Flashback: Top news and downloads from the past week

Here is a look at the past weeks downloads and top news:

Most recent downloads from this past week:

DVD43 Plug-in
Iperius Backup Free
DesktopSnowOK
Puran Wipe Disk
Windows Hotfix Downloader
Launcher Dock
DUMo (Drivers Update Monitor)

Popular News Stories:

Linksys routers under attack from self-replicating malware
11 year study finds no radiation harm with mobile devices
Getting rid of StickyKeys from startup
Ian McNaught-Davis dead at 84
Silk Road 2.0 hacked and drained of funds
Dotcom loses appeal
Facebook acquires WhatsApp in $19 Billion deal
WhatsApp co-founder was turned down by Facebook for a job in 2009
Univ. of Maryland hacked
Emergency patch released for Adobe Flash Player
Microsoft slashing price up to 70% off Windows 8.1 for low end devices

Popular Way Off Base stories:

Accidental shooter fires shot at Shooters, six hit
Man tripping on LSD breaks into apartment, claims is Jack Bauer from '24', balances crab on bicycle (Video)
Seattle boys blow up home due to "science project" (Video)
Police: 'Unbelievably stupid' female attempts to leap onto moving freight train (Video)
Today's headline award goes to....BBC News
8 year old drives drunken dad home from pub, results as expected
Wild Chihuahuas terrorize citizens
Southern snow satire: You can run but you can't drive (Video)
Homeland Security wants to track us all with license plate database
Florida Friday: High and bored man steals military Humvee off base (Mugshot + 911 Audio)
Warehouse worker used forklift to dislodge candy bar from vending machine
Arizona chihuahuas have nothing on the wolves of Sochi! (Video)

Popular Random Photos:

Happy Presidents' Day (6 Photos)
iPhone with Flappy Bird installed arrives
What are you trying to say? (4 Photos)
Dealing with winter (3 Photos)
Facebook popularity
4:20 Error Message?
HTML from start to finish (3 Photos)
Selfless selfies (4 Photos)
Seems Legit? (2 Photos)
What's up dog? (4 Photos)
Internet cookies (4 Photos)

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