An error message alerted some Apple users to the hack. Screenshot of image by Apple forum user amberoonie. Users have taken to Apple’s Support forums to complain about the attack, which presents as a message saying the device has been “hacked by Oleg Pliss”. The hack appeared to compromise users’ Apple ID and then take …
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The 12-inch Surface Pro 3 Microsoft The Surface Pro 3 won’t be available until June 20, but consumers can try it out before then. Demo units will land at Microsoft stores on June 6, about two weeks before the first units are slated to ship. Despite Microsoft’s announcement of the Pro 3 on Tuesday, stores don’t have it yet. The …
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LG Latest figures from analyst group GfK Retail and Technology show a few key areas capturing consumer attention when it comes to buying tech. The IT space has seen an improvement thanks to increased tablet sales, while the telecommunications sector has been lifted by demand for smartphones. The boost to smartphones is a turnaround for the sector — Australian consumers …
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One of Apple’s new iPad ads features a travel writer. Apple Apple wants us to become well versed in the iPad Air’s benefits. The company launched on Sunday two new ads for the iPad Air as part of its Your Verse campaign. The marketing push first launched in January with an ad that featured a snippet of a monologue by …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …
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Microsoft and Intel “spent tireless hours together” working on the silicon, says Microsoft’s Panos Panay, general manager of the Surface team. Microsoft The Surface Pro 3 is a snapshot of state-of-the-art Intel technology as much as it is a Microsoft tour de force. On Tuesday, Microsoft’s Panos Panay, general manager of the Surface team, had a lot to say about …
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The choice of the image-conscious teen? Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Have you noticed that your local teens have been looking especially shabby of late? Are they sporting T-shirts that don’t even appear to have come from Abercrombie, American Eagle, or any brand that belches a logo as loudly as it can? I may have a reason for this. Apparently, …
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Martin Logan speakers Martin Logan High-end audio prices have never been higher, but that’s true for high-end everything these days. So maybe a better way to look at high-end audio is to consider the value high-end audio offers compared with other high-end products and services. I’m not talking about diamond encrusted Beats or iPhones — the prices of the best …
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Put an iRing on it. IK Multimedia DJ rigs used to require packing a considerable amount of gear. Now we have music apps for iPads and iPhones. But some of the fun drains away when you’re just sliding your fingers over a cold glass screen while you’re trying to groove out. The iRing music controllers from IK Multimedia aim to …
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Sony’s Project Morpheus VR headset. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung could be the first company to go all “Lawnmower Man” on us with reports of a virtual reality headset that could pip Project Morpheus and Oculus Rift to our eyeballs. The rumoured virtual reality headset, which would strap on your head with screens in front of your eyes that make it feel …
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The white Dimple is a perfect match for the white Moto X. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET One of the coolest concepts I’ve seen this year is the Dimple, a plastic strip with four (or two) physical buttons that you stick to your Android device. It’s powered entirely by NFC, and an app lets you program the buttons to do your …
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The Nokia X could soon have a successor. Sarah Tew/CNET A set of specifications for an Android-based Nokia X2DS leaked online this week, providing clues about how Microsoft could lead its newly acquired Nokia smartphone business. Related Links Nokia X Software Platform: An Android-Windows Phone mess (hands-on) Why the Android-powered Nokia X is great for Microsoft Nokia X review Details …
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Samsung is hosting an event about health. Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNET Samsung is ready to talk about health — but not in the way many expect. The Korean electronics giant will host an event at 10:30 a.m. PT Wednesday in San Francisco to begin “a new conversation around the future of health.” Join CNET’s liveblog of the Samsung health event …
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The LG G3. LG We’re just a few days away from the launch of the LG G3, and LG isn’t shy about giving us a taste of its new flagship phone — the latest teaser video gives us our first actual glimpse of the G3. The G3 launches on Tuesday in jolly old London town, and we’ll be there to …
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