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 Apple's next generation iPhone X have started appearing online, and for the most part, critics have showered praise on the product. "The iPhone X is clearly the best iPhone ever made,"  wrote Nilay Patel  for The Verge. "It's thin, it's powerful, it has ambitious ideas about what cameras on phones can be used for, and it pushes the design language of phones into a strange new place," he added. The phone is so impressive, it almost seems unreal, Patel suggested. "At a glance, the iPhone X looks so good one of our video editors kept saying it looked fake." A Better Way Because the X departs from other iPhones in a number of ways, some fans of the product line may balk at buying it. Those fans need not worry, advised Lance Ulanoff  in his Mashable review. "The iPhone X changes the iPhone experience, but for the most part those changes are for the better," he wrote. "I'm positive that those fearing the loss of t

Appthority on Thursday warned that up to 700 apps in the enterprise mobile environment, including more than 170 that were live in official app stores, could be at risk to due to the Eavesdropper vulnerability. Affected Android apps already may have been downloaded up to 180 million times, the firm said, based on its recent research. The vulnerability has resulted in large-scale data exposure, Appthority said. Eavesdropper is the result of developers hard-coding credentials into mobile applications that utilize the Twilio Rest API or  SDK , according to Appthority. That goes against the best practices that Twilio recommends in its own documentation, and Twilio already has reached out to the development community, including those with affected apps, to work on securing the accounts. Appthority's Mobile Threat Team first discovered the vulnerability back in April and notified Twilio about the exposed accounts in July. The vulnerability reportedly exposes massive amounts of

Swiss watchmakers have long resisted the siren call of ecommerce. While many of their products sold online – you can find everything from  Swatch  to  Breguet  on the “grey market” – there were no official online channels for many brands. Until now. Omega, a Swiss watchmaker whose wares now grace the wrist of James Bond, just started  selling online , joining  Panerai and others  in a move that signals a major change in the way expensive watches are bought. Historically, watch companies sold through authorized dealers. These were medium to large jewelry shops that had to show a certain level of traffic and earning potential. These ADs had to take whatever was given – boxes of unwanted straps, older watches, etc. – in order to get the latest models. Smaller shops could even lose privileges if they didn’t sell enough, reducing their draw among the watch cognoscenti. Further, these dealers also took advantage of  keystone pricing  – essentially doubling the wholesale price – a deal

Cloud  computing technology is the No.1 priority for accounting firms and their clients for 2018 and beyond, based on data provided to Fairfax Media. An astonishing 83 per cent of Australian chartered accounting firms are investing in cloud computing technology for their clients, with 81 per cent investing in the same technology for themselves. "Cloud computing presents many benefits for us," HLB Mann Judd head of technology Ben Lyons says. "Version control is paramount when collaborating on client accounting records and cloud accounting ensures there is only ever one version of the 'truth'. "It also gives us a much higher-level of security. Furthermore, it provides greater resilience by removing the need to perform back-ups and store data on-site.  "Cloud computing gives us the ability to select the desired level of customisation and therefore maintenance effort needed. By not managing hardware or operating systems we can focus on v

An undergraduate, Miracle Kanayo from Anambra State University, Igbariam Campus, has emerged the Star Prize winner of N2 million at the Fidelity Bank’s Get Alert In Millions Reloaded promo. The promo, which started since October, also saw seven other winners emerged as millionaires, while several others won consolation prizes of televisions, generators and refridgerators. The other millionaires include Abdulkadir Isyaku from Benin branch who also won N2million, while Ezeokafor Chukwuma from Lagos, Blessing Amadife, won N1million each. At the first draw of the promo at the bank’s head office, which covered the geo-political zones, the Managing Director of Fidelity bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo, said the promo, which started in October will run for the period of six months with the sum of N50 million for grabs. On what prompted the bank to reload the promo, especially at this particular period in the year when the Yuletide is fast approaching, Okonkwo said: “It is a time that we feel tha

ICOs are the new mecca of crowdfunding. But where do they house themselves? Apart from Ethereum, ICOs seem not to have any layman-oriented platform that offers a simple, user-friendly, and non-tech savvy launching solution.  BlockStarter  solves the problem by offering a simple platform where participants can create and market campaigns with ease. So how is this possible? The Campaign Listing powerhouse BlockStarter is an excellent platform where anybody can create and list their ICO campaigns. Participants do not need to provide every detail at once. While you work with the platform, drafts are saved, giving a chance to come back and update the information. Apart from drafting the campaign, BlockStarter allows users to share the campaign with their team, where corrections and additions from team members are accepted. You also get to publish your draft and promote to a large audience of blockchain-based investors. BlockStarter has built an Ethereum-like, powerhouse where ICOs ca

Why, oh why, did you give Jeff from the office your number? Seriously, 16 cat meme texts in 3 days, what's his problem? If you don't want to hear from certain people, you don't have to. There's no need to change your number or be forced into awkward conversations either. Instead you can set your phone to only deliver messages from those you actually want to talk to. Hitting your volume toggle will give you alert options. Hit  Priority  and the  Settings  cog. Here you can choose who you receive calls, messages and reminders from. Perfect for when you want to block out the overly chatty 'friends' you'd rather avoid.

A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has cautioned the federal government against any form of new foreign borrowing. Mr. Moghalu said this at the 5th Goddy Jidenma Foundation Public Lecture, held at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, he warned that given the Nigerian government’s declining revenue profile, further indebtedness is not sustainable and will likely lead to a debt crisis. The Fletcher School professor recommended that for Nigeria to be economically transformed, the government must establish an economic philosophy from which its economic vision will be derived, and set out a vision that will drive economic policy and management. He said, “Such a vision must make clear the respective roles of the state and the market, and its position on capitalism and its various adaptations. The economic ecosystem will operate and be managed within this framework. “N

Have you read about  Dolby Atmos  and like the sound of bringing 3D surround sound -- spatial sound, they're calling it -- to your home theater but have yet to invest in a new receiver and speaker system? If you are curious to try Dolby Atmos -- or Microsoft's equivalent spatial sound technology -- you can check it out with just your laptop and a decent pair of headphones. It makes movies and games more immersive. What is Dolby Atmos? Dolby Atmos is Dolby's spatial sound technology. Instead of using channel (rear-left speaker, for example), it assigns sounds to a place (rear-left corner, 8-feet high). Dolby Atmos adds height to the surround-sound equation, which creates a smoother, more realistic surround sound experience as sounds are passed from place to place around you. Atmos. Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET How does it work on a PC? Dolby Atmos can be set up on a PC to be used with headphones or, a less likely scenario, external

Entering those four-digit pins is essential to keep out unwanted prying eyes. But when you're at home they can be an irritating chore that takes time away from your latest Facebook binge. You can set your phone to automatically unlock when you're at home, though, removing this irritation while retaining your privacy when you want it. In Settings, go to  Security >> Trust Agents >> Smart Lock . Activating this will allow you to set parameters for when you want your device to ditch the pass code

Hide your embarrassing bits from friends. There are certain things on your phone you probably don't want others to see. You browser history, embarrassing taste in music and the results of your endless selfie practice for a start. Fortunately, you can keep this mock-inducing content to yourself, even when letting mates use your phone. 'How?' We hear you ask with just a hint of desperation in your voice. Drag down the quick settings menu (with two fingers like we showed you), and tap the user icon in the top corner. Here you can 'Add a guest' and limit access to only what you're comfortable with people seeing.

We've spent days combing through every major retailer's Black Friday circular, and what follows represents the cream of the crop. Some of these deals are available now, others will come online between now and Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 23) or Black Friday itself (Nov. 24). Some are available at nearly all major big box stores and online retailers, others are exclusives. And then we have the "doorbusters" -- those items that will go on sale in limited quantities starting on Black Friday or the day before. If you're itching to get started, check out our picks for the best deals available now . But stay tuned -- we'll continue to update this roundup as more deals are announced. Black Friday deals :  See every Black Friday 2017 deal we've found so far. Holiday Gift Guide :  CNET's full gift guide, including dozens of products priced under $25, $50 and $100.

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Business-to-business firms view increased online activity as an effective way to boost their growth, according to a new report from CloudCraze . Eighty-nine percent of the 400-plus B2B decision makers CloudCraze surveyed in the United States and Europe expected digital commerce would help their businesses grow. Other findings: Forty-eight percent already offered their full line of products online; Eighty-eight percent expected to sell products primarily online in the next five years; Fifty-six percent believed the greatest value of digital commerce was customer retention; and Fifty-four percent said the major value of digital commerce was customer acquisition. "The stats are within range," said Ray Wang, principal analyst at Constellation Research . "Constellation forecasts that by 2020, online B2B sales will account for about 65 percent of the total, averaged out between North America and [Europe, the Middle East and Africa]," he told the E-Commerce Time

At least 145 million Americans -- half the population of the United States -- were impacted by the recent data breach at Equifax that netted thieves personal information such as names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security Numbers and driver's license numbers. That pales in comparison to the earlier Yahoo breaches, which affected more than 1 billion accounts. However, those incidents may be just the tip of a very large iceberg, as reports of data breaches just keep on coming. Data Breach Disillusionment "Consumer confidence is at an all-time low," said Paige Schaffer, COO of the identity and digital protection services global unit at Generali Global Assistance . "We did a survey with ORC International that found 40 percent of consumers believe businesses aren't doing all they can to protect their personal information," she told the E-Commerce Times. "Further, three in four holiday shoppers say they're either very concerne

This is the question that keeps me up at night after seeing the news of Russian influence through social media, and the rapid rise of road deaths due to smartphone use. I wonder if the executives in these firms understand not only that dead customers don't generate revenue, but also that some of the victims could end up being their own kids, spouses or parents. I'm also convinced that they haven't grasped the fact that hostile foreign influence or distracted drivers could shorten their own life expectancies dramatically. The likelihood that these problems soon could pose an existential risk to humanity is what I'd like to explore this week. I'll close with my product of the week: the just released Xbox One X, the game console to rule them all. The Problem When I first saw the iPhone, I was appalled and, frankly, frightened. Until then, screen phones hadn't been popular at all. They were more difficult to type on than phones with keyboards, and that had