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Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo team up to create an AirDrop competitor

Aug19
by on August 19, 2019 at 8:16 am
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Three of China’s biggest phone makers – Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo – are teaming up to create a file-sharing system like Apple‘s AirDrop. Xiaomi announced this “inter-transfer alliance” through a post on WeChat. The new technology will use a combination of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to transfer files between phones using Xiaomi MIUI, Oppo‘s ColorOS, and Vivo‘s FunTouchOS without any additional application. One screenshot in the announcement suggests the technology will be able to provide transfer speeds up to 20 Mbps. The post notes the technology will be released by the end of this month in a beta form. Google had introduced NFC…

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Tim Cook makes a ‘compelling’ argument to Trump for exempting Apple from tariffs

Aug19
by on August 19, 2019 at 7:33 am
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It looks like Apple is gunning for some sweet tariff exemption from the US for its manufacturing. At a dinner with President Trump over the weekend, CEO Tim Cook expressed concern that Korean giant Samsung might gain an edge over the iPhone maker because it pays less in tariffs. Trump said Cook made a very good argument about competing with Samsung if the iPhone maker had to pay tariffs: I thought he made a very compelling argument. It’s tough for Apple to pay tariffs if it’s competing with a very good company that’s not. In July, he had said Apple won’t get…

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23 state agencies across Texas succumb to a ‘coordinated ransomware attack’

Aug19
by on August 19, 2019 at 5:28 am
Posted In: Around the Web


It seems like not a day goes by without a major company being hacked or a government-run institution exposed to ransomware attacks. Now, state agencies in Texas have succumbed to a coordinated ransomware attack that has impacted at least 23 local government entities across the state. The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), which is leading the response and investigation into the attacks, said the attacks started in the morning on August 16. Origins Unknown “The majority of these entities were smaller local governments,” the DIR said, adding evidence pointed to “one single threat actor.” The origin of the attacks is still…

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23 state agencies across Texas succumb to a ‘coordinated ransomware attack’

Aug19
by on August 19, 2019 at 5:28 am
Posted In: Around the Web


It seems like not a day goes by without a major company being hacked or a government-run institution exposed to ransomware attacks. Now, state agencies in Texas have succumbed to a coordinated ransomware attack that has impacted at least 23 local government entities across the state. The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), which is leading the response and investigation into the attacks, said the attacks started in the morning on August 16. Origins Unknown “The majority of these entities were smaller local governments,” the DIR said, adding evidence pointed to “one single threat actor.” The origin of the attacks is still…

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