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Security vendor Trend Micro has been tracking a hacking campaign called Luckycat that has been linked to 90 attacks, including some aimed at Tibetan activists, tying it to a group based in China.
Earlier this month, we reported on word from the U.S. Department of Justice that regulators were looking at filing suit against Apple and e-book publishers over the “agency model” of pricing championed by Apple leading up to the launch of its iBookstor…
The Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman has sent a letter to Apple accusing the company of deceptive marketing for the latest iPad model being sold in Norway. The letter notes that Apple advertises “next-generation wireless technology” and “lightning-f…
This was another fun contest. I’m impressed to see how many of you have toasters that are far inferior to this great app. Thanks to all of you who took part, and of course big thanks to Steve and the team at East Coast Pixels for providing the promo codes. Here are our lucky winners: […]
The weekend is here, and with comes the final installment of our daily recap for the month of March. But hey, don’t be sad or blue — there will be plenty more tech news coming on Monday, when we jump head first into the month of April and see what n…
Despite the early spring that much of the U.S. has experienced, it’s still hard to believe that Easter is almost here. We decided to give the Easter Bunny some iOS-related suggestions for Easter Baskets this year. The end of winter is always something to celebrate, so whether you celebrate Easter or not, these kid-friendly games, […]
Of the pair, Campfire is arguably stranger. The case portion is a straightforward hard plastic shell with long openings along the top and bottom edges, something we’ve seen plenty of times before, with all of the inputs and outputs on the edges expo…
Earlier this month it was discovered that social networking app Path was downloading the address books of its users without their knowledge or permission. Understandably, many people were unhappy with the situation, which prompted congress to get involved and question both Apple and several social networking app developers on their privacy policies and the information […]
Apple is usually at the top of customer satisfaction surveys in the United States, such as taking home its seventh consecutive J.D Power and Associates award for smartphones earlier this month. The same cannot be said for the company among consumers in all countries abroad, but for the first time Apple has ranked No.1 among […]
A new job listing on Apple’s site indicates that the company is developing a “significant growth plan” for its network of Apple Premium Resellers (APRs) in India, seeking a new national manager to oversee expansion of the program.The Apple Premium Rese…
Sending out multiple photos at the same time from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is easy and intuitive, here’s how to do it: Open the Photos app Tap the arrow icon in the lower left corner Tap to select each photo you wish to send, you will see a red check appear in the […]
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Apple has updated its marketing for the new iPad in Australia after regulators in that country criticized the company over “misleading” marketing claims related to the iPad’s 4G capabilities. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) an…
At the launch of Apple’s third-gen iPad, the company’s Marketing Chief Phil Schiller claimed the device’s new A5X processor with quad-core graphics provided up to 4x the graphics performance of NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 chip. Schiller also claimed the new chip provided 2x the graphics performance of the iPad 2′s A5 chip. NVIDIA was skeptical of […]
Are digital interactive textbooks and the means to create them finally here?Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, and even Apple’s iBooks have been working on moving us away from reading physical books and toward embracing the digital revol…
In the world of iPad gaming, puzzle games still hold the spotlight. Oftentimes, more casual iPad users prefer puzzle games; because, unlike more involved games such as Sid Meyers Pirates! and Grand Theft Auto III, puzzle games are much easier to pick up, play and then ignore. It’s a more passive type of gameplay, which […]