Having previously said that he expected to receive the European Commission’s verdict on Apple’s Irish tax arrangements by Christmas, Ireland’s Finance Minister Michael Noonan now claims that an announcement is likely to be delayed util next year. The delay in the long-running investigation is the result of regulators asking for additional information from the Irish government, which will […]
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An Android app that promises free porn has been secretly snapping photos of its users as they enjoy its content. “Adult Player” then locks up the victim’s device and uses their photo in a ransom note demanding $ 500. Discovered by Zscaler, Adult Player cannot be downloaded from Google Play, but is easily discoverable with a quick Google search […]
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Tim Cook has claimed that 2015 is going to be the year of Apple Pay, but it might not even face serious competition until 2016. CurrentC, the payments app in development by the consortium of retailers called MCX, might not launch as soon as the company had hoped, the company’s CEO revealed in a recent […] 
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