N.S.A. Tapped Into North Korean Networks Before Sony Attack, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — The trail that led American officials to blame North Korea for the destructive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November winds back to 2010, when the National Security Agency...
KGI: Apple likely to launch simple stylus to enhance upcoming 12.9-inch iPad user experience
Previous Comments — Stylus, eh? — Well... I guess people will probably quote Jobs' opinion about the merits of a stylus (he was against it). — But a few thoughts:
Amazon announces plans to make movies for theaters, Prime streaming
Amazon Studios is going to start making movies, and you'll be seeing them in theaters before they become available for streaming on Prime. Fresh off Golden Globe wins for its original series Transpar...
Source: HTC to unveil smartwatch with Under Armour fitness service integration and flagship M9 phone with Snapdragon 810, 20MP rear camera in March
HTC Said to Plan Better Camera Phone, First Smartwatch in March — HTC Corp. (2498) plans to unveil a marquee phone in March with improved camera …
British Fraud Office Ends HP-Autonomy Inquiry
LONDON — The Serious Fraud Office of Britain said on Monday that it had closed its investigation into suspected accounting and disclosure abuses connected to Hewlett-Packard's $11 billion purchase of ...
Uber Wants to Create 50,000 Jobs, Take 400,000 Cars Off the Road in Europe This Year
Uber chief Travis Kalanick said he wants to expand operations in Europe and, in the process, create 50,000 jobs and take 400,000 personal vehicles off the road. — Kalanick said the ride-sharing serv...
Filmmakers depict more realistic hacking than usual in Blackhat by hiring hacking consultants
Blackhat brings some hacking realism to Hollywood, but to what effect? — During one scene in the upcoming hacker action movie Blackhat, a team is sent into the control room of a burned …
Indie developer of podcast app Overcast details sales stats, reports $15.6K average monthly revenue
Overcast's 2014 sales numbers — Nobody ever wants to talk about money. — But current and prospective indie app developers could really use more information on the subject.
Dell XPS 13 review: thin bezel, decent 7 hour battery life, good value at $799, but high-res touchscreen costs an additional $500
Dell XPS 13 (2015) review: Stunning screen, compact design make XPS 13 the first great laptop of 2015 — The Good Dell's revamped XPS 13 has a nearly borderless display …
Microsoft's Outlook service subject to the man-in-the-middle attack in China this weekend, according to GreatFire.org
After Gmail blocked in China, Microsoft's Outlook hacked, says GreatFire — (Reuters) - Chinese users of Microsoft Corp's Outlook email service were subject …
Bangladesh shuts down messaging services to quell violence
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Hutchison, owner of mobile operator Three, in talks to buy UK's O2 from Telefonica for $13.6B
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Genius is beta testing a feature allowing users to annotate any web page
Genius tests ‘annotate everything everywhere’ feature — Genius, the Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup that made headlines earlier this week when it poached pop music critic Sasha Frere-Jones from T...
Google in talks to invest in SpaceX at $10B+ valuation to support Internet satellites project
Google Nears Major Investment in SpaceX to Bolster Satellites — Google is close to investing in rocket maker SpaceX, according to several people familiar with the talks …
Indian E-Commerce Marketplace ShopClues Lands $100M Round Led By Tiger Global
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Microsoft begins wide rollout of Lumia Denim update that brings big improvements to camera app
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AT&T demos LTE Broadcast technology to efficiently deliver video streams in crowded places
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the top selling game of 2014 as industry sales grew just 1%
Brian Crecente / Polygon : Tweets: @mikemcwhertor Tweets: Michael McWhertor / @mikemcwhertor : Looking at 2014's bestselling games, I kind of can't believe we bought that much Watch Dogs! http://www....
Survey: security products send average large organizations 17K malware alerts per week, only 19% of which are reliable
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How Rana el Kaliouby and her company Affectiva developed software to sense emotions from video
Raffi Khatchadourian / New Yorker : Tweets: @jasonsilva , @vaughanbell , @laurenthaug and @interfluidity Tweets: Jason Silva / @jasonsilva : “Computers are learning to read emotion” http://www.newyor...
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