Archive for August 2013

August 1, 2013

· Backstreet Boys sing about the Apple Store crazy lady (VIDEO)
· Zynga sues 'Bang with Friends' sex app for trademark violation
· Samsung to make the flip phone cool again?
· USB 3.1 specification finalized with speeds up to 10 Gbps
· Google Play downloads beat iTunes but falls short in sales
· A cup of coffee is just a yawn away (VIDEO)
· Individual user profiles for Netflix begin today (VIDEO)
· Fake Expedia email actually a phishing scheme (PHOTO)
· 8 in 10 smartphones sold globally are Android, Microsoft makes progress
· Microsoft Office Mobile now available for Android
· Researchers insert malicious app into IPhone
· iGrow, the hair growing laser-light helmet, is now FDA approved (VIDEO)

August 2, 2013

· Android overtakes iOS with 53% market share in tablet
· FBI uses criminal tactics, including spyware, to spy on you
· Java Back Door Acts as Bot (VIDEO)
· The Land Rover Electric Defender starts its first real-world test (GALLERY)
· How a surveillance story can get out of hand
· Dell's Special Committee accepts founder's new deal at $13.75 a share
· DOJ says that Apple's publishing deals are illegal
· Motorola Tweets about Wood
· Android Device Manager is the Android version of 'Find My iPhone'
· $152 Million in secret funding paid to British spy agency by NSA
· Win8 not faring well
· Area 54 where are you?
· Apple fake charging stations hack to be fixed with iOS7

August 3, 2013

· Activision Blizzard rakes in the cash with Skylanders, World Of Warcraft and Call of Duty: Black Ops II
· Hacked websites for sale at Russian underground store
· Wikipedia looks to block NSA snooping of site and users
· Even Kids can hack
· Pintrest gets popular for retailers, here comes the scammers

August 4, 2013

· $1 Million in rewards paid out during Facebook 'Bug Bounty'
· Sony Online Entertainment Reveals EverQuest Next and Beta Sign-Ups (VIDEO)

August 5, 2013

· McLaren Forza Motorsport 5 winner takes his amazing ride (VIDEO)
· FBI breaches Tor browser via zero day exploit in Firefox 17
· Lottery winning Facebook scams appears again today
· 3D printed rifle gets 14 rounds off before the barrel cracks (VIDEO)
· We sh*t you not; Smart toilet hacked
· 72% of Online Adults are Social Networking Site Users
· Too pretty to be a web developer? LinkedIn thinks so, pulls ads
· Pornsters beware
· Want to buy some Android hacking tools?
· California builders create life-size RC Wall-E (VIDEO)

August 6, 2013

· 2014 Chevrolet Volt sticker price drops $5,000
· Apple initiates charger trade-in program amid publicized 'safety issues'
· Google patents alternative unlocking patterns to launch apps directly
· DHS taps McAfee VP to head cybersecurity division
· Samsung ushers in new 3D memory era with industry’s first 3D vertical NAND flash
· Wikipedia page of US whistleblower edited from US Senate IP address
· FreedomSpot 5580 LTE mobile hotspot now runs on LTE; Free 500MBs a month
· Windows phone easily hacked
· Bank of Scotland faxes personal data

August 7, 2013

· Shark Week show gets called out for being a fake 'documentary' (LOL)
· Yahoo! to get new logo. Yay!
· Best Buy to launch new Windows store in West LA today
· Talking robot astronaut departs for ISS (VIDEO)
· John Carmack (Doom, iD Software) Joins Oculus as CTO
· LG G2 launch show live streaming (VIDEO)
· Windows and Android phones gain over 70% each compared to same quarter last year
· Samsung to replace water damaged Galaxy S4 Active phones
· Android Device Manager is now live
· Malware hosted on Mid-west ISP
· Linux malware released

August 8, 2013

· Microsoft continues to diss the iPad in latest Surface RT ad spot (VIDEO)
· Xbox One design is complete; Here is the unboxing (VIDEO)
· Basic coding program will turn your children into little hackers
· Microsoft Surface RT ad jabs at Apple iPad (VIDEOS)
· Ransomware pushes fake AV software
· HP printers vulnerable

August 9, 2013

· ‘Government interference’ forces shutdown of email service connected to US whistleblower
· Asus says Windows RT is a failure, bows out
· Tesla Model S scores five stars in NHTSA crash tests (VIDEOS)
· LulzSec hacker jailed
· Silent Circle shutters Silent Mail service

August 10, 2013

· Second generation Nexus 10 to be manufactured by ASUS
· Pirate Bay celebrates 10 years by launching 'PirateBrowser' to get around censorship

August 11, 2013

· Snowden Saga 3D: US whistleblower Snowden gets his own game

August 12, 2013

· Speculation: iPhone event September 10th
· How much does NSA read?
· Germany takes steps to thwart the NSA

August 13, 2013

· Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX, PayPal) details the Hyperloop
· 20 hurt in LG G2 promotion melee (VIDEO)
· Liquipel: Protect your devices with water repellent nano technology
· Google ups bounty
· Firefox compromised

August 14, 2013

· Flip-phone meets smartphone: Samsung Hennessy
· Gmail rolling out new full screen compose windows today
· Google filing says Gmail users have no expectation of privacy
· Microsoft launches the Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop
· Official: Windows 8.1 launching October 17th
· Smartphone sales grow 46.5 percent; Microsoft overtakes BlackBerry
· SpaceX's Grasshopper pulls off 100-meter lateral divert test (VIDEO)

August 15, 2013

· Facebook to test its own PayPal competitor to simplify purchases
· Grand Theft Auto Online announced; Coming October 1st (VIDEO)
· Microsoft confirms Skype to be bundled in Windows 8.1
· Github attacked again with DDoS attack
· Apache Struts framework for Java easily hacked

August 16, 2013

· Google Trekker to capture 100 miles of UK canals and rivers
· Ubuntu Edge breaks record for largest amount raised by crowdfunding; still falling short
· 2015 Porsche 918 hybrid supercar shown off on Twitter
· Samsung may unveil smartwatch as soon as September 4th
· Xbox.com PC Marketplace is closing on August 22nd
· ThirdLove offers an undergarment fitting app for women
· Beware of kids sites, porn may be lurking
· Syrian activist hack CNN, Time and The Washington Post

August 17, 2013

· Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 "Power Edition" has landed at Brookstone
· Fix Your Posture with This Animated Guide to Sitting Right
· China probe into IBM, Oracle and EMC products
· Mozilla to launch Firefox for Microsoft's Windows 8 mid-December

August 18, 2013

· Facebook ignores security bug discovery, man takes to Zuckerberg's timeline to prove point (VIDEO)
· Walmart Introduces ‘Gadgets to Gift Cards’

August 19, 2013

· Google outage darkens 40% of internet traffic
· Jobs movie disappoints on opening day
· Samsung Galaxy Mega arriving in the US this month (UPDATED)
· Georgia Tech inserts malware into Apple apps
· British detain Snowden reporter
· Tesla Model S scores NHTSA’s 5-star safety rating across the board (VIDEO)

August 20, 2013

· British spy agency forces Guardian to destroy all US whistleblower documents
· Fiber-optic Broadband to Represent 19% of Global Fixed Broadband Subscriptions by Year-end 2013
· Google Maps for Android and iOS get Waze integration
· Microsoft withdraws security patch for Active Directory
· Miranda coerced into giving up passwords

August 21, 2013

· Majorgeeks checks out the Google Chromecast
· Netflix introduces “My List” to replace queues
· TV service providers and ISP's dominate the top ten bottom rated companies
· Judge approves Kodak’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy as soon as September 3rd
· GeForce 326.80 beta drivers available for download
· Elon Musk's Hyperloop 3D Printed by WhiteClouds (Video)
· Leaker Manning sentenced to 35 years
· Weather blamed for most communication failures
· Speed Tetris player breaks 20-second game barrier

August 22, 2013

· Ubuntu Edge sets crowdsourcing record - falls 19 million short
· Yahoo! beats Google for US internet traffic
· Microsoft goes after parents in the new Nokia Lumina 1020 ad
· Is that email really from Facebook?

August 23, 2013

· Timely Alarm Clock is a better clock for Android
· Shuttered Lavabit owner vows to fight against government surveillance (VIDEO)
· German government warns of Windows 8 backdoor
· Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months
· Meet Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario (VIDEO)
· Amazon to start providing wireless service
· Facebook changes news feed algorithum, quality posts will rise
· Do the British have their own version of the NSA
· Russia hopes to block Tor

August 24, 2013

· Shocking way to kick your social media habit (VIDEO)
· Apple releases trailer for Mac Pro, redesign showcased

August 25, 2013

· Chromecast gets an update for the end user and SDK

August 26, 2013

· US whistleblower gets the Matt Damon seal of approval (VIDEO)
· LG teases the G Pad - an 8.3" tablet (VIDEO)
· Broadband at home rises to 70%, dial-up shrinks to 3%
· Hackers deface Google Palestine homepage
· After spreading Koobface, time to move on to male enhancement pills
· China gets a taste of its own medicine

August 27, 2013

· Samsung announces Galaxy Tab 3 for kids
· Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 to manufacturers - October 18th for you
· Chromecast for iOS released today
· Want to steal company data? Don't email it to yourself!
· Are your mouse movements being tracked?

August 28, 2013

· Monster Climb Hell Race Free for Android
· Monster Truck Destruction Free for Android
· Hijackers now using the NSA in their ransomware
· SEA takes down the New York Times for the second time
· Sony teases new folding tablet thingy (VIDEO)
· Facebook released info on 38,000 users to government agencies
· New Tesla cars hackable
· Hacker sentenced to 18 months
· Steve Wozniak says Apple should build a new phone with China (VIDEO)
· Volvo Cars reveals the two-seater plug-in Concept Coupe (VIDEO)

August 29, 2013

· NASA tests limits of 3-D printing with powerful rocket engine check (VIDEO)
· DirectTV for Android updated adding voice commands, all new interface and menus
· Microsoft SkyDrive update adds Bing-powered OCR features
· Dell introduced all new touchscreens starting as low as $250
· Flexible OLED Market to Rise to $100 Million in 2014
· Every tech commercial is the same (VIDEO)
· IDC lowers its forecast for tablet shipments in 2013
· Windows 8.1 RTM leaks to the web
· Entry-level F-150 now offers SuperCrew and STX Sport Package
· Tor usuage sees dramatic increase

August 30, 2013

· The Anti-Drone scarf is a real thing
· Million-dollar mother, daughter internet 'romance scam' busted (MUGSHOTS, VIDEO)
· John McAfee, insane or a comedic genius? (VIDEO)
· Facebok spam generates millions

August 31, 2013

· Facebook may add profile pics to facial recognition database
· Bunny Skater Free for Android
· Fast & Furious 6 speeds onto Google Play