The First Honest Cable Company - YouTube: ""
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
After Cyberattack, Sven Olaf Kamphuis Is at Heart of Investigation - NYTimes.com
Sven Olaf Kamphuis calls himself the “minister of telecommunications and foreign affairs for the Republic of CyberBunker.” Others see him as the Prince of Spam.
Mr. Kamphuis, who is actually Dutch, is at the heart of an international investigation into one of the biggest cyberattacks identified by authorities. He has not been charged with any crime and he denies direct involvement. But because of his outspoken position in a loose federation of hackers, authorities in the Netherlands and several other countries are examining what role he or the Internet companies he runs played in snarling traffic on the Web this week.
He describes himself in his own Web postings as an Internet freedom fighter, along the lines of Julian Assange of WikiLeaks, with political views that range from eccentric to offensive. His likes: German heavy metal music, “Beavis and Butt-head” and the campaign to legalize medicinal marijuana. His dislikes: Jews, Luddites and authority.
After Cyberattack, Sven Olaf Kamphuis Is at Heart of Investigation - NYTimes.com
Thursday, March 28, 2013
HP Endorsement Makes Google Chromebook Begin To Look Legit - Forbes
Perhaps hoping to catch an updraft in the news cycle, Hewlett-Packard(HP) announced early Monday morning that it would field a Chromebook, Google’s laptop alternative that has been trying to gain traction in the market for a long time.
The Chromebook fits Google’s view of the world perfectly: it is entirely dependent on the cloud for full operation, but if you are ready to operate under the assumption that communications are fast, reliable, ubiquitous, and secure, you can benefit from having a fully fledged endpoint in any device at hand. With Google keeping track of your “state” at all times, you can access it from anywhere. For example, your bookmarks and browsing history come up on any Chrome browser you log into.
HP Endorsement Makes Google Chromebook Begin To Look Legit - Forbes
Apple Ire Hits China’s State-Owned Mammoths - China Real Time Report - WSJ
Want to know who are China’s most hated companies? All you have to do is hit out at one of its most beloved.
For the third consecutive day, the Chinese Communist Party’s official mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, has run articles criticizing Apple for its warranty policy in China and calling Apple’s defense of its customer-service practices arrogant. Apple has declined to comment on the coverage.
It’s still difficult to know whether the unkind official media attention will dull or polish Apple’s shine if it has an effect at all. On China’s social media there has been no shortage of grumbles about its customer service and warranty policies.
Apple Ire Hits China’s State-Owned Mammoths - China Real Time Report - WSJ
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Five myths about Chinese hackers - The Washington Post
James Andrew Lewis is a senior fellow and director of the technology and public policy program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
If you work in Washington — on the Hill or on K Street, at a law firm or at a think tank — you’ve probably been hacked. If you work at a major American company, you’ve probably been hacked, too. The penetration of U.S. computer networks by Chinese hackers has been going on for more than three decades. It’s good that it is finally getting attention, but with that spotlight have come exaggeration and myths that need to be discarded.
Five myths about Chinese hackers - The Washington Post
Microsoft acknowledges Windows Blue, announces next Build conference | Microsoft - CNET News
Microsoft finally has come clean about its "Blue" code name for upcoming Windows tech, while also announcing its next Build Conference.
Microsoft is "working ... on plans to advance our devices and services, a set of plans referred to internally as Blue," the company said in The Official Microsoft Blog today.
Microsoft quickly qualified this by saying that the "chances of products being named thusly are slim to none."
Microsoft acknowledges Windows Blue, announces next Build conference | Microsoft - CNET News
Quicksilver App Launcher For Mac Hits Version 1.0 After 10-Year Beta | Cult of Mac
Quicksilver App Launcher For Mac Hits Version 1.0 After 10-Year Beta | Cult of Mac: "Remember Quicksilver? The lightweight Mac utility used to be the go-to app launcher on the desktop, but that was years ago. A lack of updates combined with the rise of more feature-rich alternatives like Alfred turned the attention away from Quicksilver long ago.
Now the developers behind the app are breathing new life into Quicksilver with a major update. Quicksilver 1.0 has been released, which marks the end of the 10-year beta period the app has been in since 2003.
Quicksilver allows you to easily launch apps and special plugins with programmable keyboard shortcuts. ‘We’ve worked to simplify Quicksilver and add great documentation (a new manual is coming out!), meaning Quicksilver can be picked up by anyone much more easily than before,’ said Patrick Robertson, one of the app’s developers."
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T-Mobile finally gets the iPhone | Mobile - CNET News
T-Mobile finally gets the iPhone | Mobile - CNET News: "T-Mobile USA will offer the iPhone on its network at long last. The company announced the news at its 'Uncarrier' event in New York today. T-Mobile will begin selling the iPhone 5 on April 12 for a $99.99 down payment, and also will offer the iPhone 5 without a contract. Customers who want to finance the phone will pay $20 a month for 24 months. CEO John Legere emphasized that with T-Mobile's new rate plans and the cost of the device, consumers will save more than $1,000 on the iPhone 5 compared to owning the same device over two years on AT&T's network. T-Mobile will offer previous iPhone models on its network, such as the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. The iPhone 5 will also operate over T-Mobile's 4G LTE network."
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Samsung: Sorry about that sexist show | Technically Incorrect - CNET News
In the wake of its slightly perturbing Galaxy S4 launch, Samsung accepts criticism of a South African presentation that featured, yes, swimsuited dancers.
Samsung: Sorry about that sexist show | Technically Incorrect - CNET News
Samsung: Sorry about that sexist show | Technically Incorrect - CNET News
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Was that a meteor over New York (and zipping across Twitter)? | Cutting Edge - CNET News
Apparently the bright object that people reported seeing shooting over the East Coast of the United States last night -- and that left a glittery trail across Twitter -- may well have been a meteor.
Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environmental Office told the Associated Press that, "going on visual reports," the flash was "a single meteor event."
"The thing is probably a yard across. We basically have (had) a boulder enter the atmosphere over the northeast," he added.
The object lit up Twitter last night at about 8 p.m. East Coast time, with numerous people registering their surprise and excitement. And of course, a bogus photo or two appeared as well, triggering hasty retweets and retractions, as well as at least one amusing parody shot featuring an astro cat.
Was that a meteor over New York (and zipping across Twitter)? | Cutting Edge - CNET News
Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environmental Office told the Associated Press that, "going on visual reports," the flash was "a single meteor event."
"The thing is probably a yard across. We basically have (had) a boulder enter the atmosphere over the northeast," he added.
The object lit up Twitter last night at about 8 p.m. East Coast time, with numerous people registering their surprise and excitement. And of course, a bogus photo or two appeared as well, triggering hasty retweets and retractions, as well as at least one amusing parody shot featuring an astro cat.
Was that a meteor over New York (and zipping across Twitter)? | Cutting Edge - CNET News
Schmidt: One Google OS to Rule Them All Not Happening Soon | Operating Systems | TechNewsWorld
Schmidt: One Google OS to Rule Them All Not Happening Soon | Operating Systems | TechNewsWorld: "Recent leadership shuffles regarding the people in charge of the Android and Chrome operating systems don't mean that an OS merger is on the horizon, according to Google's Eric Schmidt, who was asked about the subject this week during an overseas trip. The company could be waiting for Chrome to gather more momentum, but with desktops and mobile devices sharing more, Google may have to make a decision sooner rather than later.
Google will keep its Chrome and Android operating systems separate, but company executive chairman Eric Schmidt reportedly said this week the two will have more features in common."
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