Jul 13
TG Daily is reporting that Verizon is putting an end to its promotional offer of letting Thunderbolt owners tether their 4G data connection for free.
The device, which was Verizon’s first phone to offer 4G LTE connectivity, came with the irresistible offer as a way to entice customers to upgrade to the new network. Read more…
Jul 12
Three men have been convicted of using fake bank emails to defraud their victims of hundred thousands of pounds, following an investigation lead by the Metropolitan Police’s e-Crime unit.
Ayodeji John Kareem, 38, Vincent Alonge, 31, and Babatunde Fafore, 41 have been sentenced for a combined 13.5 years after pleading guilty to their charges.
The trio had compromised 900 bank accounts and 10,000 credit cards, the investigation, and stolen at least £599,000. At the time of their arrest, they had the technical capability to operate 40 fake banking websites, which they used to persuade victims to hand over their account details.
“The convictions are believed to be the first prosecutions in the UK involving such detailed evidence of an organised Internet phishing operation,” a statement from the Met police reads.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police may soon become a target of hackers itself. Yesterday, online activist group Anonymous threatened to attack the force’s IT systems in retaliation for its involvement in the New International phone hacking scandal.
Jul 12
We can’t live in this earth without money, because we need money in order to survive. Money is one important thing in our life. As we observe, most of the people their problem is financial. Although you are very rich people you can always think that your problem is money. That’s why that is the big significance of money in the life of the people, we can’t blame anyone of us why people love their money. They work hard for them to survive in this earth. To become healthy and having a better lifestyle. If you have a work and you have a big salary you are able to apply on the online payday loans, because in case of emergency you can loan cash faster. No mo
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Jul 09
Owning a Smartphone or any gadgets today compatible with apps or what they call it applications designed for a particular phone. Different free apps can now be downloaded from the site appaggie.com. Just lunched this month July to give way its audience a wide variety of free apps designed for both iOS and Android. The exciting news about this is that, apps can be downloaded through the site and for free.
Jul 08
DUFFIELD — State and local officials gathered at the Crooked Road Technology Center in Duffield on Wednesday to announce Virginia Tobacco Commission funding for a $3 million solar energy project.
Delegate Terry Kilgore and state Sen. William Wampler were at the event to announce a $1.75 million research and development award from the Virginia Tobacco Commission that will help with the installation of 1,800 high-efficiency solar panels at the technology center and Duffield’s Pioneer Center for Business.
The project will be owned and operated by Lenowisco Solar LLC, which is a partnership between the Lenowisco Planning District Commission, Scott County Economic Development Authority and Stauntonbased Secure Futures LLC. The
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Jul 08
PayPal UK’s official twitter handle began to tweet negative messages about the payments giant on Tuesday, after an angry customer took control of the account.
While in control of PayPal’s twitter feed, the person posted links to the anti-PayPal website paypalsucks.com, which encourages web users to seek alternative online payment methods.
“PAYPAL CAN FREEZE YOUR FUNDS FOR NO REASON, DO NOT USE PAYPAL!!,” one of the tweets read.
In a statement, PayPal confirmed that its twitter feed was targeted by hackers, but assured customers that none of their data was at risk.
“PayPal’s UK customer systems and data have not been breached or hacked in any way. T
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