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Apple Admits Some iPad Pros Are Slightly Bent But Claim that’s Normal

After user complaints, Apple has confirmed that a slightly bent iPad Pro is normal and that it’s a side effect of the manufacturing process.

Complaint Lodged with FTC Over Google Play Store Allowing “Inappropriate” Kids Apps

A group of consumer advocations filed a complaint with the FTC alleging parents were misled by “inappropriate” kids apps on the Google Play Store.

22 Malware-Infected Android Apps with 2 Million Downloads Pulled from Play Store

One strain of malware was found on 22 apps with over 2 million downloads before it was taken off of the market. This has caused some concern over how Google vets their apps.

Apple News Could Launch Subscription Service Next Spring

Regardless of the lack of support fro news outlets and users, Apple is planning on launching the new Apple News subscription service next spring.

Molotov Will Allow French TV Viewers to Join a VR Coffee Shop and Watch TV with Friends

Do you sometimes binge-watch your favorite show and wish you could watch it with a friend? You can with Molotov Together, a VR café.

Surprising News that Popular Apps Use Location Data for Advertising

Popular third-party apps use your location data, even when they don’t disclose that, and the data can detect where you are within a couple of yards.

Ericsson Expired Certificate Took Smartphones Offline in 11 Countries

Ericsson admitting in a blog post that they were responsible for millions of phones in 11 countries going offline after they allowed a certificate to expire.

Microsoft Wants Facial Recognition to Be Regulated to Prevent Bias

6 months ago Microsoft was fixing their facial recognition software to prevent bias, and now they want to have legislation passed to prevent it happening again.

New Mobile App Will Detect Anemia with Just Your Fingernails

A new mobile app can detect anemia by just using the camera to examine the user’s fingernails, all without the normally required blood test.

Google Denies DuckDuckGo’s Claim It’s Following You When Incognito Is On

DuckDuckGo suggests that Google tracks users to deliver personalized search results, even with Incognito turned on. Google disputes this claim.

Quora Is Next Site to Have User Data Compromised

The website Quora published a blog entry on their site stating they were hacked and had their user data compromised but want to be transparent about the process.

Some Online Help Agents Are Watching You Type in Chat

What are online help agents so quick to answer you? They know what you’re typing before you click “Send” because they are watching you type.

Dell.com Hit with Cyber Attack, then Resets All Customer Passwords

Dell.com was hit by a cyber attack t his month when it discovered hackers trying to steal customer data. Five day slater they reset all customer passwords.

YouTube Deleting Annotations on Videos in January

It’s been awhile since you’ve been able to add annotations to YouTube videos, and now YouTube annotations are going to be removed altogether.

Amazon Making Same Machine-Learning Courses that Instruct Engineers Available for Free

Amazon announced on Cyber Monday they are making the same machine-learning courses they use to instruct their own engineers available for free.

Google Discovered Malware Apps in Play Store That Were Downloaded More than 500,000 Times

Google removed 13 malware apps from the Play Store, but this was after it was discovered the Google malware apps were downloaded 500.000 times.

Microsoft Experiments with Ads in Windows Mail

Without warning, the Windows Mail app began to display advertisements. Users can only go “ad-free” by getting a copy of Office 365. Here’s the full details.

How Dropbox Is Improving Workflow with New Extensions

Dropbox has a new way to make their app more user friendly. The new Dropbox extensions allow you to add third-party app integrations to your Dropbox.

Internet Freedom is on the Decline Worldwide, but All Hope Is Not Lost

Internet freedom has continued its steady eight-year decline in 2018. Certain forces have gotten much more adept at manipulating and monitoring it. Here’s what you need to know about it.

How an Elon Musk Impersonator Made Off with $180k in Bitcoins on Twitter

Twitter has always had a bit of an impersonation problem. A recent Twitter account impersonating Elon Musk made away with $180K in Bitcoins.

Alphabet to Send Internet Balloons to Kenya in 2019

What If you’re not lucky enough to have access to the Internet? Alphabet will now be sending Internet balloons to Kenya after helping Puerto Rico last year.

Researchers Use AI to Fake Fingerprints and Trick Biometric IDs

Artificial intelligence researchers have just figured out a way to use AI to develop fake fingerprints to use as a way to trick biometric ID readers.

Google Maps Will Now Work as a Messaging App. Do We Really Need This?

Google Maps no longer simple provides directions; now it allow you to leave review and send messages. Is Google Maps messages something we need?

Windows 10 Set to Overtake Windows 7 in Number of Users

Many people won’t be able to continue using Windows 7 for long as Windows 10 users will soon overtake the number of 7 users, and 7 support is ending anyway.

Samsung Testing Brain-Controlled TV

The Samsung brain-controlled TV prototype is meant to help people with physical disabilities. Will we someday be controlling all our devices with our brains?

Windows 10 Pro Systems Accidentally Downgraded into Windows 10 Home

Microsoft has warned that activation servers have started accidentally downgrading Windows 10 Pro systems to Windows Home after upgrading.

Samsung Previewed Its Foldable Phone, No Release Date Is Given

Finally, Samsung gave a preview of their foldable phone. No longer just a rumor, we now know many of the exciting details of the Samsung Foldable Phone.

How Drones Are Saving Lives

For most of their history, drones have been primarily associated with warfare, but now they’re actually being used for a very different task: saving lives.

Walmart iOS App Now Includes AR Scanner to Do Product Comparisons

Walmart is adding an AR scanning tool to their iOS app to help customers conduct product comparisons at the store by passing their phone over the shelves.

TV Streaming Services Up 212% in Viewing Hours in the Past Year

TV streaming is up more than 200 percent in one year, meaning if you’re a cord-cutter and tuning in to your Hulu on your Roku more often than not, you’re not alone.

Apple Completes the Wish List with New MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and iPad Pro

Apple knocked items of users’ wish lists on Tuesday when they announced a new iPad Pro, a new MacBook Air, an a new Mac Mini.

Google Recaptcha Gets an Update with No Verification Tasks

Google Recaptcha 43 is an updating version of the verification tool and will no longer require participation on the part of the visitor to the website.

Downloading Chrome Through Microsoft Edge Can Lead to Malware and Adware

Using Bing on Windows 10 to search for a Google Chrome download can inflict you with malware and adware when downloading Chrome.

AI Used to Search for People in Surveillance Videos by Height, Gender, and Clothing

A tool has been developed by researchers in India that uses AI to search for people in surveillance videos by height, gender, and clothing color.

Your Smart Home Products May Be Sharing Information About You

Smart home products store a lot of information about you on them. Is your smart home information being shared without your knowledge?

Apple Files for 2nd Foldable Phone Patent

While Apple has missed its shot to be the first foldable phone on the market, Apple’s second patent has been approved after it was filed two years ago.

Google to Start Charging a Fee to Android Manufacturers for Using Apps in Europe

Google has decided that in Europe they will be charging Android device manufacturers to use their suite of apps to strike back against regulators fining them.

Report Calls Out iOS App Store for Having Too Many Apps with “Sneaky” Subscription Tactics

It turns out subscriptions are becoming a large problem for the iOS App Store. These are offered to users in a very sneaky way that Apple actually encourages.

Why Is Google+ Shutting Down and Does It Matter?

Google identified a security glitch in Google+ back in March 2018 and is now shutting down the service. Here’s what you need to know and how it affects you.

Walmart Creating Shopping Carts to Spy on You

Walmart has applied for a patent for a smart shopping cart. Biometric, it will provide data on your shopping habits as well as your heart rate and when you slow down.

Facebook Gets into Smart Speaker Market with Portal; Can They Be Trusted?

Facebook is jumping into the smart speaker business with Portal. But can you trust Facebook Portal after all the social network’s missteps over the past few years?

Ford Patent Would Make Mobile Game Out of Controlling Autonomous Cars

Ford Motor Company has joined other companies on working on autonomous car plans. The Ford patient could leave the control of your car to a smartphone.

Fitbit Data Doesn’t Just Count Steps, Helps Solve a Murder

Fitbits can do more than just count your steps and provide other vitals. One woman’s Fitbit helped solve her murder, much to the assailant’s dismay.

Adobe Updates Acrobat and Adobe Scan, Modernizing the PDF

Adobe is now ready to give the PDF a lift, as it updated Adobe Acrobat DC, as well as Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Scan to handle PDFs better.

Alexa in the Future Could Include Doctor/Patient Teleconferencing

Syncing Alexa with the V2MD interface could allow patients and doctors to handle appointments more easily and perhaps even provide teleconferencing in the future.