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At a presentation late Thursday at The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft showed off the tower-like new console for the first time and also unveiled a new wireless controller. — AFP
Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X as console war heats up
LOS ANGELES — Microsoft has unveiled a name and look for its new gaming console, the Xbox Series X, promising a still-more immersive experience as it fends off threats from streaming and rival Sony.The US company in June pointed to the technical abilities of its next-generation console when it announced "Project Scarlett", saying the new machine would be four times more powerful than the current Xbox One X, which launched in 2013.At a presentation late Thursday at The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft showed off the tower-like new console for the first time and also unveiled a new wireless controller.It said older titles would remain compatible with the Series X, while promising a new gaming experience "where worlds are even more lifelike, immersive, responsive and...
December 13, 2019

Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X as console war heats up

Australia's government on Thursday announced a new taskforce to monitor the actions of tech giants such as Facebook and Google but stopped short of a major clampdown recommended by the country's consumer watchdog.
Australia stops short of major clampdown on Facebook, Google
SYDNEY — Australia's government on Thursday announced a new taskforce to monitor the actions of tech giants such as Facebook and Google but stopped short of a major clampdown recommended by the country's consumer watchdog.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had called for new regulations to rein in the power of digital behemoths amid global concerns ranging from anti-trust issues to privacy abuse, and their role in spreading disinformation and hateful content.Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday several of the watchdog's 23 recommendations would be implemented, including the creation of a new ACCC taskforce to monitor tech giants and "take enforcement action as necessary".He also said the government will review privacy laws to protect...
December 12, 2019

Australia stops short of major clampdown on Facebook, Google

Tuesday's letter said there is little evidence that weaker encryption or special access would have a significant impact on law enforcement. — AFP
Rights activists warn on weakening encryption
WASHINGTON — More than 100 activist organizations, security experts and industry groups warned Tuesday against efforts to force tech companies to weaken encryption, saying any such requirement would help hackers, criminals and authoritarian governments.The warning came in a letter to top law enforcement officials in the United States, Britain and Australia, responding to an effort by those countries to gain special access to encrypted content on Facebook and its messaging services.The signatories said any special "backdoor" access would make all communications less secure."These exceptional access mechanisms for law enforcement agencies would be the same 'backdoors' that provide an opportunity for terrorists, criminals, and other parties to gain unauthorized...
December 11, 2019

Rights activists warn on weakening encryption

This combination of pictures created on Tuesday shows the Microsoft logo displayed during a presentation at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, on February 24, 2019, and a file photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 of the Amazon logo seen on a podium during a press conference in New York. — AFP
Amazon lawsuit will not delay $10bn JEDI contract: Pentagon
WASHINGTON — The lawsuit filed by Amazon challenging a $10 billion US military cloud computing contract awarded to Microsoft will not delay implementation of the project, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday.Amazon has alleged that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to deny the company the massive contract in late October."We will deal with Amazon's legal actions. I cannot comment on those right now," said Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord."But I will tell you we are moving right now forward with the JEDI contract."The 10-year contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program, better known as JEDI, ultimately will see all military branches sharing information in a system boosted by...
December 10, 2019

Amazon lawsuit will not delay $10bn JEDI contract: Pentagon

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on-stage during the annual Game Developers Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, in this March 19, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Google co-founders step down as Pichai named Alphabet CEO
SAN FRANCISCO — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their roles at the helm of parent firm Alphabet and handing the reins to current Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the company said on Tuesday.Pichai will take over from Page as CEO of the holding firm, a Silicon Valley titan that includes Google as well as units focused on "other bets" in areas including self-driving cars and life sciences.Page and Brin, who is currently Alphabet president, "will continue their involvement as co-founders, shareholders and members of Alphabet's board of directors," the company said.In a letter to employees, the two wrote: "We've never been ones to hold on to management roles when we think there's a better way to run the company."They...
December 04, 2019

Google co-founders step down as Pichai named Alphabet CEO

The logos of mobile apps Facebook and Google are seen on mobile scree. — AFP
EU to check how Facebook, Google use data
BRUSSELS — The European Commission said Monday it had begun a "preliminary investigation" into how Facebook and Google collect personal data and what they do with it."The Commission has sent out questionnaires as part of a preliminary investigation into Google's and Facebook's data practices," a Commission spokeswoman told AFP."These investigations concern the way data is gathered, processed, used and monetized including for advertising purposes," she added.The Commission did not say who exactly the questionnaires were sent to. It is a step that could lead to a formal investigation.Facebook vice president Nick Clegg was asked about the probe during a press conference in Brussels but did not answer directly.Facebook faces investigations worldwide, he...
December 02, 2019

EU to check how Facebook, Google use data

An Apple logo is displayed at store in Shanghai in this May 10, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Under pressure, Apple shows annexed Crimea as Russia on apps
MOSCOW — US tech giant Apple has complied with Moscow's demands to show Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014, as Russian territory on its apps, lawmakers said on Wednesday.The Black Sea peninsula and its largest cities of Sevastopol and Simferopol are now displayed as Russian territory on Apple's maps and weather apps when used in Russia.Crimea does not appear to be part of any country when these apps are used in France."Crimea and Sevastopol now appear on Apple devices as Russian territory," parliament's lower house, the State Duma, said in a statement. Russia treats the naval port city of Savastopol as a separate region.Russia and Apple had been in talks over the last few months, with the US giant initially trying to show Crimea as undefined territory and removing...
November 27, 2019

Under pressure, Apple shows annexed Crimea as Russia on apps

This undated handout photo released by the Northwestern University on Wednesday shows retired US Army Sergeant Garrett Anderson, left, shaking hands with his prosthetic arm while wearing Northwestern University’s wireless patch, a new second-skin
New tech puts virtual sense of touch at our fingertips
PARIS — Garrett Anderson has never known the pleasure of holding hands with both his children at the same time.While deployed in Iraq with the US army in 2005, a bomb blast shot shrapnel through his right arm, severing it just below the elbow.Today, the Illinois-based retired veteran wears a prosthetic which allows him to pick up objects and have basic mobility.But it cannot duplicate the sense of touch.A new second-skin "virtual reality" technology — designed to work with both prosthetics and gaming applications — may change that.The system, developed by researchers at Northwestern University and described in the journal Nature, incorporates 32 individually programmable actuators — a device that emits electric impulses or vibrations — which are embedded into a pliable...
November 20, 2019

New tech puts virtual sense of touch at our fingertips

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Showtime for Stadia cloud gaming service
SAN FRANCISCO — Google sets out to transform the video game world with its Stadia service crafted to let people access console-quality games as easily as they do email.With the Stadia launch on Tuesday, the internet giant is aiming for a piece of a global video game industry expected to top $150 billion this year by using its cloud computing technology offering rich features without the need for consoles.Stadia announced 10 more games on Monday to bring its lineup to 22 with more promised by year's end.Google last month sold out of "Founder's Edition" kits, which are priced at $129. Some who ordered Stadia kits were grumbling online that they had yet to receive the hardware they need to use the service.Each kit contains a Stadia controller and a pendant-shaped...
November 19, 2019

Showtime for Stadia cloud gaming service

People pass by Google stand during the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, in this Nov. 6, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Google checking account service on its way: Report
SAN FRANCISCO — Google plans to launch a checking account service next year in a collaboration with Citigroup and a credit union in Silicon Valley, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.In a project code named Cache, Google is working on a system that will host checking accounts clearly bearing the brands of the financial institutions, which will handle security and regulatory compliance issues, according to the Journal report.The report quoted a Google executive as saying the company's approach "is going to be to partner deeply with banks and the financial system" in what might be seen as a longer but safer route.The move would come as internet titans become increasingly involved in online financial transactions and e-commerce.Apple and Google both offer digital...
November 14, 2019

Google checking account service on its way: Report

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