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Apple & Amazon refute Bloomberg report of tiny Chinese spy chips in their servers

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by on October 4, 2018 at 5:58 pm
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A new report claims tiny chips attached to Chinese-made motherboards have been used to spy on American companies, including the likes of Apple and Amazon. To say both companies strongly disagree would be an understatement. The report, published by Bloomberg Businessweek, alleges that groups affiliated with the Chinese government infiltrated factories supplying startup Supericro in order to attach the chips to the motherboards. Bloomberg‘s report cites multiple sources from both companies, as well as national security officials who were informed of the chips’ existence. These chips would allow potential hackers to create “a stealth doorway into any network that included the altered…

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Fitbit’s smarter Charge 3 goes on sale October 7

Oct04
by on October 4, 2018 at 5:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


While Fitbit’s been focusing its efforts on smartwatches like the Versa, that doesn’t mean the company has forgotten about its dedicated fitness trackers. The Fitbit Charge 3, the successor to one of Fitbit’s most popular devices, will be available on October 7. First announced back in August, the Charge 3 keeps the series’ wristband-like aesthetic while improving the device in several respects. Some of the key changes: The screen is now grayscale rather than just white LEDs on a black background, and allowing for more fluid animations and detailed information The display is proper touchscreen for easier navigation The body…

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Fitbit’s smarter Charge 3 goes on sale October 7

Oct04
by on October 4, 2018 at 5:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


While Fitbit’s been focusing its efforts on smartwatches like the Versa, that doesn’t mean the company has forgotten about its dedicated fitness trackers. The Fitbit Charge 3, the successor to one of Fitbit’s most popular devices, will be available on October 7. First announced back in August, the Charge 3 keeps the series’ wristband-like aesthetic while improving the device in several respects. Some of the key changes: The screen is now grayscale rather than just white LEDs on a black background, and allowing for more fluid animations and detailed information The display is proper touchscreen for easier navigation The body…

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Fitbit’s smarter Charge 3 goes on sale October 7

Oct04
by on October 4, 2018 at 5:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


While Fitbit’s been focusing its efforts on smartwatches like the Versa, that doesn’t mean the company has forgotten about its dedicated fitness trackers. The Fitbit Charge 3, the successor to one of Fitbit’s most popular devices, will be available on October 7. First announced back in August, the Charge 3 keeps the series’ wristband-like aesthetic while improving the device in several respects. Some of the key changes: The screen is now grayscale rather than just white LEDs on a black background, and allowing for more fluid animations and detailed information The display is proper touchscreen for easier navigation The body…

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Why voice assistants will drive e-commerce

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by on October 4, 2018 at 4:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


Today’s market is inundated with claims that e-commerce is the way of the future, and that may well be true, but few investors and analysts are paying enough attention to the means by which e-commerce will be facilitated in the near-future. Increasingly, it’s becoming painfully obvious that voice assistants will dominate the future of the e-commerce industry, and that entrepreneurs, analysts, and investors should all be focusing more of their time and money on today’s virtual assistants who chime in whenever we need a helping hand. Here’s why voice assistants will drive e-commerce forward for the foreseeable future, and what…

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