Notorious iPhone hacking company has its secrets revealed by hack
Cellebrite, an Israeli firm that supplies “forensics tools” to agencies around the world, including US law enforcement, appears to have suffered a serious hack. Motherboard claims …
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Jeep and Ram trucks accused of Dieselgate-style cheating by the EPA
The EPA has issued a statement accusing Fiat-Chrysler of violating the Clean Air Act by “failing to disclose engine management software” in 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee …
Apple’s ‘boring’ iPhone 7 just stole a ton of market share from Android
Before, during and after launch, there was a narrative that existed on a handful of tech blogs. Because the new handsets used the same hardware …
Amazon’s Prime credit card just got even better
Amazon’s subscription service is a solid deal when you consider all the perks it offers buyers, on top of fast shipping for goods purchased on Amazon. …
Los Angeles college reportedly pays hackers $28K ransom
A Los Angeles college reportedly paid hackers a $28,000 ransom after a cyberattack kept students and faculty locked out of their accounts. The Valley Star, …
Samsung boss named a key suspect in political bribery probe
The New Year has not been kind to Samsung thus far. Just yesterday, both Samsung and LG were found by the US International Trade Commission …
The rise and fall of Google’s modular phone dream
Modular phones had a brief flirtation with popularity over the last few years. Between the Moto X, LG G5 and Google’s Project Ara, a couple …
AT&T will charge legacy unlimited data users an extra $60 per year
If you’ve managed to hold onto your grandfathered unlimited data plan on AT&T for all these years, you’ve weathered quite a few storms. Most notably, …
Windows might start losing its lifelong battle against Apple this year
Windows vs Mac is just about the oldest battle in computer fanboy history. Right-click sheeple against computers that just barely work is a flame war …
Adverts in your self-driving car’s windshield are the future we all deserve
Self-driving cars are set to be the next major revolution in our collective way of life. The hour and and half that, on average, we …
Apple’s iPhone turns 10
Exactly 10 years ago today, Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs took to the stage at the now defunct annual Macworld conference in San Francisco …
The iPhone 8 is going to be bigger than you can even imagine
After facing plenty of criticism for failing to release big-screen iPhones, Apple in 2014 finally released two new models that featured displays that were bigger …
Tim Cook gets a pay cut after Apple misses revenue and profit goals in 2016
Following a year in which Apple’s net sales and operating income dropped rather significantly from 2015, CEO Tim Cook and other executives of the company …
Apple is invading Samsung’s backyard
Apple has hundreds of retail stores situated in dozens of countries around the world, but its next big opening will be particularly significant. As the …
Celebrity sues Tesla, claims Model X drove itself through a wall and into his house
Tesla owners love all of the advanced technology the company has managed to pack into its Model S and Model X electric vehicles. While other …
Inside X-Force Command, IBM’s cutting-edge cyber security facility
Seated at a row of computers inside IBM’s new office in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Mass., an unsuspecting employee has just clicked a malicious link …
Penske Media adds Robb Report to portfolio of category-leading media brands
NEW YORK, NY and DETROIT, MI – December 29, 2016 – Penske Media Corporation (PMC) and Rockbridge Growth Equity today announced the formation of a …
Interview: Minority Report science advisor shares his vision for the future of computing
John Underkoffler is known for his imaginative vision for the future of computing, thanks in part to his work as a science advisor on the …
NPD: iPhone 7 was too boring to capitalize on Samsung’s Note 7 disaster
Most powerful mobile processor on the planet: check. Performance that outshines the best Android phones in the world: check. New displays that are “visually indistinguishable …
Amazon busts big holiday move, ships over one billion items
Alexa, how are we doing? We seem to be doing well. Amazon shipped more than one billion items worldwide with Prime and Fulfillment this holiday …
Rare video shows Steve Jobs warning Apple to focus less on profits and more on great products
One of more prevalent narratives currently surrounding Apple is that the company has lost its innovative edge. Indeed, many critics look at products like the …
Uber’s response to accusations that it tracks users for weeks doesn’t seem accurate at all
Reports recently began circulating from users who claimed that Uber may be abusing the background location tracking feature in Apple’s iOS platform. Uber recently made a …
Peter Thiel’s data-mining firm could help Trump vet and deport immigrants
While policy wasn’t exactly the primary focus of Trump’s campaign, he did make several direct promises to the American people while he was running for president. …
Uber launches electric fleet of Teslas as self-driving California cars are cancelled
Uber executives will undoubtedly have mixed emotions as they arrive to work at the company’s San Francisco headquarters on Thursday morning. On one hand, the …
Apple’s appealing against its EU tax bill, but thanks to President Trump, it might not need to
Apple has launched a formal appeal against a $14 billion tax ruling handed down earlier this year by the European Union. Apple has fought the …
Shots fired: T-Mobile will give switchers a year of AT&T’s DirecTV Now service for free
T-Mobile sure does have a great sense of humor, but we doubt AT&T is laughing very much following the Un-carrier’s latest announcement. On Thursday morning, …
Tech workers publicly pledge not to help make a Muslim registry
Invoking the legacy of the Holocaust, hundreds of people from the technology industry have published a statement saying that they would not cooperate in creating …
Interview: Can VR help us understand what it means to be human?
Dan Cook, the founder of EyeMynd BrainwaveVR, is the kind of person you have a conversation with that meanders beyond technology and eventually encompasses… the meaning …
Google cancels plans to build a self-driving car
Today, Google announced that it’s killing plans to build its own self-driving car. Instead, the car project is being spun out of Google into its …
Comcast is hiking fees that shouldn’t exist in the first place
Death, taxes, and cable internet fees going up: the modern-day things that you can guarantee will always happen. As DSLReports has noted, Comcast will be increasing its …
