Exploit allows command prompt to launch at Windows 7 login screen
An unpatched exploit in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8 Consumer Preview allows a user to launch an elevated command prompt by manipulating the sticky keys function. The hack requires very little knowledge and can be exploited in a matter of seconds. 
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Apple iOS 'Absinthe' jailbreak: 1 million downloads and counting
An untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 called Absinthe 2.0 released late last week has already been downloaded over 1 million times. Chronic-Dev, the team behind the jailbreak, claims that more than 200,000 third generation iPads were among those jailbroken. 
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Annual All Things Digital conference starts today, headlined by Tim Cook
The Wall Street Journal’s annual D: All Things Digital conference is scheduled to kick off this morning and run through May 31. Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the stage for an impromptu chat as the opening speaker at this year’s conference at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes,... 
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Apple CEO declines $75 million payout in stock dividends
Apple chief Tim Cook has elected to forego a $75 million payout in restricted stock dividends owed to him. The company announced plans late last week that would pay a $2.65 per share dividend on restricted stocks held by Apple employees. It’s rare for a company to reward employee stockholders... 
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Google may face further WiFi snooping investigation by British ICO
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), tasked with the enforcement of the Data Protection Act, has confirmed it's reviewing the recently published report by its American counterpart, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in order to decide whether further action needs to be taken, according to the Telegraph. 
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Foxconn reportedly begins trial production run of Apple TV set
Proving that they have an uncanny ability to generate rumors, Apple is once again in the headlines with claims that Foxconn is in the trial production stage of manufacturing Cupertino’s television set. The iTV is reportedly being built at the Fuji Kang Longhua factory in Shenzhen according to informed sources... 
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Internet Defense League seeks to protect online freedom
A group of online activists, headed by Tiffiniy Cheng of Fight for the Future and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, have formed the Internet Defense League to warn web users of damaging legislation being crafted and organize website owners to protest in the name of Internet freedom. The initiative was inspired... 
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US BitTorrent traffic decline credited to legal alternatives
BitTorrent usage is on the decline in the US largely as a result of consumers having access to legal online content options. This trend isn’t echoed in other parts of the world where access to legal content is either restricted or delayed significantly. 
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Facebook headhunts Apple engineers for 3rd smartphone attempt
According to the New York Times, citing multiple unnamed sources, Facebook has hired more than half a dozen former Apple engineers with experience working on the iPhone in order to create its own smartphone software and hardware in response to growing threats from the mobile web. 
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Toshiba abandons netbook market in US, focuses on Ultrabooks instead
Consumer interest in netbooks has waned significantly the last couple of years in the face of competition from tablets and even ultrabooks. Samsung and Dell already showed their willingness to ditch the form factor last year in favor of higher-margin products, and now it’s Toshiba’s turn to sound the netbook... 
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Samsung suffers production error with Galaxy S3 'Pebble blue' covers
The impending UK release of Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone suffered a slight setback after a factory error resulted in the binning of over 600,000 of the 'pebble blue' rear battery covers due to a problem with manufacturing. 
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