Apple has a very rare promotion going on right now, offering more credit than usual when you trade in your iPhone for a brand new one. This can be seen on Apple’s website, where a banner notes that for a limited time, a new iPhone XR can be had for as little as...
In recent years we’ve seen several companies suffer from hacks of various magnitudes. Over time, we’ve witnessed the growth of what could be described as best practices in terms of how to respond. The typical arc goes something like this: The hack is...
Google relies on crowd sourcing to help keep its maps up to date. There’s no other approach that even comes close to being feasible. Sure, Google has employees on the job, roving the nation’s highways, byways, and back streets. Even if the company...
Back in October, Microsoft issued an update for Windows 10 that was a bit of a disaster. It wound up deleting some user files and sparked a completely justified outrage. The company pulled the update back, taking it offline so more people wouldn’t be impacted....
There’s trouble brewing at Amazon, although details are sketchy about how much trouble there might be. Recently, the company sent the following message to some of its customers: “Hello, We’re contacting you to let you know that our website...
In recent months, Google has taken steps to tighten up its processes so that fewer poisoned apps find their way into the Google Play Store. In addition to that, the company has stepped up its efforts to ruthlessly track down and remove malicious apps whenever and...