Serious talk: What is the next Nexus smartphone going to be named?
The Nexus 6 is a great, but flawed, device. It had every hallmark of being a standout, but lack of availability has relegated it to the realm of guilty pleasures. For Google, it appears that the Nexus 6 filled a logical hole in its Nexus device line-up, perching its new ‘phablet’ device squarely between the […]
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Ingress for Android Wear is going to be a thing starting next month, says Niantic Labs
Gaming on Android Wear, as a whole, is pretty much non-existent. Whether you think games should be on wearable devices or not, it’s disappointing to see that not more developers have had a stab at innovating and appropriating games for smartwatches, but it appears Niantic Labs has already been busy behind the scenes. Ingress for Android […]
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All the wallpapers: Seven more HTC One M9 wallpapers are available for download
March 1st is so close that we can almost taste the new announcements at MWC 2015, and the announcement of the HTC One M9 is one that many of us are waiting on with bated breath. To help deal with waiting, HTC leaker LlabTooFeR has been leaking out HTC One M9 wallpapers for the last […]
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Uber data breach compromises IDs of 50,000 drivers
An Uber database containing the names and driver’s license numbers of 50,000 current and former drivers was accessed by an outside party in 2014, the company announced today. Uber discovered the breach on September 17, 2014, and an investigation revealed one instance of unauthorized access on May 13, 2014. This means the information has been in the wild for nearly a year, though Uber drivers haven’t reported anything fishy and the database is now secure, the company said.
Uber began notifying affected drivers of the breach today and is offering a free year membership with an identity protection company. Of the 50,000 compromised names, 21,000 were based in California, prompting Uber to also notify the California attorney general, the LA Times says. Additionally, the company has filed a “John Doe” lawsuit in an effort to gather more information about the third party.
“Uber takes seriously our responsibility to safeguard personal information, and we are sorry for any inconvenience this incident may cause,” Uber said.
The data breach comes one month after Uber’s security protocols received a clean bill of health as part of an external privacy audit, though that was spurred by high-profile missteps with information about Uber’s passengers, not its drivers. In that report, the investigating agency recommended Uber start training its workforce in security issues and it further restrict access to data among employees.
“At Uber, protecting the personal information of riders is a core responsibility and company value,” CEO Travis Kalanick said at the time. “Delivering on that value means that privacy is woven into every facet of our business, from the design of new products to how we interact with riders, drivers and the public at large.”
Source: Uber
TypeSnippets offers visual text expansion for iPhone and iPad
TypeSnippets is a new keyboard for iOS 8 that makes text expansion visual. Instead of typing your email address or phone number over and over again, TypeSnippets lets you create shortcuts that you only need to tap to activate.
Where tools like TextExpander allow you to simplify text entry by creating small, text-based snippets for commonly-used phrases or pieces of information, TypeSnippets takes that simplicity a step further by making your snippets visual and tappable.
You can build your snippets in the TypeSnippets app. Tap Create a Snippet to get started, then add things like your name, an email signature, and more. When you use the TypeSnippet keyboard in any iOS app, all you’ll need to do is tap your desired snippet and you’re done. While using the keyboard, you can elect to create a new snippet from your iOS clipboard.
TypeSnippet is free to download, but with a $2.99 in-app purchase to unlock unlimited snippets and the full feature set. You can download TypeSnippet from the App Store now.
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6tag gets improvements for cropping, geolocation, and passwords in new update
Late last night, 6tag 4.0.0.1 returned to the Windows Phone Store after a caching bug prevented the app from updating on some phones. Today, Huyn has pushed out another update bringing the version to 4.0.1 and with it, a few new improvements and fixes.
The update is live now in the store and here is the full changelog.
Fifteenth wallpaper for HTC One (M9) posted online
Online leaker LlabTooFeR has taken to his Twitter page yet again to share with us another wallpaper from the upcoming HTC One (M9) before its release on March 1. Just like the fourteen others we’ve already seen, the fifteenth stock background appears to have been designed with the same blurred landscape theme in mind.
Hit the break below to see the fifteenth wallpaper in all its glory.
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