Apple outs iOS 7.0.2 to address the lockscreen bypass bug

Less than a week after iOS 7 lockscreen vulnerability was discovered, Apple released an update to fix the problem. Released as iOS 7.0.2, the update is a small security patch addressing the issue. The iOS 7 lockscreen bug allowed users to bypass the iPhone lockscreen and gain access to messages, email, photos, and social networks. Along with a patch for it, iOS 7.0.2...

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If iPhone were its own company, it would still beat Google, Microsoft in sales

With these long lines, iPhone sales aren't dropping off just yet Apple could be a one-trick pony and get away with it, as iPhone brand sales reportedly trumped the revenues of whole companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Dell. During the last four quarters, meaning even before iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C launched, Apple's smartphone took in $88.4 billion (about...

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21 brilliant iOS 7 tips and tricks

Make Apple's new OS work harder for you The jury may still be out on iOS 7's radical redesign - for what it's worth we love it, with a few reservations - but there's no denying that it's the friendliest version and most powerful of iOS yet.But there's more to iOS 7 than headline features such as Control Center, Airdrop and iTunes Radio: some of our favourite...

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Hands on: BlackBerry Z30 review

Hands on: BlackBerry Z30 review There's been a lot of negative stuff coming out of BlackBerry recently, but the Canadian firm does have one thing to shout about - its new flagship handset, the BlackBerry Z30. The main feature on the Z30 is its 5-inch display, putting is squarely up against the big players in the market, with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 to support the Gear smartwatch by October

Samsung's executive vice president for marketing at the company's mobile division Lee Young-hee has revealed that the Galaxy S4 will get support for the Galaxy Gear smartwatch by the end of October. Additionally, the Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S III smartphone are also going to support the company's smartwatch. This will happen by the end of December, according to...

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HTC One Max photos leak, courtesy of China regulatory

The HTC One Max leaks once again, this time from an official source. China's Tenaa, the country's equivalent of the FCC brings four new photos and an update on the dual-SIM situation. An earlier leak showed what's under the back cover of the One Max and there wasn’t an obvious second SIM slot. However, the Tenaa page describes the phone (as far as the machine translation...

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Nexus 5 smashes Galaxy S4 in leaked benchmarks

New heights for Nexus The Google Nexus 5 has made an appearance on GFXBench, where it's completed two different benchmark tests with very impressive scores. The first test, '2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen', takes devices to their limits to test their graphics performance and the Nexus 5 came away with a score of 23.1fps. To put that into perspective, that's an...

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Samsung won't use fingerprint scanner on Galaxy S5 or Galaxy Note 3 Active

Keep those fingers to yourself, Samsung fans Samsung apparently has no plans to conjure up an iPhone 5S-style fingerprint scanner in the foreseeable future. According to the Korea Herald, a Samsung official said that the company is "not yet developing the technology" for its handsets, which we strongly suspect will include the Samsung Galaxy S5. Samsung...

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Android 4.3 update for HTC One now rolling out internationally

If there's one thing you can give credit to HTC for, it's being quick with the Android update on the HTC One. After years of lagging behind Google with respect to the latest updates, the company has been consistently quick in delivering updates for their newest flagship device. Earlier this week the company promised that they will soon start rolling...

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BlackBerry Z30 release date September 27, price revealed

Roll up, roll up The 5-inch BlackBerry Z30 release date has been announced (it's September 27), although you'll only be able to pick it up from Selfridges on that date. If you're tempted to run out and grab a Z30 you'll need to take £529 with you for the SIM-free handset, or you can pick yourself up one for free on a two year contract starting at £32 per...

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