IBM offers to take on authentication for developers

From InfoWorld: The number of high-profile data breaches in recent months makes a strong argument for changing how online services handle authentication. In offering its Identity Mixer tool on Bluemix, IBM is taking care of authentication so that developers can focus on the rest of the app.

Several...

Last call sounds for Adobe Revel cloud service

From CNET: I've been waiting for this to happen ever since Adobe launched the cloud portion of Creative Cloud: as of February 23, 2016, the party's over for Adobe Revel. Emails have been going out to current Revel subscribers over the past 24 hours or so.

Launched in the fall of 2011 as Adobe...

In Win 805 Review (Page 1 of 4)

If you have been following our reviews for a while, you will know Fractal Design's Define series of computer cases are some of the highest scoring products here at APH Networks -- and having personally reviewed every model in the lineup, sans the original Define R2, you will have to appreciate the company's unblemished record in creating products that garnered relentless praise from yours truly. In fact, in the conclusion of my Define R5 review...

EMTEC Power Connect Review (Page 1 of 4)

Last week, I went to a ceramic painting studio for a friend's birthday. There, they have a selection of blank ceramic items, and a whole load of paint colors to choose from. After choosing your item and paints, you can sit down and start working. One thing the staff told us specifically was to make sure we painted several coats on the ceramic pieces, as this would result in the best looking finish. Afterwards, we would leave our items with them...

Apple apologizes to Mac devs for App Store certificate screw-up

From InfoWorld: Apple has apologized to developers for the snafu last week that sent Mac users scrambling to reboot and re-enter Mac App Store credentials when their apps refused to launch.

"We apologize for any inconvenience to you and your customers," Apple said in an email to OS X developers...

LG just cancelled its Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE smartwatch rollout

From PC World: We knew something was amiss. We’ve been testing the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition for the last week, and its performance has been unreliable. Now, citing a “hardware issue,” LG is halting sales of the watch, which launched via AT&T last week, and was primed to go sale via Verizon...

Sprint once again vows to halve your smartphone bill if you switch

From CNET: Sprint will match its rivals' current rate plans and offer a 50 percent discount in a new promotion unveiled Wednesday.

The program, similar to one Sprint launched a year ago and beginning on Friday, applies to customers switching from Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile. The 50 percent discount...

Windows smartphone shipments nose-dive after strategic retreat

From ComputerWorld: Windows phone shipments took a nose-dive in the third quarter, plummeting 35% from the same period in 2014, researcher Gartner said today.

By comparison, total global smartphone shipments climbed 15% in the third quarter.

Of the 353 million smartphones shipped in the September...

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