Tech

Amazon is adding voice calling and messaging to Alexa devices and app

17 May 2017, 04:52

That same screen can also play news videos (with commentary from news organisations), along with support for Prime Photos and Prime Music. "Users can also place calls to other Echo or Alexa App users", adds the newspaper. The Amazon Echo Sho...

NHS 'open for business' amid 'international manhunt' for cyber attackers

17 May 2017, 03:37

In Indonesia, the malware locked patient files on computers in two hospitals in the capital, Jakarta, causing delays. Such programs stop users from accessing their files until they make a payment in Bitcoin. Marcus Hutchins, 22, discovered a so-calle...

Amazon unveils 7-inch touchscreen Echo Show with Alexa support

17 May 2017, 12:12

The addition of a display now enables it to show answers apart from the usual voice output. Pricing is set at $229.99, but users who purchase two Echo Shows in the same order can save $100 with the promo code SHOW2PACK. The Amazon Echo show all...

Europol chief urges vigilance against increasing cyber attacks

17 May 2017, 12:12

The global malware attack has reached Australians, the government confirmed. Britain's health service says most hospitals hit by the global "ransomware" attack are back up and running, but seven are still experiencing IT disruption and canceling ap...

LDF trying to stop BJP's growith in Kerala through violence: Amit Shah

16 May 2017, 11:47

Further, the report finds that 81% citizens - down from 90% last year - "feel that India's image and influence in the world has improved under the leadership of the current government in the last 3 years". Dissatisfaction has also risen - past year o...

Far Cry 5 and The Crew 2 officially revealed by Ubisoft

16 May 2017, 11:45

Assassin's Creed, The Crew 2 , South Park: The Fractured But Whole , and Far Cry 5 are all due out over the course of the next year. No further details were provided about the three upcoming titles, or what to expect in 2018-2019, but new logos f...

Trump defends 'absolute right' to share 'facts' with Russian Federation

16 May 2017, 11:32

His tweets came minutes after a spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry described the reports in a post on Facebook as "yet another fake". "The president and the foreign minister reviewed common threats from terrorist organizations to inc...

Britain Worked Through Night to Counter Cyberattack on Health Service: Minister

16 May 2017, 11:27

It is not known how the attack has affected GP surgeries, which are due to open as usual on Monday. "This was not in any way limited to (Microsoft operating system) XP (but) the percentage of NHS ( National Health Service ) systems which were runni...

Global Hack Attack Hits Thousands Of Computers

16 May 2017, 11:20

The "Wannacry" malware virus exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows software, taking over computers and demanding a payment of $300 (£232) in the virtual currency Bitcoin to unlock files and return them to the user. In Spain, the country's l...

Donald Trump: I have absolute right to share information with Russian Federation

16 May 2017, 11:15

H.R. McMaster, who is Trump's national security adviser, insisted on Tuesday that Trump's revelations to Russian officials about the terrorist threat from the Islamic State group were "wholly appropriate" and amounted to a routine sharing of informat...

Ways To Beat The WannaCry Ransomware Attack

16 May 2017, 10:56

The company described the temporary halt in production as a "preventative step". Hackers use vulnerabilities and Microsoft Windows operating systems to carry out the attack. The cross-border police agency Europol said the situation was now "stabl...

Sega's new Sonic Forces trailer shows off the custom hero feature

16 May 2017, 10:45

A new trailer revealed the surprising new feature, which will give players the ability to choose between seven different animals as the basis for their character, which they will then be able to customise the skin colour of and clothe however they wa...

The 'romper for men' is here - and it's quite something

16 May 2017, 10:45

They even come in a variety of colours and prints: splatter print cotton, and red and blue chambray. The garment was designed by a group of business school friends who chose to try to bring something new to menswear. "We were sitting around one eveni...

Chelsea celebrate title with Watford win

16 May 2017, 10:23

In contrast, Chelsea veteran John Terry will hope to win his 16th major honour with the Blues at Wembley in what is the former England centre-back's final season at Stamford Bridge. Nevertheless, Terry has now fuelled speculation he could end his car...

Trusts were told about security patch last month — NHS cyberattack

16 May 2017, 10:07

It was originally thought that a number of victims were using Windows XP , a very old version of the Windows operating system that is no longer supported by Microsoft. However, that figure is likely to grow as people switch on their computers on Mon...

OnePlus 5 Images Leak, AnTuTu Benchmark Scores Spotted

16 May 2017, 10:06

Two leaked renders of the alleged OnePlus 5. The phone may come with Android 7.1.1 in India, it is expected to run Hydrogen operating system in China. Were not sure either of these mock-ups are close to the truth, but if one of them will be the new...

Old Windows PCs can stop WannaCry ransomware with new Microsoft patch

16 May 2017, 09:24

Europol, the European Union's police agency, says the global "ransomware" cyberattack has so far hit more than 100,000 organizations in at least 150 countries. Microsoft had issued a patch on March 14, but many computers hadn't run the update. "It'...

Nintendo is Working on a Zelda Title for Smartphones

16 May 2017, 09:14

Stay tuned to A9K for the latest news on this The Legend of Zelda app game . Though Fire Emblem Heroes remained firmly entrenched in the tactical role-playing game arena, Super Mario Run turned the fast-paced platformer into an endless runner.

No second spike in cyber attacks is 'encouraging': British minister

16 May 2017, 09:17

On Sunday, special advisor to the Australian Prime Minister, Alistair MacGibbon, confirmed that Australia hasn't been significantly affected by the attack, according to a statement release . A number of Spanish firms - including telecoms giant Te...

Jordan's king, Trump to speak later Tuesday

16 May 2017, 09:12

CNBC couldn't immediately confirm the Post's report . "It didn't happen", McMaster told reporters outside the White House. But the Post did not allege he did. Still, it will only heighten Trump's strained relations with intelligence workers and...

After Ransomware, Next Global Cyber-Attack Likely On Monday, Say Experts

16 May 2017, 09:09

Barts NHS sources said that systems in Sheffield seem unaffected, but "computers are all down" in Stoke. The attacks used ransomware that apparently exploited a security flaw in Microsoft operating systems, locking users' files unless they pay th...

Cyber worm attack propels health funding to centre

16 May 2017, 08:55

It demands users pay Dollars 300 worth of cryptocurrency Bitcoin to retrieve their files, though it warns that the payment will be raised after a certain amount of time. "This is a trivial change for the malware originators or copy-cat authors and so...

Expert finds more North Korea links in ransomware attack

16 May 2017, 08:55

Even if the perpetrators can be identified, bringing them to justice could be another matter. Another security company, Symantec , has also found similarities between WannaCry and Lazarus tools, and said it's "continuing to investigate for stronge...

Action to 'enhance security' following cyber-attack

16 May 2017, 08:21

The attack is unique, according to Europol, because it combines ransomware with a worm function, meaning once one machine is infected, the entire internal network is scanned and other vulnerable machines are infected. A young cybersecurity research...

Lyft, Waymo Agree to Work on Self-Driving Car Technology

16 May 2017, 07:46

Waymo claims that Levandowski conspired with Uber to steal thousands of Google's files before he left the tech giant a year ago to join up with Uber . The judge overseeing the suit, which accuses Uber of using Levandowski - who isn't named as a de...

Running Windows? How to protect against the big ransomware attack

16 May 2017, 07:15

The global ransomware attack known as WannaCry has so far claimed 12 victims in Australia, the government said this morning. In the US, FedEx along with other companies felt the brunt of it. "The recent attack is at an unprecedented level and will re...

Phantom Dust re-release hits Xbox One, Windows

16 May 2017, 07:01

Microtransactions have been added to multiplayer-the price of free , though Microsoft stipulates that players won't be "penalized" for not buying in. It's a free game. Phantom Dust's original release scored an 8.5 in our review due to the de...

Europol warns global cyberattack could escalate