Apple continued its security push this month during its WWDC event, where the iPhone maker unveiled new iOS features designed to keep your data private. One security company, however, says it can unlock all Apple devices and extract the data. Israel-based Cellebrite says on its website that it can “bypass or determine locks and perform …
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LG V50 ThinQ 5G goes on sale at Verizon on June 20
Verizon has another 5G phone coming for customers ready to experience a faster mobile network. However, those folks with the new device will have to be in certain areas to notice the difference. LG’s V50 ThinQ 5G phone will go on sale Thursday for Verizon customers for $999 according to a press release Tuesday. This will be the third phone …
Read More »Minecraft: Story Mode prices jump on Xbox 360
When Telltale Games shut down in 2018, there were questions about what would happen to the games that had already been released. One particular series is on its way out and has seen a big price increase — but for a good reason. In 2015, Minecraft developer Mojang partnered with Telltale for an adventure game based on the hit creative, …
Read More »Apple’s Tim Cook throws shade at Silicon Valley in Stanford speech
Apple CEO Tim Cook didn’t just try to inspire Stanford University graduates with his commencement speech on Sunday. He also took a few shots at Silicon Valley. Cook’s speech called out Silicon Valley, which he says traces its roots back to Stanford, for taking credit without accepting responsibility. He brought up data breaches, privacy violations and false promises of miracles. Although …
Read More »Millions of surveillance cameras could become AI security guards, ACLU warns
New technology can improve our lives, but it can also come with unforeseen pitfalls. Cameras are now smaller, better and smarter than ever before, and that, warns the American Civil Liberties Union, could be an issue in the future. The nearly 50 million surveillance cameras in the US could be used to police people as smart technology improves, according to …
Read More »AT&T cancels Galaxy Fold preorders due to delay
Samsung missed the April release date of the Galaxy Fold to fix problems with the device, but that delay is causing issues for customers, retailers and carriers. Now AT&T is adding to the bad news, sending cancellation notices to those who preordered the foldable phone. Those AT&T emails on canceling Galaxy Fold preorders were reported on earlier Thursday by Tom’s Hardware. …
Read More »Fortnite maker Epic Games acquires video chat app Houseparty
Epic Games made billions off of its hit battle royale game Fortnite in 2018 and is estimated to be worth $15 billion. After the launch of its own online games store, it appears the company wants to branch out even further as it begins buying other companies. Epic acquired Houseparty, according to a post from the video chat app on …
Read More »Facebook emails could show CEO Mark Zuckerberg knew of privacy issues, report says
Facebook is already under fire over privacy issues and said users shouldn’t have an expectation of privacy on social media. A new report says emails found as part of a government investigation might show that the company’s CEO was aware of certain questionable practices. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly did know of the company’s questionable privacy practices according to The Wall …
Read More »Google to remove auto
For Google users, the auto sync of photos and videos with Google Drive and Google Photos was not ideal. The search engine addressed this feedback and made some changes. Google Drive and Photos will not automatically sync photos and videos starting July 10, according to a blog post Wednesday. Previously, users who had images or videos on either Drive or …
Read More »Telegram’s description of DDoS attack is the best
A distributed denial of service attack may sound like hacker talk, but there’s a simple explanation behind it. Secure messaging app Telegram said it had to endure one Wednesday, and it gave an explanation that almost anyone could understand. Telegram tweeted Wednesday morning that it was dealing with a DDoS attack. The app was down for many users across the …
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