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Darkhotel: Hackers selectively target top execs via hotel Wi-Fi in Asia
In a report titled: The Darkhotel APT: A Story of Unusual Hospitality, security research firm, Kaspersky, details how hackers have been targeting high level executives using in-house Wi-Fi in hotels across Asia for some four years now. According to the report, the hackers are highly selective when picking their victims and seem to track targets ...
Antix auto-creates a highlights reel of your top GoPro moments
All GoPro Inc. users are bound to have endless hours of footage stored on their computers and that’s where they stay, because the thought of actually going through them and selecting the best shots is a task you may rather avoid. A new app has been launched that could solve this problem. The Antix app will ...
You can finally switch off iMessage for good and ditch your iPhone
Apple Inc.’s new tool finally allows former iPhone users to switch off iMessage and regain control over their text messages. Launched within the last few days without any fanfare, the new tool lets a user switch off iMessage via an app before switching away from iPhone or, if you have already made the switch, you can unregister ...
With Odysee your mobile media is more accessible than ever
A new app called Odysee has launched today, which allows users to back up their photos and videos straight to their home computer from their smartphone. This new way of backing up photos will ensure users can bypass backing up to the cloud, which isn’t always secure and can be pricey. Once a user has ...
Lenovo’s busy week: launches S90 ‘iPhone 6 copy’, Vibe X2 and earnings report
It’s been a busy week for Lenovo Group Ltd. This week saw them launching two new phones, one of which looks very much like the new iPhone, and announce a significant increase in net profit for the quarter ending September 30. Here are the highlights: iPhone 6 copy? Lenovo has released the Lenovo S90 ...
New malware found targeting Apple users in China
Palo Alto Networks, a security company, published a new research paper on November 5, which documents a new family of malware called WireLurker affecting Apple devices. The malware attack originated from a Chinese third-party app store, and has mainly affected users within China. WireLurker can collect information like call logs and phone book contacts on ...
Google Maps for iOS and Android with exciting new OpenTable and Uber functionality
As part of the visual theme, called Material Design, which they introduced with Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google Inc. has rolled out an update to Google Maps. The update to the Maps app follows the design changes that have already happened for Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar apps and their new Inbox email app. Google have stated ...
Alibaba reports strong growth post-IPO, increased user numbers and mobile growth
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. released their first earnings report yesterday November 4, since listing as a public company in September. Alibaba’s earnings dropped due to stock awards that were handed out to employees and executives prior to their $25 billion IPO. Earnings for the quarter, ending September, dropped 39% from the same period in 2013, ...
Apple Watch rumors abound: reported “spring” launch date and pricing
At the September launch, Apple Inc’s CEO Tim Cook hinted at a launch date of “early 2015”. More reports then emerged that the Watch would be available in time for Valentine’s Day. However due to engineering difficulties the launch was delayed to later in the year. Now new reports have surfaced that the Apple Watch ...
Google Wallet now lets you add recurring bank transfers to top up your Wallet Balance
It’s been a tough week for mobile wallets with major retailers disabling NFC in payment devices in an effort to block systems that rely on it, such as Google Wallet and Apple Pay. Be that as it may, if you are a Google Wallet user you may be happy to learn that, starting today, you ...