NSA-themed ransomware leverages public concern over privacy
A variant of ransomware making the rounds aims to leverage the public’s
increasing concern with regard to the NSA’s recently declassified PRISM
surveillance program. Upon infection, the ransomware will lock down a
computer’s web browser and display a warning message claiming illegal
content was found on the machine. ... 
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Weekend game deals: BioShock bundle, Far Cry 3, ACIII $20 each
If you aren't exploring ARMA 3 or GTA V, it seems like a great time to
catch up with some of 2012 and 2013's biggest releases before this
holiday's avalanche. The Walking Dead, Borderlands 2, Torchlight II, Far
Cry 3, Assassin's Creed III, BioShock Infinite, Crysis 3 and others are
50-75% off... 
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Lost 'Steve Jobs Time Capsule' unearthed after 30 years
A time capsule that was buried more than 30 years ago at the close of
the International Design Conference containing, among other things, the
mouse that Steve Jobs used during his Lisa computer presentation, has
been unearthed in Aspen, Colorado. 
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Weekend Open Forum: How do you prefer to read books?
Technology has cast a wide-reaching net over virtually every aspect of
daily life. Even mundane tasks like reading have been transformed over
the years. It arguably started with newspapers and magazines as many
turned to the web for speedier and more up-to-date information. 
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BlackBerry cuts staff, discontinues select phones as $1B loss looms
Things have gone from bad to worse and now just flat out disastrous for
Canadian handset maker BlackBerry. The once thriving enterprise-minded
firm on Friday confirmed rumors that were floating around earlier in the
week – the reduction of 40 percent of its workforce, or about 4,500
employees. 
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Grand Theft Auto V sales cross the $1 billion mark in just three days
Grand Theft Auto V is now the fastest-selling video game in history.
Where it took the previous record-holder, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, a
full 15 days to reach $1 billion in sales, GTA V needed just three days
to pull off the same feat. Early estimates pin the... 
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Apple TV update includes iTunes Radio, AirPlay from iCloud, more
Apple has released a software update for their Apple TV set-top box
that delivers a number of new features and services. Chief among them is
iTunes Radio, the streaming music service that debuted alongside iOS 7 a
couple of days ago. 
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NSA-engineered cybersecurity hole prompts RSA to drop network encryption standard
The NSA is long suspected of engineering intentional security holes to a
network standard algorithm some seven years ago that allowed it to
circumvent encryption systems. Now, the US federal cybersecurity agency
responsible for these types of standards wants the matter to be
re-examined, saying that it will be reopening... 
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Microsoft doesn't condone vertical orientation for Xbox One
Perhaps you’ve noticed that the Xbox One has only been shown in a
horizontal orientation in press photos. That’s in contrast to the Xbox
360 which is more often than not seen standing vertically alongside a
controller or Kinect. Turns out, what you are seeing isn’t just an odd
coincidence... 
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Ballmer: Microsoft has discussed Google's practices with 'competition authorities'
Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently spoke to those in
attendance at the company’s financial analysts meeting. The executive
used some of his time to discuss how Microsoft could generate revenue
through consumer services like Google does. "They have this incredible,
amazing, dare I say monopoly that we are the... 
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Google makes Quickoffice free, gives you 10GB of extra Drive storage
More than a year after acquiring mobile documents editing suite
Quickoffice, Google has decided to slash its price down to zero, and is
throwing in 10GB of Google Drive storage for the next two years to
anyone who links Quickoffice to their account before September 26. Up
until today, the... 
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iPhone 5S, 5C teardown: Plenty of adhesive, missing M7 coprocessor (update)
Update: iFixit sends word that they have since found the elusive M7
coprocessor (NXP LPC18A1). Turns out, it was buried beneath a
neoprene-looking cover. 
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iPhone 5S, 5C teardown: Plenty of adhesive, missing M7 coprocessor
Apple’s latest iPhones have finally hit the streets and for two unlucky
devices, it’s already the end of the road as they wound up on the
iFixit operating table. Both the iPhone 5S and the 5C have been given
the full teardown treatment for our viewing pleasure. ... 
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Google Translate 2.0 update brings handwriting recognition, iPhone 5 support
After a number of small updates over the last year or so, Google has
finally released the next major version of its iOS Translate app. The
update comes with iPhone 5 support, an interface redesign, and most
notably, handwriting recognition. 
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AMD Catalyst 13.9 and Nvidia GeForce 327.23 WHQL drivers released
For those of you out there with an AMD Radeon graphics card, AMD has
released the Catalyst 13.9 drivers, which are both WHQL and Windows
8.1-certified. The drivers address a number of issues with performance
in games, applications and the Control Center itself, although no
specific game performance improvements were listed. 
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Capital One bails on Isis as nationwide rollout looms
Capital One has elected to pull out of the mobile payment pilot program
for Isis, a consortium of wireless carriers including AT&T,
T-Mobile and Verizon that have banded together to tackle wireless
payments in the US. The bank said they have gained valuable insights
from customers that were among the... 
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White House files petition with the FCC to legalize cell phone unlocking
The White House, or more specifically, the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA) has filed a formal petition with
the Federal Communications Commission that would force wireless
providers to unlock mobile devices at the request of customers. 
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iOS 7 passcode bypass flaw grants access to photos, e-mail, more
A vulnerability in Apple’s new mobile operating system allows anyone to
bypass the lockscreen on an iPhone or iPad and gain access to a user’s
photos, e-mails, text messages, Facebook, Twitter and more. Apple said
they are aware of the security flaw and are working to deliver a fix
in... 
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Diablo III gold and real money auction houses are shutting down
Blizzard recently announced plans to shutter both the gold and real
money auction houses in Diablo III. The decision comes as the company
prepares to release the game’s first expansion – Reaper of Souls – which
features a revised loot system, among other things. 
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YouTube explains how offline videos will work in memo to partners
YouTube will soon allow users to view videos sans Internet connection.
Google briefly announced the feature in a recent blog post but a more
recent memo issued to YouTube strategic partners sheds a bit more light
on the subject. 
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Tim Cook: Microsoft is copying Apple's strategy, Nokia died due to lack of innovation
Bloomberg Businessweek published a joint interview with Apple's
leadership including CEO Tim Cook, head of design Jony Ive and software
chief Craig Federighi today. The three sat down for an extensive
Q&A on a number of different topics, one of which was
Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business. ... 
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AMD Hawaii R9 290X GPU specifications leak early
Specifications on AMD’s upcoming Hawaii R9 290X GPU have hit the web a
week before the silicon is scheduled to be unveiled. The 28nm chip,
based on AMD’s second generation Graphics CoreNext microarchitecture, is
expected to go head to head with Nvidia’s GK110 silicon. 
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Cyanogen raises $7 million to help transform custom Android firmware into a top 3 mobile OS
In the realm of smartphone OSes, it’s essentially a two horse race
between Android and iOS, with Blackberry and Microsoft fighting for the
third spot. Although it’s unlikely that either Google or Apple will be
ousted anytime soon, there’s another viable contender in Cyanogen. The
open source replacement firmware is... 
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Radio Shack, Staples pull Amazon Lockers from stores
Radio Shack and Staples have decided to remove Amazon Lockers from
their retail stores roughly a year after installing them. A spokesperson
for Staples said the program didn’t meet the criteria they set up with
Amazon while Radio Shack came to the conclusion that the Lockers didn’t
fit in with... 
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Thursday tech deals: Alienware X51 $1.350, LG G2 $140, 30" Dell UltraSharp $1.150
Topping today's deals is the Alienware X51 mini gaming PC with Haswell
Core i7 for $1,349 with a massive $200 e-gift card included. If you were
waiting for a deal to grab GTA V, check out this offer from Dell that
includes a bonus $25 e-gift card. 
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