Saturday, December 1, 2012

Deck the Fails: 15 Weird and Wacky Christmas Tree Ornaments

Deck the Fails: 15 Weird and Wacky Christmas Tree Ornaments


Deck the Fails: 15 Weird and Wacky Christmas Tree Ornaments

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 06:26 AM PST

Deck the Fails: 15 Weird and Wacky Christmas Tree Ornaments1. Reindeer Poop


Comic: This Is Why Your Email Was Hacked

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 05:23 AM PST

Comic: This Is Why Your Email Was HackedEven Google's two-step authentication can't protect you from naiveté.


John McAfee's Life as an Outlaw (Might) Be Over

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 04:14 PM PST

John McAfee's Life as an Outlaw (Might) Be OverJohn McAfee's blog was one of the funniest, weirdest, and most fascinating parts of his life on the run from Belize authorities looking to question him about the murder of his neighbor, so it's fitting the news of his capture was reported there first. 


Syrian Internet largely restored after blackout

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 09:59 AM PST

In this Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 photo, Syrian women and children watch a demonstration after Friday prayers in the Bustan Al-Qasr district of Aleppo, Syria. After months of fighting, thousands of residents have returned to the city as they attempt to return to their daily lives while heavy fighting is still taking place along the front lines in the city. Public demonstrations have unfolded after several weeks of silence as residents demand an end to the violence in Aleppo. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)Internet and telephone service were restored across much of Syria on Saturday following a two-day, nationwide communications blackout that came during some of the worst fighting to hit the capital since July.


Sony’s radical PlayStation 4 controller concept: A motion-control device you can split in half

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 07:10 AM PST

Sony's radical PlayStation 4 controller concept: A motion-control device you can split in halfWhile Nintendo (NTDOY) has been busy innovating with unique controllers on the Wii and Wii U, Sony's (SNE) DualShock controller for its PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 has remained virtually the same since 1997. A newly discovered patent reveals Sony might be planning on a radical overhaul of the DualShock for the PlayStation 4 that's rumored to arrive next year. U.S. patent 20120302347A1 details a "hybrid separable motion controller" that resembles a DualShock controller with two PlayStation Move sensor balls attached to it. Much like how the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller combo separated the left and right hand input, the Sony controller patent goes one step further by allowing the two halves to be split and combined at any


In Iceland, All-Volunteer Force Makes Daring Glacier Rescues

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 03:26 AM PST

In Iceland, All-Volunteer Force Makes Daring Glacier RescuesThere's a reason it's called "Iceland." It's covered in glaciers and for much of the year, it's covered in snow. With long nights, short days and few residents, it can be difficult to get around, and many people get lost. That's where the Flugbjorgunarsveitin come in....


Japan's space agency probes possible data leak

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 01:35 AM PST

Japan's space agency says it is investigating a possible leak of data about its Epsilon rocket due to a computer virus.

Anonymous declares cyber war on Syria after country shuts down Internet

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:59 PM PST

Anonymous declares cyber war on Syria after country shuts down InternetAnonymous has declared cyber war against the embattled Syrian government just one day after the country sparked outrage by shutting down its citizens' Internet access. As Network World reports, Anonymous has vowed to attack "all Web assets belonging to the Assad regime that are NOT hosted in Syria" in retaliation for the country's suppression of its citizens' digital communications. Anonymous said that the Syrian government's actions were particularly rash because it had "physically severed the fiber-optic and coaxial cables coming into Syria" which is "not damage that can be easily or quickly repaired." The hacker collective said its first target will be a website belonging to Syria's embassy in China.


The 20 Most-Shared Ads of 2012

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:55 AM PST

1. Kony 2012 (Invisible Children)

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