Continuing our three-part series on how to see Hawaii for the first time, this installment moves on to the largest Hawaiian island, as well as the most visited of the six tourist islands. Hawaii is actually made up of eight islands, but Niihau and Kahoolawe are both off limits to tourists without special permission and permits. In part one of our guide, we highlighted Maui, which offers the perfect blend of culture and
Summer is all about carefree weekend getaways, but before you can have any fun, first you need to find the perfect weekend bag. Whether you’re looking for a tote to sling over your shoulder at the beach or a duffle to throw in the trunk for a road trip, it’s not always easy to find a bag that’s fashionable and functional. We’ve tested a bunch, from an eye-popping, pink-confetti weekender
Almost 100,000 HTTPS websites are under threat from a new vulnerability born out of attempts by the US in the early 1990s to break the encryption used by foreign entities. First reported by Ars Technica, the ‘Logjam’ vulnerability affects 8.4% of the world’s top one million websites in addition to a slightly higher percentage of the mail servers in the IPv4 address space, according to researchers. “Logjam shows us once
Last we heard of the Samsung Galaxy A8, it was set to be Samsung’s thinnest handset yet (at just 5.9mm), offering a stylish metal-edged smartphone with respectable mid-range specs. However, speculation suggested it would only ever appear in China. Inside sources talking to SamMobile have revealed that the Galaxy A8 may get a much wider release, with Asian and European markets on the cards too. The site also says a
The challenges facing mobile payments With Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay and various other initiatives launched in the last 12 months, there’s plenty of buzz around mobile payments – yet walking into a shop and paying for groceries with a swipe of your smartphone still seems a long way off. Various apps launched by network operators have met with a lukewarm response, and even big names such as Amazon
We’re fast approaching E3 time (16-18 June) so you can expect the rumours to come thick and fast over the next month. Today’s speculation concerns one of the most beloved franchises of all time, though the evidence is pretty thin. Shenmue I (1999) and Shenmue II (2001) were supposed to be concluded with Shenmue III more than ten years ago, but poor sales of the second in the series caused
Oppo has just announced the R7 Plus – a new phablet for its mid-range device family – but it also comes with news of a sequel to the R5, the Oppo R7. There was much to like about the Oppo R5, not least the cheap price, but Oppo has built on what it had already achieved and thrown in a few more features to keep you interested. The R7 comes
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world’s biggest telecommunications equipment maker, on Wednesday became the latest tech giant to present its own take on the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT), centered on an operating system designed to allow household and business appliances to communicate with each other online. At an event in Beijing, Huawei executives showcased its “Agile IoT” architecture, including an operating system called LiteOS to control
By James Regan, Leila Abboud and Arno Schuetze PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European telecoms group Altice has agreed to buy U.S. regional cable company Suddenlink Communications in a $9.1 billion deal, marking its first move across the Atlantic where it is also interested in buying Time Warner Cable. The surprise move is further evidence that Patrick Drahi, Altice’s billionaire founder, wants to build an empire in cable and mobile after doing
By Bill Rigby SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft’s plan to make its new version of Windows a mobile hit by letting it accept tweaked Apple and Android apps has met an obstacle: some of the software developers the company needs to woo just aren’t interested. Windows phones accounted for just 3 percent of global smartphone sales last year, compared with about 81 percent for devices with Google’s Android system and 15
