It’s not hard to beat Rolex, Apple
A collective Internet gasp went up yesterday when, once again, the Apple Watch beat most major watch companies in terms of revenue. It’s not surprising not that the Apple Watch outsold Rolex and Omega...
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North Korea’s hackers are reportedly targeting bitcoin exchanges
North Korea’s hackers have been linked with many attacks, including the 2014 Sony hack, but it looks like the totalitarian state is now targeting bitcoin, and crypto coin exchanges in particular, with its hacking...
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is leaving to start a non-profit
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is leaving the Facebook-owned messaging app to start his own non-profit business. Acton announced the decision on Facebook, of course: After 8 years at WhatsApp, I have decided to move...
Kik could pave the way for more mainstream tech company ICOs
The tech industry is about to get its largest clue as to just how mainstream ICOs can become in the future. Most of the estimated $1.7 billion that has been raised this year from...
New Bluetooth vulnerability can hack a phone in ten seconds
Security company Armis has found a collection of eight exploits, collectively called Blueborne, that can allow an attacker access to your phone without touching it. The attack can allow access to both computers and...
Two new handhelds will help you relive the golden age of gaming
Whether you’re an older gamer who remembers the Atari 2600 and Sega Genesis with great fondness or a doting grandparent who doesn’t remember exactly what the grandkids wanted (the Nintendo Swamp or something?), the...
Xiaomi takes aim at Apple with a Macbook Pro rival priced from $858
Xiaomi is shooting a number of arrows at Apple today. Smartphones aside, it just launched an affordable take on the Macbook Air that ships with Windows. The first Xiaomi laptop was a shot at...
Xiaomi unveils second bezel-less Mi Mix smartphone and new Mi Note phablet
It’s the day before iPhone launch and Xiaomi is back at it again with the unveiling of the follow-up to last year’s highly-acclaimed and near-bezel-less Mi Mix smartphone. The Mi Mix 2 keeps the...
It’s time to build our own Equifax with blackjack and crypto
The private data of 143 million Equifax “customers” is now available for download. Have no doubt: This means you will be hacked. This means your SIM card can be spoofed. This means someone will...
Japanese startup plans one-stop ICO platform fueled by $25M from VCs and a $60M ICO
China banned ICOs this week and it is investigating platforms that facilitate them. Over in nearby Japan, one company is hatching an ambitious plan to offer a one-stop-service to let companies across the world...
