Tim Cook pens employee email in wake of Hurricane Harvey, says Apple has donated $2M to relief efforts
Instagram says emails & phone numbers of ‘high-profile’ accounts obtained by hackers
Instagram this evening is alerting users that it has suffered a security breach exposing the contact information of “high-profile” users. The news of this hack comes just days after celebrity Selena Gomez had her account comprised, but it’s unclear if the two events are related.
Western Digital unveils updated My Cloud Home NAS drives, available now
Western Digital’s My Cloud Network Attached Storage solutions are among some of the most consumer friendly options on the market. Many of the other cloud-enabled hard drives out there can be much more complicated and look like you have a server in your living room.
WD has been a trusted name in consumer storage for years, so it doesn’t come as much surprise it would bring this tech to the masses. Personally, I think everyone should have some kind of NAS-like technology made available to them these days, so we were excited to hear about Western’s Digital’s next generation personal NAS drives… more…
Project Titan engineers leave for autonomous vehicle startup Zoox
According to a new report out from Bloomberg today, multiple engineers who had been working on Apple’s car project have left for automotive startup Zoox. The Project Titan employees have made their departure from Apple as the company scales back its autonomous vehicle program.
Samsung announces massive 49-inch curved widescreen monitor w/ HDR, 144Hz refresh, more
Today at its “Your New Normal” event at IFA 2017, Samsung unveiled the world’s largest QLED gaming monitor. While the new monitor is geared to gaming, this new monster could be an awesome addition to a variety of setups.
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Dropbox Paper update brings new tool integrations, API, and more
An update today to Dropbox’s Paper app brings new creative tools, a new API for developers, fresh ways to stay organized, and more.
New video & renders showcase iPhone 8’s new dock, multitasking interface & more
Earlier today, a report from Bloomberg offered a bit more information on the iPhone 8’s software interface, saying that the device will adopt the new dock interface used by the iPad on iOS 11. Now, new renders and a video show just what that could look like…
Apple reportedly back in the running as a part of a bid for Toshiba’s chip division
Things had gone very quiet since it was reported back in June that Apple would be part of a consortium bidding to buy Toshiba’s chip-making division. This would help Apple secure NAND chips in a market in which there is strong competition for components.
More recently, it had appeared that Western Digital would emerge as the successful bidder. But a new report suggests today that Apple is back in the running, this time without Foxconn …
Apple now supporting WeChat payments in Chinese App Store as Apple Pay struggles to gain traction
While Apple has been trying hard to push Apple Pay in China, offering a range of discounts and rewards, it doesn’t appear to have met with much success to date. Its market share in the country has been described by iResearch as ‘negligible.’
One big reason for that is the popularity of WeChat Pay, and Apple has now given in to the inevitable and started accepting the payment service for local App Store purchases …