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Insurers Fall, Led by Universal, on Florida Hurricane Risk
As residents evacuated parts of Florida, Georgia and SC in advance of the storm on Thursday, investors accelerated a retreat from the companies deemed most at risk, with shares of smaller Florida-based insurers already suffering steep declines. Continua a leggere...
Google Home, the $129 voice-controlled smarthome speaker, will launch November 4
This is a space where Google is competing directly with Amazon, which has emphasized voice control in its Fire TV devices and allows you to control home speakers via the Echo Dot. The phones will be the first ones compatible with Google's upcoming Daydream virtual-reality system. When it hears commands such as, "OK Google , play some Johnny Cash", it launches music from whatever the owner des... Continua a leggere...
Human Lifespan May Have Reached Its Limit
If you were hoping that advances in science could help you live forever, stop reading now. No one might ever challenge the 122-year record of the longest-living person in documented history, said a study Wednesday which claimed to have found a "ceiling" to maximum human lifespan. Continua a leggere...
BlackBerry executive teases new smartphone with trademark keyboard
It's been an open secret that BlackBerry has at least one more smartphone with a keyboard that hasn't been released. This new statement from Thurber adds to a previous one from BlackBerry CEO John Chen, where the executive said that the company wants to keep on with its tradition of QWERTY keyboard devices. Continua a leggere...
Annunciato DC Legends per iOS e Android
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment nel giorno inaugurale del New York Comic-Con ( NYCC se amate gli acroninimi...) ha annunciato ufficialmente DC Legends, un nuovo videogame destinato alla piattaforme mobile (al momento iOS e Android ) con protagonisti supereroi e supercriminali di casa DC Comics . Continua a leggere...
Sprint Will Let Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Owners Trade Replacement Devices
Sprint is letting customers with second thoughts about using a replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 exchange the device for another type of smartphone. No comments are available from other carriers AT&T and Verizon. Pamela Gilbert , former executive director of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), said that a recalled phone starting to smoke is just wrong. Continua a leggere...
Sprint Is Offering To Replace Samsung Note 7 With Any Phone
However, recent reports surfaced about a replacement Galaxy Note 7 caught fire while on a Southwest airplane earlier this week, and so fears that the issue may not been resolved have cropped up. Samsung said it traced the problem to a battery issue and last month began shipping replacement units. Samsung said it is looking into the issue, while the federal agency handling the original recall, th... Continua a leggere...
Mercedes technical chief rejects claims of sabotage
Despite Ferrari being closer to them on the times, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg is wary of Red Bull's chances ahead of Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. McLaren Honda arriving at their engine manufacturers home race ran modestly inside the top ten in the hands of Fernando Alonso (below), with the Spaniard finishing 9th in Free Practice One and 8th in Free Practice Two, with his team mate Jenson Butt... Continua a leggere...
Backpage attorney blasts raid, CEO's arrest
Ferrer, 55, was arrested after arriving in Houston on a flight from Amsterdam. In a statement Friday, Liz McDougall, Backpage.com general counsel, called the raid and Ferrer's arrest "an election-year stunt, not a good-faith action by law enforcement". Continua a leggere...
Apple Napoli: prima iOS Developer Academy in Europa
Ecco cosa ci hanno raccontato. "E invece ce l'abbiamo fatta grazie al lavoro di tutti , dalle istituzioni all'ultimo operaio che ha lavorato fino alla scorsa notte", ha detto il rettore della Federico II, Gaetano Manfredi . È stata stipulata una convenzione tra la Apple e l'Università degli Studi di Salerno, che sarà sede per i corsi iOS Developer Academy Extension Program per formare i giovan... Continua a leggere...
I virus arrivano anche da Spotify, ecco cosa sta succedendo
Un utente ha scoperto che l'applicazione per desktop distribuisce malware. Stando alle prime informazioni gli utenti che sono stati colpiti dal malware hanno notato che dopo l'utilizzo di Spotify il browser installato sul computer ha iniziato ad aprire diversi siti infetti, senza alcuna azione da parte dell'utente. Continua a leggere...
Mafia III: una patch sbloccherà presto gli FPS
Diffonderemo ulteriori dettagli circa l'update e la sua data di rilascio molto presto. "Più importante, sentiamo che non includere questa reale e terribile parte della nostra storia sarebbe stato offensivo nei confronti delle milioni di persone che affrontarono e tuttora affrontano ignoranza, discriminazione, pregiudizio e razzismo in ogni sua forma". Continua a leggere...
Airbnb Offering Free Accommodations to People Fleeing Hurricane Matthew
If you or any family or friends are in the area, we encourage you to seek out shelter, whether it is through Airbnb or elsewhere. However, this is the first time their services have been offered before a disaster. New Airbnb users are being welcomed to sign up via the company's Disaster Response Tool in order to meet the demand. Existing hosts with extra space can host those in need for free. Continua a leggere...
Ryan Moore goes from last-minute captain's pick to Ryder Cup hero
Victorious U.S. captain Davis Love III says he is proud of his team for handling all the pressure that was on it over the last two years. More input from players, more continuity among the team leaders and an additional late captain's pick were among changes made to the US system. Continua a leggere...
Glow-in-the-dark bike path lights the way in Poland
Here's how it works: The material used to create the lanes charges in the sunlight, collecting enough power to keep it shining at least 10 hours, plenty of time to guide night-riders safely to their destinations. He said: "We hope that the glowing bicycle path will help prevent bicycle and pedestrian accidents at night". Though the bicycle path has been open to the public since September 23, Rut... Continua a leggere...
Tourists disappointed as Hurricane Matthew closes Orlando
Tourists who flock to Orlando's major theme parks were disappointed Thursday when all of them closed early because of Hurricane Matthew and planned to stay shut down until Saturday. SeaWorld Orlando's website also announced on Thursday that they were closed. Fun Spot America will be open at 6 p.m., according to a tweet from the park. Continua a leggere...
Meteor shower visible Friday night in North America
The yearly spectacle gets its name from the constellation it often passes through, Draco the Dragon, and unlike most is best viewed around sunset. When will you be able to see it? The peak time to see the meteor shower will be between the nights of October 7-8, although sightings should continue until the 11. Continua a leggere...
Check it out: Google pulls the wraps off its new smartphone
Being able to play music, control lighting, and order an Uber - all through voice, quickly - is a huge deal. "Alexa truly is the brain of our home and it would feel like 100 steps backwards to get through a day without her", Wise said. Google has always been the king of search, building its empire by answering questions, giving directions and helping people settle arguments with its vast datab... Continua a leggere...
Rosetta captures final image of comet moments before crash
The Rosetta spacecraft has orbited for 2 years around Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko before land-crashing to its surface. And even in its final hours, Rosetta sent crucial information back down to Earth by taking close-up photos and "once-in-a-lifetime measurements" of comet 67P. Continua a leggere...
NASA's Europa 'Surprise' -- Evidence of Icy Water Plumes Discovered
This means that Jupiter, after all, is an active planet. Europa, one of more than 50 moons circling the gas giant, is considered by NASA as a "top candidate" for life elsewhere in the solar system because it is believed to possess a massive, salty, subsurface ocean that is twice the size of Earth's. Continua a leggere...