Magic Leap is known for its secrecy. The company kept its One headset under wraps for years, teasing out details with ambiguous conference speeches and restrictive press opportunities. It should come as no surprise, then, to hear that developer units…
A lot of software used for piracy purposes were probably not necessarily designed to be that way. For example software used to rip CDs to MP3s were probably designed to be for personal use, but people later used it to rip MP3s and distribute them on the web. The same can be said for Kodi, but unfortunately Google doesn’t seem to see it that way.
According to a report from TorrentFreak, it appears that Google has decided to remove “Kodi” from its search autocomplete feature as part of its piracy filter. For those unfamiliar, Kodi is a completely legal piece of software that is typically installed on a set-top box and used for streaming. However thanks to third-party addons, it also allowed the software to provide access to pirated media.
While users can still search for Kodi and all things Kodi-related, Google will no longer prompt users in the autocomplete feature. As a result when users start to type “Kodi”, they are being presented with options such as “kodak” or “kodiak”. This is the same when users try to search for illegal content online such as The Pirate Bay in which Google will not offer up an autocomplete for certain terms or names.
In a statement made to TorrentFreak, the XBMC Foundation which operates Kodi states that they are disappointed with Google’s decision. “We are surprised and disappointed to discover Kodi has been removed from autocomplete, as Kodi is perfectly legal open source software.”
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The Apple Watch can tell the time, it can display your emails and messages, it can also help you with your fitness/health goals, and it seems that it can also be used to solve crimes. At least that’s what seems to be the case over in Australia where data from the Apple Watch helped local police solve a murder case.
The case involved Myrna Nilsson, 57, the victim who was bashed to death in her home in Adelaide back in 2016. According to Caroline Nilsson, Nilsson’s daughter-in-law, she claimed that a group of men had forced their way into their property following a road rage incident. However based on data from the victim’s Apple Watch, it seems that this might not have been the complete truth.
Based on an analysis by a forensic expert, the time frame in which the victim was attacked to the time she died was in a seven minute window, which indicated that this was an “ambush-type” attack versus a confrontational attack where according to Caroline, her mother-in-law spent 20 minutes arguing with the alleged group of men over a road rage incident.
The prosecutor also discovered that Nilsson had used her phone after the attack to text her husband, and also to access eBay, despite her claims of being tied up and attacked by the intruders. Whether or not Nilsson will be found guilty remains to be seen, but she is expected to return to court on the 13th of June.
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What is a PC? In fact, what is a computer? Some market analysts and Apple predict that the next two or three generations will start asking those questions. For years, in no small part due to the downhill trend of PC sales, analysts and journalists have been declaring the PC to be dead. The problem which such overarching declarations is … Continue reading
Samsung’s Galaxy Note series of phones has been typically launched in the later part of the year. However according to a report from The Investor, it has been suggested that Samsung could be aiming for a slightly earlier release, possibly as early as July, due to a variety of alleged reasons.
One of the reasons is because apparently the Galaxy S9 and S9+ aren’t selling as well as Samsung would have liked. By no means are either phone considered a flop, but perhaps it just did not reach the levels that Samsung would have liked or expected, and maybe the company is thinking that by launching the Note 9 early, they’ll be able to make up for it.
Another alleged reason for why the Note 9 might be announced early is because of Apple’s iPhones in 2018. The rumors are claiming that Apple will be launching three iPhones this year, one of which will feature an even larger display, and two models will also be packing OLED screens. By launching ahead of the iPhones, Samsung could be looking to prevent customers from potentially holding off for Apple’s latest smartphone.
Of course all of this is just rumor for now, but we do know that Samsung is working on the Note 9. In fact recently the model number of the handset was spotted on Samsung’s website. Could this be an indication that the handset is already in the works and could be launching earlier than expected? We suppose we’ll just have to wait and see.
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