A hacker group known as “Lizard Squad” has claimed responsibility for attacks targeting both Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) on Wednesday evening.
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AMAZING APPS FOR XMAS: 10 awesome paid iPhone apps you can download for free right now (save $36!)
Merry Christmas! Thousands upon thousands of people across the country unwrapped new iPhones, iPod touch handhelds and iPads today, and the best thing you can do once you get your new iOS device activated is start filling it with awesome apps. We shared our biggest list ever of paid apps on sale for free on Wednesday, and some of them are still free downloads if you hurry over to yesterday’s post.
Today, however, we have another great list of 10 paid iPhone and iPad apps that would regularly cost you $36 in total to download, but each and every one of them is free right now for a limited time.
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Video: Watch a $75,000 sunrise that will leave you breathless
They say the best things in life are free, and waking up early to enjoy the natural wonder of a sunrise certainly fits the bill. But the sunrise you witness from the ground is nothing like the spectacle of a $75,000 sunrise that you might enjoy from space.
What is a $75,000 sunrise? You’re about to find out.
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Is Google less afraid of hackers than Apple?
Google and Microsoft both took a stance against hackers when partnering up with Sony to release The Interview on Christmas Eve, something Apple wasn’t so eager to do. But for Google, this move might be a lot more important than simply making its voice heard when it comes to defending freedom of speech and angering hackers in the process, Reuters reveals. Furthermore, the move shows that Google and Microsoft might be less scared of hacks than Apple is — the iPhone maker reportedly refused Sony’s request to list the movie on iTunes in a rush, even after the White House intervened.
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PERFECT XMAS DOWNLOAD: This great free app will instantly stream photos from your iPhone to any smart TV or computer
How many times have you been in a group setting trying to show photos on your iPhone to several people at once? They all crowd around you but no one has the perfect vantage point, and you try to shift your phone around with each swipe so that everyone can see each image. In fact, it’s Christmas Day today and families are gathered together, so many of you have likely experienced this very scenario at least once in the past 24 hours alone.
Next time you want to show off photos on your phone, you’ll be better prepared. Why? Because we’re about to show you a terrific free app that will add AirPlay-like photo streaming to any smart TV, tablet or computer around you, making it shockingly easy to display your photos in a packed room.
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Sony to take on Apple’s ‘iPad Pro’ with its own 13-inch Android tablet
Sony is the latest company rumored to be working on a much bigger Android tablet, joining Samsung’s existing 12-inch model and preparing to compete against Apple’s upcoming 12-inch “iPad Pro” tablet. A new report from Digitimes says Sony is aiming to release its large tablet in the first half of next year, with the device supposed to head to mass production soon.
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This is why Microsoft and Google went ahead and released ‘The Interview’
After canceling The Interview in the wake of the recent hack attack and following threats received from hackers, Sony was able to release it around Christmas Day, as originally planned, partnering up with various theaters. But at the same time, Sony also partnered with Microsoft and Google to quickly for a simultaneous release online and in theaters, which is unprecedented for a movie of this size.
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There’s now hope that your older Samsung phone will be updated to Lollipop
Samsung is slowly starting to update its top Android handsets to Android 5.0 Lollipop, with the Galaxy S5 having already received Lollipop builds in certain regions, and the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4 also having been confirmed to be getting Lollipop updates in the near future. Now, GSM Arena discovered that even older Samsung devices will receive Google’s Material Design overhaul and other Lollipop features in the near future.
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The single most important feature every Android Wear user should know about
If you find an Android Wear device under your tree this year, the very first thing you’ll want to do is make sure you know how to control which apps are allowed to send you notifications. After all, if your wrist vibrated every time someone favorited one of your tweets, you’d get pretty annoyed very quickly.
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A simple security oversight was responsible for the massive JPMorgan Chase hack
Earlier this year, JPMorgan Chase was the victim of a massive data breach, but the attack might have been avoided if the bank had installed a “simple” security fix, The New York Times reveals. Apparently, an unsecured server on the bank’s computer network was targeted by hackers, who then were able to steal personal data belonging to tens of millions of Americans.
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