Humbled Apple Admits Hacking After Releasing Removal Tool - Yahoo! Small Business Advisor

In Defense of Apple
No reader should think Apple is now a bad bet in software or hardware. Far from it. The software is still intuitive, speedy and easy-to-use. For all genres of media, it remains the standard and no hacking will change that anytime soon. The quality of the hardware is legendary and, of all devices available, holds its value better than any competitor. Just zip to eBay and auction a Zune from 2005 and an iPod from 2005, and see which gets the better price. Apple still defines quality.
But the ever-increasing skill of cybercriminals and our reliance on digital commerce make computer security essential now more than ever. Owning an Apple doesn’t mean being impervious to the viruses that plague PCs.  No matter how respected Apple is, being the best doesn’t mean being invincible. Even Superman had kryptonite.

(CNN) -- New York mayoral candidate and former congressman Anthony Weiner said Tuesday that some sexually explicit online chats that were published by a gossip website happened after his resignation from Congress in 2011.

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1080p Full HD Display Asus Nexus 7 to be Revealed at Google I/O [Pictures] - Android Advices

After coming up with Nexus 7 Wi Fi + 3G Model in late 2012 along with Nexus 4 smartphone, it’s time for another hardware update for Nexus 7 tablet as it is expected that Google will be releasing the next generation Nexus 7 tablet which will be having HD resolution 1920 x 1080p along with a probable fresh new look. Also, if you thought that the price too will get a kick, then it should not be the case as we have learnt with the help of close sources that Google will be pricing the device in line with the existing line up which is $199 and $249 for 16GB and 32GB variant. Just in case if you missed the list of specs which Nexus 7 comes with then it comes with 7 inched display, Tegra 3 1.3GHz Quad Core Processor, 1.2MP front facing camera, 4400mAH of battery and also it comes with NFC etc.

1080p Full HD Display Asus Nexus 7 to be Revealed at Google I/O [Pictures] - Android Advices

UK to Block All Online Pornography by Default

All UK Internet providers will block online porn later this year, prime minister David Cameron said. And if you want to see smut, you're going to have to ask for it by the end of the year.

Cameron also announced a ban on possessing online porn depicting rape — bringing England and Wales in line with Scotland's rules on the matter.

UK to Block All Online Pornography by Default

The Apple Phablet Rumor Just Got Real - Rebecca Greenfield - The Atlantic Wire

Going against Apple's previous touchscreen strategy, the rumormongers insist that Apple is looking to bring bigger screens to both the iPhone and the iPad, essentially following Samsung by peddling an assortment of screen-sizes for its products. This phablet and giant-tablet rumor first popped up in June, when it sounded as believable as every Apple rumor. (Not very.) When Apple bumped its iPhone up to 4 inches, CEO Tim Cook pretty much put the kibosh on ever going any bigger. "It [the iPhone 5] also provides a larger screen size without sacrificing the one-handed ease of use that our customers love," he has before said. But, today, The Wall Street Journal has sources again saying Apple might go bigger. "In recent months, Apple has asked for prototype smartphone screens larger than 4 inches and has also asked for screen designs for a new tablet device measuring slightly less than 13 inches diagonally," sources told the Journal's Lorraine Luk. 

The Apple Phablet Rumor Just Got Real - Rebecca Greenfield - The Atlantic Wire

Apple's New Patent Could Introduce Liquid Metal to Mobile Market [VIDEO] We may need the Terminator soon.  LOL

FISA court renews authority to collect phone records | Politics and Law - CNET News

A top-secret federal court has renewed the authority of the U.S. government to collect telephone records as part of its surveillance program. In other words: Let the federal spying keep on rolling.

Microsoft: U.S. Constitution is 'suffering' from NSA secrecy | Politics and Law - CNET News

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Editorial: The mysterious failure of Microsoft's Surface RT

Three years ago, Apple launched the original iPad to a Yerba Buena Gardens audience of tech journalists who largely scoffed at the notion of anyone buying it. CNET interviewed me at the event, but didn't ever use the footage, apparently because I wasn't scoffing. 

But iPads rapidly began selling, so much so that Samsung and an "avalanche" of other vendors rushed their own tablets to market by the end of that year. Microsoft had already launched its own Slate PC concept with HP, a product the original iPad immediately shoved off the table and into the trash bin (where, come on, it rightly belonged).

Editorial: The mysterious failure of Microsoft's Surface RT

Google Glass Gambling in Atlantic City Casinos

Microsoft lost a staggering $900m on the Surface RT | CNET UK

Microsoft lost a staggering $900m on the Surface RT | CNET UK

Apple Forms Alliance With Google, Microsoft And Others To Push For NSA Transparency | Cult of Mac

Apple and some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies have been under heavy fire ever since info on the National Security Administration’s PRISM program leaked to the public last month.

In response to the public’s outcry that tech companies are working with the NSA to pilfer personal info on targets of interest, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and others have formed a broad alliance with civil liberties groups that will tomorrow demand for increased transparency regarding the U.S. government’s spy programs on citizens.

Apple Forms Alliance With Google, Microsoft And Others To Push For NSA Transparency | Cult of Mac

'Star Trek' tricorder becomes reality (video) - CNET News

'Star Trek' tricorder becomes reality (video) - CNET News

The Secret Power Of Black Twitter - BuzzFeed Mobile

Last night Black Twitter killed a George Zimmerman trial juror’s book deal. But that’s not a surprise: The hive has become a swarm. It’s diffuse, powerful, and all around you.

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Microsoft beware: Google Chromebooks could surge

Chromebook shipments could spike in the second half of the year. That's not good news for Microsoft, which is seeing falling laptop deliveries.

Microsoft beware: Google Chromebooks could surge

Yahoo wins motion to have FISA court objections to surveillance made public

Yahoo wins motion to have FISA court objections to surveillance made public

Can Facebook Predict Suicide Risks?

Can Facebook Predict Suicide Risks?

Apple and Google having ‘lots and lots’ of meetings, getting along better, says Eric Schmidt