Category: Headlines

Now Samsung wants its samples back Analysis So. Gartner was right to be cautious about the foldable phone after all. Samsung has postponed the 3 May launch of the Galaxy Fold handset, and now Reuters reports that the Korean giant wants all the samples back. You’re welcome, reviewers will think, as the units were peeling...

USBs and SD cards can result in a drive-letter switcheroo Fans of the underused and little-known technology mostly referred to as “external storage” have found themselves blocked from installing the Windows 10 May 2019 Update. The problem, which has had users scratching their heads as to why devices such as their shiny new Microsoft Surface...

Astroboffins rejoice over tiny rumblings underground Video NASA’s InSight lander has detected seismic waves on Mars for the first time and the space agency is letting everyone else listen in too. Scientists working with the InSight’s Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument Have recorded four of the so-called ‘marsquakes’ since the instrument came online...

Teen loses driving permit, gets wrongly linked to spate of thefts A teenager is suing Apple in the US for $1bn, claiming he was misidentified as a thief by a mysterious facial-recognition system in the iGiant’s stores. Ousmane Bah, 18, filed suit against Cook & Co this week after he was falsely identified as a...

Rental firm fuming after consultancy ‘never delivered a functional site or mobile app’ Car rental giant Hertz is suing over a website redesign from hell. The US corporation hired monster management consultancy firm Accenture in August 2016 to completely revamp its online presence. The new site was due to go live in December 2017. But...

You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, and know when to run Samsung has confirmed that its dual-screen Galaxy Fold handset, which was due to go on sale for $1,980 apiece this week in the US, has been delayed due to the touchscreen easily...

Sh*t! Sh*t sh*t sh*t Who, Me? Welcome once more to Who, Me? where readers share their panic-inducing moments of tech support cock-ups. A quick cup of coffee leaves production manager in fits and a cleaner in tears READ MORE This week, we meet “Adrian”, who was consulting for a local weekly newspaper in the 1980s...

Rideshare company lied about market share, claim investors Rideshare company Lyft has been hit with two class action lawsuits by investors who claim the company lied about its market share. The company went public last month, offering 32.5 million shares at a cost of $72 each. An initial spike in the price was followed by...

Isssh nothing to be proud of, hic, hic. Shame again pleesh The top ten per cent of Australia’s boozy population downs more than half of the alcohol consumed in the country, according to new research – and the Brits are even worse. Two researchers from the La Trobe University, Australia, uncovered the eye popping statistic...

It’s not hard, we just need some coding tweaks to make sure Privacy Badger stays sane In an effort to discourage Google from breaking or hobbling content blocking and privacy Chrome Extensions, the Electronic Frontier Foundation on Wednesday presented the Chocolate Factory with a modest wish list [PDF] to guide the company’s ongoing API revision....