Redmond Pie - Part 1682

New Ransom Attack Is Targeting iOS Device Owners In US And Europe, Here Are The Details

Oliver Haslam·July 9, 2016

You may remember that back in 2014, Australian iPhone owners were finding that their devices were being remotely locked and then essentially held at ransom; devices were threatened with remote wiping unless the owner coughed up a ransom. Unfortunately we may be in the midst of a copycat spate of almost identical incidents right now once again, though this time around the targeted users are located mostly in the United States and the Europe.

WaterproofGate? Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Fails Water-Resistance Test

Oliver Haslam·July 9, 2016

Galaxy S7 Active, Samsung's supposedly ruggedized version of the flagship Galaxy S7 has fallen foul of Consumer Reports stringent testing, and while you might imagine that the issue may be something such as poor reception of bad screen quality, the actual issue is one that's far more worrying.

Tech Deals: Polaroid Cube Action Camera, Altec Lansing Speaker, Illuminated iPhone Case, More

Paul Morris·July 9, 2016

LOOPIMAL Music Making App Is Apple’s Free App Of The Week [$3 Value]

Paul Morris·July 8, 2016

Apple's iTunes team in charge of App Store has selected yet another fantastic and educational children's app to be featured as the Free App of the Week. The app, which has a predominant focus on being a fun and interesting way to teach children about making music, usually sells for the handsome price of $3, but will be offered as an entirely free-of-charge download for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices for the next seven days as part of Apple's ongoing App Store offer.

Apple ID Locked Error Plagues Some iOS 10 Beta 2 Users

Oliver Haslam·July 8, 2016

Getting Apple ID Locked Error message for your iCloud account on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 10 beta 2? You are not alone. Here are the details.

Samsung Launches Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Edition

Oliver Haslam·July 8, 2016

Tech Deals: Garmin Fitness Band, 20,000mAh Power Bank Battery, Windows 10 Laptop, More

Paul Morris·July 8, 2016

It's that time of the day again when we try and look to alleviate some of the potential crippling boredom that can often befall us during the working day or when we are just sitting idle trying to relax. Rather than come up with some innovative way of dishing out entertainment that appeals to the masses, we stick to the tried and tested method of bringing a number of cut-price technology deals available online right to your eyes.

Man Gets In Trouble For Carrying iPhone With Gun Case At London Airport

Oliver Haslam·July 8, 2016

Sometimes people do things that are just so absolutely insanely stupid, you can't help but just stand back and wonder how they get their socks on in a morning. Top of the list right now is a guy who thought it was a good idea to take his iPhone through security at London's Stansted Airport. That alone wouldn't be so bad, if it wasn't in a case that was built to closely resemble a gun. So yeah. An iPhone case shaped like a gun. At an airport. Genius.

iOS 10 Beta 2 Performance Compared To iOS 9.3.2 [Video]

Paul Morris·July 8, 2016

macOS Sierra Public Beta: Download And Install The Right Way [How-To Tutorial]

Paul Morris·July 7, 2016

macOS Sierra Public Beta is now available. Here's how to download and install it on your iMac, MacBook or Mac mini machine the right way.

Apple Pay Now Available In Switzerland

Paul Morris·July 7, 2016

As expected, Apple has today announced that it has extended support for Apple Pay into yet another country. As initially reported back in June, Apple had used this year's WWDC opening keynote to briefly touch on the progress and future plans for Apple Pay, announcing that the contactless payment solution would be coming soon to Switzerland, Hong Kong and France. It's been just over three weeks since that announcement, but we can now confirm that Apple Pay is officially available to use in Switzerland.

iOS 10 Beta 2 On iPhone 6s: Thoughts And Impressions

Oliver Haslam·July 7, 2016

Rumor: Google Working On Two Nexus-Branded Android Wear Smartwatches

Oliver Haslam·July 7, 2016

While we know that Google is working on bringing two new Nexus smartphones to market this year, a new report claims that the company is also planning on supplementing those devices with two new smartwatches too. The same report claims that the Nexus brand may even be used for the two timepieces, and that they will both have some sort of integration with Google Assistant.