Xbox One SDK leak could let developers make homebrew apps for the console
A group of hackers has reportedly leaked the full version of Microsoft's official Xbox One SDK — the software kit that approved Xbox developers use to make games and apps for the console.
Japanese police suspect 99% of bitcoins missing from Mt. Gox are due to internal system manipulation, not hack
Missing Mt Gox Bitcoins Likely an Inside Job, Say Japanese Police — Blame for 99% of the bitcoins missing from Mt Gox falls on internal system manipulation and not any external attack …
Predictions for 2015 on IPOs, Xiaomi, messaging, wearables, Bitcoin, cybersecurity, and more
What Is Going To Happen — Yesterday I wrote a post summing up what happened in 2014. In it I promised a post on what is going to happen. What I did not specify was how far forward I am going to lo...
Security researcher rewrites Mac firmware over Thunderbolt, says most Intel Thunderbolt Macs vulnerable
A security researcher speaking at the Chaos Computer Congress in Hamburg demonstrated a hack that rewrites an Intel Mac's firmware using a Thunderbolt device with attack code in an option ROM.
Twitter's ‘While You Were Away’ Recap Feature Is Rolling Out To Many Users
Back in November, Twitter announced plans to implement a number of new initiatives to boost user engagement, and one of those features — a ‘While you were away’ recap of tweets you may have missed — a...
A look at some of the major technology trends from 2014
What Just Happened? — I'm not much for the rear view mirror. I like to look forward, not back. I guess that's why I'm in the line of work I'm in. — But I'm going to force myself to look back at ...
OnePlus Releases Its First Non-Cyanogen Software: An Alpha Lollipop Build For The One
The situation between allegedly independent manufacturer OnePlus and its former software supplier Cyanogen Inc. is... strained. After the software company signed an exclusive deal with Indian manufac...
Scribd Raises $22M For Its Subscription E-Book Service
Scribd, a company offering unlimited access to half a million e-books for $8.99 a month, is announcing that it has raised $22 million in additional funding. — The round was led by Khosla Ventures, w...
New tax rules for digital goods take effect in Europe, affecting apps, ebooks, music downloads, more
Apps, ebooks, and album downloads are about to get more expensive in Europe — New legislation is making internet companies fork out more tax, and consumers will likely pay the price
India lifts block on Vimeo, Dailymotion, Weebly, and Github Gist, 28 sites remain banned
India lifts block on Vimeo; Pastebin, Internet Archive, others still banned — Summary:The Indian government's internet block on 32 websites, affecting nearly 300 million citizens …
Apple increases Mac and iOS Developer Program annual pricing by £19/€19 in a couple of EU countries, now £79 in UK and €99 in Germany
Apple increases iOS and Mac Developer Program pricing in EU countries to £79/€99 — Apple has quietly increased the cost …
Sony to give PlayStation Network members 10% off one transaction in PlayStation Store to make up for outage; qualifying PSN Plus subscribers get five days extra
Happy New Year! Since access … Napier Lopez / The Next Web : Sony's apology for the PSN outage is a 10 percent discount and extended subscriptions Mark Wilson / BetaNews : Sony offers compensation fo...
Marriot says it wants to block WiFi hotspots only in conference and meeting spaces to protect guests from rogue and imposter networks
As the year 2014 takes its last breath, two stories caught my eye. Jessica Plautz / Mashable : Marriott petition to the FCC to block personal Wi-Fi meets big resistance Glenn Fleishman / Boing Boing :...
Supreme Court to put briefs and other filings online starting as soon as 2016
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French search engine Qwant to launch child-friendly version this year, will have government support for use in schools
Qwant Wants to Be Alternative to Google — PARIS — Only a brave — or maybe foolhardy — company would take on Google. — Yet from a small office near the banks …
Average web page size increased 15% in 2014 to almost 2MB; HTTP requests per page hardly changed at 95
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Abandoned Japanese social network Mixi resurges with Monster Strike, its first mobile game
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