Adult site Brazzers forum hacked, 800K account details leaked including emails, usernames and plaintext passwords
Nearly 800,000 accounts for popular porn site Brazzers have been exposed in a data breach. Although the data originated from the company's separate forum …
LG unveils V20 5.7-inch phone with Android 7.0 Nougat, secondary “ticker” screen, 3200mAh removable battery, available in Korea this month, other regions later
LG's latest big-screened handset boasts a metal body and removable battery — along with new cameras and a secondary ticker display.
Amazon launches restaurant delivery service in London via the Prime Now app; delivery is free on all orders over £15
Back in July we reported that Amazon was set to launch a restaurant delivery service in London for its Amazon Prime customers and now the e-commerce giant has done just that.
Sources: Microsoft working on a Slack competitor called Skype Teams; service to include threaded messages, channels, DMs, video calls, meeting scheduling, more
It was recently reported that Microsoft wanted to buy Slack for $8 billion. Slack, for those unfamiliar …
KGI: Apple to announce new wireless earbuds called AirPods, which will target the premium headphone market and use custom “Bluetooth-like” low-power tech
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IDC: Fitbit leads wearables as Apple Watch shipments drop 58% YoY; basic wearable devices like simple fitness bands rise 48% YoY; smart wearables down 27.2% YoY
According to new data from IDC, Apple Watch shipments plunged nearly 58 percent compared to the same quarter last year.
What to expect from Sony's Sept. 7 event: quieter PS4 Slim with updated DualShock controller, more powerful PS4 “Neo”, and an update on PlayStation VR
Slim PS4, upgraded “Neo” console, and more should be discussed. — Sony stayed strangely quiet about its upcoming hardware plans …
Report: over 4.5M network appliances, IoT devices, and embedded systems vulnerable by reusing known private keys for HTTPS and SSH servers
IoT == Immensely Obvious Threat — Millions of internet-facing devices - from home broadband routers to industrial equipment …
Snapchat ends its Local Stories section as it shifts to live events, fires about 15 curators
Snapchat Inc. is ending its daily local stories for cities feature, which pulled together video of everyday activities — concerts, cute puppies in the park — shot by users in locales such as New York.
Trademark lawyer says Apple has filed for 50+ trademarks including Iris Engine, AirPod Case, Home Hub, Control Strip, Touch Bar, Smart Button, Swift Lab
A wide array of international trademark filings allegedly connected to Apple could reveal the branding for new products and services …
Oracle acquires cloud-based warehouse management company LogFire to boost its Supply Chain Management division
As Oracle looks to take on SAP, it has acquired LogFire to boost its SCM division. — Oracle announced Tuesday it's acquiring LogFire, an Atlanta, Ga.-based company …
AT&T, owner of DirecTV, exempts DirecTV from mobile data caps
Netflix and other video services count against AT&T caps—unless they pay up. — AT&T is now exempting DirecTV streaming video from data caps on AT&T's mobile Internet service. — AT&T purchased Dire...
ITIF releases review of Clinton's and Trump's positions on tech; Clinton provides specifics, Trump lacks articulated policy
With the presidential election fast approaching, technology-minded groups are delving into the agendas put forth by the presidential candidates.
Dell completes its $60B acquisition of EMC, the largest tech M&A deal ever; the company will now become Dell Technologies with 140K employees
'We feel very well positioned both in the new areas of technology and in the existing areas of technology,' says CEO Michael Dell
Instagram kills its photo maps feature, citing low usage
Emma Hinchliffe / Mashable :
Huawei Honor 8 smartphone review: great performance for price, solid camera, excellent battery life, but is buggy, has subpar LTE performance, slow to charge
David Ruddock / Android Police :
General Electric announces all-cash tender offers for European companies Arcam, worth about $700M, and SLM, worth about $761M, as it boosts 3D printing business
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Verizon to begin rolling out LTE CAT-M network by end of 2016 to offer low-power connectivity for IoT devices; 700M IoT devices are estimated to use it by 2021
BI Intelligence / Business Insider :
Amazon updates Fire TV and Fire TV Stick with personalized recommendations from streaming sites like HBO and Netflix; Alexa voice search now works in 75+ apps
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
ACLU files motion to unseal court docket sheet containing the search warrant for FBI's mass hacking of TorMail users' systems, to ascertain scope of campaign
Joseph Cox / Motherboard : Tweets: @waqasahmi Tweets: Waqas Mirza / @waqasahmi : In 2013 FBI hacked users of TorMail even if they weren't suspected of any crimes. ACLU wants to see the warrant. http:...
Pinterest hires Li Fan, former head of image search at Google and VP of search at Baidu, to lead engineering
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat :
Google tests mobile Shop the Look ads for apparel and home products in search results, which offer products via partners like LIKEtoKNOW.it, Polyvore, Curalate
Ginny Marvin / Search Engine Land :
AMD to sell $600M of common stock and $450M of convertible senior notes due in 2026 to repay previous debt
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
PayPal strikes deal with MasterCard to allow payments in stores, will share data on any transactions using MasterCard mobile tap
How You Can Profit From Their Peace Kyle Wiggers / Digital Trends : PayPal inks a deal with MasterCard to enable in-store payments PYMNTS.com : Mastercard Is Over The Wallet — And All About The Accept...
Intel is buying Movidius, a startup with about 180 employees that makes vision chips for drones and virtual reality
Ina Fried / Recode :
Indie developer maps App Store revenue from paid to ads, says advertising in his apps made up around 10% of sales in 2012 whereas now it accounts for nearly 80%
David Smith :
Yelp debuts bug bounty program with rewards ranging from $100 to $15K, coordinated through the HackerOne platform
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Sources: Postmates raising $100M+ led by Founders Fund with a valuation at least as high as last round
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Subscription video news startup Cheddar raises $10M Series B, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and including Comcast Ventures and Ribbit Capital
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @jonsteinberg , @rafat and @jyarow . See also Mediagazer Tweets: Jon Steinberg / @jonsteinberg : Love how @jeremysliew describes our live, linear, ambi...
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