“A group of hackers is threatening to wipe data from millions of Apple devices in two weeks if the company doesn’t pay them $150,000. The group, which calls itself Turkish Crime Family, claims to have login credentials for more than 627 million icloud.com, me.com and mac.com email addresses.”
Amazon Go, deep learning, and a better retail experience
“You could say Amazon Go almost broke tech media’s internet this past December. Driverless shopping, checkout-free shopping, almost “shoplifting,” deep learning, computer vision, and job killer AI were a few phrases that made the rounds.”
5 Privacy Protecting Apps You Need to Use Right Now
“On the internet, you can never be too safe. New threats keep coming up all the time, whether attacking your security or trying to mine your data. It only makes sense to do whatever you can to stay secure. And just as the internet takes, the internet also provides.”
Lock down your Mac with system and networking monitoring tools
“Any malware powerful enough to overcome the defenses that Apple built to resist incursions may also be powerful enough to hide its traces. That’s not quite an axiom of security, but it’s generally true.”
Hands On: Plex now has DVR Features and Alexa Skill
“”Alexa, ask Plex to play Star Trek on my NVIDIA Shield.” Plex has launched its skill for Alexa that makes it possible to use voice commands to play videos on a media player connected to a TV.”
How to Use Split View in Safari on iPad with iOS 10
“Multitasking on iPad added Split View in Safari when iOS 10 was introduced for iPad. Previously, you could only open up two different apps simultaneously on iPad using Split View.”
Here are a few easy ways to clear up space on your iPhone
“We’ve all been there: you try to download an app or take a photo, and your iPhone says you don’t have enough storage. It’s a super frustrating situation that can render your phone practically unusable.”
How to get a free data plan for your tablet
“I tend to think of tablets as “indoor” devices, used primarily at home or the office — places rife with Wi-Fi. But what happens when you go out into the world and need connectivity? Now you have to pay for a 4G plan, right?Not necessarily.”
Majority of Android VPNs can’t be trusted to make users more secure
“Over the past half-decade, a growing number of ordinary people have come to regard virtual private networking software as an essential protection against all-too-easy attacks that intercept sensitive data or inject malicious code into incoming traffic.”
Ford’s new SmartLink OBD accessory adds connected features to older cars
“Connectivity features are increasingly included as standard on new vehicles, with cellular modems in particular becoming a popular feature included even in base level trim.”
