iTunes Leaks ‘Automatic Download’ Over-the-Air Updates in iOS 5 [Updated]
In the days leading to WWDC, Apple's iTunes seems to have leaked a new feature that must be coming in iOS 5. A MacRumors reader discovered (and we verified) that when asking iTunes to check your app ...
Groupon is Effectively Insolvent
I'll start by tipping my hat to Andrew Mason. He caught social mood just right, creating a coupon/local/flashmob hybrid business model at the perfect time, and has created the fastest-growing company...
Exclusive: Microsoft Has Acquisition Deal With Nvidia
Redmond's purchase option automatically kicks in if a third-party offers $3.4 billion or more for tablet chipmaker's shares. — Microsoft and Nvidia have an agreement in place that spells out terms r...
The Kno Textbook App Hits The iPad
Last night, Kno quietly released its first digital textbook app for the iPad. It includes its own store of “over 70,000 titles at 30% to 50% off list” price. And the app is a full textbook reader. ...
How top U.S. government officials got hacked
The targeted phishing scheme that struck hundreds of top U.S. government officials' personal Gmail accounts was neither difficult to perform nor incredibly sophisticated. The attackers were able to p...
Sony Europe hacked by Lebanese hacker... Again
By my count this is unlucky hack number 13 for Sony. A Lebanese hacker known as Idahc dumped another user database at Sony Europe containing approximately 120 usernames, passwords (plain text), mobil...