Did you just receive a new iPhone, iPad, Android device or eReader for Christmas? Congratulations! Smartphones and tablets were definitely among the most desirable gifts this holiday season, and there were plenty of outstanding choices out there for gift givers to choose from.
Of course, now that you've unwrapped your new gadget and set it up, there are two things you really, really need to do: first, you need to download some awesome apps. Next, you need to fill it with movies and books.
On top of the many Black Friday 2014 discounts on a variety of electronic devices that Best Buy has already prepared for you, the retailer has a special promotion that targets a special kind of customer: the Android tablet fan. Buyers looking to purchase Google’s recently released Nexus 9 for a significantly discounted price will be happy to hear that Best Buy is ready to offer them a discount of at least $100 on the high-end Nexus tablet… but there’s a catch.
Researchers at California-based cybersecurity firm FireEye have detailed what they claim to be a major new security vulnerability that has been found in Apple's iOS 8 software. The security flaw, which they have dubbed "Masque Attack," reportedly allows an attacker to replace authentic apps on a target's iPhone or iPad with a similar app with the same appearance. Any data then entered into the app can be obtained by the hacker.
For example, an app that mirrors the look of a banking app on the user's phone can be installed, and then the target's username and password can be stolen when he or she tries to enter them in the malicious app.
- The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are out. Were you one of the lucky millions who got one already? 1Password 5.1 has been updated to give you a beautiful experience on these new devices with 3x images and improved rich icons.
- Touch ID and the PIN Code have been significantly improved. The Auto-Lock timeout will now function across both the Master Password and Touch ID/PIN Code, removing the confusion the separate settings caused. The iOS Keychain will be used to store the Master Password when Touch ID/PIN Code is enabled, allowing Touch ID/PIN Code to be used reliably in the 1Password Extension. Configure what works best for you in Settings->Security.
- Tag you're it. You can now add brand new tags to your items.
- Customer keyboard preference. Choose to enable or disable 3rd party custom keyboards within the Advanced Settings.
- Many fixes for the most popular issues and crashes
Congratulations, Facebook: You may have found a way to annoy your user base even more than Google did with Google+. Facebook's decision to strip the chat functionality from its mothership mobile app and instead force users to use the separate Facebook Messenger app to chat with friends has predictably led to a big backlash as iPhone owners have been bombing Facebook Messenger with one-star reviews in the App Store for the past several days.
Microsoft is continuing to streamline the Xbox One Preview program with a new Dashboard app which allows members of the program to send feedback and see the changelog without leaving their couches.
Skateboarders looking for an awesome new board should check out Marbel, an electric skateboard currently raising money on Kickstarter that looks very much like an ordinary board. The company says its skateboard is the “most advanced” ever built though, featuring battery technology similar to what you would find in a Tesla Model S.
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