Well, this is kind of a mess. On Thursday, Apple was hit with yet another class action lawsuit, the suit alleging that the company has been replacing damaged devices under AppleCare+ with refurbished units. This isn’t the first suit of its kind in this regard and similar suits have been filed in the past. This […]
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Maybe the FCC can help put an end to robocalls and spam text messages. In recent days, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said that the agency is working on a new rule that would allow consumers to block robocalls and automated text messages if requested. The move clarifies the agency’s interpretation of a 1991 consumer protection […]
It was only a matter of time before someone found a weakness in the fingerprint scanner found on the new Samsung Galaxy S5. Too bad Samsung didn’t learn anything from Apple’s experiences with fingerprint hacking. The very same hack that was used to bypass the iPhone 5S’s scanner, that we reported on last September, […]
You should listen to your more paranoid relatives around the holiday dinner table when they say that there’ll always be someone trying to run a scam on someone else. Just because they’re paranoid doesn’t make them wrong. Per CNET, Russian security firm Dr. Web has uncovered another malware attempt on OS X systems that tries […]
Following recent reports of developer and account fraud on its App Store, Apple on Tuesday publicly responded, revealing it banned the developer in question from its App Store, and also suggested that customers review their iTunes account for unauthorized transactions. Per Engadget, reports surfaced over the long weekend that some iTunes account holders were involved […]