IT&Software
BMW recalls 1.4 million vehicles for risk of fires
The recall covers 2008-2011 of the 128i BMWs, as well as 2007-2011 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 525i, 525xi, 528i, 528xi, 530i, 530xi, X3 3.0si, X3 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive30i, Z4 3.0i, Z4 3.0si and Z4 sDrive30i BMWs. In 2011, BMW improved the wiring on affected auto models. BMW got a report in 2008 involving heat damage to a 2006 3-Series sedan. Owners of the targeted vehicles will be notified on Dece... [Full Article...]
Facebook will now let you send money in the United Kingdom with Messenger
Earlier this year, Facebook rolled out group payments feature within its Messenger app, allowing users to pay either everyone in the group or individual members. The first time a payment is made, people are prompted to add their debit card details and then enter the amount they want to send. The money is then transferred in up to three business days. [Full Article...]
PS4's Skyrim VR Headlines New PSVR Bundle
The Skyrim PSVR bundle launches in the United States and Canada on the same day as the game's launch, November 17th, for $449.99 USD/$579.99 CAD. Skyrim VR will be launching later this month, and Sony has revealed a new Skyrim PlayStation VR bundle in celebration. [Full Article...]
Afghanistan won't ban WhatsApp or Telegram after all
Afghanistan government is trying to temporarily block the access to Telegram and WhatsApp. President Ashraf Ghani held a meeting Monday with Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and "decided that there will be no ban on Whatsapp & Telegram in #Afghanistan", Abdullah wrote on his official Twitter account Monday. [Full Article...]
Apple's $120 mn patent award from Samsung upheld by top U.S. court
The justices decided not to reexamine the 2016 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that upheld a verdict against Samsung that states the South Korean company infringed Apple's patents on a few popular features from the iPhone , including autocorrect and slide-to-unlock. [Full Article...]
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is now free-to-play
Diablo 2 also has its own set of problems, such as a leaderboard overrun by hackers, which in turn destroys any hope players have of seeing their names at the top of them. You can purchase all of the other campaigns, including the Nova Covert Ops missions, for $15 each. A bundle of all three can be yours for $40. After half an hour of guessing, which according to a live report on Reddit incl... [Full Article...]
IOS 11.1 Devices Hit With Weird Autocorrecting Keyboard Bug
Make use of this fix until Apple officially releases a fix in the next iOS 11 update. If you are affected by the bug, you can go to Settings General Keyboard Text Replacement, and replace all uses of a capital "I" with a lowercase "i". This bug doesn't seem to be limited to just the above text-replacing string, though, as I've encountered it in the Messages app on a MacBook Pro running the macOS... [Full Article...]
Confirmed: OnePlus 5T Flagship Will Be Unveiled In New York