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It’s hard to believe, but the operating system that we all tend to either love or hate is now 30 years old.
Microsoft released Windows 1.0 way back in 1985, and now 30 years later Windows is still the 800 pound gorilla of the computer world. [Read more…]
Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus has earned a reputation for taking amazing photos with its integrated iSight camera, but some of the phones have been found to capture blurry images.
The problem is caused by a defective component in some of the iSight camera modules that were installed on phones sold between September 2014 and January 2015.
If your iPhone 6 Plus is producing blurry photos, enter its serial number on this page to see if it qualifies for a free replacement iSight camera module. If it does, you’ll find information on that page explaining how to go about having your phone serviced.
Many of are used to upgrading to a new mobile phone every couple of years and receiving the new phone either for free or at a greatly reduced price. But if you are a Verizon customer, that perk is about to come to an end.
The major cell carriers have traditionally offered their customers a selection of subsidized phones in exchange for having them sign on to two year contracts. If a customer subsequently canceled their contract before the two years was up, they would have to pay for the phone by coughing up a huge Early Termination Fee. [Read more…]
Did you purchase an Nvidia Shield tablet between July 2014 and July 2015? If so, it might have just been recalled.
The tablets affected by the recall contain defective batteries that can potentially over-heat and cause a fire.
83,000 of the recalled tablets were sold in the United States. The remaining 5,000 were sold in Canada.
Nvidia is asking everyone who owns a Shield tablet that was purchased during the time-frame mentioned above to follow the steps below to determine if your unit is subject to the recall: [Read more…]
Mobile security firm Zimperium zLabs has discovered a flaw in Android that potentially leaves up to 1 billion Android phones susceptible to being hacked simply by receiving a malicious text message.
And guess what? You don’t even have to open the message in order for a hacker to gain access to your phone!
Dubbed “Stagefright”, this super-bug is being referred to in the security industry as the largest potential security threat in history. [Read more…]