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Dropbox pushed mandatory password changes for large swath of user base following hack of 68 million accounts

Well, there’s a pretty good reason Dropbox asked a large segment of its user base to change their passwords last week. The password change, which focused on users who had signed up period to mid-2012, followed the discovery of a large dump of email addresses and passwords related to these accounts. The online storage company […]

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Dropbox resets passwords for users who haven’t logged in since mid-2012

It’s a bit of a strong measure, but Dropbox decided to take it. On Friday, Dropbox required users who hadn’t logged in since mid-2012 to change their account passwords. The company stated that this was a preventative measure and that this wasn’t an indication that accounts had been improperly accessed. They concluded by apologizing for […]

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Apple to not provide financial, technical aid to GOP convention in wake of Trump’s comments

Thanks to the keen wit and bubble personality of one Donald Trump, Apple has told GOP leaders that it will not be providing funding or technical support for the party’s 2016 presidential convention, as it has done in years past. The company cited Trump’s controversial comments about women, immigrants and minorities. Unlike Facebook, Google and […]

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Apple loses exclusive rights to “iPhone” trademark name in China

Well, this is a bit awkward. In a strange turn of events, Apple has lost exclusive rights to the “iPhone” name in China thanks to losing a trademark suit against a Chinese company which now holds the right to make and sell handbags and other leather products branded “IPHONE.” The Beijing Municipal High People’s Court […]

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Evidence begins to point towards Energous’ development of long-range wireless charging technology for upcoming iPhone models

There’s evidence that Apple is looking towards a wireless charging feature for its upcoming iPhone models, albeit it’s been a bit scattered. It was reported in January that Apple has been working on a wireless-charging technology with partners that would allow its devices to siphon power from “further away from than the charging mats used […]