Archive for August 2014
August 1, 2014
· Google to scrap its two barges
· Facebook being sued over Privacy violations
August 2, 2014
· Internet shows you can't miss
· Facebook outage results in calls to 911
August 3, 2014
· Schoolboy drains pond to recover smartphone
· Nasa tests Microwave thruster
August 4, 2014
· Even the mafia likes Facebook
· Poweliks: Rare malware with no file exploits Microsoft Word vulnerability
· G-Mail detects child porn, arrest is made
· Police perturbed by drone flyer (Video)
· TouchPico: Turn Any Surface Into A (HUGE) Touch Screen
· Comcast offers 6 months free internet
August 5, 2014
· Here's 101 useful websites with easy to remember names
· KettleCharge uses boiled water to charge USB Devices (Video)
· Battery-free Wi-Fi technology?
· Pre-order the Navdy (A Heads Up Display device)
August 6, 2014
· New US government leaker brought to light (Video)
· Justin.tv shuts down
· Active duty cyberwarriors out done by civvys
August 7, 2014
· CryptoLocker decrypted
· Former Apple employee Sam Sung auctions business card (Video)
August 8, 2014
· Likes-for-content banned by Facebook
· Yahoo! and Google team up to provide secure email
· (Update) Court of Vienna rejects Facebook suit, refers it to the regional court
· Origami robot (Video)
August 9, 2014
· Papers, please: Russia requires ID for public WiFi
· Supermoon plus meteor shower in store for Sunday night
· FCC questions throttling practice
· Amazon's "Big Deal" Returns to the Kindle
August 10, 2014
· NYC DA subpoenas Twitter for ID info in "Brooklyn Bridge flag case"
· Hard West on Kickstarter
August 11, 2014
· Game of Hacks: Test your application hacking skills online
August 12, 2014
· Civilians seize control of satellite from within abandoned McDonald's
· 2 simple rules to avoid email scams
· California mandates a "Kill Switch"
· Westboro Baptist Church hates geeks, especially that devil Zuckerberg
August 13, 2014
· Love triangle murderer asked Siri where to hide body (Mugshot)
· In honor of shark week....
· Snowden reveals secret NSA cyberwarfare program
August 14, 2014
· Internet just hit the 512K route limit
· Mineoama and the $500K scamorama
· California hotel hires Robot butler
· The lowdown on passwords
August 15, 2014
· Judgment day is upon us: TMZ gets exclusive look at new Apple iPhone 6
· Harvard is ground zero for the programmable thousand-robot swarm (Video)
· 77K Robin Williams fans sign Legend of Zelda petition (Video)
· iMessage Spam Pushing Fake Designer Sites
· Superfast broadband is possible over copper
August 16, 2014
· Looking for a tech job? Head to Texas
August 18, 2014
· Chinese hacker nailed in theft from Boeing
· Mom creates "Ignore no more" app
August 20, 2014
· Satirical posts to be flagged by Facebook
· US Nuclear Regulator Commission (NRC) has been hacked three times
August 21, 2014
· UPS hacked
· Sprint dumps "Framily" plan
· T-Mobile recruiting new members with free unlimited data plan at no additional charge
August 22, 2014
· Samsung's deception will net US government $2.3 Million
· Traffic lights hackable
August 23, 2014
· Keeping your network secure
· Backoff malware captures credit card data
August 24, 2014
· SpaceX rocket explodes during launch in Texas (Video)
· DeLorean to reduce lag in online gaming
August 25, 2014
· New breed of super-stealthy ATM skimmer uncovered
· Sony hit with DDoS by self-proclaimed ISIS sympathizers
August 26, 2014
· California enacts Kill Switch legislation
August 27, 2014
· If you're a Time Warner customer you might not see this story
· ISIS looks to rebrand - not the terrorists
· Need a condom for your USB device?
August 29, 2014
· CryptoWall replaces shut down CryptoLocker
· Dairy Queen hacked - at least 8,000 credit card numbers stolen and for sale
August 30, 2014
· Google blames faulty search tools for delay in subpoenaed records
· Anatomy of a Hackers brain