Anonymous Takes On a Mexican Drug Cartel -
New submitter NarcoTraficante writes “After one of their members was kidnapped in Veracruz, Mexico by the Zetas drug cartel, Mexican Anonymous members have issued an ultimatum to the Zetas…
Surprise: You Can't Make Apps on an iPad (Eliot Van Buskirk/Evolver.fm)
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Eliot Van Buskirk / Evolver.fm:
Surprise: You Can’t Make Apps on an iPad — Click here to view the embedded video. — In some ways, some critics were wrong, when they said the…
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Bill Gates On “The Miracle Of Availability” And Applying Computer Science To The World — Bill Gates just gave a talk at the University of…
"Holographic" Desk Allows Interaction With Virtual Objects -
Zibodiz writes “The Sensors and Devices group at Microsoft Research has developed a new system called HoloDesk that allows users to pick up, move and even shoot virtual 3D objects. It’s…Grand Theft Auto 5 now official -
Fans of Grand Theft Auto who have replayed the game a million times and unlocked every achievement in the game will be ecstatic to know that Rockstar Games has officially confirmed that there…
Wikileaks Suspends Publishing Of Cables Due To "Financial Blockade" -
The birth of the iPod - The events that led to Apple's great ... (Benj Edwards/Macworld)
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Benj Edwards / Macworld:
The birth of the iPod — The events that led to Apple’s great unveiling on October 23, 2001 — The destiny of Apple changed drastically 10 years ago…
Google Reader's Social Features Merging With Google+ -
MrSeb writes “Moments ago, Google announced that Reader, as soon as next week, will be moving closer to Google+. Many of its social features (friending, following, sharing) are being buried in favor…
New PlayStation 3 Hack Emerging? -
Not to worry though, it’s not the “steal your credit card number” kind, it’s more along the lines of facilitating the running of games from burned Blu-Ray disks. Details are scarce at the moment,…
iPhone Keylogger Can Snoop On Desktop Typing -
An anonymous reader writes “Researchers at Georgia Tech demonstrate that a mobile phone located near a keyboard can use its accelerometers to recover text typed by a target. ‘The technique works…
Google Encrypts Search to Thwart Wi-Fi Hackers -
Google radically expanded Tuesday its use of bank-level security that prevents Wi-Fi hackers and rogue ISPs from spying on your searches.
Starting Tuesday, logged-in Google users searching…
OmniTouch projection interface makes the world your touchscreen (video) -
Sometimes you just want to make notes on your forearm. Put that permanent marker down though, because PhD student Chris Harrison et al at Microsoft Research have created a new system…
A fresh start for Google presentations -
A year and a half ago, we released completely new document, spreadsheet and drawing editors. Google Docs has been picking up speed ever since with more than 60 new features and millions of new…
Facebook Sued For Violating Wiretap Laws -
An anonymous reader writes “Facebook is being sued in multiple states for tracking its users even after they logged out of the service. All the lawsuits allege the company violated federal wiretap…
