New plan makes it easier than ever to buy AT&T’s best phones for $0 down
The wireless industry in the United States is in something of a transitional period. Things were fairly stagnant for quite some time and then T-Mobile rocked the industry last year, led by outspoken CEO John Legere and his “Uncarrier” initiatives. Rival carriers were visibly shaken, and they had no choice but to play defense in an effort to slow T-Mobile’s gains. But things have settled a bit and we’re finally seeing some offense from leading carriers once again.
Now, AT&T’s latest move makes it easier than ever to get the latest and greatest smartphones the carrier has to offer.
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Video: Watch Grand Theft Auto V as you’ve never played it before
There’s no way that Rockstar Games expects everyone who picked up Grand Theft Auto V on last-gen consoles to return for the remaster on PS4, Xbox One and PC, but the developer is throwing in so many bells and whistles that even the staunchest of skeptics are going to have a hard time avoiding a second visit a Los Santos. On Tuesday, IGN revealed that the current-gen version of GTA V will feature a first-person mode, a mode which has been rumored for weeks.
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MCX retailers might cry uncle on Apple Pay sooner than you expect
The Apple Pay vs. MCX CurrentC saga is far from over yet, and it looks like there may be hope for shoppers who regularly go to MCX retailers to soon pay with an Apple Pay-enabled device. At least that’s what a new Re/code report seems to suggest, after having talked with the CEO of MCX, Dekker Davidson.
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MCX retailers might cry uncle on Apple Pay sooner than you expect
The Apple Pay vs. MCX CurrentC saga is far from over yet, and it looks like there may be hope for shoppers who regularly go to MCX retailers to soon pay with an Apple Pay-enabled device. At least that’s what a new Re/code report seems to suggest, after having talked with the CEO of MCX, Dekker Davidson.
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Secure credit cards have a major flaw that lets hackers steal millions
Dumb debit and credit cards that can be easily replicated by hackers after stealing the data in their magnetic strips — which is what happened with card data stolen in cyber attacks hitting Target, Home Depot and many others — will be a thing of the past in the U.S. starting on October 1, 2015, as they will be replaced by more secure chip-and-PIN (also known as EMV) cards. However, Wired reports these cards aren’t as secure as you expect, and hackers have already found a way to steal money from them without actually needing access to the cards.
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Microsoft might be working on even bigger and better Surface Pro tablets
After suggesting a few weeks ago that Microsoft might be interested in discontinuing its underperforming Surface Pro line of products — a report Microsoft has vehemently denied — Digitimes now says the company might be working on even bigger Surface Pro models than the 12-inch Surface Pro 3 released a few months ago.
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The drought is over: You can easily find the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus almost everywhere
As with any new iPhone, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have been exceedingly difficult to find since launch day. But if you’ve been patiently waiting for your local Apple Store to receive a new shipment, it might be time to check back in. Based on the live stock map on iStockNow, the iPhone 6 drought is finally coming to an end in the United States.
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Why the chances of a humiliating iPhone 6 Plus recall are slim to none
Earlier we brought you word about a new report from Business Korea that claimed Apple might have to institute a hugely embarrassing recall of 128GB iPhone 6 Plus models because they seemingly crash and reboot at random. However, 9to5Mac’s Jordan Kahn has written a solid piece that debunks the notion that this problem is anywhere close to being serious enough for Apple to institute a mass recall of its biggest and most expensive iPhone models.
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Tech reporter explains why she dumped her iPhone for the ‘sexy’ BlackBerry Passport
We’ve heard the BlackBerry Passport described as many things, but this might be the first time we’ve heard someone call it “sexy” before. There’s a first time for everything, however, and BlackBerry has posted an interview with Tamarta Clarke, a tech reporter based in the Middle East who explains why she’s given up her iPhone and has instead decided to go with the “sexy” BlackBerry Passport.
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EXCLUSIVE: Proof Apple knows the ‘Bendgate’ problem is much more serious than it publicly admitted
The “Bendgate” issue impacting Apple’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus first came to light shortly after the new phones launched in September, and Apple took a page from its “Antennagate” playbook when addressing the issue problem. Rather than admit that there might be an issue, Apple downplayed the problem and had various newspapers and tech blogs write about its impressive labs where the new iPhones were torture tested ahead of release. The company then issued a statement alongside those reports saying that only nine customers had complained of bent iPhones so far, and Apple has been silent ever since.
Of course, we know for a fact that far more than nine iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handsets have bent in people’s pockets. Beyond that, we know that Apple is now well aware that this issue is more widespread than it initially suggested.
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