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A problem with iPhone 6S products randomly shutting down comes from a battery flaw found in a small number of models, according to Apple.

Mozilla yesterday reported that revenue for 2015 was up 28% over the year before, the largest increase in three years.

Two researchers claim to have found a way to bypass the activation lock feature in iOS that's supposed to prevent anyone from using an iPhone or iPad marked as lost by its owner.

Poor implementation of encryption in a popular Android remote management application exposes millions of users to data theft and remote code execution attacks.

Add credit card fraud to the list of things that distributed processing can speed up.

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There is not a single IoT market.

Rather there are many and varying needs necessary to make devices appropriate for different markets like sensor networks, smart cities, health care, automotive/drones, manufacturing production systems, wearables, AR/VR, etc. From very low end sensors-based “throw-aways” to Enterprise of Things (EoT) intelligent high-end devices, the contest is on as to which suppliers will dominate this high growth market over the next 2-3 years.

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There’s an area in the new racing game Forza Horizon 3 that is well-suited for mudslinging. It’s on the lower-left of the map, near Maroondah Waterfall.

Don’t buy or use fake Apple device chargers as an astonishing 99 percent of them are unsafe and their use puts you at risk, a global safety body warns today.

The current debate over fake online news has one country feeling vindicated: China. For years, its controversial censorship system has been cracking down on so-called "online rumors," and last week a state-controlled newspaper essentially told the U.S., "I told you so."

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an Apple drone!

Expect to be saying that more in the future, as Apple launches drones to improve its Maps app, which has long been thought of as playing second fiddle to Google's more robust map app. Well, now Apple is aiming to finally close that gap, and they will be using drones to do it.

In IT Blogwatch, we get a little lost.

What exactly is happening? Shrey Pacheco has the background:

Twitter swallowed social app developer Yes and is getting a new product head as part of the deal.

Lashed to the much bigger ship that is Oracle, cloud software provider NetSuite is setting sail for a new market near you.

Good things come in inexpensive packages

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So you’ve got the bulk of your holiday shopping done, but you still need a few little things -- say, something to top up a stocking or give to a co-worker at the office party? Never fear: Part 3 of our gift guide showcases some great tech-related gifts that cost $35 or less.

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IT consultant pilot fish happens to learn that his company has jacked up the rate it's charging clients for fish's work -- and he's not happy that his paycheck hasn't gotten bigger too.

Application performance management (APM) software must serve multiple masters -- developers, IT and business managers -- all of whom want visibility into the performance of corporate software to make sure it produces a great, reliable experience for the end-user.

Amazon Web Services is looking to make it easier, and more efficient, for enterprises to analyze their data in the cloud.

Western Digital (WD) today introduced a new series of storage devices designed specifically for use with Raspberry Pi, a single-board micro PC.

Apple said it took "courage" to remove the audio jack port from the iPhone 7 and replace it with wireless audio. Microsoft hasn't yet mustered the courage to cut the aging port.

Law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major cybercriminal network responsible for malware-based attacks that have been harassing victims across the globe for years.

After a two-month stretch of no growth, Windows 10 in November gained user share, powering more than a quarter of all Windows PCs for the first time, data published today showed.

A letter sent from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to GM revealed some of the details about how the "Super Cruise" advanced-driver assistance system (ADAS) will function, including its ability to enable hands-free operation for extended periods.