List reportedly containing hundreds of Spotify account credentials posted online

Login credentials for hundreds of Spotify accounts have reportedly been posted online, and many of those users have stated their accounts for the streaming music service have been breached.

According to TechCrunch, the accounts were posted on PasteBin and include emails and login info for accounts, along with the type of Spotify account and more. However, a spokesperson for the company claims it has not been hit by a cyberattack:

“Spotify has not been hacked and our user records are secure. We monitor Pastebin and other sites regularly. When we find Spotify credentials, we first verify that they are authentic, and if they are, we immediately notify affected users to change their passwords.”

It’s more than possible that these accounts were breached via social engineering techniques, rather than from a cyberattack.

Grab Coocheer’s Bluetooth speaker with built-in NFC for just $9 at Amazon with coupon

Right now you can pick up this Coocheer Bluetooth speaker for just $9 at Amazon with coupon code TUFIEZWH, a savings of $11. In addition to being Bluetooth, the speaker also has built-in NFC for quick and easy pairing to any phone that is compatible. The premium sound with bass enhance technology will give you a great quality of audio output for keeping the party going.

If you aren’t a fan of the song playing, you can skip it right from the speaker with the dial at the top. To ensure you are able to listen to your favorite tunes at nearly any time, the speaker is designed to last for up to 10 hours of playback per charge. Remember, you’ll need coupon code TUFIEZWH for the full savings here.

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Onkyo’s DP-X1 is an impressive Android music player for the more serious listener

It’ll still cost the same as a high-end smartphone, mind.

While the Onkyo DP-X1 is considered a more mid-range product in spec and price, it still commands a fairly high asking price. Or to the outsider it does, perhaps, since high-end audio equipment has always come with a price. We had chance to play around with the DP-X1 recently at CE China in Shenzhen, and it’s pretty impressive for what it is.

Let’s get the price out of the way up front. Onkyo says this is a ‘lower’ priced product and at around $760 it’s not at the very top end of the spectrum in this regard. Sony, for example, will happily sell you a high-end audio player based on Android for over $1,000. Some headline tech specs include:

• Dual SABRE DACs & Amps
• Standard Balanced and Active Control Ground (ACG) Modes
• 2.5mm 4-Pole (for balanced output) and 3.5mm 3-Pole Output
• Physical Buttons for Quick Music Control
• Support for up to 432GB of Storage
• Support for MQA
• Based on Android Lollipop with Access to Google Play
• Wi-Fi & Bluetooth

That large storage comes in no small part from the two microSD slots. The model we saw in China had 32GB of internal storage which is enough for some, but probably not all, of your lossless audio collection. And as a piece of hardware it’s a chunky, blocky affair. But it’s also not a phone, so it doesn’t necessarily need to be contoured to the palm of your hand since you’ll not be fondling it quite as often. It does have physical controls, though, for music playback and the fairly large volume dial which is impossible to miss.

Rather than transcribe, this is what Onkyo says about its DAC and Amp set up:

“The DP-X1 has two amps and two digital/analog convertors which allow for extreme power and signal control. The double ESS Sabre ES9018K2M DACs and double ESS Sabre 9601K amps make balanced output possible via 2.5 mm output. The DP-X1 is the only player with such an advanced configuration, and the result is unprecedented power and control.

The DP-X1 also has two types of balanced drives: ACG and BTL, for greater stability and clean, crystal clear sound.”

The DP-X1 is also, naturally, set up for audio prowess. You’ll be able to enjoy up to 384kHz/24-bit audio, with support for WAV, FLAC, ALAC, & AIFF. And since it’s an Android based player it opens up the possibility of using a streaming service like Spotify, Google Play Music, Tidal and a bunch more to get some tunes. Albeit tunes of a lesser quality, but you’re not limited at least to what you already own. You can get at pretty much anything you can get online.

With a decent audio player such as this one you also need a solid set of headphones. Onkyo was demoing its Maiden Audio Ed-Ph0n3s alongside the DP-X1, and immediately they’re exciting because, Iron Maiden. They’re over-ear cans designed for “fans of rock and metal music,” as if it’d be anything else.

Hardware wise this is what you’re looking at:

They’re very comfortable and they sound very good, especially with the sample tracks on offer from Iron Maidens latest album and the classic demo track, Hotel California. They’re also not an impulse buy item, with a $300 price tag in the U.S. But they’re pretty damn good for that asking price. And they definitely stand out in the crowd.

You can buy the headphones right now in the U.S. from Onkyo’s online store, and if you’re interested in finding out more about the DP-X1 it too is on sale now.

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Chase Mobile app now lets you log in with your fingerprint

If you’re a Chase Bank customer, using the firm’s Android app just got a bit more secure. The latest update to Chase’s app brings support for signing in with your fingerprint — should you have a compatible phone running Android Marshmallow, that is.

Here’s the full breakdown from Chase:

• Use fingerprint sign in to log in. Your device must use Android OS v6.0 (Marshmallow) or higher. Certain features will still require that you enter your password.
• Please note that due to different implementations of Android fingerprint by device manufacturers, this feature will not be available for all devices.

Chase is the second bank, following Bank of America, that has added fingerprint support to its app in recent days. If you’re a Chase customer, you can download the latest version of Chase Mobile from Google Play now.

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Pope to teens: you cannot download happiness

During a special teens-only Jubilee at the Vatican this weekend, Pope Francis delivered a strong homily about the power of religion versus technology. “Your happiness has no price,” the pontiff told an estimated crowd of 70,000 teenagers gathered in St. Peter’s Square. “It cannot be bought and sold: It is not an application you download on a mobile phone. Even the latest version cannot help you to grow and become free in love.”

Of course, that’s easy to say when your new Instagram account gets over 2.3 million followers in a month and 1.2 billion Catholic followers will fave your every post. But just because the Catholic Church has been relatively quick to adapt its message for social media, that doesn’t mean they approve of it replacing religion. In fact, during the same speech on Sunday morning, the Pope held up an iPhone to illustrate how a life without Jesus was like a smartphone with no bars. “Always be sure to go where there is a network,” Pope Francis said, referring to a support network of “family, parish, school,” rather than an actual network of cellular towers. He followed the sermon by receiving confession from 16 lucky teenagers and snapping a selfie.

A photo posted by Pope Francis (@franciscus) on Apr 25, 2016 at 4:58am PDT