Archive for September 2013

September 1, 2013

· Garfield's Escape for Android

September 2, 2013

· Samsung Galaxy Note 12.2-inch tablet surfaces in leaked render
· Malware Authors Employ Variety to Evade Security Detection
· New Zealand man 3D prints an Aston Martin DB4
· Verizon Reaches Agreement To Acquire Vodafone's 45 Percent Interest In Verizon Wireless For $130 Billion
· Windows Phone gains to highest level of 8.2% market share on first time smartphone buyers

September 3, 2013

· Microsoft to acquire Nokia’s devices & services business, license Nokia’s patents and mapping services
· Blackberry Messenger beta for Android video surfaces
· SEA hacks the US Marines website
· Hacker group recruits for renewed attacks against US and Israel on 9-11 anniversary (VIDEO)
· Next Android to be called KitKat with giveaways coming on September 6th
· Syrian Electronic Army hacked
· Flaw in Facebook earns reward of $12,500
· Android KITKAT 4.4 ad pokes fun at Apple designer Jony Ive (VIDEO)

September 4, 2013

· Hashtags on Facebook do nothing to help additional exposure
· HDMI 2.0 officially announced: 18Gbps bandwidth, 60fps 4K, 32 channel audio
· CSR's keyboard is the worlds thinnest (VIDEO)
· Xbox One in stores Friday, November 22nd (VIDEO)
· Panasonic to retreat from consumer smartphones
· Citadel back and stealing info again
· Samsung Smartwatch unveiled at Berlin trade show, release date in October (VIDEO)

September 5, 2013

· Secrets of the Chat:Terrorists receive new mobile phone encryption software
· Nokia mocks Samsung and Android in 'violent' tweet
· Is the SEA standalone or are they being helped?
· TRENDnet slapped with 20 years probation over webcam flaw
· New email malware set to steal your bank account
· Rumor: Apple testing iPhone screens as large as six inches
· Avoiding social media scams requires reading comprehension

September 6, 2013

· Ocala Police warn of man scamming money to build bridge in Malaysia
· Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo hits mach 1.43 at 69,000 feet (VIDEO)
· Official trailer released for Robocop remake (VIDEO)
· Facebook tables plans to use member's faces in ads
· Update on TOR usage
· Introducing the iPhone 5S parody (VIDEO)

September 7, 2013

· Backlash over NSA spying sends Google racing to encrypt data
· Tron 3D + HD for Android
· Florida AG asks Kitson, Inc. to stop selling clothing that glamorizes prescription drugs

September 8, 2013

· Startup “iCracked” will fix or buy your damaged iPhone

September 9, 2013

· All smartphone data accessible to NSA
· Will Grand Theft Auto V be the most expensive game to date?
· Nissan Nismo Smartwatch watches track and driver (VIDEO)
· Moto X "Lazy Phone" Ad -- Touchless Control (VIDEO)
· Acxiom opens up its data store
· Dell working on a $100 portable thumb drive computer
· Porsche releases full, official details on 918 Spyder hybrid
· Matthew Cordle confesses to killing man in crash (VIDEO, UPDATE)

September 10, 2013

· Microsoft urged to put Ford boss on CEO shortlist
· BMW i8 plug-in hybrid revealed - starting at $135,000
· Netflix coming to Virgin Media
· Dyson sues Samsung over new vacuum's steering mechanism
· Changes underway at Apple’s website
· Walmart launches smartphone trade-in program in the U.S starting September 21st
· Spike in TOR usage identified as a botnet
· Google pushes to encrypt data
· Watch the Apple iPhone 5S press event streamed live at 10:00 AM PST (Video, Summary now available)

September 11, 2013

· YouTube DUI killer Matthew Cordle has change of heart, will not plead "guilty"
· Apple's got much more than just a new iPhone (VIDEO)
· SlickLogin: Silent assassin of the alpha numeric password
· Apple stock down 6% 24 hours after new iPhone reveal
· Jimmy Kimmel punks people on the street with the "new" iPhone 5s (VIDEO)
· Half of the Bluetooth Enabled Devices Shipped in 2013 will be Smart or Smart Ready
· Backlash over 9-11 market placement forces AT&T to issue apology
· NSA accused of industrial espionage
· John McAfee Dead....not

September 12, 2013

· Samsung following Apple’s lead bringing 64-bit processors to the next generation of phones and tablets
· Dell stockholders approve Michael Dell's $24.9 billion buyout
· Why the gold iPhone is the best (VIDEO)
· Moto X picks on the new iPhone 5C colors in this new spot
· New ransomeware using the NSA as a bogus malware trap
· Leave your hand grenades at home advises the TSA
· Twitter tweets IPO intentions

September 13, 2013

· iPhone 5C pre-orders now available with delivery on September 20th
· Google may owe you up to $10k for Street View wiretapping law violations
· Phonebloks: A concept phone with interchangeable parts (VIDEO)
· France gets paranoid over Snowden revelations
· Picture passwords less secure than a 4 pin

September 14, 2013

· GTAV midnight launch details and store locators
· Microsoft pulls iPhone 5 parody (VIDEO)
· Trade in your iPad for Surface at a Microsoft store and get at least $200
· AT&T now sending out letters to persistent pirates warning of account termination
· Google Street View car Crashes Into a Bus....Then Another Bus
· California school district hires firm to monitor students social media
· Latest Java release aims at fixing "Drive-by" vulnerability
· Microsoft has reissued September patches after complaints

September 16, 2013

· HTC America lays off 20% of its workforce
· Joystiq reviews Grand Theft Auto V a day before release (VIDEO)
· Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden: Terrorists love Gmail
· NASA uses drones against potential killers - Hurricanes (VIDEO)
· Star Trekkies inundate NSA Control Room

September 17, 2013

· iPhone 5s & iPhone 5c Arrive on Friday, September 20
· McAfee names actress Lily Collins most dangerous celeb for internet lookup
· Android WebView exploit allows installation of malicious software
· Technical glitch allows Iranians access to Twitter, Facebook
· Windows 8.1 priced at $119.99+ for full install in retail packaging or download
· Condoms for your thumb drive?
· Brazilian hacker confuses NASA with NSA
· George Takei takes a look at Google Glass with Lamarr Wilson (VIDEO)

September 18, 2013

· iOS 7 will be available to everyone today
· Google considers ditching 'cookies'
· Microsoft issues emergency fix for IE bug
· AT&T to offer 99-cent Galaxy S3 Mini on September 27, pre-order on 19th
· One third of TOR traffic is fraudulent
· Celeb searching leads to virus
· Grand Theft Auto V exceeds $800 million in first 24 hours setting new record

September 19, 2013

· Conan upgrades to iOS 7 (VIDEO)
· Watch this eagle soar with a camera on its back (VIDEO)
· Hackers offer reward for first iPhone 5s fingerprint hack
· Apple computers at risk to "Kissing" trojan
· New ransomware transforms computers into BITCOIN mining

September 20, 2013

· Former Amazon.com CFO Joy Covey killed by Amazon delivery van (VIDEO)
· iOS 7: Boy's tears over Apple's new software (VIDEO)
· Pintrest promises not to screw up the site with ads - most users welcome it
· 250 'Breaking Bad' items up for sale on ScreenBid
· Feds ask for backdoors
· KVM switch used to pilfer 1.3 million pounds

September 21, 2013

· iPhone overnight campers robbed at gun point (VIDEO)

September 22, 2013

· LinkedIn sued for hacking into members external e-mail accounts

September 23, 2013

· Colin Farrell and Paula Patton considered for Warcraft movie
· iPhone 5s Outsells 5c by 3.4x in the United States opening weekend
· Apple sells 9 million iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C units in first weekend
· LG Vu 3 with 5.2-inch HD 4:3 display, Snapdragon 800 processor announced
· The iPhone’s Fingerprint Sensor has already been hacked
· BlackBerry to be acquired for $4.7 Billion
· Beware of fake iFruit for Grand Theft Auto V at Google Play
· Trend Micro celebrates 25 years
· Intel's vPro not turned off when computer is powered down
· Microsoft SkyDrive accounts now top out at 200GB (VIDEO)
· Strip club sues Oracle over unpaid $33,540 tab (VIDEO)

September 24, 2013

· Apple updates iMac line
· BlackBerry: Leaked version of BBM delays official release to iOS and Android
· GM CEO Akerson: Cadillac will take on Tesla
· F.A.A. nears new rules on portable devices
· Star Wars Trench Run demo released by Oculus Rift (VIDEO)
· Still think you shouldn't update your Java?
· .jpg's used to spread malware in Asia

September 25, 2013

· Samsung to launch smartphone with curved screen in October
· Unmanned F-16 jet tested by Boeing and US Air Force (VIDEO)
· #hashtag with Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake (VIDEO)
· Dead Drops for the Rest of Us
· RSA warns customers of encryption flaw
· NYC cops pushing iOS7

September 26, 2013

· Recalculating: Apple map app directs drivers over active airport runway
· BlackBerry holds off on earnings call due to letter of intent to sell
· Bill Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake during Harvard Campaign Q&A (VIDEO)
· Time Warner Cable hints at more modem fee hikes
· The Gold iPhone Shortage Will Soon Be Over (VIDEO)
· Dell abandons Windows RT
· The NSA is looking for a Privacy Officer
· Google Glass road show starting October 5, in North Carolina
· Facebook finally allows editing of posts

September 27, 2013

· UK secretly arrested 16 year old for Spamhaus DDoS attack
· BlackBerry confirms loss of $965 million and 45% sales drop
· Google marks 15th anniversary with "Hummingbird" update
· Google celebrates turning 15 with a 'whack a Piñata' Google Doodle and Easter egg
· Internet safety being pushed in the UK
· Google dumps "Imessage for Android"

September 30, 2013

· New Microsoft Surface ad now available (VIDEO)
· Delta to equip 11,000 pilots with Microsoft Surface 2 tablet devices
· Google now warns if it suspects "state-sponsored attacks"
· Report states that China hacked into defense systems
· NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ingredient of Household Plastic in Space (VIDEO)