iPhone's TouchID fingerprint reader hacked by German group in just days

Hackers get touchy. With the weekend only just winding up across the globe, the iPhone 5S with Apple's new Touch ID fingerprint reader has been available for only a couple of days since its release last Friday. Which is apparently all the time that was needed for German group Chaos Computer Club (CCC) to hack the new iPhone's fingerprint reader. "A fingerprint...

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BlackBerry’s co-founder rumored to consider a bid for the company

In lieu of the disastrous preliminary fiscal Q2 2014 results, a word got out about a surprising new potential option for the future of BlackBerry. According to The Wall Street Journal, Mike Lazaridis, the co-founder and former co-CEO of the struggling Canadian manufacturer is considering a bid to save his former company and take it private. It is already a known fact...

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Leaked Android 4.4 KitKat screenshots make the rounds

Alleged screenshots from Android 4.4 KitKat have emerged, potentially giving us a glimpse of some of the UI changes which the new OS has in store. The screen captures reveal redesigned phone dialer and messaging app. The screenshots reveal UI changes (click to enlarge) The phone dialer sports a light color scheme which is a notable departure from its current look....

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BlackBerry founder and ex-CEO lining up bid to save the company?

Lazaridis reportedly wants back in at BlackBerry Mike Lazaridis, the BlackBerry co-founder and former chief executive, is reportedly seeking to take control of the rapidly disintegrating mobile company. Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepped down as co-CEOs in the May 2012 after overseeing the firm's dramatic fall from grace as iOS and Android moved to dominate...

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BlackBerry pauses BBM for iOS and Android roll out following leak

BBM For All... just not yet BlackBerry has been forced to halt its global roll out of BBM for Android and iOS, after an unofficial version of the Android app was posted online this weekend. As the Waterloo-based company began rolling out in various territories around the world, an build of the Android app was posted online, prompting a rush among former...

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