Malware has been discovered in the payment systems used by Hyatt, one of the largest hotel operators. The company admits to having found malware and an investigation into the attack is "ongoing." Hyatt has taken "steps to strengthen the security of [its] systems."


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Australia Controversially Tells People To Disable Two-Factor Authentication

The Australian government recently advised citizens to turn off two-factor authentication for myGov whenever they are going on vacation. According to myGov, which connects citizens to many government services, two-factor authentication may just be a hassle when traveling.


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India Blocking Facebook's Free Basics

On the grounds that it violates the basic tenets of net neutrality, many people have come out against Facebook's Free Basics initiative. That program lets people in developing areas access internet services for free. Facebook has started a petition to support Free Basics.


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Asus Devices Will Ship With AdBlock Plus Preinstalled

By default, ad blocking will be included with new tablets and smartphones from Asus. The company has announced it is adding AdBlock Plus to its default browser and the ad blocker will be found on all devices next year. The browser is used by 15 million people.


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Yahoo Begins Warning Of State-Sponsored Attacks

Following moves by Google, Twitter, and Facebook, Yahoo will now issue special warnings to users who've been affected by state-sponsored attacks. When an entity that appears to be supported by a government tries to attack a Yahoo account, users will be alerted.


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FAA Reports 45,000 Drone Registrations In 2 Days

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) now requires the vast majority of drones be registered with the government. Registrations began Monday and the FAA says there were 45,000 registrations in the first two days. Every drone over 0.55 lbs must be registered.


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Uncharted 4 Release Delayed, Arriving In April

Uncharted 4 will not be ready by its previously announced release date, Naughty Dog has announced. The developer says its PS4-exclusive game will now come out on April 26, 2016. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End was originally supposed to arrive this year.


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Livestream Notifies Users Of Suspected Data Breach

Livestream users have been told the service may have been hacked. An unauthorized group reportedly accessed the live streaming service's account database, exposing names, emails, encrypted passwords, and phone numbers. It's not known exactly what the hackers took.


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Nvidia Infringed Samsung Patents, Judge Rules

Samsung patents were infringed by Nvidia, a US trade judge has ruled. This ruling comes from the International Trade Commission, which is also going to fully review the findings and perhaps block products from the US market. An HTC spokesperson said the company was unhappy.


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Comcast CEO Explains Opposition To Unlimited Data

Comcast is dismantling its unlimited data around the US and recent statements from CEO Brian Roberts show the company intends to wipe out cheap unlimited data entirely. While speaking at a Business Insider event, Roberts explained why he generally opposes unlimited data.


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Shadow Complex Remastered: Performance Analysis

I must admit, I was highly disappointed with the performance. This is a remastered title done in the older Unreal Engine 3. To put that into perspective, UE3 is 11 years old. 4K performance was relatively dire, and that should not have been the case.


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Shadow Complex Remastered Review

Shadow Complex Remastered is the original 2009 title refreshed and redone in the not-so-latest Unreal Engine 3. It's still developed by chAIR and Epic Games, and was let loose for free over the holiday period. The full reimagining will be released for all platforms shortly after


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Alcatel OneTouch Idol 4 Features Snapdragon 652 SoC

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 4 handset could be one of the first devices to pack the renamed Snapdragon 620 chipset, or should we say the Snapdragon 652. The successor to the Idol 3 smartphone has already leaked in the past, where it visited the GFXBench database.


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GoPro Drone Rumoured To Feature A 360-Degree Camera

The next big thing for GoPro is the release of their first ever drone. Dubbed the GoPro Karma, the drone is expected to arrive in 2016. We already had a chance to see first footage from the drone, but there is no image of the drone or the features that will be included.


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New Xiaomi Mi 5 Render Appears Online

Out of all flagship smartphones, Xiaomi's upcoming Mi 5 might be the most rumoured. The smartphone appeared online way back in April and since then, we heard almost everything about it, from a full list of specs to alleged launch date, and now a new render leaked online.


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LG G5 To Pack A Dual Rear Camera Setup

Dual camera setups are not very common in smartphones. One of the first attempts was with One M8, which didn't quite impress with the camera quality. HTC did experiment with cameras over a past few years, but they went back to basics with only one big rear camera sensor.


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Motorola Moto X (2016) To Have A Fingerprint Scanner___________________________________________________________

Motorola Moto X (2016) model could be quite an impressive smartphone. If Motorola packs high-end specs with rumoured heatpipe cooling, its outstanding shatterproof display, and design a nice metal unibody, then the next-gen Moto X handset will be the one to keep an eye on.


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HTC One A9 And One M9 Get Android Marshmallow Update

As promised before, HTC has started rolling out the latest Google mobile operating system for its two most important smartphones. The unlocked flagship HTC One M9 and the recently announced mid-range One A9 are now receiving Android Marshmallow update.


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WhatsApp Video Calling Feature Coming To iOS

The battle between WhatsApp and Viber seems to be getting more intensive. It is obvious that Viber is a step ahead of WhatsApp and that the latter is trying to catch up with a new features, but it will have a hard time matching Viber, which has just released a new great feature.


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MediaTek Helio X20 Posts Impressive Geekbench Score

MediaTek's Helio X20 chipset is one of the flagship SoCs that try to conquer the market next year. It will have hard times beating all other impressive chipsets, including Samsung's Exynos 8890, Apple's A9, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820, Huawei's Kirin 950 but it is doable.


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