Apple pulls iOS 8.0.1 after users report losing cellular connections and problems with Touch ID
Apple pulls iOS 8.0.1 after users report major problems with update — The new update is reportedly killing cell reception and Touch ID — One week after the launch of iOS 8 …
Bash bug as big as Heartbleed
Today's bash bug is as big a deal as Heartbleed. That's for many reasons. — The first reason is that the bug interacts with other software in unexpected ways. We know that interacting with the she...
Critical security hole uncovered in popular Unix/Linux shell Bash, affecting many web apps and servers
Unix/Linux Bash: Critical security hole uncovered — Summary: The popular Linux and Unix shell has a serious security problem that means real trouble for many web servers.
Apple Will Be ‘Lucky’ to Ship Apple Watch by Valentine's Day
Apple may not be planning to launch the new Apple Watch until February 2015 or later, according to a new report from The Information (via Business Insider). When the Apple Watch was introduced earlie...
BlackBerry Passport review: good display and battery life, but inefficient keyboard with clumsy software
BlackBerry Passport review — Getting stuff done or getting in the way? — “BlackBerry is still around?” — I've heard that question quite often the past few weeks, as I've been using the BlackBerr...
Developer warns that in-app browsers can keylog on iOS, recommends Safari for OAuth handshake
In-App Browsers Considered Harmful — How many apps on your iPhone or iPad have a built-in browser? — Would it surprise you to know that every one of those apps could eavesdrop on your typing?
Facebook's internet drones will be about the size of a commercial jet, but much lighter
Facebook Further Reveals Plans for Internet-Connected Drones — Yael Maguire, engineering director at Facebook Connectivity Lab, doesn't like to use the word “drones” when it comes to “beaming” Inter...
HTC teaser video released ahead of October 8 event shows underwater shots, suggests GoPro-like camera
HTC Teases ‘Something Remarkable’ For Its NYC Event On October 8th, ‘RE Camera’ Looks Like A Possible Name — Bloomberg is convinced that HTC's New York City event next month will be host to a new Go...
Convicted black hat hacker Kevin Mitnick now selling zero-day exploits, starting at $100K
Kevin Mitnick, Once the World's Most Wanted Hacker, Is Now Selling Zero-Day Exploits — As a young man, Kevin Mitnick became the world's most notorious black hat hacker, breaking into the networks …
Lenders using tech to track cars of subprime borrowers, disable ignition if payments missed
Miss a Payment? Good Luck Moving That Car — Credit: John Gurzinski for The New York Times — The thermometer showed a 103.5-degree fever, and her 10-year-old's asthma was flaring up.
AWS to roll out urgent patch, will reboot the vast majority of EC2 instances beginning Sept 26
AWS to Reboot a Substantial Number of EC2 Instances — Today Amazon Web Services (AWS) notified its customers that it will be rolling out an urgent patch to all hosts causing a maintenance reboot …
Amazon to invest $55M in its Silicon Valley-based hardware unit Lab126 to develop smart home gadgets and wearables
Exclusive: Amazon tests smart home gadgets, expands hardware lab — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc will boost staffing at its secretive Silicon Valley-based hardware unit …
Amazon launches #AmazonWishList, now you can add products to your Wish List by tweeting
Twitter has long been evolving as a vital cog in the global e-commerce wheel, and now Amazon is turning to the social network to make it easier to add items to your Amazon Wish List.
Bringing Tablets To Restaurant Tables Nationwide Nets E la Carte $35 Million
On the heels of a nationwide rollout with Applebee's, E la Carte has raised $35 million to bring its tablet technology to more restaurant tables around the country and around the world.
HotelTonight moving past same-day model to include 7-day advance booking as competition grows
HotelTonight Pivots Beyond Same-Day Booking As Competition Heats Up — HotelTonight is planning a major shift to its business model, moving from its same-day booking model to a more flexible offering...
iOS 8 crash rate 78 percent higher than iOS 7
Summary: iOS 8 is showing higher levels of instability compared to iOS 7, with older devices being more susceptible to crashes than the new iPhone 6. — Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — If you're looking f...
Karma Rolls Out An LTE Version Of Its Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Hotspot, Pre-Order For $99
Karma, makers of the small, portable Wi-Fi hotspot that lets you pay-as-you-go, contract free, for the data you use ($14/1 GB), is now accepting pre-orders for its latest device, the Karma Go portable...
Business Goals Platform BetterWorks Leaves Stealth With $15.5M Led By KPCB
BetterWorks, a new, cloud-based platform designed to help employees set and reach business goals — and the newest project from gamification pioneer Kris Duggan of Badgeville — is coming out of stealth...
Stack's Alba smart bulb adapts to sunlight and your household habits to conserve energy
Ex-Tesla and NASA Engineers Make a Light Bulb That's Smarter Than You — Sometime in early 2013, one of the supply chain engineers at Tesla leaned back in his chair and took a look around the Silicon...
Manual for iOS gives photographers DSLR-style control in a well-designed app
Looking for an iPhone camera app with a wealth of manual settings? Check out Manual, which takes advantage of new iOS 8 camera capabilities to give photographers a surprising amount of control.
Amazon brings Kindle Unlimited to the UK, an all-you-can-eat book subscription service for £7.99 a month
Two months after Amazon launched its e-book subscription service in the US, the internet giant has quietly introduced the offering to UK readers too.
ARM unveils feature-rich Cortex-M7 processor for embedded, internet of things, and wearables
Cortex-M7 Launches: Embedded, IoT and Wearables — Introduction — Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of visiting ARM's Austin Texas campus for a meeting with Vice President of CPU Product Marke...
Taiwan government investigates Xiaomi on potential cyber security concerns
(Reuters) - The Taiwanese government is investigating whether Xiaomi Inc, China's leading smartphone company by domestic shipments, is a cyber security threat and will make a decision within three mon...
Samsung says Galaxy Note 4 will debut in Korea on Sept 26, be on sale in 140 markets by the end October
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Note 4, the latest version of its popular ‘phablet’ range, will go on sale from September 26, initially in its home country Korea.
Hands on: Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements hit version 13 with deep upgrades
Every year — like clockwork — Adobe delivers updates to its consumer photo and video apps, Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements, and that time has arrived. While the new Elements version 13 seems...
Robinhood Raises $13M To Democratize Stock Market With Zero-Commission Trading App
Half a million people have already signed up for Robinhood's unlaunched zero-fee stock trading service. Now the startup has raised $13 million to hire talent to make its app totally secure …