Yahoo Mail disables auto-forwarding, hinders users from leaving service

It hasn’t been an easy past few months from Yahoo, from being reported that the US government used Yahoo to surveil user emails for intelligence information to a massive hack that compromised at least half a billion Yahoo accounts (also considered the biggest data breach yet). But it seems Yahoo wants to keep a hold of its users for a bit. Those who are trying to enable automatic email forwarding on Yahoo Mail can’t seem to do so now (if you’ve had it on before, it should still work). This feature will let you move to rival services.

According to a Yahoo spokesperson, they are trying to get the feature back up as soon as possible. "The feature was temporary disabled as part of previously planned maintenance to improve its functionality between a user's various accounts." But users who want out, aren’t buying it. "This is all extremely suspicious timing," Jason Danner, from Auckland, New Zealand, told the AP. It makes sense that Yahoo wants to keep users as they are still in the middle of closing a deal to sell itself to Verizon.

Review: Apalon's My Alarm Clock app

Most built-in clock and alarm apps bundled with Android devices are quite minimalistic in terms of features and functionality. You get a standard analog or digital face in one colour, maybe additional alarm features. Frequent travellers, students and other who rely on their smartphones as their main watch, desk clock or alarm have limited options.

Thankfully, Apalon's My Alarm Clock app (Android) brings many features desired by users, including the ability to wake up and go to sleep to your favorite music, get your own collection of exclusive designer clocks, know weather conditions in your area, and light up the darkness with a powerful built-in flashlight. 

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Samsung temporarily halts production of Galaxy Note7

Answering the growing safety concerns over the Samsung Galaxy Note7, the South Korean electronics company has officially stopped production of the phablet. According to a report by the Yonhap News Agency, an anonymous Samsung official said the halt was done in cooperation with safety regulators from South Korea, the United States, and China. The measure supposedly also includes a Samsung plant in Vietnam that does global shipments. Samsung has recalled 2.5 million units last month after reports of some devices catching fire while being charged. However, recent reports have also surfaced that even replaced units have caught on fire, just like the one we reported earlier tonight.

Tesla set to unveil an ‘unexpected’ product next week

Apparently the October 28 event for the Tesla and SolarCity collaboration isn’t the only big thing the company is announcing this month. Tesla founder Elon Musk recently tweeted that there is an “unexpected” product launch set for October 17. Recode is speculating the launch might revolve around new versions of Tesla’s at-home energy storage devices: the Powerwall and the Powerpack. It could also be Autopilot 2.0, a hardware upgrade that will bring in additional cameras and radars around the car to help the system better recognize objects.

Tesla product unveiling on the 17th (unexpected by most), followed by Tesla/SolarCity on the 28th

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 9, 2016