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A change that Apple imposed to make iOS 7 more secure instead has dramatically weakened the security of devices running that mobile operating system, a security researcher has charged. At the CanSecWest conference here last week, Azimuth Security researcher Tarjei Mandt said that Apple made a major mistake when it changed its random-number generator to Continue Reading →

Tesla is evaluating “judicial remedies” in response to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s ban on its direct sales in the state, the company’s CEO Elon Musk said in a lengthy blog post on Friday. In the meantime, the company said it will maintain its service centers and convert stores in the Garden State into Continue Reading →

  After an instantly successful $5.7 million Kickstarter campaign the Veronica Mars movie has finally arrived in theaters and at home, but that doesn’t mean all is well. Digital copies of the movie for backers were distributed using codes for Flixster, Warner Bros.’ Ultraviolet-connected movie site/service. Unfortunately, many users had issues signing up for the Continue Reading →

Electronics analyst Sun Chang Xu reports on her Weibo account that the next iPhone may add a pressure, temperature and humidity sensor. G for Games relayed the report and points out that the “pressure” in this context is certainly atmospheric, not blood pressure: “According to Sun Chang Xu (news chief analyst at ESM-China), sources close Continue Reading →

A new app has surfaced that features Steve Jobs quotes. But it turns out Apple wasn’t impressed, according to a new report. Quoth Steve has cropped up on the Web as a mobile app that users can run in the browser. The app provides daily Steve Jobs quotes that can be saved, shared via social Continue Reading →

Amazon is readying a game console/set top box of its own, and we’ve learned from multiple sources familiar with the device that the Lab126-produced gadget will have a form factor similar to the Chromecast, or in other words it’ll be a stick or dongle as opposed to something like the Apple TV. In addition, one Continue Reading →

Google Play game services, the backend that powers online features for many Android games, is expanding significantly to iOS. In an announcement timed for the Game Developers Conference this week, Google says it’s bringing turn-based and real-time multiplayer capabilities to iOS. Should developers choose to integrate the service with their games, they’ll be able to Continue Reading →

Google took a big step over the weekend to address problems with in-game purchases, but that’s not all that the company has in store for game developers this week. As the annual Game Developers Conference kicks off at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Google has announced several improvements to Play Games on Monday that Continue Reading →

News of the change first appeared in a purported internal email from German wireless carrier o2, which will list the handset for sale at €509 ($707), €60 under the current €569 ($791) cost of the 16-gigabyte model. The communique was obtained by German blog stadt-bremerhaven.de. There is no word on what affect such an introduction Continue Reading →

Microsoft on Monday revealed three major announcements regarding its OneNote offering: a free version of OneNote for Mac, a freemium version of OneNote for Windows, and a new cloud API for first- and third-party apps to communicate directly with OneNote. With the launch of OneNote for Mac, Microsoft says OneNote is now available “on all Continue Reading →