The new AACS 2.0 encryption method used to protect Ultra HD Blu-rays from unlawful copying may have been cracked for the first time. A report from Torrent Freak brings word that a copy of Smurfs 2 has been posted to the BitTorrent tracker ...
Tags: HD Blu-rays, Blu-ray discs
German offset printing presses manufacturer Heidelberger Druckmaschinen is set to unveil three new postpress machines for the packaging industry. The firm will exhibit new Promatrix 106 FC die cutter with hot-foil embossing, Promatrix 106 ...
Tags: Packaging Industry, Machines
The first purported images of Fitbit’s delayed smartwatch and wireless headphones have appeared online. Yahoo Finance published renders on Monday showing a retro design with an aluminum unibody surrounding a large, square, colour ...
Tags: Fitbit, Apple Watch
Pioneer has just launched three new AV receivers which pack support for both Dolby Atmos and its rival DTS:X. The two audio technologies allow for what's called object-based audio, which essentially means you get a much more enveloping ...
Tags: Pioneer, AV Recievers
BlackBerry’s latest smartphone has finally launched in the UK, although it’s not easy to get your hands on one. The BlackBerry KeyOne is now available to purchase in the UK, although stock is limited to just one retailer ...
Tags: BlackBerry, smartphone
GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – a fabless developer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications – says that its transistors are being used by power ...
Tags: GaN Systems, Solar Power Inverter
Spotify is preparing to enter the hardware game, judging by job opportunities recently posted online. The firm is seeking a senior hardware product manager that could “deliver hardware directly from Spotify to existing and new ...
Tags: Spotify, wearable device
Urban Chestnut Brewing has partnered with Ardagh Group to develop and release an on-premise only package for the city of St. Louis, available at local bars and restaurants. By packaging Urban Underdog, an American Lager, in Ardagh 16 oz. ...
Tags: Beverage Cans, package
There's no shortage of iPhone 8 rumours, leaks, and renders doing the rounds, but you didn't think they were going to slow down did you? Following a report last month that cited a Foxconn employee as providing details of the forthcoming ...
Fitbit's Blaze “smart fitness watch”, launched last year, was the company's first attempt at a quasi-smartwatch design, and rumours of a "full" smartwatch quickly followed the launch. Once the company bought crowdfunding ...
Tags: Smartwatch, GPS
Honda has unveiled NueV, a pure-electric concept car with automated ride-sharing capabilities at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The concept car has a built-in smart engine, which Honda claims can learn from its driver. The ...
Tags: Honda, Concept Car, Geneva Motor Show
Land O'Lakes has acquired Vermont Creamery, a creamery and artisanal cheese and butter-maker in Websterville, Vermont, US. Vermont Creamery Co-Founders Bob Reese and Allison Hooper and Land O'Lakes, Inc. President and CEO Chris Policinski ...
Tags: Land O'Lakes, artisanal cheese, butter
The Apple Watch 3 (or Apple Watch Series 3, in Cupertino-approved parlance) could come with a SIM card slot and built-in 4G LTE connectivity, according to a new report. Analyst Christopher Rolland claims that, following discussions with ...
Tags: Apple Watch 3, Smartphone
German chemical company BASF is building a new plastic additives plant at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China. The development is a part of the company's €200m global investment plan to boost its plastic additives business. With an ...
Tags: Plastic Additives, BASF
FCA US will invest over $1bn in its assembly facilities in Illinois and Ohio to retool them in order to increase production of its Jeep Cherokee and Wrangler. The Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio will receive an investment of $700m, which ...