Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes (AP)

Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes (AP)


Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 07:37 PM PDT

Barnaby Jack demonstrates an attack on two automated teller machines during the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The attacks demonstrated Wednesday targeted standalone ATMs. But they could potentially be used against the ATMs operated by mainstream banks. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them.


Amazon CEO hopes new Kindles stoke sales (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 07:57 PM PDT

This product image provided by amazon.com Inc., shows the new Kindle 3 reader. (AP Photo/amazon.com Inc.)  NO SALESAP - Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book club and perhaps even Grandpa.


Review: Hulu Plus takes television to your pocket (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 01:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file screen grab, the home page of Hulu.com, is shown. (AP Photo/Hulu)**NO SALES**AP - Hulu, the popular website with TV shows, now comes as a subscription-based application for iPhones and iPads. Although it isn't perfect, it works well enough that it may make you wonder if the TV's reign as the center of family life is coming to an end.


New Kindle models arrive tonight (Christopher Null)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 06:26 PM PDT

Christopher Null - Now we know why the current Kindle suddenly became unavailable earlier this week, with no date listed for stock to be replenished: It’s because Amazon is launching a new-model Kindle, one that’s smaller, lighter, faster, and easier to read.

Libraries top Netflix, Redbox when it comes to loaning DVDs (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 06:25 PM PDT

Ben Patterson - Sure, Netflix and Redbox may rule the U.S. DVD rental market, but it turns out that the nation’s public libraries are loaning more DVDs each day than Netflix rents to its by-mail subscribers.

Amazon offers $139 wireless Kindle for mass appeal (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:58 PM PDT

A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Amazon.com launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle on Wednesday, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc's iPad gains ground.


WikiLeaks: We don't know source of leaked data (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 01:22 PM PDT

Founder and editor of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, faces the media during a debate event, held in London Tuesday July 27, 2010.  On Sunday, the online whistle-blower website WikiLeaks released some 90,000 leaked U.S. army and intelligence documents relating to the war in Afghanistan, which have been highlighted as potentially putting American military lives at risk, although Assange says there is 'no reason' to doubt the reliability of the leaked documents.(AP PHOTO/Max Nash)AP - WikiLeaks' editor-in-chief claims his organization doesn't know who sent it some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents, telling journalists that the Web site was set up to hide the source of its data from those who receive it.


TechBits package (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 07:41 PM PDT

AP - Your smart phone applications are watching you — much more closely than you might like.

Summary Box: Amazon hopes new Kindles stoke sales (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:02 PM PDT

AP - KINDLE GETS UPDATED: Amazon will start selling a smaller, lighter version of its Kindle electronic reader that can download books wirelessly over 3G cellular networks and over Wi-Fi for $189. A Wi-Fi-only version will cost $139.

Low-tech Shatner eyes Twitter, says what the "$#*!" (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 07:00 PM PDT

Reuters - William Shatner confesses he has problems with the digital age. At 79-years-old, he doesn't use Twitter and can't remember computer passwords.

NASCAR, DirecTV sign up for "Undercover Boss" TV show (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Top executives from NASCAR, DirecTV, Chiquita Brands International and waterparks company Great Wolf Resorts will take part in the second season of reality TV hit "Undercover Boss", CBS said on Wednesday.

Microsoft Has a New Take on Street-Level Maps [VIDEO] (Mashable)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 01:13 PM PDT

Mashable - Microsoft is working on a new technology, dubbed Street Slide, aimed at reshaping the street-level mapping space currently dominated by Google Street View and Microsoft's Bing Streetside.

Operating a jailbroken iPhone has drawbacks (Appolicious)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:45 AM PDT

Appolicious - Be prepared for a few challenges if you want to run a jailbroken iPhone. Also, in today's App Industry Roundup, expect a new Kindle soon.

Symantec fiscal 2Q outlook misses expectations (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 02:45 PM PDT

AP - Security software maker Symantec Corp. on Wednesday issued fiscal second-quarter guidance below Wall Street estimates.

'Jersey Shore' cast looks to bask in Miami sun (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 12:41 PM PDT

Reuters - With fist pumps and perfect tans, "Jersey Shore" returns to TV on Thursday for a new season of shows that has audiences wondering if the cast that put some reality back into reality TV is still really real after its brush with Hollywood stardom.

Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 07:03 PM PDT

The Internet has undergone a AFP - The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.


Actual broadband speeds rarely as fast as advertised (Christopher Null)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 06:02 PM PDT

Christopher Null - How do you know how fast your Internet connection is? You probably just trust that your ISP is giving you the bandwidth you’re paying for and go on your merry way.

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