AdBlock Plus accused of paying off other ad blockers to let some ads through
The new ad blocker support Apple introduced in its mobile Safari web browser in iOS 9 is causing quite a stir. Publishers are up in arms, worried that users will adopt mobile ad blockers en masse and poke huge holes in their revenue streams. Meanwhile, just one day after Apple released iOS 9 to the public on Wednesday, several ad blocker plug-ins have indeed shot up the charts in Apple’s iOS App Store.
Regardless of which side of the debate you stand on, there’s one thing we can probably all agree on: What AdBlock Plus is doing — if, and only if recent accusations turn out to be true — is both unethical and deplorable.
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Android fanboys bomb Apple’s ‘Move to iOS’ Android app with one-star reviews
Earlier this week, Apple released an Android app whose sole purpose is to help Android users switch to iOS. Within hours of its release, loyal Android fanboys formed their own version of the Night’s Watch and bravely went to defend the wall against the wicked Apple invasion. As you can imagine, Move to iOS has been getting bombed with one-star reviews on the Google Play Store and Android fans have listed a plethora of grievances against it. Let’s check them out below!
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Watch: Live Replay of Hot Rod Drag Week 2015 – Day 4
It’s Day 4 of HOT ROD Drag Week and this year we’re bringing you all the daily action.
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Second iPhone 6s launch wave might start as soon as October 2
Apple is currently taking iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus preorders in markets around the world but the company might soon bring the two new smartphones to many other international markets.
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Leak: BlackBerry’s first Android phone shown again in high-quality photos
BlackBerry is getting ready to take a crack at the Android market and Android Authority has obtained some high-quality leaked photos of the device that give us a nice closeup view of the BlackBerry Venice, which is the current codename for BlackBerry’s first Android phone.
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Specs for Amazon’s upcoming $50 tablet leak out
You might have missed it amidst a flurry of Apple announcements last week, but rumor has it that Amazon is planning to release a 6-inch tablet ahead of the 2015 holiday shopping season.
The device’s key selling point? It’s low, low price of just $50.
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First magnetic wormhole created in lab
Researchers in Spain have created the first–ever magnetic wormhole in a lab. The specially designed sphere is capable of transferring a magnetic field from one location to another via a process that is magnetically undetectable and only visible by light.
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iPhone Upgrade Program may be a goldmine for Apple
Amidst a flurry of new product announcements, Apple last week introduced a new iPhone Upgrade Program that allows users to pay for a new device over the course of 24 months for as little as $32/month. Though not the cheapest program around, Apple’s program does come with AppleCare+ which, depending on your perspective, might make it rather enticing.
The underlying appeal of Apple’s iPhone upgrade program is that once a user makes 12 monthly payments, they become eligible to purchase a new iPhone and start a new two-year repayment plan.
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How to stream the CNN GOP Debate online tonight
We’re still well over a year away from the actual election, but with over a dozen candidates competing for the Republican nomination, it’s never too soon to start thinning the herd. That’s exactly what Fox News helped to do last month during the first Republican primary debate, and now CNN is joining in on the fun tonight.
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Scary, sophisticated malware found attacking Cisco routers
Internet-connected devices aren’t having a great week so far. After reports detailed vulnerabilities in Android and iPhone this week, a new security report says that Cisco might have a severe malware problem with some of its routers.
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