Samsung is recalling the Galaxy Note 7

Smasung is recalling the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide after reports that the devices can catch fire while charging.

The massive recall of one of Samsung's flagship devices is an embarrassing setback for the world's biggest selling smartphone maker. The Note 7 was unveiled just a month ago, and big rival Apple (AAPL, Tech30) is expected to show off its new smartphone next week.

Samsung (SSNLF) said Friday it had found a problem with the battery in some of the phones and was halting sales in 10 countries, including South Korea and the U.S. It will offer customers a new product for free in the coming weeks to replace the 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7s that have been sold.
Samsung said devices in China don't appear to be affected because it used another battery supplier. But it was unclear if models sold in China would nonetheless be recalled.

The company originally said it would take about two weeks to prepare the recall, but later announced Note 7 users in the U.S. can exchange their device for a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge, starting next week. It will also refund the cost of Note 7-specific accessories. Samsung is giving Note 7 users a $25 gift card or bill credit for the inconvenience. Read more in http://adf.ly/1dwtPi

11 new Siri features to try in iOS 10, MacOS Sierra, and Apple TV

Major upgrades are coming to Siri. Here are some of the new ways you'll be able to use Siri following the updates.

Siri is a lot more useful in iOS 10, MacOS Sierra and the Apple TV's latest update. The iPhone voice assistant work with and control many non-Apple apps, get improved voice search and will even be baked into your MacBook or iMac. Siri will also have more predictive features, so you get the info you need without having to ask for it first. Here are all the ways you can talk to Siri in iOS 10, MacOS Sierra and Apple TV.

You'll be able to control a lot more apps

In iOS 10, Apple opened Siri to third-party developers, however, so you can control many more apps with your voice. Apple provided us with a list of some of the apps that Siri can control at launch, as well as sample commands. Here are some examples:

Pinterest: Look for pins you've saved, like "Hey Siri, find men's fashion pins on Pinterest." Check out the GIF on the right to see it in action.

Square Cash: "Hey Siri, pay Sharon 10 dollars with Square Cash." That's much faster than thumbing through the Square Cash app, selecting the person to send the money to and setting the dollar amount.

for more info: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/11-new-ways-you-will-be-able-to-use-siri-this-fall

US Congress supports SOPA and PIPA/PROTECT-IP.

An onrush of condemnation and criticism kept the SOPA and PIPA acts from passing earlier this year, but US lawmakers have already authored another authoritarian bill that could give them free reign to creep the Web in the name of cybersecurity.

H.R. 3523, a piece of legislation dubbed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (or CISPA for short), has been created under the guise of being a necessary implement in America’s war against cyberattacks. But the vague verbiage contained within the pages of the paper could allow Congress to circumvent existing exemptions to online privacy laws and essentially monitor, censor and stop any online communication that it considers disruptive to the government or private parties. Critics have already come after CISPA for the capabilities that it will give to seemingly any federal entity that claims it is threatened by online interactions, but unlike the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Acts that were discarded on the Capitol Building floor after incredibly successful online campaigns to crush them, widespread recognition of what the latest would-be law will do has yet to surface to the same degree.


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