Apple’s New Support Tool Only Shows Devices Signed Into with Your Apple ID

Apple recently introduced a new “Get Support” tool on its website replacing Support Profiles. The new tool offers provide users with the option to check the warranty status of their iOS or Mac device and get technical support if the need arises. …

Reports: Twitter chainsaw massacre redux on the cards

300 staff to get their 140-character farewell Twitter is going from “troubled” to “beleaguered”, with reports that after it failed to flog itself it's going to cut loose as many as 300 staff.…

Alexa gives voice control to Logitech's Harmony Hub remote

Alexa now (officially) works with Logitech's Harmony Hub, meaning it's a lot easier to get voice control over your home entertainment and automation devices. After you enable the Alexa skill on an Amazon Echo, Dot or other supported device,…

Xiaomi's Mi Note 2 is a Galaxy Note 7 that hopefully won't explode

Xiaomi Seeks to Impress in Premium Space With 5.7-inch 'Mi Note 2' Phone

Xiaomi unveiled its latest phablet phone, the Mi Note 2, at an event in Beijing today, with the clear intention of filling the void left by the ill-fated Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The Note 2 is the newest model in Xiaomi's premium Mi line and featur…

How to merge iPhoto and Photo libraries on a Mac

Christoph Stork’s photo libraries are overflowing. He owns a MacBook Pro with a 750GB drive, but has an iPhoto library that weighs in at 190GB and a Photos library that takes up 250GB. His drive is almost full and he’s not sure how to proceed. …

Philip Morris Is Post-Vape

Tobacco giant Philip Morris says it eventually wants people to quit smoking cigarettes, and is investing resources into high-tech smoking alternatives. Bloomberg reports the company wants to move away from cigarettes. CEO Andre Calantzopoulos says P…

Pacemaker hacks confirmed in pen-tester's report

Bishop Fox says Merlin@Home vulns are real and deadly St Jude Medical has suffered another setback in its lawsuit against Muddy Waters and security company MedSec.…

Joomla! readies patch for core vulnerability so critical it isn't talking

Patch to drop 1400 UTC, Tuesday. And the haste of its release suggests this is scary The world's second-favourite content management system, Joomla!, is warning of a critical security hole so bad its developers aren't saying what it fixes.…

Japan Apple Pay launch marred by apparent system overload

Less than one day after launch and Apple Pay is already facing difficulties in Japan. A number of Japanese users on Tuesday complained of issues with Suica transit cards, a major regional benefit for the payments solution, while App…

Netflix CEO jokes that the future of entertainment could be drugs

Netflix is one of the most successful entertainment companies in the world, and it did so by constantly looking for ways to reach people. CEO Reed Hastings said in an WSJD Live interview that in the early days, they licked envelopes for DVD…

Apple Pay is live in Japan and works on public transport

Report: Twitter planning ‘hundreds’ of job cuts as soon as this week

Twitter’s fate has been up in the air for weeks now as the company has been the center of rumors concerning a possible acquisition. Now, Bloomberg reports that Twitter is planning “widespread” job cuts to be announced as soon as this week. more…Fi…

Messaging Systems That Support Both E2E Encryption and Multiple Devices

Consumer Reports Spurns Former Crush Tesla, Ranks Company Among Least Reliable Carmakers

When it gave the Tesla Model S an unprecedented 103 out of 100 score last August, Consumer Reports looked like it might try to marry Elon Musk’s company and have its little electric car babies. But after a year of disappointments, trust violations a…

Daily App Deals for October 24, 2016 featuring SKRWT, Space Story and more

We have some great apps for you today that are discounted for a short duration in the App Store, including SKRWT, Space Story and others. Some deals may expire quickly — even on the same day of this post. If there is a discounted app that you like…

IBM kills off SoftLayer brand, puts it in the Bluemix

♬ 'Cause tonight is the night when two become one ♬ IBM has started sublimating the SoftLayer brand and will henceforth put its own Bluemix brand front and centre.…

IBM Australia again blames ISPs for #censusfail, is also 'unreservedly' sorry

Big Blue in compensation talks with Australian government IBM has tried to explain why trivially-small denial-of-service attacks took out the systems it provided for Australia's Census, causing a 40-hour outage.…

IBM kills off SoftLayer brand, puts it in the Bluemix

♬ 'Cause tonight is the night when two become one ♬ IBM has started sublimating the SoftLayer brand and will henceforth put its own Bluemix brand front and centre.…

Microsoft CEO says mixed reality is the 'ultimate computer'

Microsoft is set to unveil several new products at its fall event on Wednesday, but that hasn't stopped CEO Satya Nadella from dropping by Laguna Beach, California this Monday. At a WSJD Live interview with Wall Street Journal editor-in-chi…

Google Maps for iOS updated with food delivery service integration, plus codes, more

Google today is rolling out an update to Google Maps on iOS that bumps the app to version 4.24 and brings a few useful new features for users. Now, users can more quickly order food from their favorite restaurants, as well as easily add photos of p…