en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-04-27 South Africa Technology

Code audit finds over 25000 vulnerable apps in iTunes
iT News
A serious flaw in the traffic encryption and session validation component of the open source framework used by many iOS developers for their apps sold on iTunes could leave thousands of users' traffic open to eavesdropping. SourceDNA found that the ...

Security flaw leaves 22Seven and Absa apps vulnerable to SSL MiTM attack   htxt.africa
Standard Bank, Absa and 22seven apps vulnerable to hackers   BusinessTech
SA financial, messaging apps open to hacking   MyBroadband

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Chattanooga Times Free Press

Tennessee Aquarium to use new virtual reality gear to promote virtual river ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Andree Herbert tries out the Oculus Rift virtual reality device on March 20, 2015, in a classroom at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX Theatre in Chattanooga. The Oculus Rift is a virtual reality device, and the aquarium is using a development kit version to build ...

Facebook Hints That Oculus Rift Isn't Shipping This Year   GameSpot
Oculus Co-Founder Nate Mitchell Will Give Disrupt NY The Real Deal On Virtual ...   TechCrunch
Analyst: 'Facebook Earnings Call Didn't Rule Out 2015 Oculus Rift Launch'   Road to VR
Inferse
The Star
Gamespresso
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USA TODAY

My weekend with Apple Watch — and the verdict is....
USA TODAY
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — I've spent four days with the new Apple Watch, and have finally worked out the learning curve issues. Am I in love? Not yet. And if I was looking at buying the year's most-hyped tech device, I'd certainly wait for Apple to iron out ...

Apple Watch gives hope to app developers   The Australian Financial Review
What I've learned after using the Apple Watch for three days   Stuff.co.nz
How to tame Apple Watch   The Australian
Gizmodo Australia
Australian Macworld
CNET
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TechCentral

Why your bank may soon be your telco
TechCentral
South Africa has been slow to embrace the mobile virtual network operator model. But with players like First National Bank set to enter the fray, that looks set to change. By Duncan McLeod. Added by Duncan McLeod on 26 April 2015. Saved under Duncan ...

Piggyback cell operators on the rise   Rand Daily Mail

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PCC Mobile Broadband

Tigo Tanzania Starts 4G Rollouts with Debut Launch in Dar es Salaam
PCC Mobile Broadband
TIGO, the leading innovative telecommunications company in Tanzania, has launched a brand new 4G service in some parts of the country, providing high speed mobile internet that will enable digital lifestyle tranformation across the country. With the surging ...

Tigo launches bid to become biggest 4G network in Tanzania   Biztech Africa
Telecom launches 4G technology   Daily News

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htxt.africa

Acer's curved, 34-inch G-Sync-driven gaming monitor makes its debut
htxt.africa
Acer pulled the wraps off of its latest gaming monitor today, a 34-inch, ultra-wide curved behemoth that makes use of NVIDIA's G-Sync technology to keep game graphics smooth and tear-free, according to a press statement. It doesn't have a particularly sexy ...

The $1299 Acer XR341CKA is a curved gaming monitor with Nvidia's G-Sync ...   CNET
Acer launches 34-inch curved gaming monitor   Focus Taiwan News Channel
How Acer plans to go after hardcore gamers   Computerworld New Zealand
The Public Slate
Tech Times
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GameSpot

How the Side Quests in the Witcher 3 Can Change the Whole Story
GameSpot
Here's our full interview conducted by GameSpot editor Danny O'Dwyer with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt lead quest designer Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz. You can also check out the complete video series from our trip to Poland to check out the game right here.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (for PC)   PC Magazine
How The Witcher 3 Embraces Both Veterans and Newcomers - IGN First   IGN
CD Projekt RED Welcomes Newcomers to The Witcher Universe Without ...   PlayStation LifeStyle
Twinfinite
HITC
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Lazygamer

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Heads to Steam
Anime News Network
Square Enix revealed the opening trailer for the enhanced 3D remake of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years on Thursday. The English version is available on Apple 's App Store for iOS, the Square Enix Market, Google Play store for Android devices, and now ...

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years prepares for a Steam landing   Lazygamer
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Set for PC port   n3rdabl3
The After Years Comes to Steam   RPGamer.com
Gamereactor UK
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