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Multiple reports of an apparent Verizon Visible hack, with attackers changing shipping addresses, then ordering phones that are charged to payment details held for customers. Visible is a Verizon sub-brand that operates entirely online, meaning that customers cannot seek assistance in-store. “My account got hacked and they shipped out an iPhone 13 worth $1k that was taken from my PayPal,”…

Update: at 7:32 am PT, Snapchat announced it fixed the problem. Users will probably be able to start logging back to the app. After major outages with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Snapchat is down for many users across the globe. Users say they can’t access the app, while the company has confirmed the outage and said it is investigating. According to the Down Detector, this issue…

After a few teases in recent weeks, Realme has officially launched its new streaming stick, bringing the first Google TV device to India. The “Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick” is a pretty simple device, but it carries quite a bit of weight with it. While Android TV is quite popular in India, the newer Google TV had yet to make an appearance until today, with even Google’s affordable…

The explosion of Chrome OS over the past 18 to 20 months and at-home working similarly expanding unlike ever before, it’s refreshing to know that you don’t need to deal with cheap, underpowered Windows laptops or PCs to get actual work done. A case in point is the excellent Acer Chromebook Spin 713. This refresh over the late-2020 model provides some tweaks and tuning but looks identical to…