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Updated : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:25:05 GMT
Symantec offered hackers $50k to delete stolen code in alleged "sting" - Ars Technica
 IBNLive.com | Symantec offered hackers $50k to delete stolen code in alleged "sting" Ars Technica By Sean Gallagher | Published February 7, 2012 10:19 AM But the point of contact for the hacker group involved in the code exposure claimed in an e-mail conversation with Reuters that they never intended to take money from Symantec, ... Hackers leak Symantec source code after failed $50000 extortion sting Symantec pcAnywhere Code Leaked After $50000 Payoff Deal Collapses Hackers Release Symantec PCAnywhere Code |
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:35:13 GMT
Wolfram Alpha unveils premium 'Pro' analysis service - BBC News
 BBC News | Wolfram Alpha unveils premium 'Pro' analysis service BBC News Wolfram Alpha is about to allow users to analyse and manipulate their own data - including pictures and sounds. The service is part of a new "pro" version of the data search and analysis engine to be launched on Wednesday. Wolfram Alpha Learns Image, Data Tricks Siri accounts for 1/4 of Wolfram Alpha queries as search engine goes 'Pro' Apple's Siri Makes a Quarter of Wolfram Alpha's Searches |
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:55:29 GMT
Motorola: Is this the Droid 4 you've been looking for? - CNET
 Chicago Tribune | Motorola: Is this the Droid 4 you've been looking for? CNET by Eric Mack February 7, 2012 9:03 AM PST Follow @ericcmack Whether or not these Droids are the ones you're looking for, Motorola continues to push them out. Today Verizon confirmed that the Droid 4 will be available this Friday, February 10, ... Razr-like Motorola Droid 4 lands on Verizon Feb. 10 for $200 Verizon double-data LTE promotion returns Motorola Droid 4 Lands at Verizon on February 10 |
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:07:23 GMT
Lake Vostok, Sealed in Antarctic Ice, Reached by Russian Drillers - ABC News (blog)
 ABC News (blog) | Lake Vostok, Sealed in Antarctic Ice, Reached by Russian Drillers ABC News (blog) Vostok Station, Antarctica, the Russian base directly above Lake Vostok. ( Michael Studinger/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory/KRT/Newscom) Two and a half miles beneath Antarctica's ice lies Lake Vostok, a mysterious body of water 160 miles long and 30 ... Antarctic lake success 'uncertain' Russian scientists seeking Lake Vostok lost in frozen 'Land of the Lost'? Russian team reaches Antarctica's buried Lake Vostok, say reports |
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:07:48 GMT
Nokia Launching At Least One High-End Phone At MWC Barcelona Show This Month - Forbes
 Forbes | Nokia Launching At Least One High-End Phone At MWC Barcelona Show This Month Forbes Nokia will unveil at least one new, high-end handset at the upcoming Mobile World Congress trade show, Forbes has learned from an industry source. The MWC show, the mobile industry's largest annual conference, is scheduled to run in Barcelona from Feb. Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-Orders Begin Nokia posts 'major' Sym... er... smartphone OS update Signs of Life in Nokia's Fourth Quarter |
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52:54 GMT
Nikon's latest camera is made for videographers, and it shows - Washington Post
 Telegraph.co.uk | Nikon's latest camera is made for videographers, and it shows Washington Post After months of rumors and years of waiting, Nikon has finally announced the D800, the latest addition to the company's DSLR lineup. After some flood-induced delays, the new full-frame camera will be available in March for $2999.95, and it's full of ... Nikon D800 combines medium format quality, HD filmmaking in one DSLR Nikon announces D800 36-megapixel camera Nikon Unveils D800, the World's Highest Resolution DSLR Camera |
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:48:19 GMT
Head-Mounted Android: Google Reportedly Preps Connected Glasses - TIME
 TIME | Head-Mounted Android: Google Reportedly Preps Connected Glasses TIME By Doug Aamoth | @daamoth | February 7, 2012 | + Behold the future! Take a pile of smartphone parts and stuff them into a pair of somewhat bulky glasses. That's the idea behind a project Google is reportedly working on right now. Google's Terminator-Style Goggles Might Include Phone, Launch This Spring Google Close To HUD Glasses Google goggles with Terminator HUD 'coming soon' |
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:47:14 GMT
'Kinect Star Wars,' themed Xbox 360 launching Apr. 3 - USA TODAY
 USA TODAY | 'Kinect Star Wars,' themed Xbox 360 launching Apr. 3 USA TODAY By Brett Molina, USA TODAY Microsoft and LucasArts have announced it will launch both the motion-controlled action game Kinect Star Wars and a limited edition bundle featuring a Star Wars themed Xbox 360 on Apr. 3. The bundle will include an ... Xbox 360 Kinect Star Wars arrives April 3 Kinect Star Wars Gets Release Date, Complete Game Mode List Kinect Star Wars Limited Edition Xbox 360 bundle coming April 3rd, along with game |
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:45 GMT
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Updated : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:10:07 GMT
Florida postal worker falls into storm drain, dies (AP)
AP - U.S. Postal Service officials in Miami say an employee died when he tumbled into a storm drain while searching for his cell phone.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:34:43 GMT
TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report (Reuters)
Reuters - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:28:01 GMT
German police use Facebook pictures to nab crooks (Reuters)
Reuters - Police in the German state of Lower-Saxony will soon use their networks of Facebook "friends" to find missing persons and hunt out suspected criminals, according to the state's interior minister.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:29:08 GMT
The rise and fall of HTC (Appolicious)
Appolicious - HTC was one of the first developers to get aboard the Android train. When Google first launched its original operating system a few years ago, HTC were there. This weekend, we learned that HTC reported a significant loss in the final quarter of 2011 and offered guidance that things might not get any better.
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT
Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)
AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:24:09 GMT
Oracle rejects $272M SAP award, wants new trial (AP)
AP - Database software maker Oracle Corp. has formally rejected a court-ordered award of $272 million from German rival SAP AG, saying it would rather have another trial over SAP's theft of software and customer-support documents.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:56:18 GMT
LeVar Burton hopes to resurrect ‘Reading Rainbow’ in app form (Appolicious)
Appolicious - The classic PBS show Reading Rainbow saw its last season in 2009, but the show isn’t gone forever – it may be back in several forms, with one being an app designed to bring books to children.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:04:00 GMT
Liquid glasses and a new smartphone app could bring perfect vision to the third world (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - The need is compelling: Over 1 billion people in the third world need corrective eyewear but lack access to testing and glasses. The solution is spectacularly innovative: A $2 scope attached to a smartphone tests for vision defects, and a new pair of …
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:34:23 GMT
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