Archive for June 2014
June 1, 2014
· Facebook IM trojan politley asks ‘Can I post these pictures on Facebook?’
· Pod thief attempts to 'friend' victim on Facebook
· Random Photo: The Rubik's Cube curse
June 2, 2014
· Google to spend $1 billion launching 180 satellites for global internet service
· You're Doing it Wrong (8 Photos)
· Hero dad saves kids from fleeing car thief with pickup truck (Video)
· Right to be forgotten spurs 12,000 requests to Google
· Apple's WWDC 2014 keynote: the future of iOS, the Mac, and more
· OS X Yosemite: Apple's latest desktop operating system is free this fall
· Apple Introduces iOS 8
· Apple meets Dropbox head-on with iCloud Drive
· Apple officially introduces iOS 8 “Healthkit” platform & “Health” app
· Apple expands AirDrop to let Macs and iPhones share files, phone calls, and more
· Linkin Park Facebook fanpage hacked and rolled
· Dunkin' Donuts evacuated
June 3, 2014
· Google Glass tries to go chic
· "What a piece of junk!" - Leaked behind the scenes photos of Star Wars VII (7 Photos)
· Phishing scam a keylogger
· 'Operation Tovar' disrupts GameOver Zeus botnet and Cryptolocker
· Two billion views: "Gangnam Style"
· Seems Legit? (8 Photos)
· Apples updated Spotlight search: Powered by Bing? @ Mac OS X Compatible
June 4, 2014
· The Wisconsin stabbings should be a reminder to monitor your children’s online activity
· Call to arms by comedian John Oliver breaks FCC site (Video)
· Dave Brockie, GWAR lead singer, died of accidental heroin overdose
June 5, 2014
· Amazon to release 3D holographic phone June 18
· Reset the Net: One year anniversary of Snowden leaks
· Japanese researchers develop the best robot ever
· Sprint, T-Mobile Move Closer to a $32 Billion Deal (Video)
· Facebook, LOL (11 Photos)
June 6, 2014
· Hoax: Charles Manson Granted Parole
· Vodafone reveals global government surveillance via "secret wires"
· Would you want to be one of the last two on earth? You can be.
· Florida Friday: Florida judge punches public defender (Video)
· Army loses info on 16,000 personnel
· Yahoo gives one last access to Flickr via Google, Facebook logins
· Random Photo: Everybody PANIC!
June 7, 2014
· CIA now on Twitter, follow them or be followed....
· Malvertising becoming a serious threat
· Video collection on the auction block - 11,000 titles
· Dog becomes first skydiver
· Mother bear rescues cub from freeway
June 8, 2014
· Google Chrome surpasses Microsoft Internet Explorer for top US web browser spot
· US government issues hacker attack warning, "defensive measures" needed
· More Smart Cars tipped in San Francisco
· Combat vet invents a wheelchair tank (Video)
June 9, 2014
· Tesla considers giving away its technology to speed up development
· Russian computer passes Turing Test for the first time
· Illinois man convicted of robbery via facial recognition technology
· Apple CEO Tim Cook and the iMac running Windows tweet SNAFU
· Will new AppleTV be able to play games? @ Mac OS Compatible
· R.I.P: Rik Mayall, 'Rick' from the Young Ones, Dead at 56
June 10, 2014
· Verizon sends cease and desist to Netflix. Netflix: LOL
· Pair of teens hack into ATM using online manual and a default password
· Short film by District 9, Avatar VFX artist gets tap for feature length production
· Random Photo: Technical animal
· WWDC 2014 session videos available online @ Mac OS Compatible
June 11, 2014
· Kaspersky Labs provides real-time cyberstats
· CrowdStrike finds a second Chinese hacking group
· Hackers taking thousands with Cryptowall ransomware
· Feedly and Evernote hit with DDoS attack
· Apple Reportedly Launching Updated iMacs with Faster Processors Next Week @ Mac OS X Comaptible
· Google to buy Skybox
· Russia arrests two in iPhone ransomware attacks
· Twitter temporarily pulls TweetDeck due to security issue
· Random Photo: Dark, warm and humid weather for some on Wednesday
June 12, 2014
· Comcast turning your routers into public Wi-Fi hotspots – here’s how to disable them
· Facebook to allow users to alter their ad profiles starting today
· Microsoft takes a poke at Google by promising not to scan email to sell ads
· Solar storm may bombard Earth on Friday the 13th
· HP developing new architecture of computers
· When and how smartphones are stolen
· TweetDeck shutdown was due to a teen's errant heart
· Woman has 50 pound tumor removed from her abdomen
· Man arrested for having sex with a pool raft (Mugshot)
· Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Build 13E16 to Developers @ Mac OS Compatible
June 13, 2014
· US Marshals auction off Silk Road Bitcoin
· MajorGeeks provides perfectly formed news section
· Florida Friday: Woman arrested with 7 Publix lobsters in pants
June 14, 2014
· How to opt out of targeted ads on your smartphone
· Apple 5W USB power adapter may overheat, exchange offered
· AT&T wireless users data exposed in security breach
· Wine 1.7.20 Released
· Save 30% on MajorGeeks Designed T's with coupon code 'Summer30'. Expires 6/30
June 15, 2014
· Cloudfare to offer DDos attack protection
· Navy's stealth destroyer designed for the video gamer generation (Video)
· Happy Father's Day (3 Photos)
June 16, 2014
· The Daily Show weighs in on Google Glass (Video)
· Random Photo: Tip of the day
June 17, 2014
· East and West Coasts start up the drone wars (2 Videos)
· Domino's Pizza: Hacked in 30 minutes or less
· Top 7 Geek Books for Summer 2014
· Facebook and Twitter blocked in Iraq
· Bear chases joggers
· Interactive real-time cyberthreat map from Kaspersky Labs (Video)
June 18, 2014
· Squadrone System HEXO+: No operator needed for this drone (Video)
· US Department of Transportation urging Congress to regulate in-car navigation aids
· Paid web priority may be banned
· Random Photo: Google engagement spoiler
· Mr.Peanut gets a new ride
· The Sex Lube Olympics
· Football full of drugs fall short of prison fence
· "NullCrew" hacker arrested by FBI
· Here are all the new emoji coming soon (2 Photos)
· YouTube to block bands that don’t sign up for its new subscription service
· Robotic snacking device for gamers - major BETA (Video)
· The FBI has a Twitter cheat sheet
· Twitter will now support GIFs
· New scam slithers onto Facebook: "Huge snake eats man alive!"
· Random photo: Soccer, LOL
· Obama bumper sticker @ PTTM
· Ghost at Alcatraz caught on camera (Video)
· Duck Stampede (Video)
· Sunbather causes multi-car wreck
June 19, 2014
· Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 released
· Adobe InCopy CC 2014 released
· Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 released
· Adobe InDesign CC 2014 released
· Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 released
· Adobe After Effects CC 2014 released
· Adobe Muse CC 2014.0.0 released
· Adobe Flash Pro CC 2014 released
· Adobe Audition CC 7.0.0 released
· Adobe Media Encoder CC 8.0.0 released
· Harley Davidson's electric bike project "LiveWire" (Videos)
· It's a sign @ PedalToTheMetal (10 Photos)
· Facebook trojan mines for Bitcoin
· Kill Switch makes a big dent in phone theft
· Brief outage at Facebook
· Random Photo: The foundation of time travel
· It's a sign. Literally
· World Cup Certificate
· Does Malibu have an underwater alien base?
· Meaty Presidents on display in NYC - Meat Rushmore (Videos)
June 20, 2014
· Adobe SpeedGrade CC 8.0 released
· Adobe PreludeCC 2014 released
· Adobe Edge Animate CC 4.0.0 released
· Facebook's outage cost $500,000 in lost ad revenue
· Seems Legit? (9 Photos)
· Florida Friday: Adult film star seeks election to school board
· Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Build 13E19 to Developers @ Mac OS Compatible
· .trust coming to a web site soon
· Random Photos: Security flaw and an old school patch (2 Photos)
· "Bender" shuts down Metro-North commuter rail in CT
June 21, 2014
· Kid's letter causes heart bleed at Google
· Google Gesture app: Translates sign language into speech (Video)
· Would opening your Wi-Fi connection enhance your privacy?
· Random Photo: This device doesn't work right, or left
· It's a sign (10 Photos)
· Samurai has soccer skills (Video)
June 22, 2014
· It's a sign (10 Photos)
· Random Photo: Time driven fail
· Facebook, LOL (3 Photos)
· Chinese company fined for selling signal jammers
· People Poupon everything these days (Videos)
· Freaky Friday in Florida: Dance off (Video)
June 23, 2014
· 300k servers remain vulnerable to Heartbleed
· ala Seinfeld - rhymes with mulva; American stuck in massive female stone sculpture
· Harley-Davidsons electric bike goes on tour
· New Facebook scam: [SAD VIDEO] Her head was beat in and she died during this fight!
June 25, 2014
· Octopush wants you to suck it on Kickstarter (Video)
· Triumph Watches The World Cup (Video)
· You're Doing it Wrong (8 Photos, 1 Video)
· Montana gets hacked
· Massive malware network used by cops
· Corvette found 33 years after being stolen in Detroit @ PTTM (Video)
· Stabbing Victim Walks Into Queens McDonald’s With Knife In His Back (Video)
· John Oliver takes Dr.Oz to task about dietary supplements (Video)
· Supreme Court demands police get a warrant to search phones
· Netgear's new Nighthawk X6 router offers 6 antennas, 3 Wi-Fi radios, 802.11ac and looks killer (Video)
June 26, 2014
· Random Photo: Imminent termination of battery life
· "Tracy Morgan is dead"
· "Right to be forgotten" requests pour in
· FIFA security fail
· Random Photo: You're Doing it RIGHT!
· Man locked out of car torches bakery after 911 refuses to help (Video)
· This adorable 3-year old would never steal a doughnut (Video)
· Random photo: Great response and advice
· Topless! @ Pedal To The Metal
· US soccer team plays today, all are excused from work!
· Man with 100 pound scrotum seeks funds (Video)
· Abandoned dog rescued (Video)
June 27, 2014
· Florida Friday: Handcuffed court employee munches pot in cop car (Video)
· Florida Friday: Man claims alleged police theft wrecked him (Mugshot)
June 28, 2014
· Phone scams cost UK users over £21m
· Tech to the rescue! Hi-tech protection for safety minded geeks
· Mountain Lion found at shopping center (Video)
· Man on meth mistakes Plymouth Prowler for alien spaceship (Videos)
· Random Photo: Garden space oddities
· US Marine Harrier pilot makes perfect landing without nose gear (Video)
· Wine 1.7.21 Released
· Apple stops development of Aperture @ Mac OS Compatible
· Verizon Wireless employee stole 900 phones, made $270,000 profit on eBay
· Aereo plans 'pause' after Supreme Court ruled it illegal
· Verizon billing service goes offline
· MonkeyParking in hot water in San Francisco
· Random Photo: Airline safety fail
· Arson charge for woman attempting to kill spider
June 29, 2014
· FDA approves ReWalk robotic exoskeleton (Video)
· Honest Trailers - Forrest Gump (Video)
June 30, 2014
· Facebook's secret "feeling manipulation" experiment results in angry feelings
· Random Photo: Monday Monday
· California removes ban on cyber currency
· Panasonic ventures into the classroom