Email scams are increasingly involving iTunes gift cards, instead of the old wire transfers. Lily Hay Newman as the scoop. This trend is on the rise among scammers, both for individual targets and organizations. The Federal Trade Commission reported…
Lees meerA Facebook clear-history tool is going to be with users by the end of 2019. That’s according to its CFO David Wehner, who spoke Tuesday at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2019 in San Francisco, CNBC reported. CEO Mark Zucke…
Lees meerAndrew Orr and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the new Thunderbolt vulnerability and the latest in warrant canaries.
Lees meerWe seem to be living in a golden age of television thanks to streaming services, and The writers behind some of our favourite shows are getting well rewarded for it. Fast Company looked at how Netflix kickstarted “a $1 billion arms race” for TV writ…
Lees meerApple is being sued by a number of companies that alleg it infringed more than 7 of their patents relating to LTE technology.
Lees meerThe Hulu free plan price is going from US$7.99 to US$5.99/month. However, its Live TV plan is increasing to US$44.99. [Hulu Pause Ads Have Arrived] Hulu Free Plan Reduction The company announced the change last month as a response to Netflix’s price…
Lees meerResearchers have detailed a cyber security vulnerability via the Thunderbolt interface with USB-C Ports on laptops, including Macs.
Lees meerThe FBI really really dislikes end-to-end encryption, saying that it’s a problem that infects the law enforcement community (paywall). The so-called going-dark issue…is a problem [that] infects law enforcement and the intelligence community more and…
Lees meerHiya has released its first Global Robocall Radar Report, and the results are troubling. Global spam calls grew 325% to 85 billion calls.
Lees meerNintendo announced the arrival of Pokemon Sword and Shield that will come to the Nintendo Switch later this year. It brings with it the eighth generation of Pokemon. We saw a sneak peak of three starter Pokemon: Grookey, a chimp full of boundless cu…
Lees meerPrivacy email provider FastMail is losing customers because of Australia’s new anti-encryption laws, and faces calls to leave the country.
Lees meerThe Private Internet Access 2.8.0 update brings a network management tool. When you enable the feature PIA will automatically turn itself on when you connect to untrusted Wi-Fi networks. You can add networks you do trust to a whitelist, including yo…
Lees meerIt looks like Google Home users are not going to be able to get Apple Music on their device, despite recent rumours.
Lees meerWe know that robots will take jobs from humans. (We will adapt.) But the one job that seemed safe has been religious leaders: ministers, priests, rabbis. But wait. The Telegraph writes: A 400-year-old temple in the deeply traditional Japanese city o…
Lees meerFacebook has made moves to remove anti-vaxxer content from its platform recently. However, it might not be the only place where such content is an issue. A report on Wired showed that anti-vaxxer films do very well on Amazon Prime too. Its “customer…
Lees meerDwight Silverman is the technology editor for the Houston Chronicle. He manages the TechBurger website, and writes about personal technology for HoustonChronicle.com, Chron.com and the print edition. Previously, he was the senior web producer for pr…
Lees meerApple announced the winners of its Shot on iPhone photography competition, who had been selected by a high-powered panel.
Lees meerDuring the 2018 midterm elections U.S. Cyber Command blocked internet access to Russians seeking to interfere.
Lees meerAT&T’s takeover of Time Warner was approved by the US appeals court, leaving in place a major rival to Apple’s forthcoming streaming offer.
Lees meerUnder the shadow of the last great city in the sky, prepare to set off through the streets of Iron City and get ready for an epic adventure six-hundred years in the making. Alita: Battle Angel – The Game is the official game based on the all-new the…
Lees meerAlthough it’s not illegal to create duplicate apps under different names and/or developer accounts, it takes advantage of the App Store.
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