Month: October 2016

The Internet in the U.S. disrupted as key firm gets hit by Cyberattacks

Dan Uff October 21, 2016 0

There has been reports that the Internet along the East Coast of the United States has been disrupted because a company that based in New Hampshire seems to be under a Denial-of-service attack, which works by overwhelming web sites with fake Internet traffic.

In a series of statements, the company said that the attacks began early Friday morning local time and created disruption throughout the network. But that "services have been restored to normal."

Dyn provides Internet traffic optimization for some of the biggest web site names, including Twitter, Netflix, and Visa.

It has also been reported that several other web sites (such as Github) have been experiencing problems. But it isn't known if they were related to the Cyberattack.

Apple: About 90% of ‘Genuine’ Apple items on Amazon.com are fake

Dan Uff October 20, 2016 0

This is a follow up to an article we did Wednesday:

“Apple has complained of a “flood” of counterfeit goods masquerading as its products being sold on Amazon.com,” BBC News reports. “The claim relates to items sold via Amazon’s “fulfilment” scheme, whereby third parties list their goods on the retail giant’s site, store their inventory in its warehouses and rely on it for deliveries.”

“Apple warns the alleged fakes are potentially life-threatening. But it is suing one of the vendors rather than Amazon itself,” The Beeb reports. “The defendant, New York-based Mobile Star LLC, could not be reached for comment and has yet to file its own legal paperwork.”

“Amazon says it takes such matters seriously. ‘Amazon has zero tolerance for the sale of counterfeits on our site,’ a spokeswoman told the BBC. ‘We work closely with manufacturers and brands and pursue wrongdoers aggressively,'” The Beeb reports. “Apple said it had bought ‘well over’ 100 iPhone devices, own-brand power adapters and charging cables, and had found almost 90% of them were fakes.”

Read more in the full article here.

First Look: Nintendo Switch

Dan Uff October 20, 2016 0

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CBS and Google sign deal for streaming service

Dan Uff October 20, 2016 0

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that CBS and Google have signed a deal for a subscription service called "Unplugged."

Available via YouTube, the service will be offering a bundle of TV channels for a set price of $25.00 to $40.00 per month, depending on what services an end user wants.

In addition to CBS, it is said that YouTube is also courting such networks like 20th Century Fox, Disney, and others. These deals will allow YouTube a step closer to becoming a full blown streaming service, a deal that Apple has been wanting to do for many years.

The service is aimed at those who want to cut the cable cord and have more control over what they see and watch.

No word on when the service will be publicly available.