Sonos CEO resigns amid high competition
Sonos makes smart speakers, like this Play:5.Photo by Sarah Tew/CNET John MacFarlane, CEO and co-founder of smart speaker company Sonos, said Tuesday he's stepping down. MacFarlane led the company for 15 years but faced increased competition from companies like Google and Amazon over the past couple of years."There are no typical transitions of leadership, especially for founder-led companies where the strength l..>> view originalMonopoly may replace iconic pieces with emoji faces and hashtags
Monopoly's game pieces may look very different the next time you play. In fact, instead of fighting over the silver shoe or thimble, you could be left holding a bath tub, a dinosaur or even a hashtag symbol. For the first time in the brand's 82-year history, Monopoly -- owned by toymaker Hasbro (HAS) -- is letting the public decide if they should replace all of those game pieces with something new. The company launched website VoteMonopoly.com on Tuesday to encourage the internet to choo..>> view originalThe guy who created one of Apple's most beloved technologies is leaving Apple
Chris Lattner, the inventor of Apple's relatively new programming language called Swift, is leaving Apple, he announced on the Swift mailing list on Tuesday as spotted by MacStories' John Voorhees. Lattner didn't at first give a reason for his exit, simply saying he would leave later this month "to pursue an opportunity in another space." However, Tesla later announced via a blog post that Lattner was joining Tesla as its Vice President of Autopilot Software. (He's replacing Jinnah Hosein, Spa..>> view originalChina says no — for now — to 'Pokémon Go,' cites potential security risks
It may have taken the rest of the world by storm, but Pokémon Go is nowhere to be found in China. And based on the latest reports, it’s going to stay that way. According to Reuters, Nintendo’s hugely popular augmented reality game will not make its way to China, as government officials have indicated they will not license it or similar apps “until potential security risks had been evaluated.” If you’re one of the few people who isn’t familiar with the app (or are living in China), Pokémon Go is..>> view originalAirlines can stop warning passengers about the Galaxy Note 7 before boarding
The Department of Transportation has lifted a requirement that airlines notify passengers that the recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a prohibited flight risk, according to a press release from the Federal Aviation Administration. The phone remains ...>> view originalNew Video Pits iPhone Click Wheel Prototype Against Scott Forstall's Icon-Based iPhone Prototype
A couple days ago Sonny Dickson shared a look at one of two early prototypes for the original iPhone, the iPod Click Wheel-based OS that iPod "Godfather" Tony Fadell was working on. Tonight, Dickson has shared a video pitting Fadell's version against Scott Forstall's icon-based iPhone prototype, which went on to become the basis for iOS. Fadell's prototype was referred to as P1 while Forstall's prototype was referred to as P2. The two projects reportedly went head to head in 2005 when Steve..>> view originalMicrosoft tries to soothe regulators and critics with new privacy controls
To address criticism from regulators and public policy groups, Microsoft is making some changes in its privacy practices.Of all the body blows Microsoft has absorbed in the past 18 months over Windows 10, the criticisms of its privacy policies have to sting the most.Last summer, the French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) issued a formal notice against Microsoft, ordering that the company "stop collecting excessive data and tracking browsing by users without their consent."The CNIL fo..>> view originalGaming Community ESEA Hacked, 1.5 Million User Accounts Leak Online
More than 1.5 million usernames and passwords from popular competitive gaming community ESEA have leaked online following an attempted ransom by a hacker who managed to steal the data from the website.According to a statement from ESEA, leaked account information includes usernames, email addresses, passwords, security question answers and forum posts. It also, more troublingly, includes private and personally identifying information like private messages, IP addresses and phone numbers.The si..>> view originalAT&T is raising the price of grandfathered unlimited plans again
AT&T's grandfathered unlimited plans are vestiges of an earlier era, when unfettered access to mobile data was a perk offered to those willing to buy into the smartphone before it became ubiquitous. Now, those plans are getting costlier — again. AT&T ...>> view original
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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