Apple Says No Backdoor in iOS Recent research by systems security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski has highlighted an interesting and troubling “backdoor” to Apple’s operating system. Utilizing a number of novel forensics techniques, he has shown how third parties can potentially gain access to users’ personal […]
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Livedrive is an online cloud backup and sync storage service that was purchased by j2 Global in February this year. It appears LiveDrive has recently started closing down user accounts without any warning, not all accounts mind you, only those which have apparently exceeded the
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“I have a little Satnav, It sits there in my car A Satnav is a driver’s friend, it tells you where you are. I have a little Satnav, I’ve had it all my life It’s better than the normal ones, my Satnav is my wife.
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I am not a smartphone or tablet user myself but that doesn’t mean I don’t follow the development of these devices and associated trends. I was interested to see that, as far as market share is concerned, the well respected NetMarketShare has the two mobile
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Microsoft to Lay Off 18,000 Workers Rumors have been rife for some time and now and, in a Microsoft News Center blog post, Satya Nadella has confirmed that 18,000 workers will be laid off during next year. In his blog post, which is essentially a
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Did you know that Windows 8.x includes an automatic system for easily backing up your personal data? It’s called “File History”, but it’s not very obvious and consequently not terribly well known either. We are always urging DCT readers to backup their precious personal files
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Ever tried to cancel your Comcast service? That’s exactly what Ryan Block, former head of Engadget, founder of GDGT, and now product guy at AOL, tried to do. Little did he know it was going to turn into mission impossible. When Mr. Brock called to
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Live Cam #1 – Brown Bears Salmon Fishing in Alaska Seems this week is developing into a video and cam theme. I am continually amazed at the sheer number of amazing innovations provided by technology. Live cams is just another example that blows this old
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We live in a society connected by technology, but it’s important to at least keep one eye on what’s happening in the real world! This lady was so intent on checking out the latest articles at DCT, she failed to notice the impending danger …
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Chinese Couple Sells their Babies to Support Gaming Habit According to a story emanating from the GamesInAsia site; a young couple in China took things way too far when they sold their two sons to child traffickers and used the proceeds to purchase powerups and
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Windows 7 has been one of Microsoft’s most successful and popular operating systems to date, and deservedly so, it really is a great operating system. Initially released to the masses in October 2009, following hot on the heels of Vista’s dismal performance, Windows 7 has
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Microsoft has put together collections of free eBooks and made them available for download before but this one is the biggest to date. The collection includes previously available titles plus a heap of new ones, totaling almost 300 and all available in one place. There
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Mozilla’s popular Firefox browser’s market share has been gradually diminishing over the past couple of years, and if the latest figures are anything to go by, that downward trend appears to have accelerated alarmingly over the past couple of months. According to statistics provided by
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