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Data Breach Exposes Nearly 800,000 Kiddicare Account Details
When it comes to data leaks there have been two big ones in recent years that have caught people’s eyes. First came TalkTalk and the data breach that some accuse them of trying to cover up, the next was VTech. The VTech hack, while a smaller name in the global…
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While The Last One Was A Hoax 123-reg Has Actually Deleted People’s Websites
A few days ago we reported on the fact that a company had apparently deleted itself, news which later turned out to be a hoax as part of a bad marketing scheme. For people who used 123-reg, a website hosting company in the UK, the joke may be on them as…
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Tesla Can Sell Direct-To-Consumers With Indiana Bill Amendment
Tesla is probably the world’s most known electric cars, with everything from everyday vehicles to supercars, all powered by electricity without a drop of petrol in their engines. Tesla is unique though in that they sell directly to customers, skipping out middlemen and offering its models and services without any…
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Wetherspoons Reveals Extent Of Hack
From phone calls made to and from prisons, to the details of thousands of children and their parents, hacks seem to be everywhere and are affecting everyone these days. The latest one to reveal they’ve been hacked is JD Wetherspoons, the popular pub chain. Revealing that its old website was…
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TalkTalk Boss Argues ‘Customers Think We’re Doing Right Thing After Attack’
The TalkTalk cyberattack raised serious security questions about the company’s ability to properly encrypt sensitive customer information. Despite the negative publicity and widespread outrage, TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding claims the: “majority of customers support our approach”. She also eluded that: “Very early indications that customers think that we’re doing…
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AT&T Says NO to the FCC’s $100 Million Throttling Fine
If you read about it, AT&T just got fined last month for allegedly throttling customers with ‘unlimited’ data plan. To sum it up, the FCC saw that AT&T had been “severely” slowing down users while not telling those users about the caps placed on their speed. So, they decided to…
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Bowser the New VP of Sales for Nintendo?
Ironically, it’s true! Mario creators actually hired someone who bears the name of the Mushroom Kingdom’s villain. However, don’t expect him to be a turtle with spikes on his back! Nintendo hired Doug Bowser to be the Vice President leading the United States sales organisation in charge with Sales, In-store…
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RadioShack Plans to Sell Customer Data
Radioshack is planning to sell its customer data, even with opposition from multiple US states. The bankrupt company is looking to recoup some money and has asked a bankruptcy court for permission to sell some assest, part of which are customer data. The state of Texas is taking the lead…
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Apple Expects to Sell 1 Million Watches During Opening Weekend, 8 Million in its First Year
Gene Munster, an analyst from Piper Jaffray, has stated in his recent research that Apple Watch sales could reach over one million units in the opening weekend. The unit buyers are said to be all from pre-orders and launch sales and does not include customers who are just arriving at…
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Google Reveals New Feature That Allows Users to Pay Their Bills Inside Gmail
Companies encourage more and more customers to switch to e-billing in order to cut down on the amount of paper used for bills. However, even if bills come in your email, you still have to go out to pay them or use an online payment system to do so. Google…
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Valve Got an ‘F’ for Its Customer Service
Valve, the world’s biggest PC gaming service, apparently was given an ‘F’ for its Customer Service by the Better Business Bureau, while other gaming companies mostly have received an ‘A’. According to BBB, people have filed 717 complaints about Valve and Valve-related products, 502 of which they have failed to…
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PayPal Offering £3 to Spend on Google Play Store in the UK
PayPal seems to be offering £3 as a Coupon Code for customers to spend on Google Play Store. All you have to do is open the promo offer page here, save the offer and have it added to your PayPal account, then go to the Google Play Store and make…
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Apple Developing Algorithm System To Speed Up Genius Bar Wait Times
The quality (and the subsequent price) of Apple products means that it’s not that often that owners find themselves needing service. But when they do, the first place most turn to is the Genius Bar, at their local Apple Store. But, as the hilarious Genius Bar Tales Twitter account informs us, it can get…
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