Nike and Apple named as most counterfeited brands in the world last year September 5, 2014 Nike and Apple were the two most counterfeited brands in the world last year, according to the latest illicit trade report from the World Customs Organisation (WCO). Nike was the most counterfeited brand, with 1,120 cases of fraudulent Nike products being seized last year, a 48.3 per cent increase on 2012's total of 580 cases. Apple [...]
Insurance claims explain why an indestructible screen is top of users’ wishlist for the Apple iPhone 6 September 5, 2014 iPhones may be cool, but considering we carry them everywhere with us they're frighteningly delicate – and a new report suggests the iPhone 5 is the most vulnerable of all the models, with 47.8 per cent of insurance claims made for the phone related to some kind of damage. According to the study, just over 10 [...]
Celebrity photos iCloud hack? Steve Jobs wouldn’t have let this happen September 5, 2014 So, it would appear that if I did take loads of photos of myself naked, shot a mucky video or a whole manner of other salacious digital tomfoolery, there’s a good chance it would get backed up to iCloud and I’d be hunted down by hackers who would expose me to the world. Thank goodness [...]
Watch: Is the Ikea Bookbook the launch which could leave Apple in the shade? September 5, 2014 Ikea claims to have launched the next big thing, and we think it could take some of the polish off Apple's iPhone 6 launch next week. The Bookbook is wireless, has an eternal battery life and can double its interface from its regular 7.5 by 8-inch size to 15 inches, notes chief design guru [...]
Apple ups iCloud security after “iBrute” hacking of celebrity photos September 5, 2014 Apple is ramping up iCloud security after the accounts of dozens of celebrities were hacked and naked photos leaked online. The tech giant will introduce additional security features for iCloud following the high-profile hack, which it said was not the result of a brute force attack on its servers but due to a “targeted attack [...]
Apple share price soars after refuting iBrute celebrity photo hack, then plummets in biggest fall since January September 4, 2014 Apple is having a rollercoaster week. It experienced its biggest fall in share price since January yesterday, after hitting a record high the day before. Shares opened nearly one per cent higher hitting $103.74 when markets opened on Tuesday after the company said there was no "ibrute" security breach when celebrity's iCloud accounts were hacked and [...]
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 [...]