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• Chrome OS Stable Version Now Grants Beta Access To Google Play Store: Select Chromebooks Can Now Run Mobile ...

  

  Google has rolled out an update for the Chrome OS that will allow the stable version of the operating system to offer users access to the Google Play Store. Previously, only early adopters that utilize the development and beta channels of Chrome OS were able to access Android apps on their computers. However, as Google has now added access to the Google Play Store to the stable version of Chrome OS, more users will finally be able to natively run Android apps in their Chromebooks. The Stable ch..

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• HERE, automakers team up to share data on traffic conditions

  

  Graphic depicts the range of sensor information feeding a new set of live traffic services Thomson Reuters By Eric Auchard LONDON (Reuters) - German digital map maker HERE will introduce a new set of traffic services this week that allows drivers to see for themselves what live road conditions are like miles ahead using data from competing automakers, an industry first. The Berlin-based company, owned by Germany's three premium automakers, will provide four services..

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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Resale Of Safe Units Gets Delayed By 3 Days In South Korea

  

  Samsung is delaying resales of new Galaxy Note 7 post-recall units in South Korea until Oct. 1, the company said on Sunday, pushing the date back a few days later than the previously proposed Sept. 28 resumption of official sales, in a move to speed up the still-ongoing recall process in the country. Samsung sold about 400,000 units in its home country before it issued the worldwide recall for its latest flagship device, the Note 7, stemming from the onslaught of users who reported exploding No..

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• Google Andromeda hybrid Android/Chrome OS tested on Nexus 9

  

  Google may or may not have another surprise in store for both Android and Chrome OS fans this coming October 4th. But whether it is revealed together with the HTC-made Pixel smartphones or not, the growing evidence of the Andromeda OS’ existence is enough to generate both excitement and worry. As has been reported before, Andromeda is allegedly the much rumored and prophesied fusion of Android and Chrome OS, and apparently it’s already being tested on a Nexus 9, coincidentally also made by HTC..

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• Google pulls Krebs on Security out of the abyss

  

  Screenshot via ZDNet Security blog Krebs on Security is back online after a week of disruptions caused by one of the largest DDoS attacks on record.Last week, security researcher Brian Krebs' blog vanished from the Internet after a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) levied against Krebs on Security sustained an attack reaching 620 Gbps in size. While not successful, the attack forced the hosting provider, Ak..

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• New iOS 10 security flaw makes it easier to crack iPhone backups

  

  According to Forbes, Apple’s latest iOS release seems to have accidentally weakened the the iPhone’s security, potentially allowing unauthorized access to localized backups. Elcomsoft, a Russian firm that has created tools to break into iPhones, discovered the vulnerability as it worked to update its phone breaker tool. It found that backups saved after a user updates to iOS 10 uses a new "password verification mechanism" that skips several security checks, according to a blog post. The attack ..

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