Archive for July 2014

July 1, 2014

· Russian cyber-spies target western energy companies
· New 3D printer uses Coke bottles to "re-make" anything (Video)
· Microsoft serves federal court order to take down No-IP domains
· T-Mobile sued over fraudulent charges
· 5G mobile network a possibility

July 2, 2014

· IObit: Survey Shows 1/3 People Want to Hide SMS on Smartphones Mainly from Intimate Persons
· Google buys Songza for sweet tune of $39 million
· Russia wants citizens data stored in Russia
· Microsoft looking for beta testers
· NASA launches climate change spacecraft

July 3, 2014

· 5 free, 5 star rated CD-DVD-Blu-Ray burning programs
· Life on the other side of a Facebook status (Video)
· Facebook experiment partially funded by the U.S. government
· Newegg to accept Bitcoins

July 4, 2014

· Monster vs. Hunter game open to sign up but for a limited time
· Dailymotion attacked with malware redirect

July 5, 2014

· Two critical fixes from Microsoft coming on Patch Tuesday

July 6, 2014

· Google bans "super-naughty ads"
· Experts worry about the future of the net

July 7, 2014

· YouTube says slow video is ISP's fault
· iPhone 6: What to Expect (Video)
· TSA: Charge devices before flight or lose them
· Australian teen gets "caution" following hacking attack
· 7 Superpowers You Can Have Right Now.
· Kinect for Windows v2 to ship July 15th
· Gartner says PC market rosy

July 8, 2014

· Google ranks ISPs with video quality report
· Intel, Samsung and Dell form Open Interconnect Consortium
· $6.3 Million security breach at Brazilian Samsung factory
· AVG Security toolbar puts IE users at risk
· New iPhone 6 to be almost indestructable

July 9, 2014

· How do those auction sites that offer an iPad for $1.10 work?
· Mt.Gox to be sold at auction

July 10, 2014

· Hoax: Facebook is not deleting inactive users in November
· Couple sells kids to pay for in-game purchase addiction
· Google exec killed on yacht by "high-end" call girl (Mugshot)
· Bell labs sets a record 10 gigs over copper wire
· Microsofts Flight simulator game to be re-released by Dovetail games

July 11, 2014

· Samsung goes up against Google Play with Galaxy App Store
· Children teach robot to play Angry Birds in Georgia Tech project (Video)
· Would quitting Facebook make you happier?
· Amazon to test out delivery drones

July 12, 2014

· FCC has received over 647,000 net neutrality comments as deadline approaches
· DARPA researchers announce the self-guided bullet
· Data breaches on the rise

July 13, 2014

· Researchers identify new GameOver Zeus variant
· Google revamping malware warnings for Chrome

July 14, 2014

· The Coolest: The Geekiest Cooler EVER!
· TEKKEN 7 trailer released (Video)
· iPad and other electronic devices may cause rashes
· Alcatel Lucent's internet speed flashes past Google Fiber
· Java 7 security updates to continue to work on Windows XP
· Chinese hacker arrested by Canadian Mounties at FBI request

July 15, 2014

· New trailer released for alien invasion game The Hum (Video)
· FCC public comment period for net neutrality ends tomorrow
· Large scale job cuts for Microsoft
· USMC field tests "BigDog" in Hawaii (Video)
· Gameover ZeuS raises its ugly head
· What does a $50,000 potato salad taste like? (Updated)

July 16, 2014

· CNET's database breached by Russian hackers
· Ex-Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega sues over character in Call of Duty: Black Ops II
· Google to assemble bug hunter team
· Microsoft enters the Artificial Intelligence game (Video)

July 17, 2014

· Inspired by Google Glass 13 year old assembles his own (Video)
· Google+ abandons "real names only" policy
· New York announces rules to cover Bitcoins
· Purported leader of LulzSec pleads guilty to hacking
· Malware hiding in cloud

July 18, 2014

· FBI report ruins driverless cars
· Amazon announces Kindle Unlimited
· Warwick University women's rowing club banned from Facebook for racy calendar
· Pushdo Trojan infects 11,000 systems in the first 24 hours
· Dell is now accepting Bitcoins

July 19, 2014

· Beware of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 cyberscams

July 20, 2014

· Chrome attempting to block uTorrent download
· Qplay to shut down its streaming service

July 21, 2014

· Verizon FiOS unveils major upload bandwidth enhancement
· Russian government caught changing Malaysia Airlines MH17 Wikipedia entry
· Judge rules entire Gmail account searchable
· Hackers access Wall Street Journal Facebook page, claim Air Force One crashed in Russia
· China sees slowing of internet usage
· 3D printer produces ice cream

July 22, 2014

· Edward Snowden: Dropbox is 'Hostile to Privacy'
· Internet de-addiction clinic opens in New Delhi
· Comcast now saying that the hellish customer service call was what they train their specialist to do
· Nigerian scammers trying new malware attacks

July 23, 2014

· Share button may share your browsing history, too
· Windows 9 image leaks shows the start menu is back
· SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage return (Video)
· Google under investigation for preferential search result practices
· Samsung 105 inch 4K curved Ultra HD going for $120,000
· Simplocker is targeting Android devices

July 24, 2014

· YouTube star Michelle Phan sued over copyright breach
· Latest anti-virus test results
· Mac OS Yosemite beta is now available
· Facebook worth $190 Billion in Q2
· Southwest Airlines kicks passenger off due to gripe on Twitter

July 25, 2014

· Ride sharing company Lyft starts service in NYC tonight at 7PM
· Restricted airflow was culprit in smartphone fire (Video)
· Phone unlocking bill passes Congress

July 26, 2014

· Google adds offline apps for PC and Android
· Amazon celebrates 75th anniversary of Batman with a free Kindle comic book
· Russia offers $111,000 for TOR user identification
· Sony offering compensation to settle class action suit
· Verizon states it will start throttling users

July 27, 2014

· Mobile website launched by The Pirate Bay

July 28, 2014

· Microsoft's very smart phone ad (Video)
· How Device usage breaks down by age group
· Mad Max: Fury Road trailer
· T-Mobile takes a swipe at AT&T
· Check Out JIBO, The World's First Family Robot

July 29, 2014

· Self-XSS Facebook scam attempts to trick users into hacking themselves
· China raids Microsoft offices
· OKCupid conducted social experiments on unsuspecting users
· Morning after AV software report

July 30, 2014

· All Android users potentially at risk from "Fake ID" vulnerability
· Zero-day flaws found on Symantec Endpoint Security
· The UK has given the green light to driverless cars
· New Facebook scam: "Enter details here to enable your account"
· 64 bit Chrome released as beta

July 31, 2014

· Android leads the smartphone pack
· Amazon offering free apps today only