Archive for January 2012
January 1, 2012
· Chrome nears 20% share, IE resumes slide
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January 2, 2012
· MAME Arcade Emulator now on Google Chrome
· Insiders Call HP's WebOS Software Fatally Flawed
· Samsung takes girl from iPhone 4S ad for Galaxy Tab 8.9 spot
· Misconceptions About iOS Multitasking
· A new record high of 1.2 billion apps were downloaded in last week of 2011
· Belarus limits use of 'foreign' websites, while Kuala Lumpur mandates WiFi in eateries
January 3, 2012
· Users desert Windows XP in near-record numbers
· LG 55-inch OLED TV panel slapped with $8,000 price tag
· Siri clone removed from Android Market
· 5 major changes facing the Internet in 2012
· The Commodore 64 is 30
· XSS flaw in WordPress 3.3 - How the smallest things make testing tough
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· AT&T to pay TiVo $215M to settle patent lawsuit
· Canadian gets through U.S. customs with a passport picture and an iPad
· Researcher: Many Stratfor passwords are weak
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· Cookie Stumbler Express 1.2.1 released on the Mac App Store
January 4, 2012
· Convicted murderer gets new trial after computer virus destroys data
· Hitachi unveils a slew of hard drives for Macs
· No Warrant Needed for GPS Monitoring, Judge Rules
· New Microsoft patent: Walking directions that avoid crime-ridden neighborhoods
· Defensive search-and-destroy "virus" delivered to Japanese government
· File-Sharing Recognized as Official Religion in Sweden
· Netflix's 20M members streamed 2B hours in Q4 of 2011
January 5, 2012
· File-Sharing Recognized as Official Religion in Sweden
· Logitech intros the Cube: doubles as mouse, presenter
· University develops tablet 'liquid keyboard'
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· 1Password Pro grabs the TUAW Best of 2011 iPad utility app award
· AT&T adds 11 cities to 4G LTE network
· BitTorrent takes on Dropbox with personal file sharing
· Sprint Throttles Top 1% of Data Users, No "Truly Unlimited" Data For US iPhone Users
January 6, 2012
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· Symantec's Norton AntiVirus source code exposed by hackers
· AOC reveals 22-inch, USB-powered 1080p monitor
· Livestreaming Journalists Want to Occupy the Skies With Cheap Drones
· Warner Brothers Gives Cold Shoulder To Redbox, Netflix, & Blockbuster By Waiting 56 Days Instead Of 28 For New Movies
· HBO Stops Direct DVD Shipments To Netflix
· Ramnit worm steals 45,000 Facebook logins
· E-voting machine freezes, misreads votes, U.S. agency says
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· Find My Car Smarter uses Bluetooth Smart to locate your car
January 7, 2012
· Israel has said it will respond to cyber-attacks in the same way it responds to violent "terrorist" acts
January 8, 2012
· Leak shows Polaroid leaping into tablets, e-readers at CES
· Have RIM, Nokia & Apple provided Indian Military with backdoor access to cellular comm?
· Belkin N900 Router Pushes WiFi-N to the limit
· Netflix expected to launch streaming service in the UK this week, says report
January 9, 2012
· US customs can and will seize laptops and cellphones, demand passwords
· Netflix Launches in UK, Ireland Today
· Hard drive makers Seagate and Western Digital slash warranties
· Lenovo gets a jump on Apple in smart TVs
· Opera TV Store brings a unified app store experience across all TV-platforms
· Ubuntu TV shown off at CES 2012
· Women Outplay Men in Mobile Gaming
· Vizio officially introduces PC line, all-in-ones and laptops offer ample choices
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· Griffin's Twenty amps up AirPlay for Apple's Airport Express
· IBM tracks pork chops from pig to plate
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· Interactive: Top product news from CES
· AT&T unveils own APIs for carrier agnostic HTML5 web apps aimed at smartphones and tablets
· AT&T Joins OpenStack
· Nuance Bringing Voice Recognition to Televisions and Intel Ultraboooks
· Belkin announces Thunderbolt Express Dock
· Paybacks are hell: Parental spying prompts infiltration of German police system
· LaCie debuts Thunderbolt peripherals ahead of CES
· Vatican used Wikipedia for new cardinals' biographies
January 10, 2012
· London installing largest free wi-fi zone in Europe
· Stephen Hawking's New PC
· Simple.tv DVR / placeshifter frees free TV from the constraints of location, time
· Google search gets even more personal
· SoundConverter 20120105.0 released on the Mac App Store
· Amazon launches iPad-optimized Kindle store
January 11, 2012
· CES 2012: Lenovo Brings Apple's Touchscreen iMac Concept to Life
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· Sony's 'Music Unlimited' Service Headed to iPhone and iPod Touch
· Symantec accused of using 'scareware' tactics to sell full-version products
· Microsoft probes mass suicide threat at China plant
· Waterproof Your iPhone with this Magical Liquipel Coating
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· Microsoft scuttles plans for TV subscription service over high fees
· Wireless charging goes further--into tablets, cars, the home
January 12, 2012
· Will 2012 be Thunderbolt's year? Devices arrive in force at CES
· Beyond Siri: Voice Recognition Pops Up in More Gadgets
· Microsoft And Foxconn End Dispute At Xbox Plant
· iOS accessories on display at CES
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January 13, 2012
· Matias releases three keyboards that power both your iPhone and Mac
· This is the New YouTube Player with Storyboards
· Police rescue man and daughter kidnapped by email scammers
· Hotmail phishing: Don't send us the wrong password or we'll suspend your account!
January 14, 2012
· Boxee explains dropping PC and Mac clients at CES
· Viruses stole City College of S.F. data for years
· Embarrassing iPhone concert incident gets explanation
· Sykipot Trojan hijacks Department of Defense authentication smart cards
· The Most Talked-About Gadget at CES Was Probably This Ultra-Cool Fuji Camera
· High-end audio rocks CES
January 16, 2012
· iPhone 4S without camera in Singapore
· How apps for your appliances represent the next opportunity
· Nissan Announces A New Self-Healing iPhone Case That Repairs Itself From Scratches
· Zappos turns off phones after up to 24 million customer records exposed
· Das Keyboard Releases Model S Professional for Mac
· iPhone 4S jailbreak demonstration video
· The best way to run Windows on your Mac @ Macworld
· Wikipedia shuts down for 24 hours this Wednesday in SOPA protest
January 17, 2012
· Troubling Google Contractor Allegedly Caught Vandalizing Open Street Map
January 18, 2012
· Hackers steal $6.7 million in bank cyber heist
· Wikipedia, Craigslist, other sites blacked out against SOPA at midnight
· Trojan may have stolen data from Japanese space agency
· Ask Slashdot: What Can You Do About SOPA and PIPA?
· Internet now active with 2.1 billion users
· Ranting, Pot-Smoking Lunatic Goes On Nude Rampage At SoHo Apple Store
· Install iOS 5 On Your iPhone 2G/3G Or Old iPod Touch Using WhiteD00r, No Jailbreak Required
· After-hours e-mails may make Brazilians eligible for overtime
· Google Slows Web Crawlers To Help Blackouts Sites
· In Face Of Protests, Congressmen Begin To Abandon SOPA Ship
· How SOPA would affect you: FAQ
· HiddenRadio Bluetooth speaker raises almost $1 million on Kickstarter
· Supporters of SOPA, PIPA stick to their guns
· MPAA Hits New Low In Self Pity Over SOPA
· MPlayerX version 1.0.11 released on the Mac App Store
· PIPA support collapses, with 13 new Senators opposed
· US Senate websites hit with technical difficulties following SOPA blackout
· AT&T Announces All New (And More Expensive) iPhone & iPad Data Plans
January 19, 2012
· U.S. charges Chinese man with NY Fed software theft
· Google Fiber work in KCK is delayed by dispute over how its wires are hung
· 25 senators come out against PIPA anti-piracy bill
· Performance Tuning Protection Plan by Intel
· Eastman Kodak files for bankruptcy protection
· Another One Bites the Dust: Virgin Mobile Will Soon Throttle Unlimited Data Users
· HotSpot Shield strengthens VPN with anti-malware wall
· Foxconn chairman likens his workforce to animals
· Anonymous takes down FBI, DoJ and music industry websites
· Federal Reserve contractor charged with source code theft
· Time Warner Cable's TV streaming reaches iPhone
January 20, 2012
· Dell stock caught up in massive insider trading probe
· SOPA halted in House
· Demand For Kindle Fire Cooling As Orders Cut In Half
· This $35 Computer-On-A-Stick Is All You Need To Bring AirPlay To Any HDTV
· Seconds opens SMS channel to retailers, merchants
January 21, 2012
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· Making sense of the new AT&T data plans
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January 22, 2012
· European Union retailers to be required to accept e-waste without charge, says Parliament
· Iranian web programmer faces execution on porn charges
January 23, 2012
· FileSonic Disables File Sharing
· U.S. finds flaws in ES&S DS200 voting machine
· Youtube hit 4 billion views per day, deals with 60 hours of uploaded content every minute
· London 2012: Olympics to create 'record' wireless spectrum demand
· NY hotel boosts Wi-Fi with wall-mounted switches
· US tablet ownership nearly doubles to 19% over holidays
· Get USB electrical outlets without having to change all of your power sockets
· Warrants Needed for GPS Monitoring, Supreme Court Rules
· Gamers Redesign a Protein That Stumped Scientists for Years
· The Behind-the-Scenes Campaign To Bring SOPA To Canada
· Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops
January 24, 2012
· U.S. government online security website hacked
· Boxee Live TV now available for $49
· Wirelessly Print From Any iOS Device Using xPrintServer
January 25, 2012
· Refocused Macworld | iWorld highlights music, art, film
· Symantec tells customers to disable PCAnywhere
· Concerns mount that jailbreaking may become illegal
· Amazon looking into taking on Netflix
January 26, 2012
· Foreign Data Unsafe From US Patriot Act, Says American Law Firm
· Google stirs up privacy hornet's nest
· Similar, but not copied, image found to breach copyright
· Facebook's Timeline feature will be pushed to all members soon
· North Korea threatens to punish mobile-phone users as 'war criminals'
· Take a tour of the Macworld | iWorld 2012 show floor
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January 27, 2012
· Warner Bros. now adding restrictions to your Netflix DVD queue
· Growl version 1.3.3 released
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· Macworld | iWorld 2012 Best of Show winners
· WSJ: $100 Billion Facebook IPO Happening Next Week
· Hackers pounce on just-patched Windows Media vulnerability
· On the Macworld | iWorld show floor
January 28, 2012
· F-BOMB $50 surveilance computer hides in your CO detector, cracks your WiFi
· Macworld | iWorld 2012 Best of Show winners
January 29, 2012
· Macworld | iWorld 2012; The Ultimate iFan Event
· SoundConverter version 20120123.0 released on the Mac App Store
January 30, 2012
· Tweets prevent two British tourists from entering the US
· FBI to build social network spy app
· FDA staffers sue agency over surveillance of personal e-mail
· Sophos poll reveals widespread concern over Facebook Timeline
· SmileOnMyMac releases PDFpen for iPad on the App Store
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· Attorney General set to destroy tens of millions of users' legitimate MegaUpload files
· Wireless Companies to Face New U.S. Disclosure Rules in Bill
January 31, 2012
· Norton Identity Safe Beta for iOS Devices Now Available for Free Download
· 29 Apple Tips
· Symantec says it's safe to use pcAnywhere again
· Google clarifies what isn't changing with new privacy policy
· Google responds to Congress over privacy policy inquiries
· University student purchases her own iPod unknowingly
· Megaupload user content safe for two more weeks
· MasterCard talks NFC payments in phones, possibly the iPhone 5
· Legal help offered to Megaupload users
· Ongoing Targeted Attack Campaign Going After Defense, Aerospace Industries
· Recycling bins in London get LCD displays
· The Best Jailbreak Apps For The iPhone 4S
· Boxee pulls desktop apps for Mac, PC
· Romanian arrested on Pentagon, NASA hacking charges






