Tag archive: error

Skype has repaired a major security bug in its app for Android mobile devices that could have been used to expose users' private data. The updated version of the app is currently available for download on the Android Market. Once the new version of the app is installed, the problem is fixed, the company says. “We have had no reported examples of any 3rd party malicious application misusing information from the Skype directory on… Read More

If too much New Years revelry weren’t enough to foil thousands of morning plans this weekend, a bug with the iPhone did the trick. Mirroring November’s European daylight savings time hiccup, a known glitch in iOS caused phones with one-time alarms set for January 1 and 2 to fizzle, leaving iPhone users oversleeping throughout the country. Engadget forewarned of the bug on New Years Eve, but Apple failed to respond with a patch in time and alarms… Read More

A security patch has been released for a dangerous error we didn’t even known existed. The BBC reports that about six months ago security expert Dan Kaminsky discovered an error in the Domain Name System (DNS), under which criminals could redirect people to fake web pages, even if they’d typed the correct name. The DNS converts the words typed into a numerical address that’s used to route all Internet traffic.… Read More

Once they realized their error, the immediately updated the price and are now saying they will not honor the price for anyone who was able to get an order placed in time. Read the article at The Inquirer