Tag: Yahoo

September 18, 2014

Yelp is the latest company to settle a childrens privacy case with the Federal Trade Commission. The agency posted a settlement today, saying Yelp would pay $450,000 for violating the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a rule that limits […]

September 18, 2014

By Paul Carsten and Gerry Shih BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc is hiring a head of law enforcement in Beijing to deal with user data requests from Chinas government, according to a public job listing, after it last month began […]

September 18, 2014

After taking to Charlie Roses program to say that Apple was among the best of its peers at protecting user privacy, Apples chief executive personally launched a new section of the companys website today that breaks down its various privacy programs and […]

September 18, 2014

By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hackers associated with the Chinese government have repeatedly infiltrated the computer systems of U.S. airlines, technology companies and other contractors involved in the movement of U.S. troops and military equipment, a U.S. Senate panel […]

September 18, 2014

By Jennifer Saba and Deepa Seetharaman NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc ramped up its push into hardware on Wednesday with the debut of six new or upgraded devices, including a high-end $199 e-reader called the Kindle Voyage and its […]

September 17, 2014

Apples new mobile OS gives you more control over when an app can access your devices location. Facebook says it wants to make sure users understand what its apps are asking for and why.

September 17, 2014

Apples latest iOS update is here, and its full of new features. The company has showcased plenty of the changes already: better photo editing, easy-to-send voice messages, a smarter keyboard, fitness tracking, and the list goes on and on. Its […]

September 17, 2014

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc is open to divesting its networks assets including its cell towers, the companys chief financial officer told investors at a conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Fran Shammo said the company was inspired by […]

September 17, 2014

Apple has offered two-factor authentication for a while, although its iCloud storage service has remained curiously unprotected. In the wake of some furor surrounding the services security, Apples two-factor authentication now applies to iCloud as well — if, and only […]

September 17, 2014

Facebook has a problem: your Friends list has grown so broad that sharing a photo or status with all of them probably doesnt make much sense. People still do it out of habit, and because there arent many clear-cut ways to […]

September 17, 2014

Last week, T-Mobile threw another lavish and expletive-filled Uncarrier event to announce it was making Wi-Fi calling more accessible for all of its customers. Part of that strategy involves selling only phones that are capable of making Wi-Fi calls from here […]

September 17, 2014

Amazon appears to be preparing to launch new Kindles. Several listings spotted on the German version of Amazon show a new Kindle Voyage e-reader with a 6-inch high-resolution display (300 ppi) and a release date of November 4th. There are no […]

September 17, 2014

Sony has just revised its annual earnings forecast with the addition of a major 180 billion yen (roughly $1.7 billion) goodwill impairment charge. This relates to Sonys Mobile Communications business, where the company says it had overestimated revenues from smartphones […]

September 17, 2014

TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp said on Wednesday it now expects a much deeper net loss and will not pay a dividend for this fiscal year, hit by a 180 billion yen ($1.7 billion) impairment charge in its mobile communications […]

September 17, 2014

Two weeks after breach of celebrity iCloud accounts, Apple reactivates two-factor authentication for iCloud backups — making good on CEO Tim Cooks promises to strengthen security.

September 16, 2014

ZTE has announced its latest smartphone for the US market, the ZMax. Exclusive to T-Mobile, the ZMax is a 5.7-inch phablet that will sell for $252, or $10.50 per month for 24 months on T-Mobiles installment plan. The ZMax has […]

September 16, 2014

Apple releases iOS 8 tomorrow, and its next generation of iPhone later this week. With the new models approaching larger Android phones in terms of screen size, the company appears to be expecting a lot of people will make the switch from […]

September 16, 2014

It was only a matter of time. The iPad has been adapted for all sorts of intriguing and surprising purposes over the years (including, recently, a sex toy). Meanwhile, a number of enterprising organizations and individuals have sought to create makeshift virtual reality […]

September 16, 2014

From critical exploits to the tiniest bug, all security holes receive a tracking number through the US government. The system is being revamped to handle the ever-growing number of bugs, but the cure could create problems of its own.

September 16, 2014

PayPal definitely does not run iCloud. It did not, through a confusing backup process and potentially weak security system, make it easier for hackers to collect and leak hundreds of nude pictures of female celebrities, which were then widely disseminated on […]