MacBook Pro Users Complain Laptops Making ‘Popping’ Sound
Apple's MacBook Pro users have been complaining about an unusual “popping" sound coming from their laptops.
Apple's MacBook Pro users have been complaining about an unusual “popping" sound coming from their laptops.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 pre-orders beginning on Friday was almost 6 times higher compared to the pre-orders for the Galaxy S7 and last year's recalled smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7.
Chinese technology major LeEco has called off the expected $2 billion acquisition of the US consumer electronics company Vizio, citing "regulatory headwinds." LeEco Chairman, Jia Yueting, had admitted last year that the company had been facing a cash crunch and had got over-extended in its global strategy.
German developer Sviper has teamed up with iDreamSky to bring 'Wild City Rush' to China, with the deal seeing the launch of a culturally localized version of the game.
HondaJet made its China debut at the ABACE 2017, introducing the new twin-engine HA-420, which is a $4.5 million, six-seat entry level light jet.
Uber stated in court filings on Saturday that its self-driving car program never used the technology which Google spinoff Waymo is suing it over. Waymo's lawsuit accuses former Google engineers of downloading confidential files containing information about its custom "LiDAR" technology for self-driving cars and then joining Uber. However, Uber claims that it still uses the commercially available LiDAR systems because its in-house technology is not ready for the road.
Facebook's virtual reality unit Oculus VR has been recently sued for allegedly incorporating California-based startup ImmersiON-VRelia's patented technology into its Rift VR headset without authorisation. The patent, referred to in the lawsuit, describes a method of generating left and right perspectives in a 3D video game.
The US Department of Labor (DoL) has said that the "discrimination against women in Google is quite extreme." The government department further stated that the tech company had violated employment laws in relation to the salaries of its female employees. Interestingly, earlier this month, Google claimed to have closed the gender pay gap globally.
The popular fast food chain brand McDonald's has reportedly started a unique campaign called "Snaplications" in Australia to hire new recruits. As a part of the application, those enthusiastic about working with the brand are required to send a ten-second video application using a McDonald's-themed filter on Snap's photo messaging app, Snapchat. The company would review the video and send a link to shortlisted applicants to fill an online application form.
A US court has ordered developer Bossland to pay $8.5 million to the company that created popular video games like World of Warcraft and Overwatch, in damages for selling applications that let users cheat.