Technology news

• Take a quick look at the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado - Roadshow

  16-12-2017 23:44 via cnet.com
  The next-generation full-sized pick up truck just flew in from Detroit.
  
  Read more

• 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' has low initial audience scores - CNET

  16-12-2017 23:44 via cnet.com
  Commentary: On Rotten Tomatoes, audiences don't love the new "Star Wars" movie like the critics do. The results are similar on Metacritic too.
  
  Read more

• Mozilla backpedals after Mr. Robot-Firefox misstep - CNET

  16-12-2017 23:09 via cnet.com
  The privacy-promoting nonprofit says mea culpa after distributing an extension to its Firefox browser that made people worry they'd been hacked.
  
  Read more

• California issues guidance on cell phones and health - CNET

  16-12-2017 22:15 via cnet.com
  A state agency doesn't take a firm stance on whether cell phones are dangerous, but it offers recommendations on reducing risks.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• The paradox of cloud data: it saves money, but can be costly, too

  16-12-2017 21:30 via zdnet.com
  Survey shows IT managers no longer worry about cloud security, cost is now the big concern.
  
  Read more

• This Brooklyn brownstone brims with beautiful music, art - CNET

  16-12-2017 20:33 via cnet.com
  In this installment of CNET's Show Us Yours, we give you a peek into Ivan's pad. He's an artist, record company owner and an audiophile with a deep love of music.
  
  Read more

• Pro-Ject’s turntable makes you want to get up and dance - CNET

  16-12-2017 20:11 via cnet.com
  The Audiophiliac goes deep into the music with the Pro-Ject Classic SB turntable.
  
  Read more

• How to spot the huge asteroid behind the Geminid meteor shower - CNET

  16-12-2017 19:06 via cnet.com
  It's called 3200 Phaethon. It's as big as a small town. And it's flying by your place this weekend.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• The 39 best holiday shopping deals right now: Dec. 16 update - CNET

  16-12-2017 16:46 via cnet.com
  With less than 9 days until Christmas, some better-than-Black Friday deals are still available.
  
  Read more

• Why the time is ripe for citizen developers

  16-12-2017 16:25 via zdnet.com
  Recent survey finds enterprises encourage or look the other way as non-IT applications flourish.
  
  Read more

• 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' best and worst: Our global review - CNET

  16-12-2017 15:01 via cnet.com
  Old and new characters meet in a galaxy far, far away, and some hit the mark better than others. CNET staffers from around the globe have their say, and that includes big spoilers!
  
  Read more

• The best comedies on Netflix this January - CNET

  16-12-2017 15:00 via cnet.com
  The funniest movies and stand-up specials you can stream in the upcoming month.
  
  Read more

• 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' spoilers and reactions video - CNET

  16-12-2017 15:00 via cnet.com
  Just seen 'The Last Jedi'? CNET editors react to the film (yes, this video contains spoilers, you have been warned!)
  
  Read more

• FCC rolls back net neutrality, Disney to buy 21st Century Fox video - CNET

  16-12-2017 14:50 via cnet.com
  The major tech stories from this week include the death of net neutrality, Disney's intention to buy 21st Century Fox and Nintendo's incredible Switch sales numbers.
  
  Read more

• The Hasselblad X1D-50c delivers when image is everything video - CNET

  16-12-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  This highly portable medium-format mirrorless a great in good light, but could use some tweaks.
  
  Read more

• The future of driving -- and transport -- at CES 2018 - Roadshow

  16-12-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  Automakers and equipment suppliers will show off a host of amazing innovations at CES 2018 that will shape the future of transport.
  
  Read more

• Sen. Brian Schatz: Net neutrality isn't dead - CNET

  16-12-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  The fight to preserve net neutrality protections repealed earlier this week by a Republican-led FCC has only just begun, says the Democrat from Hawaii.
  
  Read more

• NASA sees breathtaking clouds on Earth and beyond - CNET

  16-12-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  Earth clouds are made of water and ice, but those mundane ingredients come together into structures of great beauty in NASA's most stunning cloud pictures.
  
  Read more

• Between 'Get Out' and 'Thor', originals and sequels can coexist - CNET

  16-12-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  With films such "Wonder Woman", "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Last Jedi" lighting up 2017, this year's sequels and reboots might have been better than the originals.
  
  Read more

• CNET UK podcast 533: The year that was 2017 - CNET

  16-12-2017 13:24 via cnet.com
  Andrew Hoyle is joined by Rich Trenholm and Nate Lanxon to sum up the year that was 2017 in tech.
  
  Read more

• The best Wi-Fi speakers and music systems of 2018 - CNET

  16-12-2017 13:00 via cnet.com
  With over a dozen different brands of Wi-Fi music players to choose from, it can be hard to find the right one for you. CNET helps you sort the wheat from the chaff.
  
  Read more

• U.S. Justice Department, AT&T settlement talks failed: court filing

  16-12-2017 11:41
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice and AT&T Inchave held unsuccessful settlement talks over the wireless and pay-TV company's bid to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner Inc , the two sides said in a court filing on Friday.
  
  Read more

• Uber says data breach compromised 380K users in Singapore

  16-12-2017 11:07 via zdnet.com
  Ride-sharing company reveals 380,000 in Singapore were affected by the massive data breach that compromised 57 million accounts globally, but says no fraud or misuse has been tied to these users.
  
  Read more

• Uber should have given court an ex-employee's letter about 'fraud and theft' in Waymo case

  16-12-2017 03:34
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ride hailing company Uber was obligated to turn over to a U.S. federal judge a letter from a former employee that told of the company's "fraud and theft" and mentioned evidence of stolen trade secrets nailed "like a scalp" to the wall, a court official said Friday.
  
  Read more

• North Korean hackers behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, South Korean newspaper reports

  16-12-2017 03:32
  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's spy agency said North Korean hackers were behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges this year in which some 7.6 billion won ($6.99 million) worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
  
  Read more

• What to play this weekend: Okami HD, PUBG and Oddworld - CNET

  16-12-2017 02:59 via cnet.com
  Plus, discounts on almost every Star Wars PC game ever made.
  
  Read more

• Waymo v. Uber: Letter exposes depths of alleged espionage - CNET

  16-12-2017 02:16 via cnet.com
  Even though it's filled with redactions, the "Jacobs letter" still gives a glimpse into allegations of Uber's "illegal intelligence gathering."
  
  Read more

• Uber stole trade secrets, bribed foreign officials and spied on rivals, filing says

  16-12-2017 02:06 via theguardian.com
  Document by former Uber security manager details company’s alleged ‘unethical, unlawful’ practices amid legal battle with self-driving car company WaymoUber allegedly engaged in a range of “unethical and unlawful intelligence collections”, including the theft of competitive trade secrets, bribery of foreign officials and spying on competitors and politicians, according to an explosive legal document published on Friday.It’s the latest chapter in the discovery
  
  Read more

• TD Ameritrade to start bitcoin futures trading on Monday

  16-12-2017 00:26
  (Reuters) - Retail brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corpsaid on Friday it will allow clients to trade bitcoin futures on the newly minted CBOE Futures Exchange from Dec. 18.
  
  Read more

Follow @TechnologyUKnws on Twitter!