Sunday, March 20, 2016

Apple Watch At 1: How It's Changed and other top stories.

  • Apple Watch At 1: How It's Changed

    Apple Watch At 1: How It's ChangedThe Apple Watch debuted one year ago this month. How has the wearable changed over the year, and what's coming in the future?1 of 10 Following months of rumors, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch at an event on March 9, 2015. It has been about one year since we first saw the wearable, and much has happened since then. With the debut of Apple Watch, Cupertino was catering to a rapidly growing market of smartwatch adopters. IDC predicts smartwatch shipments will re..
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  • Xbox Survey Wonders If You'd Trade In Your Digital Games For Store Credit

    Xbox Survey Wonders If You'd Trade In Your Digital Games For Store Credit
    Refunds notwithstanding, digital video game purchases are normally a one-way street, but what if they weren’t? A question from a recent Xbox survey asks gamers if they’d part with their digital acquisitions for 10 percent store credit. The image below popped up on Reddit yesterday, and the hypothetical it presents is interesting. Trading in a $60 game and getting back $6 might not seem like a fair deal. Considering the alternative is a dusty digital locker filled with games you never intend t..
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  • Microsoft Reneges On Windows 10 Mobile Upgrade Commitment, Leaves Some Lumias Out In The Cold

    Microsoft Reneges On Windows 10 Mobile Upgrade Commitment, Leaves Some Lumias Out In The Cold
    It's safe to say that at one point or another, the vast majority of us have believed what we were told by a particular company and purchased a product because of it. But have you ever purchased something only to find out later that one of the company's initial promises turned out to be untrue? reddit user Plazma10 has, and he's far from happy about it. Blu's Win JR LTE Smartphone Plazma10 is a citizen of the Great White North, and as all Canadians know, there's an unfortunate trade-off to our l..
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  • Here's How To Pat The Rock With Facebook Messenger's Basketball Game Easter Egg

    Here's How To Pat The Rock With Facebook Messenger's Basketball Game Easter Egg
    Middle Tennessee State's upset win over Michigan State combined with Yale's surprise victory over Baylor pretty much decimated everyone's March Madness bracket this year. Then there was Northern Iowa's half-court buzzer beater to topple lower ranked Texas, just in case your bracket was somehow still intact. It's been an exciting tournament and if you just can't get enough hoops action, Facebook has your back with a hidden basketball game in its Messenger application. The hidden gem ..
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  • FTC warns developers who baked in Silverpush spying software

    FTC warns developers who baked in Silverpush spying software
    [Photo via Newscom]The Federal Trade Commission has warned software developers who have baked in the Silverpush platform into their apps, a platform that allegedly spies on a consumer’s television viewing habits for marketing purposes. Silverpush is a company whose product uses a device’s microphone to check for ultrasonic sounds, that would in turn be able to discern whether one person is using more than one device, such as a smartphone and a laptop at the same time. This would suggest that the..
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  • Apple's latest product event isn't causing a big stir

    Apple's latest product event isn't causing a big stir
    And the very next day, Apple is set to square off in court against the FBI over its demand that the company help it unlock a mass shooter's encrypted iPhone. While that dispute has drawn heated rhetoric, most Apple watchers say it's unlikely to play a major role at Monday's product launch. "There's been a lot less noise" around Monday's event, compared with similar gatherings in the past, said Gartner tech analyst Brian Blau. Even so, he cautioned against ruling out any surprises. "Apple is suc..
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  • 'Destiny' spring update arrives on April 12th

    'Destiny' spring update arrives on April 12th
    Bungie hasn't been shy about teasing Destiny updates in between The Taken King and its sequel, but what are those going to look like, exactly, and when is it arriving? The studio isn't spilling all the beans just yet, but it's now offering a few clues. As part of a multi-post preview, Bungie has revealed that Destiny's first big post-TTK update (aka version 2.2) will launch on April 12th with at least a few sweet offerings. There's a new quest that revolves around the mysterious Blighted Cha..
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  • Some Android Phones Are Once Again Susceptible To The Stagefright Hack

    Some Android Phones Are Once Again Susceptible To The Stagefright Hack
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  • FBI, NHTSA warn drivers about rise in car hacking

    FBI, NHTSA warn drivers about rise in car hacking
    c/o DestinHaus.com Two U.S. government agencies have issued a warning to drivers about the dangers of car hacking, and how such incidents are becoming more and more commonplace nowadays. The FBI and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a joint public service announcement Thursday cautioning drivers about what could happen if their vehicles’ infotainment systems get hacked and taken over remotely. Aside from infotainment systems, other components and features such as keyless ..
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