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Thieves nab over 1 million Euros worth of iPhones and iPads in Paris Apple Store
While most people were either out getting drunk or celebrating New Years in other ways, some thieves in Paris decided to spend their NYE robbing the flagship Apple Store in Paris of more than 1 million Euros worth of iPhones and iPads. The actual attack took place at about 9PM on Monday, just three hours […]
Continue reading...Crime is up in NYC? Blame the iPhone
Monday, December 31, 2012
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The New York Times reports: Major crime in New York City inched up this year, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Friday fingered the culprit: too many iPhones and iPads were being swiped. A rise in thefts of shiny Apple products accounted for the slight increase in the city’s annual crime index, a statistic that […]
Continue reading...Burglar gets busted with is own iPhone video
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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CNET reports: If you’re going to burgle a house, iPhones can be very useful. Sadly, for 23-year-old Emmanuel Jerome, his iPhone was useful to the police as well as himself. Being of evidently subtle mind, Jerome decided not to turn the lights on at a home he and some of his friends burgled. Instead, he […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs Palo Alto home burglarized; Suspect apprehended
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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Steve Jobs’ Palo Alto home was burglarized a few weeks ago, with thieves taking upwards of $60,000 worth of computers and personal items. Since then, authorities arrested a suspect named Kariem McFarlin for committing the crime. Mercury News reports: McFarlin, who remains in county jail on $500,000 bail, could face a maximum prison sentence of […]
Continue reading...AT&T to launch new service to block service to stolen phones
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Well it seems that iPhone users on AT&T will soon have another weapon at their disposal should they find themselves the victims of an iPhone theft. According to The Verge, AT&T this week is planning to launch a new service that will enable users to block voice, data, and SMS access for a stolen device […]
Continue reading...How the FBI busted LulzSec hacker Jeremy Hammond
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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In case you haven’t heard, the FBI on Tuesday announced the arrest of 5 LulzSec members, including Sabu – real name: Hector Monsegur – on multiple charges of computer hacking conspiracy. Here’s a fascinating look into how the FBI was able to capture one of the defendants, one Jeremy “anarchaos” Hammond. To identify sup_g, the Bureau […]
Continue reading...FBI releases their file on Steve Jobs
Thursday, February 9, 2012
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The FBI today released a 191-page file they had on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The file was the result of former President George H. W. Bush contemplating the appointment of Jobs to a Government position. Consequently, the FBI performed a thorough Level III background investigation into Jobs, the results of which are now open for […]
Continue reading...Appalling Linkbait: CBS Seattle says Microsoft GPS patent has “avoid Ghetto” feature
Sunday, January 15, 2012
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Business on the web is, for the most part, dominated by pageviews. More eyeballs translate into more ad revenue. To that end, crafting a snazzy and eye-catching headline is an important part of getting traffic. But often times, a website’s thirst for pageviews can translate into what people affectionately refer to as “link bait.” I […]
Continue reading...Samsung’s Galaxy Ace Plus is a blatant rip off of the iPhone 3GS
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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Samsung’s smartphone and tablet strategy, which seemingly consists of copying Apple at every turn, continues to get deeper by the day. After looking to Apple’s iPad ads for “inspiration”, it was revealed this past weekend that a new Galaxy Tab ad uses the exact same actress who prominently appeared in a recent iPhone 4S ad. […]
Continue reading...Thieves have taste – go after iPhones exclusively
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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Apparently thieves have exquisite taste, or at the very least a grasp on the resale value of varying smartphones. That’s the lesson we can extract from a recent story here thieves accosted three Columbia students in upper Manhattan whereupon they demanded the duo hand over their iPhones. After the first victim handed over his iPhone, […]
Continue reading...NYPD busts 141 merchants for purchasing stolen iPhones
Monday, December 19, 2011
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The New York Post is reporting that the NYPD recently nabbed 141 merchants – from newsstands to barbershops – for purchasing what they believed to be stolen iPhones and iPads. Undercover NYPD officers sold the electronics to merchants at more than 600 stores around the five boroughs this week — asking from $50 to $200 […]
Continue reading...Group of motorcycle bandits rob Apple Store in Covent Garden
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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In a scene straight out of a movie, a gang of 7 mopeds and motorcycles on Monday morning smashed the front window at the newly opened Apple Store in Covent Garden in London and grabbed as many Apple products as they could. And these crooks came prepared, sporting full face crash helmets. What’s more, each […]
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
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