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Enlarge ImageThe two Koreas. Google South Korea has delayed its reply to Google's request for mapping data, a Reuters report said Wednesday. The Alphabet property first reached out to South Korea in June, requesting access to govement-held mapping information for distribution to outside servers. This would allow Google to offer complete Google Maps services there. South Korean officials had previously agreed to reach a decision by Wednesday but have now pushed their decision to November 23. According to Reuters, the information would improve South Korea's maps, but officials want to take more time to weigh security conces. North Korea and South Korea are technically still at war.Let's block ads! بخوانید,south korea delays shift in control of military,south korea flight delays ...ادامه مطلب

Three big-time Microsoft-published games, Halo Wars 2, Scalebound, and Crackdown 3, were originally set to come out in 2016. However, they were all delayed and are now slated to launch next year.Now, Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg has explained the thinking behind pushing these projects. He told DualShockers in a new interview that the creative process sometimes necessitates delays."As you go through that creative process, some times things happen fast, some times they take longer than you expect," he said. "For us making the games great, making sure the stories are great, the graphics are great in these immersive experiences, is a priority."In some cases, this takes more time than originally planned, Greenberg said, and it can result in a delay."Whenever we announce a title or we share when we think when a launch will be, we do that based on the information we have at that time, an, ...ادامه مطلب

Enlarge ImageThe Airlander 10 is designed to fly for up to five days at a time. Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images The Airlander 10, the world's largest aircraft, took to the skies for the first time over Bedfordshire, England, on Wednesday and completed a lap of Cardington airfield before safely landing, the BBC reports.At 92 metres (300 feet) in length, the helium-filled airship is 19 metres longer than the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet. The Airlander 10 has been nicknamed "The Flying Bum" due to its peachy behind's striking similarity to the human rump.While the airship was originally in production in the US for surveillance purposes, Defense department budget cuts meant the project was abandoned. UK company Hybrid Air Vehicles stepped in and brought it to Britain. It is designed to stay a, ...ادامه مطلب

Josh Miller/CNET Samsung hoped that no Olympic athlete would leave Rio empty handed. The South Korean electronics giant provided the more than 11,000 athletes competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics with a special edition Galaxy S7 smartphone.One country, however, has refused the free gift. According to a report from Radio Free Asia, North Korea prevented the country's 31 competing athletes from receiving the complimentary smartphone. The report claims a North Korean official went to the Samsung office and took all of the phones that were to be provided to the country's athletes.Kim Song I, a North Korean athlete competing in table tennis, reportedly shook her head when asked by Radio Free Asia if she had received the phone. North Korea has strict rules for its athletes. The Washington Post reports that athletes are not allowed to visit places of interest and are discouraged from interacting with others, al,north korea not a threat,north korea notes,north korea not communist,north korea notepads,north korea nothing to envy,north korea not as bad,north korea not socialist,north korea noticias,north korea notebooks,north korea notam ...ادامه مطلب

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Delta says flights in the air are not affected by its computer problems. Delta Delta Air Lines is waing passengers of "large-scale" flight cancellations Monday due to computer system issues stemming from a power outage in Atlanta, where the carrier is headquartered. Earlier, Delta tweeted that a computer outage had delayed flights, noting that flights already in the air weren't affected.Delta said in a statement: "A power outage in Atlanta, which began at approximately 2:30 a.m. ET, has impacted Delta computer systems and operations worldwide, resulting in flight delays. Large-scale cancellations are expected today. All flights enroute are operating normally. We are aware that flight status systems, including airport screens, are incorrectly showing flights on time. We apologize to customers who are affected by this issue, and our teams are working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible." There were indications of progress in getting systems back up to speed. A CBS News staffer at London's Heathrow Airport reported passengers were told Delta systems were back online and passengers were being checked in. But an airline represetative in the US told CBS News that it was still in a "ground hold" and would not confirm or deny that the systems were back up.WGCL-TV, the CBS affiliate in Atlanta, where Delta is based, reported that the problem was first uncovered when a flight was set to take off from San Francisco.Delta is using Twitter to keep passengers up to date.This story originally posted as "Delta was of 'large-scale' flight cancellations" on CBSNews.com.Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

RoadshowNewsHatchbacksToyota delays Prius Prime plug-in debut by an entire season Close AutoComplete: BMW gets the green light for 2017 diesel models Drag Enlarge ImageThe Prius Prime's styling isn't for everyone. Toyota Toyota's Prius Prime is the latest evolution of the Prius Plug-In. This time around, it's adopting its own look and equipment loadout, which includes some impressive tech. It was supposed to debut in Japan this fall, but like all good things, the world's conspiring against it, and now it won't be out until winter.The Prius Prime's Japanese debut has been pushed back from Fall 2016 to the winter, Reuters reports. Toyota isn't speaking up on the reason for its delay, but a spokesman did tell Reuters that it's also reducing initial production, with later ramp-ups as the market demands.This leaves the future of the US-market Prius Prime in question, as well. Japan was the first country slated to receive Prius Prime this autumn, with North America and Europe following in the same season. Given Japan's debut is pushed back to winter, it's likely that other markets will see delay, as well, but since Toyota isn't talking, it's all kind of up in the air.The Prius Prime features an all-electric range of about 22 miles, twice the distance as the old Prius Plug-In. Toyota claims it will achieve an economy rating of 120 MPGe. Its standout technological feature is its new 11.6-inch touchscreen, which is laid out in portrait orientation, similar to Tesla's Model S and Model X. , ...ادامه مطلب

Enlarge ImageHere's one I caught earlier. Then I took a screenshot, uploaded that to CNET's content management system and set it as this page's promo image, so everyone can see the wicked cool Vaporeon I caught. Screenshot by Luke Westaway/CNET Pokemon Go might still have an iron-tight grip on human social behaviour, but the mobile gaming phenomenon has done very little to line the coffers of Nintendo -- the House of Mario confirmed big quarterly losses, in the same week it reminded investors that it didn't actually, y'know, make the monster-catching game. Elsewhere the Solar Impulse sun-powered plane has completed its historic jaunt around the planet, and Amazon's Dash grocery scanner is coming to the UK -- should Tesco be worried? Elsewhere customer details of O2 customers has been found for sale on the dark web -- a sobering reminder of why reusing passwords across is a bad idea -- and Ofcom says BT has to make its Openreach subsidiary an independent organisation. As if that wasn't enough, which it definitely would be, Rich has also got his review of the new Boue movie, and a look forward to Samsung's big launch event next week, where we're expecting to see a new Note smartphone. CNET UK podcast 491 Your browser does not support the audio element. Having trouble with the audio player? Try this link. We're always hungry for your feedback, so pop your thoughts in the comments below or drop us a line at cnetukpodcast [at] cbsi.com. Oh, and if you've enjoyed the show, why not leave us a glowing review on iTunes? Hit play and enjoy.Subscribe to the CNET UK podcast:CNET RSSFeedBueriTunesSoundCloudStitcherTuneInLet's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

There's something about your first glimpse of a Boeing 747 parked at the gate. I'd wager that even the most jaded traveler, hurrying through the airport after an interminable security line, pauses briefly to take it all in.Because for the moment you see it, you know this airplane is like no other. The signature upper hump and the windows of the main deck cabin closing in toward the nose are a spine-tingling sight no other airliner can match. Even the Airbus A380, as quiet and smooth as it is, can't match the 747's curvaceous lines.As you walk up to the gate, you know this airplane is taking you somewhere. You're not cramming yourself into a dinky regional jet to fly across your state. No, it's likely you're off across the ocean to another country. Hopefully, it's the start of a vacation, or maybe it's taking you home after a joyous time. Even if you're stuck in economy, the high ceilings and wide cabin bring a feel of comfortable spaciousness you don't always get in the air. The Boeing 747-8 had its first flight in 2011. Kent German/CNET I was 12 when I took my first flight on a 747. My family and I flew Air New Zealand from Los Angeles to London Gatwick to start my first trip out of the US. I'd been an aviation geek since birth, but I had longed to fly on the jumbo jet. From the moment we boarded, I was not disappointed. I remember my first sight of the iconic spiral staircase (this was back in the 80s when it was still a spiral) and how excited I felt as a cabin larger than my living room lifted into the air above the Pacific Ocean. It was magical.It's long been my favorite plane in the skies, which is why I'm so distressed at the recent news that Boeing is considering ending production of the Queen of the Skies. After building 1,500 747s in multiple versions for half a century, Boeing said it was planning to build only six planes a year. Even the new 747-8, which Boeing introduced, ...ادامه مطلب

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryVolkswagen to stop selling most of its vehicles in South KoreaVolkswagen probably won't have to shell out $15 billion in South Korea, as it did in the US as part of its Dieselgate settlement. Alexander Koeer/Getty Images When Volkswagen admitted to willfully deceiving emissions testers around the world with its diesel vehicles, it immediately placed a stop-sale on its new cars in the US. It hasn't yet lifted that, nor has it sought to certify its latest models for sale. In South Korea, the company's taking it one step further, suspending sales of most of its models.VW's decision to hold off on selling most of its new cars in South Korea comes after months of poor sales, Reuters reports. In the first half of 2016, sales in the country dropped by 33 percent. "We have decided to suspend sales of the affected models to reduce confusion among dealers and customers," a VW spokesman told Reuters.South Korea's been taking VW's diesel malfeasance very seriously. Last month, a local Volkswagen executive was arrested, and the country's environment ministry is mulling an actual ban on VW Group sales, which would include Audi and Bentley vehicles. Over 30 vehicles may have their certification revoked, and recertification could take months.Volkswagen ended up in this position after it admitted to installing software meant to curtail emissions only in lab-testing environments. Out on the road, its diesels would pollute well in excess of legal limits. South Korean prosecutors have accused the company of faking documents for both emissions and noise-level tests, as well.Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageKim Jong-zuck? James Martin/CNET Many younger types imagine Facebook as a nirvana where you skateboard down corridors, code all night long and wait for the money to start rolling in.Antonio García Martinez thinks it's a little more like North Korea.The former (and fired) Facebook product manager today released a book called "Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley."A snippet or two had already dribbled out: Martinez describing CEO Mark Zuckerberg as having a near-psychopathic stare, for example.But now several publications have offered excerpts and interviews with the author that describe Facebook as, oh, let's leave it to his own words."We had slogans on the walls, we were all wearing a uniform," he told CBS This Moing. "It all felt very North Korean or Cuban, almost. And so in that moment, I just realized...the motive force in history, which is one egomaniac's twitchy drive and then the common man's desire to be part of a compelling story -- which is what we were, we just were bit players in Zuckerberg's story."I fancy skateboards are in shorter supply in Kim Jong-un's fiefdom. I also fancy that even gray T-shirts with discreet logos would be frowned upon.Still, Martinez, who worked for the company between 2011 and 2013, wants to draw your attention to the similarities between Facebook and repressive regimes. In excerpts published by the Daily Mail, he writes that the company has a KGB-like security force called the Sec that monitors employees' actions.He writes that if you incurred Zuckerberg's wrath, it wouldn't go well: "Fuck with Facebook and security guards would be hustling you out the door like a rowdy drunk at a late-night Taco Bell.'"He claims HR gave lectures to people about allegedly distracting clothing and mentions a "male HR author, ...ادامه مطلب

The Gyeondyo-bar (red and white wrapper) is supposed to help treat hangovers. Reuters video screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNET There are some weird hangover cures out there. Pickle juice, marinated herring, egg yolks, pickled sheep eyeballs. Frankly, in most cases, we'd rather keep the hangover. But for drinkers in South Korea, there's now a hangover cure that we all scream for: ice-cream bars.Not just any ice-cream bar, though if you're a fan of Fudgsicles or Bomb Pops or those Minion-shaped ones with the gumball eyes, sure, see how those work and report back. This is the Gyeondyo-bar, created by the Korean convenience store chain Withme FS. It's aimed specifically at beating that why-did-I-drink-so-much regret out of you with each sweet, creamy lick. (Gyeondyo means "hang in there," which is kind of an awesome pat on the back as you stagger to the freezer for your second or third bar.)The bars are grapefruit-flavored, Reuters reports, but the magic ingredient is that they contain 0.7 percent of oriental raisin-tree fruit juice, a traditional 17th-century hangover remedy. Hangover remedies are big business in Korea -- there's even a gel cream that is supposed to keep skin soft after a long night of boozing -- but this is the first one we wish they'd try importing to other countries. Come on, they'd sell like crazy. Regretful drunks and late-night convenience store snacks go together like "Seven" and "Eleven."Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

​Screenshot by Kent German/CNET As investigators continue to search the Mediterranean for wreckage from a missing EqyptAir aircraft, the airline added dark banners to its Twitter and Facebook accounts to mou the flight and its victims.Against a background of grey clouds on both social media sites is the flight number, MS804. The airline also switched its normal blue and white logo to one in black.EgyptAir flight 804 disappeared early Thursday moing on a flight from Paris to Cairo. Shortly before disappearing from radar 180 miles north of the Egyptian coast, the Airbus A320 made erratic tus before "dropping like a rock," CBS News reports. Though at least one Egyptian aviation official has named terrorism as a possible cause for the crash, that suspicion has not yet been confirmed by investigators. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

Enlarge ImageThe British Airways flight landed normally with one of its 18 tires deflated. Simon Hradecky, Aviation Herald A spare tire is one thing, but one British Airways flight landed in London with something many experts have never seen before: a square tire.The Airbus A380-800 departed Hong Kong on May 6 and was climbing when the crew received a tire-pressure notification, the Aviation Herald reports.The plane can land safely with one of its 18 tires deflated, so the crew continued on to London Heathrow. The landing was normal, but the photo of the plane taken afterward -- with one of the tires smooshed into a shape as square as Pat Boone -- drew buzz from plane-watchers.Suggestions as to how the tire was forced into the square shape were many and varied. Some Aviation Herald readers questioned the temperature when the tire was inflated, some blamed the pressure of descent crushing the tire and some just wanted to argue about why the other reasons were wrong.Royal Aeronautical Society aviation safety expert Kumar Mysore was quoted in the Daily Mail as blaming the way the plane distributes weight. "The effect of the weight on the deflated tire is the same as when you squeeze a rubber ring toy with different intensity, it can tu into a different shape," he said. "In an A380, for this particular situation, it happens to be squarish. In a 747, for instance, the load of the aircraft does not give rise to this particular shape."One Aviation Herald reader didn't care about the reason, but was fascinated with the result, writing, "I wish to acquire this tire and exhibit it in a sculpture park." Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب