Technology

  Relaxnews An unstable and experimental version of the Chrome web browser, going by the name of Chrome Canary, is now available for Android. This latest Chrome edition is destined to give users an idea of what’s in store from future versions of the browser for smartphone and tablet. Already available for Windows and macOS, Google Chrome Canary has now ...

  San Francisco / AFP Cyber attacks pounded the underpinnings of the internet, crippling Twitter, Netflix and other major websites with the help of once-dumb devices made smart with online connections. Waves of attacks incapacitated a crucial piece of internet infrastructure, hampering or outright blocking access to popular online venues. “When I see something like this, I have to think ...

  San Francisco / AFP Facebook said that it will begin allowing more graphic or potentially disturbing newsworthy posts to be shared at the leading online social network. “We’re going to begin allowing more items that people find newsworthy, significant, or important to public interest — even if they might otherwise violate our standards,” Facebook vice presidents Joel Kaplan and ...

  Seoul / AFP The Apple iPhone 7 has gone on sale in South Korea, seeking to fill a void left by arch-rival Samsung on its home turf following a damaging recall fiasco over the Note 7 smartphone. The South Korean electronics giant discontinued the Note 7 — one of its key iPhone challengers — on October 11 following reports ...

  New York / AFP It’s not exactly a store, but the Google “showroom” that opened in New York is the internet giant’s first real-world shop and a step onto terrain where rival Apple has excelled. The success of the temporary storefront Google opened in the trendy Soho neighborhood could help the California-based company decide whether to follow Apple’s lead ...

  Bloomberg In a darkened master bedroom, David Kaiserman stood in shirtsleeves next to a turned-down king bed. “Good morning, Siri,” he said to the iPad in his hand, and the lights went on while the blackout shades retracted. “Your home is ready to rise and shine,” the virtual assistant replied. Inside this four-bedroom stucco house in Alameda, California, Kaiserman, ...

  Bloomberg After pushing the auto industry along toward an electric future, Elon Musk wants to put cars on an accelerated path to driving autonomously, equipping each new Tesla Motors Inc. model with the hardware needed for full self-driving capability. Every Tesla, including the upcoming Model 3 sedan, will ship with eight cameras and a dozen sensors to give them ...

  Relaxnews The new Samsung ArtPC Pulse boasts an innovative modular design, doubles as a sound bar and can be programmed to glow different colors when you get an email or social media alert. Samsung calls its latest premium PC a computer that challenges “traditional perceptions of how a desktop PC should look and operate,” and while there is something ...

  Relaxnews The new Naim for Bentley Mu-so and Mu-so qb speakers blend premium sound quality with Bentley’s signature design aesthetics. More than simply a sound idea for a brand tie-in, the new Naim for Bentley range of wireless speakers should be seen as bringing a bit of your Bentley’s performance into your home. British hi-fi manufacturer Naim makes the ...

  Cambridge / AFP Professor Stephen Hawking has opened a new artificial intelligence research centre at Britain’s Cambridge University. The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) will delve into AI applications ranging from increasingly “smart” smartphones to robot surgeons and “Terminator” style military droids. Funded by a £10 million (11.2 million-euro, $12.3-million) grant from the Leverhulme Trust, the ...