Sunday, June 26, 2011

LulzSec member says group is 'bored' (AP)

LulzSec member says group is 'bored' (AP)

LulzSec member says group is 'bored' (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 02:22 PM PDT

AP - A member of a publicity-seeking hacker group that sabotaged websites over the past two months and is dissolving itself says his group isn't disbanding under pressure from the FBI or enemy hackers.

LulzSec Shuts Down, Ends Hacking Campaign (Mashable)

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 03:51 PM PDT

Mashable - LulzSec, the hacker group that has hacked the CIA, U.S. Senate, Nintendo, Sony and others, has surprisingly announced that it is disbanding. LulzSec, short for Lulz Security, claims that it intended to only operate for 50 days as an attempt to revive the AntiSec movement, which is opposed to the computer security industry.

Dix nabs sprint double, Jeter denied (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 04:38 PM PDT

Walter Dix, pictured on June 24, will get two world title shots at Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt after wrapping up a sprint double at the US athletics championships with a 200m victory on Sunday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Andy Lyons)AFP - Walter Dix will get two world title shots at Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt after wrapping up a sprint double at the US athletics championships with a 200m triumph on Sunday.

Spice up and share your photos with the Snapbucket Android app (Appolicious)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Appolicious - More Android apps are coming out of the woodwork to compete with iOS's popular Instagram app — and Snapbucket puts up a good fight.

Has Renren suffered enough from China stocks phobia? (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Reuters - Renren Inc was hyped as the "Facebook" of China, a company that had access to the world's largest Internet market, and a good way to ride the buzz surrounding social media IPOs -- but investors who believed the story are nursing big wounds.

Motorola Triumph: High-End Prepaid Android Smartphone Coming July 19 (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - This is a Triumph; a Motorola Triumph, that is! And when it goes on sale July 19 for $299, it'll be one of the most powerful prepaid Android smartphones out there, on Virgin Mobile's network or any other.

BackStab leads iPad Games of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - I've actually played a Pirates of the Caribbean movie tie-in game for my Xbox. It was bland, almost playable, and nothing to write home about. But with the launch of BackStab this week, we can all safely put that behind us and revel in what could have been. The game delivers a massively open world (think Assassin's Creed and Red Dead Redemption) set in the pirate-filled 18th century, where you take on the role of Henry Blake as he sets off on a revenge spree to track down the man who betrayed him during his time in the Royal Navy. ...

Social gaming a big winner in smartphone boom (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 11:47 PM PDT

An exhibitor demonstrates a smartphone at the CommunicAsia exhibition and conference in Singapore. Internet-enabled smartphones as well as tablets are liberating social gamers from the physical confines of home and office, and more titles specifically designed for handheld devices are on their way.(AFP/Roslan Rahman)AFP - More virtual livestock looks set to be traded and petulant fowl hurled at targets as social gaming takes hold in the booming mobile phone market, industry experts say.

Smaller music venues might not be keen on latest Apple patent (Appolicious)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Appolicious - A few weeks ago, word leaked out that in 2009 Apple filed a patent that could, in theory, prevent iPhone users from accessing the video recording functions on their phones when they were in certain places, like live music venues.

Sony PS3 hacker George 'GeoHot' Hotz 'works for Facebook' (Digital Trends)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 12:41 AM PDT

Digital Trends - Just when you thought the massive hacker stories were over for the evening, another twist comes in: Hacker George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz, who recently settled a lawsuit with Sony for publishing a PlayStation 3 crack online, now works for Facebook, according to various sources. His exact position with the company is unclear, but he may be on a the development team tasked wit building the social network’s rumored new iPad app.

Apple's new Time Capsule update lacks advertised 'server-grade' hard drive? (Digital Trends)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:15 AM PDT

Digital Trends - Last week, Apple released updated 2 TB and 3 TB flavors of its backup-oriented Time Capsule drives. The product page for these puppies, which will run you $299 and $499, respectively, tout the inclusion of a “server-grade hard drive” in each device.
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