Sunday, June 5, 2011

FBI partner attacked by hackers, passwords taken (AP)

FBI partner attacked by hackers, passwords taken (AP)

FBI partner attacked by hackers, passwords taken (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT

AP - Nearly 180 passwords belonging to members of an Atlanta-based FBI partner organization have been stolen and leaked to the Internet, the group confirmed Sunday.

Cellphone cancer warning falls lightly on US ears (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 13, 2003 file photo, an unidentified visitor uses his cellphone as he passes a giant poster at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover, northern Germany. News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder — one that’s pinning a cellphone to the ear, The Associated Press reports Sunday, June 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer, File)AP - News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder — one that's pinning a cellphone to the ear.

Nintendo says server breached, no data lost (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:20 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, file photo, a customer plays a game on Nintendo's newest computer game console, Nintendo 3DS, after buying it at retail store Bic Camera in central Tokyo. Nintendo was targeted in a recent online data attack, but no personal or company information was lost, the Japanese maker of the Wii game console said Sunday, June 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)AP - Nintendo was targeted in a recent online data attack, but no personal or company information was lost, the Japanese maker of the Wii game console said Sunday.

Video Preview of "iOS 5" Makes the iPad Truly Magical (Mashable)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Mashable - [More from Mashable: 6 New Apps For Getting More Out of Foursquare]

China paper warns Google may pay price for hacking claims (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Google has become a "political tool" vilifying the Chinese government, an official Beijing newspaper said on Monday, warning that the U.S. Internet giant's statements about hacking attacks traced to China could hurt its business.

Hackers report breach of US-based FBI affiliate (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:48 PM PDT

AP - Nearly 180 passwords belonging to members of an Atlanta-based FBI affiliate have been stolen and leaked to the Internet, the group confirmed Sunday.

Will iCloud be the new iTunes?: A pre-WWDC assessment (Digital Trends)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:26 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Word on the street is, Apple’s announcements at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco tomorrow are bound to be huge. Like, iPod huge â€" industry-changing huge. As Apple has already confirmed, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and company will unveil Mac OS X Lion, the next-generation iOS 5 mobile operating system, and a new service called iCloud. And it is iCloud â€" and how iCloud integrates with iOS 5 â€" that really has the blogosphere abuzz.

Plants vs. Zombies tops Android Games of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Appolicious - More popular games head to Android OS this week, including the highly anticipated Plants vs. Zombies. Marking a distinct delineation between the Android Market and a blooming third-party ecosystem, this long-awaited title is only available in the Amazon Appstore for now. Glu Games, however, is still dedicated to Android Market releases, finding success in regular updates and game sales. A series of new titles have hit the Market, including Angry Vikings.

Why Google Won't Survive the Facebook Threat (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:32 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Google's internet monopoly is certainly something to be envied. In the words of Ben Elowitz at TechCrunch, Google "had the most impressive dataset the world had ever seen; the most sophisticated algorithm to make sense of it; an audience of a billion users expressing their interest; and more than a million advertisers bidding furiously to reach those consumers at just the right moment." But is its crucial search feature vulnerable to Facebook?

Nintendo hacked by LulzSec, no harm done (Digital Trends)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:37 PM PDT

Digital Trends - This is why we can’t have nice things: Following an attack on on PBS.org, Sony and an affiliate group of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, hacker clan Lulz Security (LulzSec) has now breached the systems of Nintendo, reports the Wall Street Journal. This time, however, no user data has been released, the Wii maker said on Sunday.

Cube It 3D tops iPad Games of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - Edutainment: A form of entertainment designed to educate as well as amuse. This week, meet the living definition of the word inside Cube It 3D Free. Brush up on your spatial abilities by simply adding and removing cubes from each structure. Sounds easy, right? It is, up to a point. Perfect for kids as well as adults! Jumping game fans will fly to heaven after playing Jump and Fly for a few minutes (or hours), while art and puzzle gamers will find Feed Me Oil HD to be downright slick. Finally, Companions brings top-notch dungeon crawling RPG goodness to your Apple table.

Israel's Mirs picks Nokia Siemens for mobile deal (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:01 AM PDT

Reuters - Israel's Mirs Communications has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to supply the infrastructure for its new mobile phone network in a deal valued at 200 million shekels ($59 million) over three years.

Fast food restaurant apps lack that special ingredient (Appolicious)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Appolicious - In an era where Taco Bell has its own YouTube channel, it's weird how impossibly inessential most of the apps for fast food restaurants are.

Apple's Jobs to take the stage as iCloud hype grows (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs gives a wave at the conclusion of the launch of the iPad 2 on stage during an Apple event in San Francisco, California March 2, 2011. REUTERS/Beck DiefenbachReuters - Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs returns on Monday to the stage at San Francisco's Moscone center to take the wraps off what investors hope will be the next source of growth for the world's most valuable technology company.

Apple poised to introduce iCloud (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:35 AM PDT

File photo of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who is taking a break from medical leave on Monday to preside over the opening of the company's annual conference for software developers.(AFP/File/Kimihiro Hoshino)AFP - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is taking a break from medical leave on Monday to preside over the opening of the company's annual conference for software developers.

Hackers attack Nintendo's servers in United States (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Reuters - Nintendo's U.S.-based servers were attacked several weeks ago but no consumer data was stolen, the company said on Sunday.
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