Month: November 2016

 Pay

Persons can now make donations with Apple Pay

Dan Uff November 14, 2016 0

Early Monday, Apple announced that persons can now make donations to non-profit organizations via Apple Pay.

With over a dozen organizations already taking the payment service, and more on the way, Apple is making sure that it makes the option available to as many organizations as it can.

“We’re making it incredibly easy to give back with Apple Pay,” said Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of Apple Pay. “Websites and apps tell us they see twice as many people actually completing a purchase with Apple Pay than with other payment methods. We think offering such a simple and secure way to support the incredible work nonprofits do will have a significant impact on the communities they serve.”

There are some limits to using the pay service. Not being able to pay a monthly donation to organizations such as Saint Jude for example.

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FaceBook

If you’re reading this, YOU’RE NOT DEAD

Dan Uff November 14, 2016 0

If you're reading this, then chances are that YOU'RE NOT DEAD. But according to FaceBook, you are.

(CNN/Money): Facebook (FB) notified some users on Friday that they are deceased, according to widespread reports across social media.

Many people are seeing a banner on certain profiles that reads: "We hope people who love [Mark] will find comfort in the things others share to remember and celebrate his life."

Not all profiles were affected -- I'm still alive according to my pulse and Facebook. But at one point, even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was declared dead by his own social network.

It's unclear what caused the mass obituaries, but it was likely a bug in Facebook's system.

"For a brief period today, a message meant for memorialized profiles was mistakenly posted to other accounts," a Facebook spokesperson said Friday afternoon. "This was a terrible error that we have now fixed."

Verizon warns Yahoo! it may back out of the $4.8 Billion Deal

Dan Uff November 14, 2016 0

(CNN/Money): Yahoo (YHOO) said there's "no assurance" that Verizon will actually go through with the deal, according to its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The filing also revealed that it's "facing investigations by a number of federal, state, and foreign governmental officials and agencies" over the hack -- and these could result in "potential fines."

Verizon defended the deal in late October at a Wall Street Journal Digital Conference, arguing that it "absolutely" still makes sense.

Verizon offered to buy Yahoo's core internet assets in July. But two months later, Yahoo shocked its potential buyer with news that "at least 500 million" Yahoo user accounts had been stolen by a hacker in 2014 -- one of the largest consumer hacks ever. Yahoo alerted the public a couple of days later.

Yahoo has since been hit with 23 consumer class action lawsuits over the hack, according to the company. Hackers were able to steal a list of customer names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birthdays, security questions and encoded versions of passwords.

Verizon (VZA) now "may seek to terminate the stock purchase agreement or renegotiate the terms of the sale" because of the "security incident," Yahoo warned investors in Wednesday's filing.

Yahoo stressed in its filing Wednesday that the hack is not having a "material adverse impact" on its business.

"We are confident in Yahoo's value and we continue to work towards integration with Verizon," a Yahoo spokesperson told CNNMoney.

The tech company's stock value didn't immediately shift on the news.

Yahoo blames a government for hacking into its computer network saying that its attacker was "a state-sponsored actor."

Yahoo has struggled under the leadership of Marissa Meyer. Under Mayer's direction, Yahoo has acquired dozens of startups -- and spent lavishly on hiring celebrity journalists. But its bets haven't paid off. One of its most notable assets, the social network Tumblr, has struggled for years to make a profit.

Verizon declined to comment.

Reviews

PC World reviews the new MacBook Pro (With Touch Bar) – What’s the Verdict?

Dan Uff November 14, 2016 0

Apple gave its new MacBook Pro a thinner, sleeker case, which demanded a new, lower-travel keyboard, a new venting system, and even a smaller battery. But while I appreciate a Mac that’s smaller and lighter, I’d rather have a Mac that’s easier or just more fun to use. These 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros with Apple’s new Touch Bar are both.

The Touch Bar brings my favorite things about the iPad Pro’s software keyboard to the Mac. The amount of useful shortcuts it adds is ridiculous, and this is before most third-party developers have even had a chance to add Touch Bar support. Even for a premium price—and these Macs aren’t cheap—I think the Touch Bar makes this a much more compelling buy than the MacBook Pro with function keys.

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