Bryan M. Wolfe

Bryan considers himself a well-rounded techie, having written articles @makeuseof @knowtechie, @appadvice, and now, @idownloadblog. When he's not sitting at his Mac typing, he's being a single dad and rooting for his alma mater, Penn State, or cheering on the New England Patriots. You can find Bryan on Twitter or by email at bryan@idownloadblog.com.

Reddit reveals it suffered a security breach in June

On Wednesday, Reddit reported a hacker had broken into a few of its systems and managed to access some limited user data, including current email addresses and a 2007 backup that contained old "salted and hashed" passwords. The incident, described as a "serious attack," happened between June 14 and June 18. Thankfully, the attacker didn't gain write access on Reddit systems. Instead, they gained read-only access to some systems that contained backup data, source code, and other logs. 

Huawei overtakes Apple to become the No. 2 smartphone provider

During the second quarter of 2018, China's Huawei overtook Apple to become the No. 2 smartphone provider in the world. During the quarter, Huawei delivered shipments of 54.2 million units compared to 41.3 million units for Apple. The change represents the first time since the second quarter of 2010 when Apple wasn't No. 1 or No. 2 in the world, according to the latest IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker survey.