First Chromecast Preview firmware removes all Chrome branding and other top stories.

• First Chromecast Preview firmware removes all Chrome branding

  

  ... Not too long ago, Google began offering users the chance to test unfinished Chromecast firmware. The first preview firmware, version 1.21.72444, began rolling out to users recently. Google's release notes for the update only states, "General bug fixes and stability improvements." Thanks, Google. Thankfully, tipster Rafael sent us the screenshots above and below. They indicate that all references to the word 'Chrome' have been removed. The current public firmware shows the Chrome logo wh..

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• Big email hack doesn't exactly send the message Yahoo needed

  

  FILE - In this June 5, 2014, file photo, people walk in front of a Yahoo sign at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Yahoo says the personal information of 500 million accounts have been stolen in a massive security breakdown that represents the latest setback for the beleaguered internet company. The breach disclosed on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, dates back to late 2014. Yahoo is blaming the hack on a “state-sponsored actor.” (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) ..

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• Apple Watch Series 2 review (as written by a marathoner)

  

  You may have gathered already that Activity is one of my most-used Watch apps. And it's not just because I'm a bit of a fitness nut. Even on days when I'm not running, there's something addictive about completing my three color-coded Activity Rings. On days when I forget to wear my watch, I regret that I don't get credit for all my New York speed-walking.All that said, there was apparently room for the app to get better. With watchOS 3, Apple added social sharing, so you can see how far along yo..

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• Note 7 recall, chips, and Samsung's China conundrum

  

  Samsung's chip business is half its profits and China is looking for its own success in chips.When a Chinese Baidu user alleged that their Galaxy Note 7 exploded, Samsung Electronics was swift in conducting its internal investigation and denying the allegations. In its recall announcement for the handset earlier this month that followed reports of the phones catching fire, Samsung Electronics singled out China as unaffected by the recall because batches there did not use faulty batteries. A rel..

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