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LG UltraFine 5K monitors experiencing errors within two meters of wireless routers

Well, this is kind of a mess. LG’s UltraFine 5K monitor, which has become something of a spiritual successor to Apple’s Thunderbolt display and began shipping out from the Apple online store this week, appears to be suffering from a major fault wherein it will begin flickering when places within two meters (6.5 feet) of […]

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Meitu selfie app apparently collecting, transmitting user data back to Chinese source

The good news is that the Meitu app adds some cool selfie editing tools, allowing you to pretty much transform your selfie pictures into nifty anime characters. The bad news is that the app is apparently sending back as much private information as it can to a Chinese source. The MeituPic app, launched in 2013, […]

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JetBlue announces Fly-Fi service availability for entire fleet

Wi-Fi is now available on every JetBlue flight and aircraft. The budget airline announced the finished rollout of Fly-Fi, a free in-flight Wi-Fi service that claims to offer faster connections than some paid options like Gogo. The service is now available on all flights while a number of airports in the U.S. and elsewhere are […]

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Rumor: Apple to use drones, indoor navigation to help round out Maps data

Everyone’s starting to use drones for mapping these days and Apple is apparently no exception. The company plans to use drones and new indoor navigation features to improve its Maps service and catch longtime leader Google, according to sources close to the story. The Cupertino, California-based company is assembling a team of robotics and data-collection […]

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Officials look into Friday’s Mirai-based DDoS, cite Apple’s HomeKit security protocol

Following up on the large-scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Friday that temporarily took down large chunks of the Internet, it looks like Apple’s controversial “walled garden” approach to its HomeKit devices may have worked out. As detailed in recent reports, the attack, which also targeted unprotected “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices, focused […]