Apple offered to help FBI unlock Texas shooter’s phone

FBI special agent Christopher Combs complained how the agency couldn’t get into the Texas shooter’s phone during a press conference. Turns out all they had to do was ask Apple for help. In a statement the tech titan has released to the media, it said it “immediately reached out to the FBI after learning from […]

FBI can’t break the encryption on Texas shooter’s smartphone

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Peter Dazeley) The Federal Bureau of Investigation has not been able to break the encryption on the phone owned by a gunman who killed 26 people in a Texas church on Sunday. “We are unable to get into that phone,” FBI Special Agent Christopher Combs said in a press conference […]

The FBI can’t unlock the Texas church shooter’s phone

At a press conference today, an FBI official investigating the man who killed 26 people in a Texas church on Sunday said the agency can’t open the shooter’s encrypted phone. The agent painted the issue as a growing concern among law enforcement at all levels who can’t access data on devices without their owner’s credentials. […]

Sony and Facebook don’t need to invest in bloody VR shooters

OPINION: A trailer for Blood & Truth from Sony’s London Studio, like a preview Oculus showed earlier this month for an upcoming war title from Titanfall creator Respawn Entertainment, makes it clear that Sony and Facebook are financially supporting what its executives think gamers want to play in VR. The goal: drive the sale of […]

Razer’s Basilisk gaming mouse successfully hones in on first-person shooters

A gaming mouse isn’t always just a gaming mouse. Take Razer’s new Basilisk. The PC gaming gear company built it specifically for first-person shooter games. It’ll work with everything else, but it has specialized features to maximize its performance for the likes of Battlefield 1. And if those are the games you play most of […]

A psychological evaluation of the Las Vegas gunman’s criminal father could offer clues about the shooter’s psyche

Courtesy FBI/Handout via REUTERS News clues into the life of the father of the man accused of killing 58 people during a concert in Las Vegas could help answer questions about why Stephen Paddock committed what is considered the biggest mass shooting in modern American history. A psychiatric evaluation from 1960 exposes the bizarre behavior […]

The mysterious piece of paper found in the Las Vegas shooter’s hotel room reportedly contained target calculations

Daily Mail/Business Insider Authorities say the piece of paper found in the hotel room of the Las Vegas gunman contained calculations that helped him target the crowd of concertgoers more precisely. Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old retired accountant, killed 58 people and injured hundreds when he opened fire on a country music festival last weekend from his […]

A mysterious piece of paper was found in the Las Vegas shooter’s hotel room

Daily Mail/Business Insider Investigators probing the deadly shooting rampage that unfolded on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night say that a piece of paper found in gunman Stephen Paddock’s hotel suite was not a suicide note. Still, there has been much speculation about what may have been on that paper. Police so far have […]

Lollapalooza festival, airport among Las Vegas shooter’s targets – media

Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock is alleged to have booked two rooms at a Chicago hotel with a view of Lollapalooza in August, according to media citing police officials. The rooms with a view of the Lollapalooza music festival were allegedly booked by Paddock at the Blackstone Hotel from August 1 to 6, across the […]

Comparing more Battle Royale shooters: PUBG vs. Fortnite vs. H1Z1

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is on the cusp of defining the future of shooters for the next few years, but it’s not the only name in the emerging Battle Royale-shooter genre. PUBG is a massive hit with more than 11 million copies sold and the record for the most concurrent players at any one time on Steam, but […]