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There's Been Another Bank Breach Like the One Carried Out By the Typo Hackers

Earlier this year, a team of hackers tried to steal vast quantities of cash using vulnerabilities in the Swift international payment system. Now, another similar hack has occurred.

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There's Been Another Bank Breach Like the One Carried Out By the Typo Hackers

Android N may not get its 'biggest feature' at launch: Report

Google is said to have delayed its support for Android version of Apple’s 3D Touch which was widely expected to come in the upcoming Android N version. – Source

Android N may not get its 'biggest feature' at launch: Report

AT&T launches LG Phoenix 2 with quad-core SoC, Android 6.0 Marshmallow

AT&T has updated its GoPhone prepaid lineup with a new LG phone. Dubbed Phoenix 2, the device is powered by a quad-core chipset with 1.3GHz processor, and sports a 5-inch HD display.

The handset comes with 1.5GB RAM and 16GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a 2,125mAh battery. In terms of camera, the phone features an 8MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. OS is Android 6.0 Marshmallow, while color options include black.

Carrying a $99.99 price tag, the Phoenix 2 – according to AT&T – should now be available from the carrier’s official website. It will be available at…

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AT&T launches LG Phoenix 2 with quad-core SoC, Android 6.0 Marshmallow

New Evernote update brings better Google Drive integration

Evernote has pushed out a new update to its Web and Android apps that is aimed at tightly integrating the note-taking service with Google Drive, effectively allowing users to easily access their Drive files in Evernote.

“With this integration, Evernote customers can add any file in Drive to their notes without leaving Evernote,” the company said in a blog post. The update also brings along thumbnail previews and a rich viewing experience for added files.

“And any changes to files in Google Drive will dynamically update in Evernote.”

The functionality is still in Beta, and – as…

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New Evernote update brings better Google Drive integration

Nissan’s new xStorage battery wants to compete with Tesla’s Powerwall in Europe

This week, Nissan announced that people would be able to place orders for its new xStorage battery, a stationary storage battery for individual homeowners, in September.

The xStorage battery was developed by Nissan’s London-based design facility with the help of Eaton, a Dublin-based power management company. Nissan has no plans to sell the battery in the US, instead focusing its efforts on the European market. According to the automaker’s press release, the battery will have 4.2 kWh of capacity and will cost approximately £3200 (approximately $4622).

The announcement comes one year after Tesla Motors announced a program to build stationary storage lithium-ion batteries for households, setting off a deluge of pre-orders from around the world. Tesla’s batteries are only just now reaching customers, but the company has said that unexpected demand for the 7 kWh batteries has led it to expand how much room the company has devoted to the so-called Powerwalls on the floor of Tesla’s Reno, NV-based battery factory.

This new generation of stationary storage batteries has been primarily marketed toward people with solar panels on their houses. The pitch is that a stationary storage system allows users to move away from buying electricity from the power company—a battery can store energy produced by solar panels during the day and deploy that energy in the evening, when the homeowner might have to buy energy from the power company otherwise. Potential customers might also use the batteries for more traditional purposes, keeping them charged in case of an emergency blackout.

Nissan’s new battery is supposed to be user-friendly, including a smartphone app that will “allow consumers to flick between energy sources at the touch of a button.” The battery will need to be installed by a third-party, certified installer, much like Tesla’s Powerwalls.

Nissan did not go into any details about the chemistry of its batteries or how often they can be cycled. However, Paul Wilcox, the Chairman of Nissan Europe, said in a statement that the xStorage batteries would provide “a sustainable ‘second life’ for Nissan’s electric vehicle (EV) batteries after their first life in cars is over.” Each xStorage battery will contain twelve battery modules from the automakers’ electric vehicles.

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A look at Nissan’s Leaf battery. According to Nissan’s site, “The available 30kWh lithium-ion battery stores its energy to power the 80 kW AC motor in lithium-ion modules. Each module contains four lithium-ion battery cells and provides enough power to the motor to generate 187 lb-ft of torque off the line, and up to 107 horsepower.”

This is a similar strategy to one that was recently proposed by Daimler for a stationary storage facility as well—after a decade of use, electric vehicle batteries begin to experience some low-level power loss which might be unacceptable in a car but which is negligible in a stationary storage unit.

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Nissan’s new xStorage battery wants to compete with Tesla’s Powerwall in Europe

Dog stuck in a tree finds her own, creative way down

Oh. My. God.

A very excited dog chased a bird up a 14-foot-tall tree, leaving her owner wondering how the pup would get her paws safely back on the ground.

But just as he pulls out his camera to document the dilemma, the dog decides to take the plunge, and jumps to the ground without hesitation. And as impressive as the jump is, her human’s reaction is pure gold.

Don’t worry; the dog was totally fine following the jump and continued to play in the woods.

Lovelorn peacock attempts to woo a disinterested ceramic yard swan

You’ll want to get up and dance to this jazzy version of Ginuwine’s ‘Pony’

Russian medieval re-enactor takes down annoying drone with javelin

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Slay squad goals, not just tasks, with Lattice

You know what to do at work today, but do you know why? Goals. Having clear goals is critical to keeping productivity and morale high on any team. Whether it’s a launch date, level of traction, sales quota, or hiring objective, teams perform better with well-defined motives. Lattice weaves goals into your workflow. Built by Y Combinator president Sam Altman’s brother Jack, Lattice… Read More

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Slay squad goals, not just tasks, with Lattice

ZTE Zmax Pro headed to T-Mobile, Android Marshmallow and fingerprint scanner on board

ZTE is reportedly getting ready to release a new extra-large Android smartphone in the US. According to Venture Beat, the upcoming handset is called ZTE Zmax Pro, and is headed to T-Mobile. While T-Mobile carried the original ZTE Zmax (released in 2014), it did not offer the ZTE Zmax 2, which instead is being sold by AT&T (since 2015).

The Zmax Pro will run Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box, sporting a 6-inch display with 1080 x 1920 pixels, and offering other mid-range features like an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, and 32 GB of expandable … – Source

ZTE Zmax Pro headed to T-Mobile, Android Marshmallow and fingerprint scanner on board