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Security researcher examines MacKeeper, says sensitive data for more than 13 million accounts easily accessed

And yet more reasons have surfaced as to why you’d want to punch the entire staff of MacKeeper in their heads. A security researcher claims that extremely poor security has allowed him to access sensitive data for more than 13 million MacKeeper accounts. White-hat researcher Chris Vickery, who has previously exposed data breaches at MLB, […]

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Accessory battery Hardware News

Jackery Giant + allows for two devices to be charged simultaneously, sports, 12,000 mAH battery

This is one of those accessories for when you don’t have time to muck about. Or want to charge two accessories at once. The Jackery Giant + by Jackery allows for two devices to be charged simultanesouly. The unit is powered by a 12,000 mAH battery and features some pretty nice specs, including a 10.4 […]

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PowerPage’s Chris Barylick Starts Geeky T-Shirt Company

This surprised me. In a good way. Apparently, PowerPage Managing Editor Chris Barylick has been working on a side project and has launched a cool, geek-focused t-shirt company, called SnarkFish T-Shirts. When he mentioned this a few weeks ago, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Still, Chris showed me some of his launch designs, I ordered […]

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iOS News Software

Apple Maps comes back, trumps Google Maps usage on iOS devices

When Apple Maps was released in the fall of 2012, it was shaky at best, an industry joke at worst. iOS users, frustrated with Apple Maps, flocked to Google Maps, which included features such as transit directions. Now, they may be flocking back to Apple Maps. Over time, Apple has quietly but steadily improved both […]

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Apple TV News

Apple’s TV subscription service put on hold for the time being

If you’re hankering for Apple’s live TV subscription service, you may have to wait a while longer. Apple has apparently “pressed the hold button” on the service, in the words of CBS president Les Moonves. Moonves, who spoke today at Business Insider’s Ignition conference in New York, saying Apple was “looking for a service” but […]