Day: September 6, 2013

Amazon may give away rumored smartphone for free, says report

The phone would be free, no wireless contract necessary, and sold on Amazon.com or through wireless carriers, according to unnamed sources…….


Case makers gear up for iPhone 5S and 5C launch

Apple’s new iPhones haven’t been announced yet, but cases are already available for them, with plenty more on the way…….


Surface Pro could have docking station on deck

Microsoft is likely to roll out a new docking station for its current and next-generation Surface Pros later this year, according to new reports…….


The 404 1337: Where where we only sit when we’re playing Sodoku (podcast)

Polygon’s Chris Plante joins Jeff in the studio to discuss the top gaming stories of the week, the impending next-gen console releases and peppers in a few confessions for good measure…….


Fix Epson-related ‘rastertoescpll failed’ error in OS X

If your Epson printer suddenly will not print and gives you a “rastertoescpii failed” error, there are a few things you can do to fix the problem…….


Apple’s next iPhone headed to China Mobile — report

Apple and the massive Chinese mobile carrier are said to have reached a deal that will bring Apple’s next iPhone to China Mobile’s 740 million plus subscribers…….


Would You Tell People How To Crack Your Software?

An anonymous reader writes “Fed up with piracy and the availability of cracked versions of his software, Cobalt Strike developer Raphael Mudge wrote a blog post telling people how to crack his software. Some gifts are poisoned, and Raphael goes into deep detail about how to backdoor his software and use it to distribute malware….


Apple spanked by judge in price-fixing injunction – but not too hard

Cook & Co. dodge a couple of bullets in ebook case Final Judgement……


The leather keychain loop that’s also a smartphone stand

This ingenious strap can hold your smartphone in portrait and landscape orientations. But overseas shipping is just a wee bit pricey…….


Yahoo! Comes! Clean! On! Global! Government! Data! Requests!

Guess who comes sniffing around most often?……