A Verizon customer experienced a SIM swapping attack that resulted in unauthorized access to their phone number, according to an account shared on Reddit. The incident raises questions about the effectiveness of security measures at major wireless carriers, despite protections that have been implemented in recent years. According to PhoneArena, the attack occurred when an individual entered a Verizon retail store with a fraudulent identification document and requested to transfer the customer'... Read more →
US Cellular had promised back in late September that it would be launching the LG G3 smartphone by October. True to its word, the carrier has now made the device available, as well as the LG G Pad 7.0 LTE tablet. The LG G3 smartphone can be purchased from US Cellular's stores and from its website for $99.99 with a two-year agreement, or for $500... Read more →
When Apple announced (quietly) the arrival of the Apple SIM about a week ago, many thought that it was a nifty idea. After all, having a SIM card that allows people to easily switch between multiple carriers would really come in handy. No more replacing SIM cards when needed, no more buying new ones when you are not satisfied with the previous one... Read more →
Microsoft has officially stated that from now on, it will be removing the Nokia branding from its Lumia line of smartphone products. Earlier this year back in April, the tech giant had acquired Nokia's smartphone segment, but in the time since, Microsoft had retained the Nokia name particularly in its Lumia devices. This time however, it appears... Read more →
Google has recently launched its new Inbox by Gmail (or just Inbox) service to a very select group of users. The tech giant is hoping that Inbox will usher in a new approach to managing and reading email messages -- which means not only organizing related emails together, but also displaying different bits of data from separate emails into one... Read more →
Roughly a month ago, Google had announced its plans to provide more stand-alone capabilities for Android Wear watches. Last Thursday, the tech giant has released a software update that should make Android Wear watch less and less reliant to smartphones. Google made the announcement via the Official Android Blog, further stating that apps for... Read more →
Microsoft has revealed its results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2015 (Q1 FY15), and it appears that the company is doing well, especially with regards to the quarterly sales of its Lumia smartphones. For the quarter that ended on September 30th, the tech company has sold a total of 9.3 million units of its Lumia smartphones. This is... Read more →
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