External Link: Apple Investigating a Fix for iPhone 6s Shutdowns TidBITS(cached at December 7, 2016, 11:35 pm)

We previously reported how Apple had established a repair program for iPhone 6s units that spontaneously shut down. 9to5Mac is now reporting that the company has discovered that the problem is more widespread than initially thought. Apple plans to include a diagnostic tool in the next iOS update that will help its engineers figure out how to better address the problem.

 

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Mohammed Yunus: Bangladesh probes Nobel laureate's tax AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at December 7, 2016, 11:30 pm)

Mohammed Yunus' family and finance agency investigated for tax irregularities in case some see as politically motivated.
Mohammed Yunus: Bangladesh probes Nobel laureate's tax AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at December 7, 2016, 11:30 pm)

Mohammed Yunus' family and finance agency investigated for tax irregularities in case some see as politically motivated.
T-Mobile's 'Digits' Solution Lets You Use One Phone Number Across All Your Devices Slashdotby BeauHD on business at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 7, 2016, 11:05 pm)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: T-Mobile just revealed its answer to ATT's NumberSync technology, which lets customers use one phone number across all their connected devices. T-Mobile's version is called Digits and it will launch in a limited, opt-in customer beta beginning today before rolling out to everyone early next year. "You can make and take calls and texts on whatever device is most convenient," the company said in its press release. "Just log in and, bam, your call history, messages and even voicemail are all there. And it's always your same number, so when you call or text from another device, it shows up as you." When it leaves beta, Digits will cost an extra monthly fee, but T-Mobile isn't revealing pricing today. "This is not going to be treated as adding another line to your account," said COO Mike Sievert. "Expect us to be disruptive here." And while its main feature is one number for everything, Digits does offer T-Mobile customers another big perk: multiple numbers on the same device. This will let you swap between personal and work numbers without having to maintain separate lines and accounts. You can also give out an "extra set" of Digits in situations where you might be hesitant to give someone your primary number; this temporary number forwards to your devices like any other call. You can have multiple numbers for whatever purposes you want, based on T-Mobile's promotional video.

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DNA clue to how humans evolved big brains BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition(cached at December 7, 2016, 11:01 pm)

Humans may in part owe their big brains to a DNA "typo" in their genetic code, research suggests.
DNA clue to how humans evolved big brains BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition(cached at December 7, 2016, 11:01 pm)

Humans may in part owe their big brains to a DNA "typo" in their genetic code, research suggests.
Bluetooth 5 Is Here Slashdotby msmash on wireless at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 7, 2016, 10:34 pm)

Reader BrianFagioli writes: Today, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announces the official adoption of the previously-announced Bluetooth 5. In other words, it is officially the next major version of the technology, which will eventually be found in many consumer devices. So, will you start to see Bluetooth 5 devices and dongles with faster speeds and longer range in stores tomorrow? Nope -- sorry, folks. Consumers will have to wait until 2017. The Bluetooth SIG says devices should become available between February and June next year.In a statement, Bluetooth SIG reminded the specifications of Bluetooth 5 -- "Key feature updates include four times range, two times speed, and eight times broadcast message capacity. Longer range powers whole home and building coverage, for more robust and reliable connections."

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Bashar al-Assad: Aleppo victory will be a 'huge step' AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at December 7, 2016, 10:30 pm)

Syrian president rejects opposition ceasefire offer as his army tightens the noose on rebel-held part of the key city.
Google Is Removing 'In the News' Section From Desktop Search After Criticism Slashdotby msmash on google at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 7, 2016, 10:04 pm)

Google today confirmed that it is removing "In the news" section from the top of desktop search, and replacing it with a carousel of "Top stories," similar to what exists on mobile. From a new report on BusinessInsider: This move had been planned for quite some time, and is being rolled out globally, according to Google. The removal of the word "news" will, hopefully, help draw a sharper line between Google's human-vetted Google News product, and its main search product. Last month, Google faced scrutiny when one of its top results for "final election count" was fake news. The top result in Google Search's "In the news" section was a Wordpress blog named "70 News," which falsely claimed Trump won the popular vote by a margin of almost 700,000. (He didnâ(TM)t). Google's search results, in contrast to Google News, are not assessed for "truth."

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Google Is Removing 'In the News' Section From Desktop Search After Criticism Slashdotby msmash on google at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 7, 2016, 10:04 pm)

Google today confirmed that it is removing "In the news" section from the top of desktop search, and replacing it with a carousel of "Top stories," similar to what exists on mobile. From a new report on BusinessInsider: This move had been planned for quite some time, and is being rolled out globally, according to Google. The removal of the word "news" will, hopefully, help draw a sharper line between Google's human-vetted Google News product, and its main search product. Last month, Google faced scrutiny when one of its top results for "final election count" was fake news. The top result in Google Search's "In the news" section was a Wordpress blog named "70 News," which falsely claimed Trump won the popular vote by a margin of almost 700,000. (He didnâ(TM)t). Google's search results, in contrast to Google News, are not assessed for "truth."

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QBit-GraphViz-0.003 search.cpan.orgby Igor Sverdlov at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 7, 2016, 10:03 pm)

QBit wrapper on Graphviz
QBit-GraphViz-0.003 search.cpan.orgby Igor Sverdlov at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 7, 2016, 10:03 pm)

QBit wrapper on Graphviz
String-Ident-0.03 search.cpan.orgby Jozef Kutej at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 7, 2016, 10:03 pm)

clean-up string to be used as identifier and in URLs
String-Ident-0.03 search.cpan.orgby Jozef Kutej at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 7, 2016, 10:03 pm)

clean-up string to be used as identifier and in URLs
QBit-Application-Model-Multistate-DB-0.009 search.cpan.orgby Igor Sverdlov at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 7, 2016, 10:03 pm)

Class for working with multistates DB entries