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More than 7 million Minecraft credentials exposed Lifeboat runs servers for Minecraft Pocket Edition Troy Hunt, who maintains a database of compromised user credentials, accessible via his Have I Been Pwned? website, Lifeboat’s network was hacked in January 2016, … Read More
Apple: iPhones, Apple Watches should last three years It suggests the same lifetime for Apple Watches, and a year extra for MacBooks and iMacs, at four years. “To model customer use, we measure the power consumed by a product … Read More
Gareth Thomas 1945-2016 Thomas played Roj Blake, leader of a band of rebels, pitted against a corrupt federation in the series created by Doctor Who writer Terry Nation. The series ran on BBC One from 1978-1981, with Thomas taking … Read More
Cloud POS vendor Square adds 490 Australian resellers Cloud-based credit card reading device vendor Square Reader has announced its release to 490 retail outlets in Australia through major chains Officeworks, Apple and Bunnings. The product is available for $19 … Read More
Windows 10 cracks 270 million users active users eight months after launch One reason for the rapid take-up is that Windows 10, released in July, is free for individual consumers who download it during its first year. An anniversary … Read More
Stuart’s Band – The Triennial Performance ! The Deloreans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLEaYdTuwSk GLENN Israeli firm aids FBI to crack encrypted iPhone: report Cellebrite, an Israel-based provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s attempt to unlock … Read More
Xbox Finally Opens the Door for Multiplayer Across Consoles Chris Charla, director of the independent games program for Xbox One and Windows 10, announced today that they’re enabling developers to support online play across different “platforms”—a videogame industry euphemism … Read More
Malware hijacks big four Australian banks’ apps, steals two-factor SMS codes Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, National Australia Bank and ANZ Bank customers are all at risk from the malware which hides on infected devices waiting until users open legitimate banking apps. … Read More
The Dick Smith customer database is for sale Receivers Ferrier Hodgson has placed a newspaper advertisement seeking parties interested in purchasing everything from brands and trademarks to domain names – also all the data that Dick Smith has … Read More
Dick Smith closes doors: 2,500 jobs gone The shutdown will see 301 stores in Australia and 62 outlets in New Zealand stop trading, and lead to the loss of 2,460 jobs in Australia and about 430 in New Zealand. … Read More