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iPhone 7 release date, price and features: The rumor mill is on fire!
It’s been two months since Apple Inc.’s launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and already the rumors have started of what we can expect from the iPhone 7. iPhone7 update, a blog dedicated to iPhone 7 rumors and speculation, pulled together the latest on features, price, specs and more for the iPhone 7. ...
Apple Pay sees early success: Brand recogition beats rival mobile pay apps
It has been three weeks since Apple Inc. threw their hat in the ring of mobile payment services. Apple Pay is not dominating…yet, but they have had a promising start. In the past three weeks, consumers have been eager to try out the new payment system and, according to a report in the New York ...
Prynt case lets you print your smartphone photos instantly
Prynt, a small French start-up has developed a case that will turn your smartphone into a Polaroid camera. Prynt did a show-and-tell for the team at TechCrunch. Here are the highlights: The current prototype of the Prynt case takes 50 seconds to print your photo, with the connection between the smartphone and the camera case ...
US government warns on iOS bug, Apple says it’s not aware of customers affected
Yesterday the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-Cert) issued an alert which warns iPhone and iPad users of “Masque Attack” technique aimed at iOS. The vulnerability, first brought to the public’s attention on Tuesday by FireEye Inc., allows an attacker to install fake apps on an iOS device using enterprise provisioning. FireEye demonstrated the ...
Android Lollipop now rolling out to Nexus devices –check if yours is on the list
Nine days ago Google announced it was rolling out Lollipop to Nexus devices. Now, finally, it has arrived. A tweet on the official Android Twitter account, announced that Lollipop will soon be available on most Nexus devices. The official Nexus forums provided a bit more detail stating that the over-the-air (OTA) update will be available ...
Samsung releases Proximity to compete with Apple’s iBeacon
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has released ‘Proximity’, a mobile marketing platform utilizing Bluetooth LE, their answer to Apple Inc.’s iBeacon. Samsung’s website describes it as “a mobile marketing platform that connects consumers with places via cutting-edge Samsung location and context-aware technology.” What that means for you as a consumer is that you can now receive ...
MapQuest, along with Urgent.ly, offer on-demand, membership-free roadside assistance
MapQuest Inc. and Urgent.ly announced yesterday, November 11, an integration between the two companies that will allow users across the U.S. to connect with emergency assistance 24/7, through its mobile application. MapQuest is a mapping service with over 40 million users and is owned by AOL. Urgent.ly, a roadside assistance company was founded in 2013, ...
Saving Snaps using third-party apps? Snapchat will ask you to stop
Snapchat’s claim to fame is the fact that after recipients view the Snap, the company deletes the content from their servers as well as the Snapchat mobile app. In May, Snapchat settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over charges that “it deceived consumers with promises about the disappearing nature of messages sent through the ...
Revel Systems raises $100M, CEO talks competition and being a woman in tech
San Francisco based Revel Systems, an iPad based Point of Sale (POS) system, has secured about $100 million Series C funding form New York City based private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) and other “strategic investors”. Made up of an initial $65 million investment and a further $25 million equity line available ...
“Masque Attack” installs fake iPhone apps, steals user data, says FireEye
Yesterday cybersecurity firm, FireEye, published a blog post in which they detail their ‘Masque Attack’ exploit against iOS. The exploit dupes users into installing what appears to be a valid app update, but in fact replaces the original app and starts stealing user data immediately. FireEye says it first notified Apple Inc. about the threat ...