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Anonymous Hacks Syrian President’s Email. The Password: 12345
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:11pm CET by Digg
Anonymous leaked emails from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's office -- using the embarrassingly insecure password '12345.' -
Groups: Congress Should Scrap SOPA, PIPA and Start Over
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:38pm CET by Digg
With Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), Congress needs to take a breath, step back, and approach the issues from a fresh perspective - About 14 million people participated in Jan. 18 online protests against the two bills... The bills would have harmed free speech, innovation, cybersecurity and job creation ... Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and lead sponsor of PIPA, has indicated he wants to push forward with legislation -
Smartphones on pace to near 1 billion by 2015
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:10pm CET by Digg
The mobile-device explosion may be getting fueled in recent months by Kindle Fires and iPads, but smartphones continue to be the foundation of the incredible growth the mobile industry is experiencing. -
Dwolla's payment ambitions grow with $5M round
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:33pm CET by Digg
Dwolla has been grabbing attention for its next-generation payment system that bypasses credit card networks and connects directly into bank accounts. It's been on a roll and now investors have lined up behind the start-up, to the tune of $5 million in a Series B round. -
Toyota Predicts Plug-in Prius Will Get 95 MPGe
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:33pm CET by Digg
The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of Toyota's best-selling Prius hybrid, which is debuting in the U.S. next month and will be commercially available in 14 states this Spring (national rollout in 2013), was first supposed to be rated at around 87 MPG-equivalent. This alone would have been enough to put the plug-in Prius pretty high on the fuel-efficiency list, but after more testing, Toyota has revised its estimate and now says it is confident that the Prius PHEV will get 95 MPGe, which is 2 MPGe more than the Chevrolet Volt, which is rated at 93 MPGe. Be careful, though, as fuel-efficiency num -
Do users really care whether the web is open or not?
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:25pm CET by Digg
Open-web advocates may long for a revolt against walled gardens, but in the end the success of a social network is determined by the willingness of users to put up with its restrictions. For Facebook, that is both its biggest strength and its biggest weakness. -
How Twitter is Used Around the World
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:03pm CET by Digg
Twitter's policies change worldwide as the world changes because of Twitter. -
Woody Harrelson not cheered by Reddit
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:58pm CET by Digg
An 'Ask Me Anything' session turns into 15 minutes of pain as the actor only wants to talk about his movie, and Redditors want to talk about whose virginity he may have taken in high school. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect. -
NC State Engineers Boost Computer Processor Performance By Over 20%
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:08pm CET by Digg
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) on a single chip to collaborate – boosting processor performance by an average of more than 20 percent. -
Apple warns iOS developers: Don't monkey with App Store rankings
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:03pm CET by Digg
Apple has warned iOS developers not to use services that manipulate App Store rankings to make their iPhone and iPad apps seem more popular than they really are. -
Paramount "humbled" by SOPA protests even as CEO blasts "mob mentality"
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:36pm CET by Digg
Paramount, "humbled" by last month's SOPA defeat, wants to visit college campuses to discuss the challenges of "content theft." But last week the head of parent company Viacom denounced the "mob mentality" behind the protests. -
How to get 5GB of free Dropbox storage
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:14pm CET by Digg
Dropbox serves as a rock-solid cloud storage service for millions of personal and business customers. -
World's fastest lift will travel 3,281ft a minute
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:41pm CET by Digg
Japanese company Mitsubishi has developed technology to create the world's fastest lifts, capable of travelling in excess of 3,281 feet a minute. -
Apple Might Lose A $1.6 Billion Lawsuit For Using The Word 'iPad'
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:27pm CET by Digg
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Google Maps Help Predict Meth Labs Before They Open
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:58am CET by Digg
The same maps that can help you find your way to the mall can help the police predict where meth labs will pop up next. Here's a look inside the strange, fascinating world of geospatial predictive analysis. -
Confronting an 'RIP troll'
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:13am CET by Digg
Panorama's Declan Lawn confronts a man who uses the internet to post offensive comments. -
Facebook With Care: Social Networking Site Can Hurt Self-Esteem
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:44am CET by Digg
Facebooking has its benefits, but it also holds mental-health pitfalls, especially for competitive young men and people with low self-esteem. -
Best Buy Survey Hints at 42-inch Apple TV Selling for $1,499
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:05am CET by Digg
Best Buy has been sending out consumer surveys asking for people's opinions on potential products and services that could be released. It's a common practice for retailers to do this and normally no one would bat and eyelash at such a survey, but the fact that Best Buy is gauging customers, in detail, about an Apple brand HDTV has people wondering...