The maker of the Path social networking app will pay a $800,000 civil penalty to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected personal information from children without parental consent, the agency said Friday. ...
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Although the 60beat GamePad ($35) does connect with mobile devices to make gaming easier, it isn't really designed to be a portable controller—it's just a bit too large. Since it connects via cable, getting it to work with your iPad, ...
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The operator of the Path social networking app has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived users by collecting personal information from their mobile device address books without their knowledge and consent. The ...
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Apple software hackers unveiled a website late Wednesday where the latest untethered jailbreak is expected to be released soon. An elite team of hackers has been working for months to develop an untethered jailbreak for iOS 6, Apple's ...
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Facebook posted a revenue increase of 40 percent in the fourth quarter as the number of daily mobile users exceeded daily Web users for the first time ever, the company reported. Revenue for the social networking company rose to US$1.59 ...
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NEW YORK -- RIM's share price dropped more than 6% on Wednesday, after the company announced that it was changing its name to BlackBerry and unveiled two new smartphones, the touchscreen Z10 and the qwerty keyboard Q10. The BlackBerry ...
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On Jan. 13, local developer Wang Jun found that downloads for his app had suddenly skyrocketed, totaling 58,000 in a single day. "Usually, it only gets between 1,000 and 2,000 daily downloads", he said on Thursday. But the spike in ...
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Versions 2.0.5 and earlier of the popular VLC media player software contain a critical vulnerability that can be potentially exploited by attackers to execute malicious code on computers. The vulnerability is located in the VLC component ...
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The firm formerly known as RIM has announced its BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, the top-of-the line BlackBerry that – it hopes – is going to take on the iPhone 5 and save the company. BlackBerry, as RIM is now known, has announced ...
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Today, Eventide is exhibiting at MacWorld, for the first time, to unveil a revolutionary new addition to its stompbox line: the H9 Harmonizer®. For decades, Eventide effects have been used on hit records, major Hollywood films, and live ...
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Phoenix Age, Inc., a world leading producer of text-based MMORPG, globally launches its newest title, Underworld Empire for iPhone, iPod, and iPad devices. Following the immense success of Castle Age HD, another MMORPG developed by Phoenix ...
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With its future in the balance, the company until now known as Research In Motion launched its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, two new handsets and a new company name on Wednesday. The new operating system brings the BlackBerry ...
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Chinese phone maker ZTE is planning to launch a smartphone based on Mozilla's Firefox OS at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. That ZTE is planning to launch a phone based on the upcoming OS doesn't come as surprise; last ...
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The Nyko PlayPad ($39.99) is an add-on game controller that you use with your mobile device to make playing easier and more fun. It's more like a traditional controller that others we've reviewed recently, such as the Moga Mobile Gaming ...
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Facebook posted a revenue increase of 40 percent in the fourth quarter as the number of daily mobile users exceeded daily Web users for the first time ever, the company reported. Revenue for the social networking company rose to US$1.59 ...
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