iBrute force: Is this how Apple iPhone hackers leaked nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton? September 4, 2014 Yesterday a thread appeared on notoriously NSFW forum site 4chan, promising to post nude photos of actresses Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Ariana Grande in return for Bitcoin donations. Publicists for Lawrence and Upton confirmed the pictures were real (although Grande’s insisted they were “completely fake”). But how did the hacker get access to their [...]
New York Report: Apple at core of Nasdaq fall September 3, 2014 US STOCKS yesterday ended mostly down, as a decline in Apple shares dragged the Nasdaq lower and investors held off on big bets before today’s European Central Bank policy meeting. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 10.72 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 17,078.28. The S&P 500 ended down 1.55 points, or 0.08 per cent, [...]
IFA 2014: Samsung unveils new curved screen Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Note 4, Gear S smartwatch and virtual reality headset Gear VR September 3, 2014 Samsung has unveiled four new devices, including two Galaxy Notes, a smartwatch and a virtual reality headset. The Korean manufacturer has pipped rival Apple to the post with a big launch event at tech conference IFA in Berlin today. Two new “phablet” devices- larger than a smartphone, but not quite a tablet- in the Galaxy [...]
Massive iPhone demand to lift Chinese exports September 2, 2014 THE LAUNCH of Apple’s new iPhone will be so significant that it will add a percentage point of growth to Chinese export growth, according to analysts’ estimates yesterday. Researchers at Bank of America Merrill Lynch say that the release will be so significant it could boost mainland China’s exports by around one per cent for the [...]
How to end the tyranny of futile work meetings September 2, 2014 Cut down on numbers and be sure to avoid red wine discussions. It's not exactly novel to argue that meetings can be a waste of time. That was persuasively done by Jason Fried, a tech entrepreneur (predictably), in his 2010 Ted talk titled Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work. Meetings can be the place [...]
New iPhone 6: Hands-on video shows bigger, thinner screen compared to iPhone5 September 2, 2014 A week to the day until Apple's big launch event, the biggest leak about the new iPhone 6 so far has surfaced – a video of the smartphone in someone's hands. The 3:36 minute video, discovered by 9to5mac and published by Russian YouTuber Rozetked, appears to show the fully-formed iPhone 6 in comparison with the current iPhone [...]
Apple mulling $400 price for its iWatch ahead of mystery launch August 31, 2014 Apple is reportedly considering a $400 (£240) price point for its upcoming wearable device due to be unveiled, along with two new iPhones, next Tuesday. Executives at the tech titan are said to be still finalising pricing for the so-called iWatch, which is not expected to go on sale until early 2015, according to tech [...]
Apple unveils its next big thing on 9 September August 28, 2014 TECHNOLOGY titan Apple sent out cryptic event invitations last night for what is widely expected to be its unveiling of two new iPhones, and possibly its first foray into the wearable technology space its long-awaited smartwatch. On its invitation the iPhone-maker teases: “Wish we could say more” on a simple black and white background with [...]
CSR share price jumps 35pc after rejecting Microchip offer August 28, 2014 British microchip firm CSR yesterday knocked back a takeover approach from US rival Microchip Technology, saying it would have to up its offer, boosting CSR’s shares 35.6 per cent. CSR specialises in connectivity with its chips used in products such as speaker docks and the now Apple-owned Beats headphones. “The price proposed by [...]
Samsung touts new smart gear ahead of Apple August 28, 2014 SAMSUNG yesterday unveiled the first smartwatch capable of making and receiving calls without a smartphone nearby, as the South Korean electronics giant looks to gain a stronghold in the wearable market, which rival Apple is expected to enter in two weeks. Meanwhile, in the UK, Samsung has increased its smartphone market share from 32 per [...]