Shopify reveals 'rogue' employees stole customer data from around 200 merchants

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Data breaches are incidents we, unfortunately, can't escape. But the Ottawa-based Shopify's data breach occurred within the company. Shopify revealed in a blog post that two "rogue" members of its support team were caught "in a scheme to obtain customer transactional records of certain merchants."

Shopify claims less than 200 merchants were affected, but it isn't known how much data was stolen. The company is quick to say that payment information like credit card and account numbers weren't affected. But customer information and order details of what was purchased were accessed. Shopify didn't name the stores involved, but it has informed the sellers. So, best keep an eye out on your inbox to see if you've been affected by the breach.

Source: Engadget

iOS 14 lets you set Gmail as your default email app

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One of the lesser-known additions to iOS 14 is the option to set your default apps for email and web browsing from Apple's offerings. Chrome on iOS can already be your default browser, but some users seem to have issues where a bug resets it back to Safari when the iPhone restarts. Now, Gmail's newest version (ver. 6.0.200825) can become the default choice on iOS, too.

To make the switch, head to the settings page on your iPhone or iPad and select Gmail. From there, click the Default Mail App option and swap it from the default Mail app.

Source: Engadget

Xbox app brings remote play to Android

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A new Xbox app on Android will allow Xbox One (and upcoming Series X/S owners) to stream games from their consoles to their phones or tablets—a feature that was only available to Xbox Insiders until now.

Don't mistake it for xCloud, where you can stream the titles from the cloud. Instead, the Xbox app will let you play games downloaded to your console on your Android device.

The Xbox app matches the updated user interface on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S dashboards. 

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OnePlus 8T will launch on Oct. 14

OnePlus 8T will succeed this OnePlus 8 Pro

OnePlus has consistently released a T-branded version of its flagship devices. And with the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, that is holding true, seven months later. The OnePlus 8T will be introduced during an October 14th digital event at 10 am ET / 7 am PT over at oneplus.com/launch. The company promises "new and improved technologies," with features it hasn't shipped on other OnePlus devices before and adds the words Ultra Stops at Nothing in its teasers. The OnePlus 8T succeeds the OnePlus Nord, the company's "return to the midrange" segment.

Source: Engadget