Monday, August 22, 2016 at 2:59PM 
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Toronto, ON - LinuxCon and ContainerCon opened earlier today in downtown Toronto and the conference was kicked off by notable keynotes from various luminaries in the Open Source community as well as key players in the industry.
Monday, August 22, 2016 at 2:42PM 
Google has released the latest version of its popular and dominant Android OS mobile operating system. Codenamed Android N or 'Nougat' the latest tasty dessert is a product of collaboration from thousands of developers and users who have participated in Android's beta program.
"Android Nougat reflects input from thousands of fans and developers all over the world. There are over 250 major features in Android Nougat, but we wanted to highlight a few of the features you’ve been most excited about," a Google representative wrote on the Android Blog.
Nougat is said to be more personal, better for productivity, and more secure. We have no Nexus devices on hand so we will likely review the OS when it comes to our HTC 10 ot Moto G Plus handsets that we use for testing and app reviews.
Monday, August 22, 2016 at 9:07AM 
It pays to be a superstar with friends in really high places. Barbra Streisand has had her name mispronounced by Apple’s virtual assistant Siri all this time. Siri has been pronouncing her name as “Strei-zand” instead of “Strei-sand.” So, what is Barbra Streisand to do? She calls Apple CEO Tim Cook to see if he can fix this, and, of course, he does. As she narrates this experience in an interview with NPR, Streisand seems to have released an important update when it comes to iOS 10, which might be heading our way on September 30th.
Monday, August 22, 2016 at 8:05AM 
There’s now a special police squad in Thailand that are specifically on the lookout for rule-breaking Pokémon Go players—and no we’re not talking about breaking the rules of the game, more like causing things like road accidents. And Bangkok Pokémon Go players are being blamed from an increase of these accidents. That’s why Thailand authorities are doing something about it. According to Bangkok’s police chief Sanit Mahathavorn says they have around 50 police officers described as “catchers of Pokémon catchers.” These officers will have smartphones with them and they’ll patrol 10 areas with busy traffic and are considered no-go zones for Pokémon Go players.
Those caught doing things like running while using a phone, hindering traffic while driving carelessly, and playing in an “inappropriate manner” will be fined up to 1,000 baht (about $30). The last one doesn’t point out what constitutes that kind of behaviour.
Source: CNET
