Have you been waiting and waiting and waiting for Microsoft to announce its next Lumia flagship phone? If so, circle Monday, October 19th on your calendar. A fresh rumor published on Sunday suggests that this will be the date when the Microsoft Lumia 940 and Microsoft Lumia 940 XL will…
New BlackBerry Venice leak hints that BlackBerry 10 could be used as an Android skin
A tweet from Evan Blass might reveal the plan that BlackBerry has in regards to Android flavored ‘Berry handsets. A GIF posted inside the tweet (which we’ve embedded as a YouTube video) shows the BlackBerry Productivity Suite running on the BlackBerry Venice slider. The Productivity Suite is one of three…
Tax refund could be delayed by identity theft or tax fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HI, SUN SPOTS: Thank you for the article on the income tax refund. Mine came in about 120 days. Keep up the good work. — No Name via mail. RESPONSE: In case it helps more of our readers, on July 14…
Report: Samsung Galaxy O could be VR-centric smartphone designed with Oculus Rift
The other day, we told you about a new rumor coming from inside Samsung. The speculation is that Samsung is going to be kicking off a whole new smartphone line called the Samsung Galaxy O. Today, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that this new line could be based on…
Unannounced Gionee model seen on Geekbench and TENAA; could be the Elife S7 mini
An unannounced Gionee handset has appeared on Geekbench, and has been certified in China by TENAA. The phone has a model number of GN9007 and features a 5-inch, 720 x 1280 resolution display. That works out to a 294ppi pixel density. The MediaTek MT6753 SoC is under the hood, carrying…
Security bug could threaten 950 million Android devices
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In recent weeks, at least two potentially frightening new vulnerabilities have been discovered that could threaten an estimated 95 percent of the one billion devices running the Android operating system. The good news is that as of this writing, there have…
Meet these five child hackers who could become top cyber security researchers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Meet these 5 child geniuses who could be the future of cybersecurity Cybersecurity industry is hunting for new talent due to severe shortfall of skilled professionals in this field and it seems the industry has already got five child geniuses. In this…
Bitcoin’s Dark Side Could Get Darker
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Some of the earliest adopters of the digital currency Bitcoin were criminals, who have found it invaluable in online marketplaces for contraband and as payment extorted through lucrative “ransomware” that holds personal data hostage. A new Bitcoin-inspired technology that some investors…
Huawei CRR-UL00 certified by TENAA could be the Mate 7 mini/Plus or the Mate 7S
A tweet from Steve Hemmerstoffer revealed today that the Huawei CRR-UL00 has been certified by TENAA in China. That model number has come up in connection with a phone called the Huawei Mate 7 mini or the Huawei Mate 7 Plus. And there is some speculation, based on a teaser…
Huawei Mate 7 mini/Plus could be the Huawei Mate 7S; device to be unveiled at IFA on September 2nd?
This morning, the president of Huawei’s consumer business, Zhu Ping, took to his Weibo account to post a teaser that reads “Unique S.” The image listed the date of September 2nd, and displayed an IFA logo. The annual show will be taking place this year in Berlin, as usual, with…