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Best Night Sky Photos of the Week: Jan. 25, 2014
SPACE.com - 25 Jan 2014 18:23
From amazing images of the new supernova spotted in M82, to a stunning shot of a lunar halo, don't miss these spectacular night sky photos by stargazers and SPACE.com readers.
How to Successfully Fund Your Game With Kickstarter
Mashable - 25 Jan 2014 11:57
So you have a good game idea, and you want to make it happen. Good news: Gaming is experiencing an indie renaissance like never before as more people bring new, creative ideas to the table. If you're trying to figure out...
Meet 6 Entrepreneurs Who Use Tech To Change The World
ReadWrite - 25 Jan 2014 18:01
This latest wave of funding for Internet startups has resulted in a slew of applications that seem to benefit the one percent: Limos via smartphone! On-demand wash-and-fold laundry! Cheeseburgers and shakes to your desk!...
Best Space Photos of the Week - Jan. 25, 2014
SPACE.com - 25 Jan 2014 20:00
From an image of a strange 'Jelly Doughnut' rock, to a new look at a cosmic lagoon, as well as striking images of a new supernova, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for Jan. 25, 2014.
Microsoft: documents were stolen during recent employee email hack
The Verge - 25 Jan 2014 13:14
Microsoft has revealed this week that documents "associated with law enforcement inquiries" were stolen during recent attacks on employee email accounts. The software giant has been the subject of a recent campaign by th...
Google apologizes for the software bug that took down your Gmail
Digital Trends - 25 Jan 2014 12:33
Google VP of Engineering Ben Treynor has posted an explanation for the downtime across its services, while a bizarre Gmail bug has been peppering one man's account with thousands of unwanted messages. The post Google apo...
U.S. court system targeted in cyber attack: report
Reuters - 25 Jan 2014 05:36
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Google Fiber Launches In Provo — and Here's What It Feels Like
Slashdot - 25 Jan 2014 01:55
Velcroman1 writes "I've seen the future. It's called gigabit Internet by Google Fiber, and it just launched in my hometown of Provo, Utah, the second of three scheduled cities to get speeds that are 100 times faster than...
[GamerTell] Say goodbye to Free Realms, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, and other Sony MMOs
Technology Tell - 25 Jan 2014 00:35
[From GamerTell] Sony's decided it's time for Free Realms, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, and Wizardry Online to go.
The NSA's website for kids isn't creepy. Nope. Not creepy at all.
Gizmodo - 25 Jan 2014 21:00
Just a friendly reminder that the NSA 's children's website, "CryptoKids," is an actual thing that exists.
Narrative Clip Review - A wearable camera with context
Slash Gear - 25 Jan 2014 18:41
Can you remember what you were doing last week? How about last month, or a year ago? Life-loggers like Narrative's Clip promise to make that possible, a wearable camera snapping …
Spring Breeeaaak! WaterCar's Panther is the fastest aquatic car ... in the world
Digital Trends - 25 Jan 2014 18:15
Sometimes simply having a car that can drive both on the road and on the water isn't enough. Sometimes you need the fastest aquatic car in the world. Luckily for you, there's the WaterCar Panther! The post Spring Breeeaa...
Sony Online Entertainment plans to shut down four MMOs in 2014
Digital Trends - 25 Jan 2014 16:15
Sony Online Entertainment has announced plans to shut down four of its Massively Multiplayer Online games throughout 2014. All four will be done by July 31. The post Sony Online Entertainment plans to shut down four MMOs...
Goodbye Paypal? Apple may be building a mobile payments service
Digital Trends - 25 Jan 2014 07:05
Potentially taking advantage of more than 500 million registered iTunes accounts, Apple is considering a mobile payments service that would allow consumers to purchase goods in stores and on the Web. The post Goodbye Pay...
China's Drug Takers are Chasing Newer Highs (Op-Ed)
Live Science - 25 Jan 2014 04:51
The close of 2013 saw a drugs bust of cinematic proportions in China.
The Obama Administration's Frustrating NSA Week
TechCrunch - 25 Jan 2014 04:24
While Congress and the nation at large have done little except talk and embark on preliminary legal skirmishes regarding the United States’ mass surveillance practices, the forces in favor of reform and change had a de...
Four charged in U.S. Justice Dept's first counterfeit apps case
Reuters - 25 Jan 2014 02:06
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced criminal charges against four people over their alleged roles in trafficking pirated Android mobile device applications, in the first counterfeit apps case b...
Shutting Off the Down Syndrome Chromosome
Discover - 25 Jan 2014 02:00
A gene transplant silences the extra chromosome that causes the disease.
Yahoo Disses Gmail on Twitter, Then Backtracks
Mashable - 25 Jan 2014 01:42
Yahoo has apologized for a tweet from its main Twitter account that noted Google's Gmail had suffered an outage. The tweet, which has since been deleted, simply noted: "Gmail is temporarily unavailable" and included a sc...
Hackers concoct most devious way yet to deliver Android malware
BGR - 25 Jan 2014 01:15
Phil Schiller recently tweeted a link to a report that said 99% of all mobile malware is directed at Android. Usually the malware comes through the web in the form of phishing or other tactics but it usually doesn't come...
Russia Plans To Extend Edward Snowden's Asylum
Slashdot - 25 Jan 2014 01:13
mendax writes "The New York Times reports, 'Russia plans to extend its offer of asylum to Edward J. Snowden beyond August, a Russian lawmaker said Friday at the World Economic Forum ... The lawmaker, Aleksei K. Pushkov, ...
Russian Coders, Ukrainian Cybercriminal, Mexican Smugglers, And The Largest Cybercrime In History
IBTimes - 25 Jan 2014 00:42
What do two young Russian coders, a Ukrainian cybercriminal and two Mexican fake credit card smugglers have in common? No, it's not the beginning of a insensitive ethnic joke. All five people have been linked to one of t...