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Financial paper hacked by Syrians

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:37:49 -0400

Britain's Financial Times was hacked last week by a mysterious group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army. The newspaper's technology blog was hacked to display a slogan saying: "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." Several Twitter feeds run by the Financial Times were also plastered with similar slogans. The FT later said its blogs and social media accounts had been compromised ...

Hackers target important Saudi websites

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:36:20 -0400

The Saudi Arabia state news agency has reported a coordinated attack on the country's government websites. Several government websites in Saudi Arabia came under heavy cyber attacks last week, shutting them down for a short time. The attacks have been traced to IP addresses from a number of countries. Saudi investigators found the attacks had been launched from hundreds of Internet ...

Yahoo to buy popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion Report

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:58:17 -0400

If the acquisition takes place, it would be the biggest for Yahoo under Mayer and come in the wake of other pricey deals for startups, such as Facebook's acquisition of the photo app Instagram for stock worth $1 billion at the ...

Google Americas third political party

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:47:25 -0400

(Credit: James Martin/CNET) Congress is a dog that won't go for a walk. We can tug at its leash as hard as we want, but it sits in the middle of the sidewalk, barking a defiant "no." It's not a purposeful no. It's just a refusal for the sake of it, couched in principle. Then along comes America's most ambitious politician. No, it's not Paul Ryan or ...

Twitter will damn your soul Saudi cleric says

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:00 -0400

(Credit: Twitter/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Life becomes more meaningful when someone from a long way away reflects your own thoughts. It makes you feel less alone, less forlorn on your island of one. I was, therefore, lifted to heights previously unimagined on hearing that the head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has declared that Twitter is an appalling waste ...

Yahoo board approves $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr -- WSJ

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:04:37 -0400

The Wall Street Journal is reporting on Twitter that Yahoo's board has given the green light for the company's $1.1 billion purchase of the blogging ...

Rate your AV receivers autosetup program

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:05 -0400

I've had a run of bad luck with some of the latest AV receivers' autosetup programs; they set the subwoofer volume way too loud, or misidentified the "sizes" of the speakers (one receiver tagged our ...

A look back at NASAs planet-pinpointing space scope

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:47:01 -0400

The space agency says the Kepler space telescope is having equipment issues. With the mission threatened, we look back at Kepler's mind-expanding search for Earth-like ...

Colm Piercys Digiweb is now worth €120m-plus after Viatel merger deal

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:40:38 -0400

Digiweb will have revenues of over EUR60m this year following the deal, with financiers now estimating the broadband and telecoms firm to be worth nearly EUR120m. Entrepreneur of the Year Piercy will remain as the majority shareholder of digiweb following the deal which has seen Morgan Stanley emerge as the second largest shareholder in the firm. The Wall Street giant is understood to have ...

SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR BUSINESS Time to hang out ON google +

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:40:37 -0400

Google Plus account or page, you should use this to your advantage to ensure you continue to post and interact regularly as more users come online.The key updates are as follows:* You can now do live, free video calls with up to 10 friends at once in "hangout" and record them.* There is a new auto upload of photos which allows you to store all your photos online for free.* They've ...

Verizon Galaxy S4 starts shipping early

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:33:14 -0400

Samsung plans a hard-core Galaxy S4, says report While I've yet to see video footage, I can only assume that many happy dances have followed receipt of these emails. The Galaxy S4 on other carriers, ...

Review Blood Dragon a blast of pure 80s mayhem

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:51:51 -0400

Ubisoft created for last year's "Far Cry 3." You don't need that game to play "Blood Dragon." Instead, your $15 buys you a scaled-down version of "FC3" with a smaller map, fewer weapons and a streamlined leveling-up system. It takes just six hours or so to play through, which isn't necessarily a bad thing if you felt "FC3" dragged on too ...

Exploring the artsy side of 3D printing

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:51:50 -0400

3D printing technology is a game changer in the arts and crafts world. "It really takes the lid off of what's possible," says Andrej Suskavcevic, president and CEO of the Craft and Hobby Association, in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. "It seems to me it'll provide a really good bridge between technology and hands-on crafting." Randy Sarafan, technology editor at ...

Review Toshibas MacBook rival Kirabook

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:51:49 -0400

stunning option to its MacBooks: screens with ultra-high resolution. These "Retina" displays reveal four times as much detail as any Windows laptop screen ... until now. Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display. Does this mean Windows users can let go of MacBook envy? Sort of. The jump in resolution with ...

The Winklevoss twins are Bitcoin bulls

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:23:11 -0400

A few months ago, word spread that the twins, Cameron and Tyler, had set up their own investment firm and decided to focus on a curious market niche: ...

Android has become a hedge against Microsoft and Windows

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:20:34 -0400

(Credit: Hewlett-Packard) Hewlett-Packard rolled out another Android device this week. This could become a pattern as PC makers hedge against a world that's less about Microsoft and more about Google. On Tuesday, the largest PC maker in the world -- a dubious distinction these days ...

New MacBook Air imminent

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:18:53 -0400

MacConnection , stock has vanished for the popular 13.3-inch Air with a 1.8GHz processor and 256GB solid-state drive. That said, Best Buy has stock, but it's the "only reseller on ...

Teen dies trying to hold onto iPad during theft police say

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:18:52 -0400

A 15-year-old in Las Vegas dies after the passenger in a car allegedly tries to steal his iPad as he walks down the street. Police say the teen wouldn't let go of his iPad and was run ...

Google Glass and the mens room urinals

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:26:42 -0400

commentary What mind-blowing breakthrough will result from the advent of Google's high-tech specs? Maybe redesigned men's rooms? CNET's Danny Sullivan considers the topic, and shares his stream of ...

Fugitive to police on Facebook Catch me if you can. They do

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:20:41 -0400

Taunting the police on Facebook has limited benefits -- as one wanted man in the U.K. discovers when it takes police just 12 hours to catch up with him. They leave him a taunting message on Facebook in ...

Previously on Arrested Development NPRs epic guide to the shows running gags

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:23:13 -0400

(Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Watch out for that stair car... and any of the other numerous running jokes from resurrected cult hit ...

How to really really make your naked Snapchat photos disappear

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:23:12 -0400

App maker KS Mobile insists that its Clean Master can help all those who are concerned that their spontaneous naked Snapchat snaps might linger in some technological depths. At least it can help users on ...

Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:47:11 -0400

FREMONT, Calif. -; In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 ...

Google Translate now serves 200 million people daily

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:31 -0400

(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Translate provides a billion translations a day for 200 million users, the company revealed here Friday at ...

Why this old-school Trekkie loves the Star Trek reboots

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:21:40 -0400

Crave writer Amanda Kooser, a longtime Trekkie, looks at "Star Trek Into Darkness" through the lens of a long "Star Trek" history and (mostly) embraces the new ...

Gallo Micro SE How can a speaker this small sound this good

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:21:28 -0400

Micro SE speaker ($239) is a tiny steel sphere, just 4 inches in diameter -- that's the size of an orange. It's an audiophile quality performer, capable of delivering high-resolution sound and a big, downright spacious stereo image. In fact, the imaging of the Micro SE and the slightly ...

New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:47:01 -0400

Reuters © Visitors play with Microsoft's Xbox 360 consoles at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, September 15, 2011. REUTERS/Kim ...

Google Glass cool or creepy

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:39:26 -0400

Google Glass, a cross between a mobile computer and eyeglasses that can both record video and surf the Internet, is now available to a select few but is already among the year's most buzz-worthy new gadgets. The device has geeks all aflutter but is unnerving everyone from lawmakers to casino operators worried about the potential for hitherto unimagined privacy and policy violations."I ...

Google Glass the futures in face recognition

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:39:26 -0400

Google Glass, the total power of the web was literally within sight of every conversation. Using a screen positioned just above each wearer's right eye, Glass is able to offer, for now, directions, search results, information, reminders and emails without even the need to reach for a mobile phone. Thanks to its voice-activated camera, a photo or ten-second video is as easy as saying 'OK ...

Could Tumblr turn into Yahoos MySpace

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:10 -0400

Can Yahoo and Tumblr >>> (Credit: CNET screenshot) Marissa Mayer wants Yahoo to attract a younger, hipper and cooler audience for Yahoo. Its audience of 700 million is aging, and the 18-year-old brand that defined the first era of the web doesn't have a compelling entry point to attract the coveted 18-to-34 demographic. Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology conference ...

Googles wearable Glass gadget cool or creepy

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:25:09 -0400

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette ...

Pixels camera failure only one of many

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:20:54 -0400

Google Keep note-taking comes to Chrome Ian Ellison-Taylor, Director of Web Platform Product Management, agreed. "We have done a lot of work on performance per tab, and on our own apps, as well," he said. The first steps toward solving the virtual memory problem has been completed, Kay said. They've been able to get a tab to recognize when it's streaming audio. The ...

Want a 10-foot-tall painting of Star Wars action figures

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:17:40 -0400

(Credit: Kickstarter) Do you still have your original "Star Wars" action figures? Mine are tucked away in storage, but looking at Rob Burden's artwork makes me want to dig them out. The San Francisco artist is so obsessed with his old "Star Wars" figures that he does 10-foot-tall oil paintings of them, like "The Birth of a Jedi," above. The works ...