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Microsoft Touch Mouse Feels Just Right

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:54:35 +0000

Let's imagine Microsoft two years ago, gazing longingly at Apple's just-released Magic Mouse and wondering how Microsoft might jump into the buttonless mouse game. Cut to the present day, and the Redmond giant has released Touch Mouse

Apple Releases OS X Lion 10.7.1

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:08:16 +0000

Lion users, get ready for a software update. Apple has just released out its first update for OS X Lion. The latest Mac OS, 10.7.1, is available as of Tuesday. The update weighs in at a mere 17.4 MB, a nice departure from the hefty update

Firefox 6 Released Early

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:40:36 +0000

Firefox 6 isn't scheduled to be released until Tuesday, but Mozilla has uploaded installation files to a FTP server for those who want to get their hands on the upgraded browser early

Anonymous Hackers Attack BART Website

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:33:40 +0000

Hackivist group Anonymous attacked San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) website, myBART.org, on Sunday. As of Monday, the site is still down, with a message that reads, "This site is currently under renovation."

Hackers hit newspaper site, claim Quebec PM dead

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:23:04 +0000

Hackers attacked the website of a prominent Canadian newspaper early on Tuesday and posted a false news item alleging Quebec Premier Jean Charest had died of a heart attack, the paper said

Da Vinci's Codex launched on iPad

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:16:06 +0000

"The Da Vinci Code" may have been a popular e-book for years, but now readers around the world can view the manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Arundel in high definition on iPad as the British Library launches its "e-book treasures"

Starbucks Card Social Experiment Hacked by Entrepreneur

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:49:35 +0000

Sam Odio, a serial entrepreneur who previously sold his photo startup Divvyshot to Facebook, has manipulated Jonathan Stark’s now-famous communal Starbucks Card to transfer $625 of the balance to his own Starbucks Card

Sprint ditches 4G model of RIM PlayBook

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:34:14 +0000

Sprint Nextel Corp has scrapped plans to sell a high-speed version of Research In Motion Ltd's PlayBook tablet because of slack demand, delivering another blow to BlackBerry phone maker

Security expert warns hackers can attack Android

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:27:13 +0000

A mobile security expert says he has found new ways for hackers to attack phones running Google Inc's Android operating system. Riley Hassell, who caused a stir when he called off an appearance at a hacker's conference last week

Kabam! Facebook gamers fume after script deletes fake stuff

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:55:42 +0000

On August 4, Kabam turned up in The Los Angeles Times, lauded as a small social gaming company "quietly gaining momentum" in an arena dominated by giants like Zynga, Electronic Arts, and Disney. But that same day, engineers pushed out