Yahoo Data Breach, Protecting Yourself (video)

Yahoo Data Breach: Protecting Yourself:

Video above published Dec 15, 2016: Yahoo says more than a billion users were affected by a data breach that it says occurred in 2013. WSJ personal technology editor Wilson Rothman and WSJ's Tanya Rivero discuss tips for protecting yourself against future breaches.

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Inside Russia’s Hacker Underworld (video)

Inside Russia’s Hacker Underworld:

Published Dec 7, 2016 by Bloomberg.com: Hello World’s host Ashlee Vance traveled to Moscow and got a rare glimpse into the heart of Russia’s hacker underworld and the latest techniques in investigating cybercrime.

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Hacking Is the New Business Model for Insider Trading? (video)

Hacking Is the New Business Model for Insider Trading? (video above)

Bloomberg's Keri Geiger reports on insider trading hacking as a business model. She speaks on "Bloomberg ‹GO›." (Originally published Nov 18, 2015)

Re: stocks, markets, insider trading, hacking, security, cybersecurity

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Everybody Has Been or Will Be Hacked: Activate's Wolf (video)

Activate Founder Michael Wolf discusses cybersecurity in the wake of the Heartbleed security bug and recent large company hack attacks. He speaks on “In The Loop,” April 7th.

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Tech News: Bit Rot, Vint Cerf, Digital Memory

What is 'bit rot' and is Vint Cerf right to be worried? | Technology | The Guardian: "...What is ‘bit rot’? What Cerf coined as “bit rot” is a process by which the mechanisms for accessing a digital file are lost, rending that file useless junk. A big part of the problem is the use of closed file formats that require specific software to read those files. If, for instance, you have memoirs written over the last decade stored in a Microsoft Office .doc file from Word or a similar program, that file is easily readable today with a multitude of programs - not all of them made by Microsoft. But the .doc file is a proprietary file format made and licensed by Microsoft. Facebook Twitter Pinterest In 1985, not even Bill Gates knew that computers would not feature 5.25 inch floppy disk drives forever. Photograph: Deborah Feingold/Deborah Feingold/Corbis Should Microsoft choose to stop supporting it and prevented other software from using the format, all those documents would be unreadable once the last version of the old software that could read them no longer runs on newer computers...." (read more at link above)

What Obama said in his cybersecurity executive order: "At the Cyber Security Summit at Stanford Friday, President Obama signed an executive order intended to protect computer networks and data. Among the provisions: Information hubs: The order promotes the create of so-called "information sharing and analysis organizations" or ISAOs. These would serve as central points to share information on particular threats and in specific regions. The order also envisions the development of voluntary standards to which these organizations, which could be private companies or community organizations, would comply. Information sharing: The order gives the Department of Homeland Security and the new National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center the authority to share threat data..."

Xiaomi will enter U.S., sort of - MarketWatch: ".... At a San Francisco event Thursday, Xiaomi said it will bring its mi.com e-commerce website to the U.S. to sell accessories like earphones, power banks and fitness bands. But Xiaomi co-founder Bin Lin said the company has no plans to offer its popular handsets in the U.S., citing the difficulty of having such devices certified. The event was Xiaomi’s first in the United States and was intended as a broad overview of the company’s products, its software and the culture it has sought to build around its brand in China. Hugo Barra, the company’s vice president of international, showed off dozens of features Xiaomi has created for its phones...."

Sleuthing Search Engine: Even Better Than Google? - WSJ: "The program, a tool called Memex developed by the U.S. military’s research and development arm, is a search engine on steroids. Rather than endless pages of Web links, it returns sophisticated infographics that represent the relationships between Web pages, including many that a Google search would miss."

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Tanium CSO Chad Fulgham, on cybersecurity, Sony hack (video)

Does Sony Hack Change Companies Stance on Cybersecurity?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Tanium CSO Chad Fulgham discusses cybersecurity, Sony hack, and information sharing on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Cisco's John Stewart discusses Cybersecurity Threats (video)

Will Companies Change Cybersecurity Strategies?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Cisco Chief Security and Trust Officer John Stewart discusses cybersecurity threats on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Cybersecurity, Tripwire Security Analyst Ken Westin, Blue Coat Systems Hugh Thompson (video)

Which Industries Observe Cybersecurity Best Practices?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Tripwire Security Analyst Ken Westin and Blue Coat Systems Hugh Thompson discuss cybersecurity and the White Houses vision for information sharing. They speak on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 1/13)

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Cybersecurity Predictions 2015, Cybercriminals Leverage Espionage Tactics (video)

Cybercriminals to Leverage Espionage Tactics: Sentonas: Video - Bloomberg:
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McAfee's Mike Sentonas gives his cybersecurity predictions for 2015. He speaks with Bloomberg's Rishaad Salamat on "On The Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg  12/10)

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Microsoft: Cheap PCs are here to stay
CNNMoney
... at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., last week. Microsofthas historically charged PC makers about $50 per Windows ... Microsoft is trying to fight off the insurgent threat of Google's Chromebooks ... That's a concern as Apple (AAPL, Tech30) Macbook sales have grown far ...


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Google Named Best Place to Work
Fox Business
Much has been said about Google's free food and on-campus perks, but ... “There are fewer technology companies and more consulting companies, ...
This Is Why Google Is the Best Place to Work in America - TIME


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Fight or flight: Amazon gets tough with the FAA
CNET
For Amazon and its drones, the FAA must seem like a heavy cloud cover that ... Amazonwas hoping to be among those allowed to do trial runs with its ... aircraft systems]technology innovation in the United States," Amazon's vice .... In the past he has been CNET's beat reporter for Google, Yahoo, Linux, ...


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Apple-IBM venture offers up first iOS apps
CNET
The partnership between Apple and IBM is starting to bear fruit. ... Don Reisinger is atechnology columnist who has covered everything from HDTVs to ...
Apple releases iOS 8.1.2 update to fix bugs and address lost ringtones - Mashable


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Apple: Icon, Icahn Or iGone?
Forbes
The Christmas holiday season will probably help produce an excellent quarter for Apple. After all, it is a technology icon. But it may be their last great ...


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Google injects smarts, stickers into Hangouts communication app
CNET
The updated app, available for Google's Android mobile operating system first but submitted to Apple for approval on iOS, also lets people express ...

Google Launches New Cardboard VR Headset App Collection
The Next Web
With Oculus VR and the Samsung Gear pushing the very limits of what you can cram on your face to see things in 3D, the Google Cardboard project is ...

HERE Maps for Android drives onto Google Play for free
Android Central
After tooling around in a beta for a while, Here Maps has arrived in Google Play. ... It is part of the services portion that Microsoft didn't acquire. ....

Google Publishes 'Live Channels For Android TV'
Android Police
Today Google has released an app for accessing live channels into the Play Store. ... All the technology exists to make it happen and the big boys are just going to bleed their cash cow until they're as relevant as Microsoftin Mobile. ... apple developer account in real time and show the latest sales.

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Microsoft says US government is "advanced persistent threat" and Silicon Valley gears up cybersecurity

With NSA abuses revealed by Edward Snowden, and the US government being labeled an "advanced persistent threat" (a term used for cyber criminals--see below) by Microsoft and others, Silicon Valley now gears up cybersecurity -- with monetary payoffs looming --

Microsoft: US government is an 'advanced persistent threat' | ZDNet: "Microsoft's EVP of Legal and Corporate Affairs outlined the company's new data protection strategy on the basis that the US government is an "advanced persistent threat" — a label used for cyber criminals...."

New cybersecurity boom arrives in Silicon Valley - latimes.com: "In a region where tech trends go in cycles, cybersecurity is a particularly mouthwatering investment prospect because no matter how much security equipment or software gets sold, the problem never gets completely solved..."

Free Spotify mobile music streaming tipped to launch | BGR: "An increase in user base would also help artists, especially considering that not everyone is happy with the rates currently paid by Spotify. In fact, the company has recently received quite a lot of criticism for the royalties paid to small artists. The company has been recently valued at over $4 billion, and competes directly against similar services from Apple, Google, Pandora and Rdio, to name just a few."

Microsoft lines up critical Windows, Office and IE fixes for next week

Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft today said it will ship 11 security updates next week to ... Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and ...

Fast Company

Microsoft leads disruption of largest infected global PC network

Chicago Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had disrupted ... Microsoft said the botnet had been costing advertisers on Bing, Google Inc and ...

Bloomberg

Apple's Star Chamber

Wall Street Journal
12/05/13 Apple, Google's Android Gain M.. ... Before her bench trial began she pre-declared her "tentative view" that Apple was an antitrust violator and indulged ...

Google Attacks Amazon With Cloud Storage Prices

InformationWeek
It shows a heretofore absent determination on Google's part to compete with the market leader, Amazon Web Services, and secondarily,Microsoft. Amazon has ...

Economic Times

Apple: The Great Call of China

Wall Street Journal
Apple shares rose Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported that it had finally signed a deal with China Mobile, 0941.HK 0.00% China Mobile Ltd. Hong ...

Independent Online

Google to let users download portable file with their Gmail messages

Computerworld
... the MBOX format, which, according to Google, is supported by many mail clients, including Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird and Apple'sMail program.

The Verge

Apple's very happy holiday season

CNET
Earlier this year it seemed that Apple would take a fall. Samsung and rest of the Android players were gaining momentum and share as Apple was slow to ...

CNBC.com

Google Shopping: Premium prices for consumers?

CBS News
With Google (GOOG) the top dog in search, you might think GoogleShopping would be a great resource for consumers. According to a non-profit advocacy ...

Search Engine Land

Amazon Studios Announces the Cast of Mozart in the Jungle

MarketWatch
(NASDAQ:AMZN) --Amazon Studios today announced casting for Mozart in the ... Amazon Studios launched in 2010 as a new way to develop feature films and ...

Cinema Blend

Amazon Discount Tracker Camelcamelcamel Tips Users to Deals

Businessweek
Gareth Milner, a lance corporal in the British Army Intelligence Corps, planned to buy a 3D television from his local Sainsbury's (SBRY:LN) store until he ...

Watch 50 Siri and Google Now Voice Commands in Action - Gizmodo

Ashley Feinberg
... 50 different commands using both Apple's Siri (above) and Google's Google Now ... Microsoft Is Helping Develop a Bra That Tells Women When to Stop Eating ... pictures from your Gmail account and check Amazon package tracking info.
Gizmodo

Microsoft, Europol, FBI and industry partners disrupt notorious ...
By Jeffrey Meisner
ZeroAccess targets all major search engines and browsers, including Google, Bing and Yahoo!. The majority of computers infected with ZeroAccess are located in the U.S. and Western Europe. Similar to the Bamital botnet, which Microsoft and ...
The Official Microsoft Blog

Long term study finds lemon sharks go home to reproduce
BBC News
Researchers say they have found the first direct evidence that female sharks return home to breed. In the study, scientists tracked lemon sharks in the Bahamas for 17 years to prove the case. Even though this species is highly migratory, pregnant females ...

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US wants China to recognise attacks on US

China blames cyber attacks on US, US wants China to recognise attacks on US
ZDNet
Summary: Accusations continue to fly as officials from the two most frequently attacked nations demand new cyber rules. Liam Tung. By Liam Tung | March 12, 2013 -- 13:12 GMT (06:12 PDT). Follow @liamT. The Obama administration's national security ...

Samsung's Galaxy S4: Does 5-inch screen make it a phablet?
ZDNet
Summary: Three years after mocking the 5-inch screen of the Dell Streak, Samsung's Galaxy S4 may make that display size commonplace everywhere. Will there be a correction in the run on large-screen phones? Larry Dignan. By Larry Dignan for Between ...

AT&T outshines Verizon in 4G LTE speed tests
CNET
AT&T offers the fastest LTE speeds among the top four U.S. carriers, says mobile analytics firm Root Metrics. Lance Whitney. by Lance Whitney. March 12, 2013 6:21 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit. AT&T may not have the largest 4G LTE network but it has the ...

Duesenberg doozy fetched cool $4.5 million
USA TODAY
Meet the belle of Amelia Island, Fla., the car that fetched the most at one auction house's big event this past weekend at one of the USA's premier car displays. This 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Walker-LaGrande Convertible Coupe, one of three produced and ...

New protection for endangered trees against rampant logging trade
The Guardian
Every species of mahogany and rosewood tree in Madagascar gained new protection on Tuesday against a rampant logging trade which threatens to wipe out some species before they are even discovered. The 178 nations at the world's biggest wildlife ...

Lenovo CEO Considers Buying BlackBerry
DailyTech
Lenovo's slip about possibly buying BlackBerry sent the BB10 maker's shares up 14 percent in New York. Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing told French financial newspaper "Les Echos" that it could eventually buy BlackBerry, but it needs to review such a decision ...

DailyTech

Green cheese? Gold? NASA to reveal what Mars is made of
Fox News
NASA will reveal new discoveries about Mars gleaned from the Curiosity rover's first rock powder sample in a high-profile press conference on Tuesday. The Mars rover press conference, which will be held at the agency's headquarters in Washington, will ...

Ideal Pan-Staars comet viewing starts tonight
SlashGear
I mentioned earlier this week that there would be a comet visible with the naked eye in the night skies that would be viewable for people in the northern hemisphere. The comet is called Pan-Staars and tonight is when the comet will be at its brightest and most ...

SlashGear

Google Now quietly arrives in Chromium (but refuses to work)
SlashGear
Signs that Google Now, the search giant's context and prediction engine currently featured on Android phones, is coming to the desktop have been spotted, with a new Chromium feature teasing the functionality though not currently functional. Evidence of ...

Richard Garriott Explains Why he Needs a $1 Million Kickstarter
Escapist Magazine
Richard "Lord British" Garriott is fed up with videogame publishers, and wants the players to take their place for his upcoming online RPG, Shroud of the Avatar. Ultima creator Richard "Lord British" Garriott once paid $30 million from his personal finances to ...

Nissan COO to Take over Electric Car Unit in April Following Sluggish EV Sales
DailyTech
The electric vehicle industry is still struggling to capture the dollars of consumers around the world. Pure electric vehicles still sell in very low numbers making them nothing but a niche market for most automakers. The sales of hybrid vehicles are doing better, ...

DailyTech

App offers car data, driving 'assistant'
San Francisco Chronicle
Every driver knows the flash of panic that hits when the dashboard "check engine" warning light goes on, or when you don't remember where you parked. But San Francisco startup Automatic Labs will take the wraps off a device Tuesday that uses the car's ...

Apple Patents 'Friend Or Foe' Identification System For Social Networking Apps ...
TechCrunch
Apple has been granted a patent today (via AppleInsider) in an area where it hasn't had tremendous success: social networking. But the system described in the patent isn't specific to Apple's own social services, and instead describes software that could be ...

TechCrunch

Researchers predict IQ, age, and more using only Facebook Likes
SlashGear
Pretty much everyone is on Facebook today and odds are you are one of the masses who use the social network. Another thing that's common on the social network is clicking like on various things that interest you on the network. Those Likes apparently give ...

SlashGear

And Now ANOTHER Analyst Thinks Apple Might Miss Its Own Guidance
Business Insider
After years of destroying expectations, analysts now think it might not even beat its own guidance. Last week, Citi put out revenue estimates below Apple's revenue guidance. Today, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek says Apple could miss its own guidance thanks ...

Business Insider

More pain to come for Apple and investors?
CBS News
(MoneyWatch) Apple (AAPL) appears to be facing another dip in sales. According to Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White, major component suppliers to the consumer electronics giant saw a particularly low number of orders in February. One reason ...

Microsoft backs away from Flash ban in IE10
CNET (blog)
Arguing that support for Adobe's browser plug-in is an advantage, Microsoft now permits Flash by default on Windows 8 and Windows RT. Tablets that can't run Flash are merely "a companion to a PC." Stephen Shankland. by Stephen Shankland. March 12 ...

I Just Tried On Google Glass, And This Is What It Was Like
Business Insider
Over the weekend at the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin, I had the opportunity to briefly try on Google's next-generation gadget, Google Glass. The experience was interesting, to say the least. The frames do not feel heavy on your face, and I didn't ...

Business Insider

Manatee Deaths From Red Tide: Algae Blamed For Killing 174 Of The ...
Huffington Post
MIAMI, March 11 (Reuters) - A red tide algae bloom has killed a record 174 manatees so far this year off Florida's southwest Gulf Coast, authorities said on Monday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it was the highest number of ...

TiVo introduces TiVo Mini for whole-home viewing space
FierceIPTV
Recognizing that its customers want more than single-device connectivity, TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has entered into the whole-home viewing space with the TiVo Mini, a product described in a press release as "an all-purpose companion device that allows TiVo ...

Why Would LinkedIn Buy Pulse?
Trefis
Although LinkedIn (NASDAQ:LNKD) hasn't commented yet, there are reports that the company may be in talks with newsreader app Pulse, to purchase it for a price between $50 million and $100 million. If the rumors are true, with Pulse's over 20 million users, ...

Colin Powell's Facebook page hacked
Mother Nature Network
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell's Facebook page was hacked on March 11, possibly by the same miscreant who stole personal photos from Bush family email accounts last month. "YOU WILL BURN IN HELL, BUSH!" read one of the more ...

Mother Nature Network

New Bacteria in Lake Vostok Actually a Contamination: Reports
Science World Report
(Photo : Reuters) But on 11 March the lab confirmed that it was not the bacteria but the contamination that generated the signal. Last week, Russian scientists announced the discovery of a new type of bacterial life found in the water samples collected from the ...

Science World Report

Climate Change Is Making Canada Look More Like the United States
The Atlantic Cities
Observant people who've driven through Canada their entire lives may have noticed a shift in their natural surroundings. That is, it's greener: A huge portion of the country, roughly equal to the area of the entire United States, is sprouting thick, luscious new ...

The Atlantic Cities

PlayStation Vita 3G to be discontinued by Sony?
Digital Spy
Joystiq claims to have heard from Sony store representatives in the US that the company is planning to offer the handheld console as a WiFi-only device in the future. Gallery - the Japanese-only Red and Blue Vita systems: PlayStation Vita Red and Blue ...

Julie Uhrman: Ouya Online Multiplayer Games Could Run By Year-End
Forbes
Ouya, the Android gaming console for television-based games, is working to launch multi-player gaming features later this year, said Julie Uhrman, founder and CEO of Ouya, in a talk at South By Southwest. The startup already has local multiplayer games ...

Forbes

Stanford professor wants to find asteroids that threaten Earth
Stanford University News
Several large asteroids have zipped dangerously close to Earth in the past month. Scott Hubbard is part of a team that plans to track down future threats. By Bjorn Carey. NASA/JPL-Caltech. Diagram depicts the passage of asteroid 2012 DA14 through the ...

Archive for March, 2013
TeensTalkTech (blog)
Curious to try out Microsoft's new Office 365? Just got a new PC or Mac and want a demo version of Office to use so you don't need to buy it right away? Well you're in luck as Microsoft just announced a new deal for students that you are going to want to check ...

Lunar impacts created seas of molten rock on Moon
The Hindu
Molten rock may have been present on the Moon's surface more recently and for longer periods than previously thought, a new study has found, which may help determine the exact age of the Earth's natural satellite. As the lunar magma ocean cooled over ...

Soon, self-healing smartphones and computers
IBNLive
Washington: Imagine if your smartphone or computer could repair on its own! It might sound like the stuff of science fiction as engineers at the California Institute of Technology, for the first time ever, have developed self-healing integrated chips. It means your ...

IBNLive

Preempting iPhone 5S release with Android clone
Product Reviews
Today has seen the release of the Goophone i5S, which is being marketed as an iPhone 5S clone. Knowing that we have established that this is indeed a replica, we can't help think how similar this knockoff is to Apple's current smartphone. We do find it ...

Product Reviews

Why cross-platform gaming is Microsoft's secret weapon
PCWorld (blog)
Microsoft has taken major heat for its recent reinvention efforts, but amid public lambasting of Windows 8 and the Surface tablets, a critical new development has largely been ignored: The company has both the hardware and software to dominate the four ...

Virgin Media tops Netflix's fastest UK ISP table
Inquirer
TELEVISION ON DEMAND SERVICE Netflix has awarded Virgin Media the top spot in its UK ISP Speed Index for the second time. The high ranking comes after Netflix has extended its Speed Index to more countries. The expectation is that people will check ...

Is .com the 212 area code of domains?
MarketWatch
The World Wide Web is getting wider with the addition of new top-level domains this year, but experts say businesses and marketers may find that grabbing new options won't do much good. The .com ending for Internet addresses still rules. The Internet ...

MarketWatch

Iran blocks VPN access to Gmail, Yahoo
CTV News
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian authorities have blocked many foreign-based virtual private networks, or VPNs, severely restricting access to many websites. The VPNs are illegal in Iran but offered a path for Iranians to freely use the Internet, access banned ...

CTV News

Beijing's bad air days
Washington Post
Air pollution in Beijing has been particularly bad this winter. Here's a look at the Chinese capital in the midst of the miasma. A Chinese flag flies in front of Beijing Telegraph Building on a hazy morning in central.. . .

Third-closest star system to Sun discovered
Hindu Business Line
WISE J104915.57-531906 is at the center of the larger image, which was taken by the NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). (Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Gemini Observatory/AURA/NSF) ...

Hindu Business Line

EA says SimCity server issues improve, not yet 'all-clear'
Reuters
By Malathi Nayak. SAN FRANCISCO | Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:32pm EDT. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Server problems that botched the launch of Electronic Arts Inc's new "SimCity" title last week and incensed gamers who could not access the game for days ...

Jaguar Land Rover Ready to Launch the Next Generation Range Rover Evoque
Daily auto news
Jaguar Land Rover has installed a nine speed automatic transmission system on the next model of the Range Rover Evoque. This ZF transmission system replaces the current six speed transmission system and is expected to be present on all models post ...

Astronomers Conduct 'Reconnaissance' Of Another Solar System
Forbes
There are four planets circling the HR8799, a star 128 light years away from our own planet. Now, for the first time, astronomers working in a group called Project 1640 have unveiled a new method of ”remote reconaissance” that enables them to understand ...

Forbes

Grasshopper spacecraft makes record hop
TG Daily
SpaceX's reusable Grasshopper spacecraft has managed to hop more than 24 stories into the air, hover and then land safely. The 263-foot jump, at SpaceX's rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas, was double the craft's previous record. It hovered for ...

TG Daily

Gmail for mobile browsers gets iPhone-like update
NBCNews.com (blog)
Google has updated its Gmail mobile web app to have a clean new look reminiscent of the latest iOS app, following positive feedback from the most recent redesign. Heavy Gmail users probably use a dedicated app for their email needs, but being able to ...

Apple showcases its vast app catalog in two new iPhone ads
IntoMobile
Apple and Samsung put a lot of money and effort into their marketing campaigns. While Samsung tends to be showy and controversial, Apple gets to the heart of the matter in its ads. The latest series of commercials have focused on the iPad and the ways ...

Blizzard Entertainment Developers Launch Gamers Into StarCraft II: Heart Of The ...
Forbes
Around the globe, PC gamers are already battling it out in Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. The new game from Activision Blizzard Publishing had launch celebrations around the world, including at the Irvine GameStop just down the ...

Forbes

Seattle Bar Bans Google Glass Ahead Of Release
DrJays.com Live
A guy walks into a bar. The bartender says, “Hey, take off those $1,500 augmented reality spectacles or get out.” End of story. A self-proclaimed dive bar in Seattle has become the first known business to ban Google Glass, months before the device is ...

Are Tropical Forests Immune To Global Warming?
Lifehacker Australia
A new study by 'climate modeller' Dr Chris Huntingford has found tropical forests are unlikely to lose biomass in response to greenhouse gas emissions caused by global warming. (He doesn't appear to be a crackpot either.) Forest picture from Shutterstock ...

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National Policies to Combat Cyber-Spies

Companies Want National Policies to Combat Cyber-Spies
eWeek
In the wake of an intelligence report blaming China for most of the espionage attacks on U.S. businesses and government agencies, security experts says the private sector needs national support. Following a classified National Intelligence Estimate that ...

eWeek

DropBox seeks to woo IT admins with team data controls

Register
Dropbox is changing its cloud storage service to reassure IT administrators that they can control their users and not have sensitive information taking wing out of their corporate servers. Last November the company claimed it had 100 million users, and that 95 ...

PayPal, Lenovo spearhead effort to kill passwords
ZDNet
Summary: FIDO Alliance aligns smart devices, authentication but will its scope be broad enough and its appeal wide enough. John Fontana. By John Fontana for Identity Matters | February 12, 2013 -- An alliance ...

Exploratorium Releases Audio-Centric iPad App
PC Magazine
Audiophiles, rejoice: The Exploratorium museum today released a free iPad app that lets users explore auditory illusions and acoustic phenomena. The free application, Sound Uncovered, uses science and technology to inform through activities, articles, and ...

Flickr Bug Revealed Private Photos To Public

InformationWeek
Yahoo-owned Flickr's fix -- resetting permissions on all potentially affected images -- also broke some connections with third-party websites. Start The Discussion · Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Mathew J. Schwartz | February 12, 2013 03:06 PM. The online ...

Intel Working on Internet TV Device for Debut in 2013
Businessweek
Intel Corp. (INTC), the world's biggest chipmaker, is building an Internet television set-top box that it will sell directly to consumers, aiming to create a new market for its processors. Erik Huggers, vice president of Intel's digital home group, said the device and ...

Apple Defends Position on Cash
Wall Street Journal
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook fired back against hedge-fund mogul David Einhorn, defending the company's distribution of cash to its shareholders and calling a recent lawsuit filed by Mr. Einhorn's firm "a silly sideshow." Mr. Cook's remarks, made at a ...

Wall Street Journal

Microsoft delivers Connected Standby, Wi-Fi and other fixes for Windows 8 ...
ZDNet
Summary: Microsoft has delivered several non-security-specific updates for Windows RT, the operating system for ARM-based tablets and PCS including the Surface RT, as part of this month's Patch Tuesday. Mary Jo Foley. By Mary Jo Foley for All About ...

Alfa Romeo to return to US (finally) with all-new sports car
Los Angeles Times
After years of failed promises and delayed introductions, Alfa Romeo will officially return to the U.S. later this year with an all-new mid-engine sports car, the company announced Tuesday. The Alfa Romeo 4C will be the first of several Alfas to hit the U.S. ...

HBO Go app update allows users to stream content to Apple TV over AirPlay
Apple Insider
At the D: Dive Into Media conference on Tuesday, HBO CEO Eric Kessler announced that subscribers using the company's "HBO Go" iOS app will be able to stream content from the iPhone or iPad to their TVs via Apple's AirPlay protocol. HBO Go. The HBO ...

Video: High-Tech Gadgets Invade Toy Fair 2013
PC Magazine
Like something pulled from the imagination of a 5-year-old, New York's Jacob K. Javits Center was filled this week with hundreds of toy companies showing off their latest tech-savvy playthings. Toy Fair 2013 played host to fan favorites like LEGO, Activision, ...

Microsoft Fixes 57 Bugs In Windows, Office, IE
InformationWeek
Microsoft package of security fixes is one of the biggest updates ever; security professionals advise installing it immediately. Start The Discussion · Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Michael Endler | February 12, 2013 03:18 PM. 8 Cool Windows 8 Tablets For ...

NASA: Alarming water loss in Middle East
Fox News
DOHA, Qatar – A NASA study found that an amount of freshwater almost the size of the Dead Sea has been lost in parts of the Middle East due to poor management, increased demands for groundwater and the effects of a 2007 drought. The study, to be ...

Get started with Mailbox for iOS
CNET (blog)
After watching the reservation system slowly work its way to allowing you Mailbox access, you're now left wondering where to begin with the latest e-mail app on your iPhone. Don't worry, we can help. Jason Cipriani. by Jason Cipriani. February 12, 2013 ...

Coal emissions may be history with Carbon Sponge
SlashGear
This week a group of scientists hailing from Monash University and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have claimed so-called Carbon Sponges may be able to soak up coal emissions. The possibility of this solution ...

SlashGear

Broadcom Scoffs at Qualcom's On-Die LTE, Announces Cheaper 28 nm Chip
DailyTech
Qualcomm, Inc.'s (QCOM) Snapdragon S4 was viewed as a major evolutionary leap in smartphone chipmaking as it incorporated an on-die 4G LTE modem into the central system-on-a-chip. Not so fast, says Broadcom Corp. (BRCM). The veteran ...

Facebook exec offers a 2013 forecast, and it is full of partnership deals
Digital Trends
facebook multi media What's on Facebook's plate in 2013? Facebook's VP of Partnerships Dan Rose spoke today at the D:Dive into Media conference, offering clues about what we're to expect from Facebook moving forward. Facebook is just starting to figure ...

Digital Trends

Western Digital targets Roku with $70 WD TV Play streaming box
TechSpot
Western Digital has added a new model to its WD TV media streaming series to include a set-top that's priced to compete with Roku's affordable options. While the WD TV Live and WD TV Live Hub typically go for $100 or more, Western Digital is selling the ...
 
TechSpot

What Is the FCC's Lifeline Phone-Subsidy Program?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Wall Street Journal reported that a large share of low-income Americans who received phone service through a special government program called Lifeline aren't actually eligible for the service. Here's a deeper look at how the program works: What is the ...

Fitbit's Updated Android App Packs Wireless Sync Support For Samsung's ...
TechCrunch
Nike may not be planning to release an Android companion app for its activity-tracking FuelBand, but rival Fitbit is eager to make sure that health-conscious Droid owners are well taken care of. To that end, the company pushed out a new version of its Fitbit ...

TechCrunch

Tesla CEO accuses New York Times of printing 'fake' car review
Fox News
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is taking The New York Times to task over a largely negative review of his company's battery-powered luxury car, the Model S, calling the article “fake.” In the piece, Times reporter John Broder attempts to drive the $101,000 ...

Raytheon Riot Software Predicts Behavior Based on Social Media
PC Magazine
Is Big Brother watching from the Raytheon headquarters? The security firm has reportedly developed software that can track people's online habits and predict future behavior based on data from social-networking websites. The "extreme-scale analytics" ...

CNN Anchor to Bill Nye: Did Global Warming Cause the Asteroid That Will Soon ...
Slate Magazine (blog)
On Friday, an asteroid will come within 17,000 miles of the Earth—“a very close shave” by space standards, as my colleague Phil Plait puts it on Bad Astronomy. Recently, Bill Nye the Science Guy went on CNN to discuss the phenomenon—and anchor Deb...

Slate Magazine (blog)

Move Over, BabelFish: Computer Program Reconstructs Lost Tongues
TIME
Move Over, BabelFish: Computer Program Reconstructs Lost Tongues. By Matt PeckhamFeb. 12, 20130. Share. 'Treasures of the World's Cultures' Exhibition in Madrid. Juan Naharro Gimenez / Getty Images. A replica of the Rosetta Stone is displayed as part ...

TIME

Video Find: Ferrari Enzo Does its Best Rally-Car Impersonation
MotorTrend Magazine
Rally cars: they're typically hatchbacks with turbocharged four-cylinder engines and all-wheel drive. While the video below does feature a car blasting down dirt roads like a rally car, the car in question is a coupe with a naturally aspirated twelve-cylinder ...

MotorTrend Magazine

Inkling takes aim at Amazon
Reuters Blogs (blog)
Inkling, the three-year-old start-up that transforms bulky textbooks into an interactive experience for the iPad and other tablet devices, launched on Tuesday an ambitious new publishing and search platform aimed for non-fiction content such as books on wine ...

WB Announces New Batman Game This Year
Gamespy.com
It's a good couple of weeks for sneaky guys with hoods. Last week, we found out that there would be a new Assassin's Creed game, and today we've learned that WB will be bringing a new Batman in the vein of the Arkham games, as CVG reports. Wait, does...

Gamespy.com

Yahoo Acquires Yelp-like Hyper-Local Mobile App
eWeek
Alike enables users to recommend nearby businesses as their favorites, similar to Yelp and Facebook's tagging feature. Yahoo revealed a hint about upgrading its mobile app strategy Feb. 12 when Yelp-like consumer application Alike announced in a blog ...

eWeek

Asteroid Set For a Close Encounter With Earth
History
Ever since astronomers in southern Spain spotted asteroid 2012 DA14 around this time last year, researchers from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have been monitoring its course to see just how close it will come to Earth on its ...

Wireless charging orb for Nexus 4 now available!
The Droid Guy
nexus-4-charger Like all the Nexus devices made by Google in collaboration with various hardware manufacturers, even the Nexus 4 made by LG is an interesting device. Apart from being an interesting device, it is also an extremely popular phone, and the ...

Hackers hit Web security firm Bit9
Boston Herald
Waltham-based online security firm Bit9 suffered a security breach last week because of an “operational oversight” within the company's network. The company said it failed to install its own software product on a handful of computers within its network.

Verizon pushing out much-needed Droid DNA software fix
TechRadar UK
HTC's Droid DNA is an impressive smartphone, but it is also host to more than a few issues in need of fixing. Verizon announced that it will soon release software update version 2.04.605.2 710RD to address a bevy of bug fixes for the handset. Chief among ...

Bungie's Set To Begin The 'Destiny' Promotional Offensive
MTV.com (blog)
Bungie's been pretty quiet since the release of "Halo: Reach" amid their ongoing development of the sci-fi shooter, "Destiny." Well, starting next week, we can probably expect to start seeing/hearing more details in earnest as the studio behind "Halo" begins ...

MTV.com (blog)

Future iPhones Might Be Made From A Single Block Of Aluminum
AppAdvice
A new U.S. patent granted to Apple may give us a glimpse of future iPhone design. First spotted by AppleInsider, the so-called “microslot antenna” technology allows an antenna to be embedded directly into the case of a portable device, making it impossible ...

AppAdvice

Darwin Day Brings out Evolution's Friends and Foes
Newsworks.org (blog)
As we celebrate another Charles Darwin birthday on February 12, friends of Darwinian evolution will pick up on things he got right, and enemies on what he didn't. Darwin was a prolific, wide-ranging thinker and writer, so it's no surprise that a few things he ...

Video game violence research has 'not been very well done'
Shacknews
Following the tragic shooting in Newtown, CT and a subsequent NRA conference that implicated video games as a major part of the problem, the national conversation has turned toward just how much media violence impacts young minds. According to some...

Shacknews

Pink planet in the sky: Mercury makes rare appearance
UPI.com (blog)
You are here: Home / Blog / Pink planet in the sky: Mercury makes rare appearance · Blog. Pink planet in the sky: Mercury makes rare appearance. The closest planet to the Sun will be visible for part of February, giving stargazers a rare look at the zippy little ...

UPI.com (blog)

Apple iWatch: 7 Reasons It Won't Fly
InformationWeek
Squeezing a processor into an iPod Nano form factor mostly means a less-capable computing device, and adding a wristband doesn't change that. Start The Discussion · | February 12, 2013 . Apple is ...

VMware buys Virsto for software-defined datacentre future
ZDNet
Summary: The company is to acquire Virsto, a storage hypervisor and optimisation vendor, in an effort to further its software-defined datacentre strategy. Liam Tung. ...

Landsat 8 Pushes the Earth-Monitoring Envelope
TechNewsWorld
Planet Earth is finally ready for its close-up thanks to the state-of-the-art cameras on board Landsat 8, the newest satellite in a series of Earth-monitoring spacecraft that blasted off Monday with two primary missions: to keep track of Earth's land masses and ...

5 reasons to stick with BlackBerry, and 5 reasons to bail
PCWorld
BlackBerry customers are at a crossroads: Either stick with BlackBerry or switch to some other smartphone platform. If you're still using a BlackBerry, then you've probably grown tired of watching the smartphone world pass you by. However, the new ...

Nokia Lumia 720 & 520 Specs Leak, Announcement Expected At MWC
Mobile & Apps
Nokia shows no signs of slowing down when it comes to releasing new Lumia smartphones. According to a new report, Nokia will be unveiling two new handsets, the Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 at Mobile World Congress later this month. Follow us ...

Arctic Soil Releases Dangerous Levels of CO2, Speeding Global Warming
Science World Report
(Photo : Reuters) Global warming has caused scientists to worry as permafrost melts, releasing a vast amount of CO2 into the atmosphere and further perpetuating the problem. For most of the year, the Arctic is frozen: its hard-packed tundra and ice forming ...

Science World Report

Sonos Playbar: a home theater soundbar that wirelessly streams music for $699 ...
Engadget
We've long been enamored of Sonos' musical streaming technology and its wireless speakers, whether it's the S5 Play:5, the Play:3 or the Sub. But, what if you're looking for some Sonos gear that can stream your favorite MOG or Spotify playlist and deliver ...

Your Help Wanted to Name Pluto's Newest Moons
Fox17
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — If you have ever wanted a chance to make a name for yourself in astronomy, you now have an opportunity. Astronomers who were part of NASA's New Horizons mission have discovered two new moons of Pluto, and now they need ...

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