Dropbox denies alleged 7M account hack, says expired logins were stolen from third-party services
[Update] Hundreds of Dropbox passwords leaked online but Dropbox denies it was hacked — A thread surfaced on Reddit today that contained links to files containing hundreds of usernames …
No Retina MacBook Air at Thursday Apple Event
// HAPPENING TODAY — Salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference kicks off in San Francisco. — The November issue of Vogue China hits newsstands with Apple's iWatch on its cover. — Retina MacBook Air R...
Microsoft touts 1M registrations for Windows Insider Program to test Windows 10, cites solid usage and 64% installations on PCs, not VMs
Checking in on the Windows Insider Program — It's been awesome to see so many of you joining the Windows Insider Program and letting us …
Google May Lead $500 Million Round in Magic Leap Virtual Reality Tech
Google and other investors are planning a huge investment in Magic Leap, a secretive but boastful company building hardware and software it says will deliver “cinematic reality.” — Sources say Googl...
Mailbox email app for Mac opens beta to all users
Anyone can now test out Mailbox for OS X. The Dropbox-owned email app has done away with its waitlist and is now letting all comers try Mailbox on the desktop. We took a first look at Mailbox's move ...
Linux Foundation launches Dronecode, an open-source software platform for drones
Open source “Dronecode” UAV platform project launches — [Updated 4:25AM] — The Linux Foundation launched a collaborative “Dronecode Project” aimed at creating a shared open source platform for Unman...
Google's Eric Schmidt: “Really, Our Biggest Search Competitor Is Amazon”
The attitudes of European policy makers toward Google seem to have hardened of late. On various regulatory fronts, Google faces vocal critics and well-organized opposition. Google's Eric Schmidt gav...
Anonabox, a $45 open-source device running Tor for your router, launches on Kickstarter
With This Tiny Box, You Can Anonymize Everything You Do Online — No tool in existence protects your anonymity on the Web better than the software Tor, which encrypts Internet traffic and bounces it ...
App developer: Snapchat's unofficial API is easy to reverse-engineer, still has numerous security flaws
Is Snapchat's unofficial API just too easy to hack? — Last Friday, tens of thousands of pictures pulled off a third-party Snapchat app began circulating on the internet …
Peering deals speed up U.S. Netflix streams, but European ISPs still a lot faster
Want the best-possible Netflix streaming experience? Then get ready to move to Switzerland. U.S. ISPs still rank far behind their European counterparts, despite commercial peering agreements.
Intex Cloud FX Firefox OS phone review: only $35, but hardware is underpowered for software
Testing a $35 Firefox OS phone—how bad could it be? — Hey! You there! You've got it pretty good, you know that? While you're sitting there using your Internet-enabled device to read …
Microsoft And Salesforce Promise Windows, Office And OneDrive Integration
It turns out that Microsoft and Salesforce were serious when the two firms detailed a plan to integrate their products earlier this year. Today at the Dreamforce conference, the companies announced t...
iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Arrive in 36 More Countries and Territories This Month
Apple's Fastest-Ever iPhone Rollout Includes India, Mexico, South Korea & Thailand — Apple® today announced that iPhone® 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history …
US should follow UK and Ireland in meting out punishment to hackers that is proportional to the harm they cause
America Must End Its Paranoid War on Hackers — “How did you get caught?” I ask Darren Martyn, aka Pwnsauce, the former member of LulzSec. — “Bad Opsec. Really, really bad Opsec,” he says.
Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb blames Apple for the country's credit rating downgrade
How Apple prompted this country's downgrade — Finland's Prime Minister Alexander Stubb says the iPhone killed the once-dominant Nokia and the iPad killed the country's paper industry …