Archive for August 2013
August 1, 2013
· Backstreet Boys sing about the Apple Store crazy lady (VIDEO)
· Zynga sues 'Bang with Friends' sex app for trademark violation
August 2, 2013
· Android overtakes iOS with 53% market share in tablet
· FBI uses criminal tactics, including spyware, to spy on you
· The Land Rover Electric Defender starts its first real-world test (GALLERY)
August 3, 2013
· Activision Blizzard rakes in the cash with Skylanders, World Of Warcraft and Call of Duty: Black Ops II
· Hacked websites for sale at Russian underground store
· Wikipedia looks to block NSA snooping of site and users
· Even Kids can hack
· Students filming armed robbery at coffee shop get real cops as extras (VIDEO)
August 4, 2013
· $1 Million in rewards paid out during Facebook 'Bug Bounty'
· The new Acura NSX Prototype full video!
· Sony Online Entertainment Reveals EverQuest Next and Beta Sign-Ups (VIDEO)
August 5, 2013
· FBI breaches Tor browser via zero day exploit in Firefox 17
· 3D printed rifle gets 14 rounds off before the barrel cracks (VIDEO)
· We sh*t you not; Smart toilet hacked
· 72% of Online Adults are Social Networking Site Users
· Too pretty to be a web developer? LinkedIn thinks so, pulls ads
· Pornsters beware
· California builders create life-size RC Wall-E (VIDEO)
August 6, 2013
· 2014 Chevrolet Volt sticker price drops $5,000
· Apple initiates charger trade-in program amid publicized 'safety issues'
August 7, 2013
· Shark Week show gets called out for being a fake 'documentary' (LOL)
· Yahoo! to get new logo. Yay!
· Talking robot astronaut departs for ISS (VIDEO)
· John Carmack (Doom, iD Software) Joins Oculus as CTO
· Malware hosted on Mid-west ISP
· Linux malware released
August 8, 2013
· Microsoft continues to diss the iPad in latest Surface RT ad spot (VIDEO)
· Xbox One design is complete; Here is the unboxing (VIDEO)
August 13, 2013
· Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX, PayPal) details the Hyperloop
· 20 hurt in LG G2 promotion melee (VIDEO)
· Google ups bounty
· Firefox compromised
· Liquipel: Protect your devices with water repellent nano technology
August 14, 2013
· Majorgeeks Malware Removal Guide approaches 5,000,000 reads
· Gmail rolling out new full screen compose windows today
· Google filing says Gmail users have no expectation of privacy
· Official: Windows 8.1 launching October 17th
· Smartphone sales grow 46.5 percent; Microsoft overtakes BlackBerry
· SpaceX's Grasshopper pulls off 100-meter lateral divert test (VIDEO)
August 16, 2013
· Google Trekker to capture 100 miles of UK canals and rivers
· Ubuntu Edge breaks record for largest amount raised by crowdfunding; still falling short
· 2015 Porsche 918 hybrid supercar shown off on Twitter
· Samsung may unveil smartwatch as soon as September 4th
August 17, 2013
· Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 "Power Edition" has landed at Brookstone
· Fix Your Posture with This Animated Guide to Sitting Right
August 18, 2013
· Facebook ignores security bug discovery, man takes to Zuckerberg's timeline to prove point
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August 19, 2013
· Google outage darkens 40% of internet traffic
· Jobs movie disappoints on opening day
· Georgia Tech inserts malware into Apple apps
· British detain Snowden reporter
August 20, 2013
· British spy agency forces Guardian to destroy all US whistleblower documents
· Fiber-optic Broadband to Represent 19% of Global Fixed Broadband Subscriptions by Year-end 2013
· Google Maps for Android and iOS get Waze integration
· Miranda coerced into giving up passwords
August 21, 2013
· Majorgeeks checks out the Google Chromecast
August 22, 2013
· Majorgeeks reorganizes the popular support forums for easier use
August 23, 2013
· Shuttered Lavabit owner vows to fight against government surveillance (VIDEO)
· Amazon to start providing wireless service
· Facebook changes news feed algorithum, quality posts will rise
· Do the British have their own version of the NSA
· Russia hopes to block Tor
August 24, 2013
· Shocking way to kick your social media habit (VIDEO)
August 25, 2013
· Chromecast gets an update for the end user and SDK
August 26, 2013
· US whistleblower gets the Matt Damon seal of approval (VIDEO)
· Broadband at home rises to 70%, dial-up shrinks to 3%
· Hackers deface Google Palestine homepage
· After spreading Koobface, time to move on to penis pills
· China gets a taste of its own medicine
August 27, 2013
· Chromecast for iOS released today
· Want to steal company data? Don't email it to yourself!
· Are your mouse movements being tracked?
August 28, 2013
· Hijackers now using the NSA in their ransomware
August 29, 2013
· NASA tests limits of 3-D printing with powerful rocket engine check (VIDEO)
· Flexible OLED Market to Rise to $100 Million in 2014
· Every tech commercial is the same (VIDEO)
· Entry-level F-150 now offers SuperCrew and STX Sport Package
August 30, 2013
· The Anti-Drone scarf is a real thing
· Million-dollar mother, daughter internet 'romance scam' busted (MUGSHOTS, VIDEO)
· John McAfee, insane or a comedic genius? (VIDEO)
August 31, 2013
· Facebook may add profile pics to facial recognition database






