal outlook design, using the latest USB 3.0 superspeed interface and it has an interesting 360 degrees rotation with the cap built-in to prevent lost. It’s compatible with both Max OSX 10.72 […]
Nachdem das österreichische Startup Nuki sein gleichnamiges smartes Schloss an seine Crowdfunding-Unterstützer ausgeliefert hat, ist es jetzt ohne Wartezeiten bestellbar. Nuki verwendet normale Schlüssel und ist leicht anzubringen. (