The Marriott hotel group has suffered one of the biggest corporate data breaches in history, data from half-a-billion customers stolen.
Here's How to Play Battlefield 5 Free for a Week
Electronic Art’s customer service account on Twitter is offering people the chance to play Battlefield 5 free for a week.
How Apple Can Win the Education Market
Rachel Premack writes about how Google has dominated the education market, and how Apple and Microsoft can fight back.
When it comes to education software, which teachers and students use to manage assignments, deadlines, and documents, Apple is lacking — particularly compared to the super-popular and easy-to-use Google Classroom. That might cancel out its other strengths, said Avi Greengart, the research director for consumer devices at GlobalData.
I know everyone says this but I think the biggest thing holding Apple back in education is price.
Bloomberg Not Giving Up on Hardware Hack Story
Bloomberg‘s Ben Elgin has been asking companies for further comments.
Mujjo Has a New Line of Blue Leather Cases
Mujjo is launching a new line of blue leather cases for the latest iPhones. It’s not just any blue. They selected this deep shade of blue which contrasts beautifully with the iPhone’s black bezels and picks up very subtle hints of purple and green in different lighting, reminding us of the inky shades of the deep ocean. It’s a striking blue that stands out from the blacks and the greys, fit for a day at the office or a day at the track, while remaining formal when it needs to. Rest assured, you can go about your day looking the part, whatever the part, knowing you’ll make a good impression. The case adds very little thickness to the iPhone. The edges are raised by 1 mm so that the screen doesn’t touch the surface when you put it down. The buttons are covered in leather and designed to take nothing away from responsiveness. Openings for the camera and mute button are chamfered, adding to the aesthetic of the cases. These cases are crafted to fit the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR.
The GCHQ's Idea to Spy on Encrypted Messaging Apps
The government is banking on the fact that many users don’t verify their public keys with each other.
ACLU Asks Court to Reveal Details About Breaking Encryption
In a case earlier this year, the government tried to make Facebook help wiretap certain Messenger voice calls. It was rejected, but the legal arguments the government made for breaking encryption remain under seal. The ACLU wants the details made public.
The case involves the executive branch’s attempt to force a private corporation to break the encryption and other security mechanisms on a product relied upon by the public to have private conversations. The government is not just seeking information held by a third party; rather, it appears to be attempting to get this Court to force a communications platform to redesign its product to thwart efforts to secure communications between users.
Apple Pay for Target Being Tested in San Francisco
Target has long been a holdout from the payment service, but it sounds like it’s considering it.
How Developers Run App Store Scams and Game the System
David Barnard takes a close look at App Store scams and manipulation going on. It sounds like it’s easy to game the system.
Apple can and does dramatically shape the App Store economy. Similar to how governments shape economies through tax law and other policies, Apple shapes the App Store economy through App Review policies, App Store implementation details, editorial decisions, the App Store search algorithm, and in so many other subtle (and not so subtle) ways.
There are shady practices going on in the App Store, and Apple should do more to crack down on developers who abuse it.
You Won't Be Able to Watch Porn at Starbucks Anymore (Update)
Although watching porn has always been banned in the stores, until now Starbucks hasn’t done anything technological about it.
