Months after the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, the topic remains too hot for the rest of the wireless industry to handle. From a report on CNET: With Samsung’s Galaxy S8 to launch next week, a renewed discussion of the Note…
The Days of Google Talk Are Over
The days of Google Talk are quickly coming to an end. An anonymous reader shares a TechCrunch report: As the company announced today, the messaging service that allowed Gmail users to talk to each other since it launched in 2005,…
T-Mobile Kicks Off Industry Robocall War With Network-Level Blocking and ID Tools
T-Mobile is among the first U.S. telecom companies to announce plans to thwart pesky robocallers. From a report on VentureBeat: The move represents part of an industry-wide Robocall Strike Force set up by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last year…
Uber Manager Told Female Engineer That 'Sexism is Systemic in Tech'
Sam Levin, writing for The Guardian: Uber is facing yet another discrimination scandal after a manager who was recruiting a female engineer defended the company by saying “sexism is systemic in tech.” On 14 March, an engineering manager at Uber…
AMC Plans Ad-Free Streaming Service
An anonymous reader shares a Fortune report: AMC Networks, whose shows include The Walking Dead, is planning to launch a commercial-free online video streaming service aimed at millennial TV subscribers, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters this week….
Adware Apps Booted from Google Play
More than a dozen apps removed from Google Play store after it was determined they were overly aggressive adware.
Threatpost News Wrap, March 27, 2017
The latest Wikileaks dump of Apple hacking tools, the LastPass vulnerabilities, and a new Android security report are discussed.
Instagram Adds Two-Factor Authentication
Instagram became the latest in a long line of services over the years to offer users two-factor authentication.
Privacy Advocates Vow to Fight Rollback of Broadband Privacy Rules
Privacy activists say rolling-back ISP privacy rules means health, financial and browsing habits can be used, shared and sold to the highest bidder without consent.
Airline devices ban: here’s what you need to know
Flying to the US or the UK? We’ve got some tips on how to pack your devices and secure your data if you’re flying out of one of the airports or on a carrier named in the bans