Hundreds Of Cheap Smartphone Models Come Loaded With Malware

May 25, 2018 03:27 am UTC| Technology

People like to buy cheap and this applies to smartphones, as well. However, recent findings by the security research firm Avast Threat Labs revealed that hundreds of cheap smartphone models actually come with malware...

Young Children Wish Their Parents’ Smartphones Were Never Invented

May 25, 2018 03:27 am UTC| Technology

Research papers and surveys have been touting how harmful gadgets have become to both children and adults for some time, with smartphone addiction being correlated to the rise in teen suicide rates. However, the trend has...

Apple Knew iPhone 6 Units Would Bend Ahead Of Bendgate, Internal Documents Reveal

May 25, 2018 03:27 am UTC| Technology

When the iPhone 6 launched, it caused quite a bit of excitement among customers because of the much bigger screen, but it was immediately stamped out by the fact that they bent quite easily. At the time, it was attributed...

Apple Reportedly Settled With Volkswagen As Driverless Car Partner, Not Its First Choice

May 25, 2018 03:26 am UTC| Technology

Most people are familiar with the feeling of disappointment after getting rejected by their first choices in anything, be it friend, lover, or school. However, Apple is not most people and it would seem that the iPhone...

Alexa Apparently Recorded A Private Conversation And Shared It Without Permission

May 25, 2018 03:22 am UTC| Technology

Its the kind of situation that every paranoid conspiracy theorist dreads: A smart speaker recorded a private conversation unprompted and shared it with someone else without permission. This is the situation that a woman...

Malware Attacks On 500K Routers Reportedly In Preparation For Massive Russian Campaign

May 25, 2018 03:22 am UTC| Technology

Malware attacks have been on the rise both in terms of frequency and the scope of damage done, and in the most recent case, Russia might be involved. Over 500,000 routers and storage devices have been hit by a...

Overwatch Heroes Will Soon Have LEGO Counterparts

May 25, 2018 03:22 am UTC| Technology

One would think that the vast majority of players of Blizzards MOBA game Overwatch are teens or adults. However, this didnt stop the publisher from making a deal with the LEGO Group to create LEGO versions of the titles...