Month: January 2013

News Tech

The New York Times Was Attacked By Chinese Hackers Over Four Months

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU The New York Times has revealed that over the last four months, it was repeatedly attacked by Chinese hackers using methods that have been linked to the Chinese military in the past. The timing of the attacks coincided with reporting for an investigative articlepublished on October 24 that revealed Wen Jiabao, China’s prime minister, had tried to hide a massive family fortune. Mandiant, a computer security company hired by the New York…

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Story Tech

Hold The Phone, I Want My Dick Tracy Watch

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MG SIEGLER A few days ago, I read Nilay Patel’s review of the Pebble smartwatch for The Verge. Like many others, I bought a Pebble on Kickstarter, and I can’t wait to try it out myself. But one part of Patel’s review stuck out at me in particular: Any incoming notification will quietly buzz the Pebble and light up the screen. Frankly, it’s great — being able to see who’s texting, emailing, or calling…

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Google’s Plans For Trekker Come To Fruition With 9,500 Grand Canyon Panoramas Added To Google Maps

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As reported on Engadget. by DREW OLANOFF When Google announced a new project it called Trekker last October, it sounded like a far-reaching and futuristic 20% type undertaking. Today, that project has come through with some of the most detailed and amazing interactive imagery of the Grand Canyon, as promised, showing off Google’s vision for how the world can be catalogued and detailed for everyone’s daily tasks and travels. Starting today, these images will start showing up on Google…

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Apple

Kanex’s DualRole is a USB 3.0 hub and Ethernet adapter for modern MacBooks

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper The glitzy sheen of that Retina Display MacBook Pro or MacBook Air probably tarnished a little when you realized you’d need to sacrifice a USB or Thunderbolt if you wanted Ethernet connectivity. Just in time for Macworld, Kanex is shuttling out DualRole, a three-port USB 3.0 hub and Ethernet adapter that’ll swell your connectivity options while on the road. Bus-powered, you can also add a 5v power adapter to juice your gadgets at the same time. It’ll set…

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Automotive Story Tech

Toyota signs deal to get Nokia’s Here Local Search on its in-car navigation units from 2014

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper Nokia’s position in the smartphone market may be precarious (if improving), but itsLocation and Commerce (read: mapping) division has developed quite thereputation. Toyota is the latest big car manufacturer to pay cash to get Nokia’s Here Local Search installed on Mr. Toyoda’s in-car infotainment units. The Japanese giant is planning to have the software baked into its vehicles in Europe, Russia and the Middle East by early 2014. At the same time, the duo have…

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Toshiba’s 2012 Q3 makes $322 million net profit, sees a future in nuclear

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper Toshiba’s latest numbers may not reach the dizzying heights of last quarter, but at least it’s not back to filling out its spreadsheets in red pen. The company is announcing profits of $322 million from net sales of $14.9 billion. A big chunk of that change came from Tosh’s “social infrastructure” division, which produces power plants, medical systems and radiation detectors — while its home entertainment and computing divisions sat and…

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Politics

Top CIA Officials To Bigelow: Our Torture Boxes Were Bigger

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Geoffrey Ingersoll Zero Dark Thirty Top CIA officials have weighed in on Zero Dark Thirty. Their conclusion: Kathryn Bigelow simply did not correctly portray the Agency’s torture box — the real torture box is much more comfortable.  Yes, three top spooks — Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA, John Rizzo, former deputy counsel of the CIA, and Jose Rodriguez, the former director of the National Clandestine Service at the CIA…

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Politics

Obama Is More Popular Now Than At Any Point In The Last Three Years

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Brett LoGiurato The poll found that 60 percent of Americans hold a favorable view of the President, while only 37 percent view him unfavorably. He has an especially strong image among his base of Democrats (92 percent) and among Independents (also 60 percent). The amount of people who view Obama “strongly” favorably (39 percent) also outpaces the amount that view him “strongly” negatively (28 percent) for the first time in two…

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Article

Know When to Be a Squeaky Wheel

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Holly Johnson We’ve talked about customer service, good and bad, a lot here at Lifehacker. Unfortunately, poor customer service is something we all have to deal with at some point—and often, it takes a lot more than politeness and persistence to get your way.Get Rich Slowly’s Holly Johnson offers her best tips for tackling these difficult situations. A few months ago, I decided that I needed new furniture. I didn’t want new furniture. My 3-year-old…

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Welcome to IBM’s Supercomputer Waterworld of the Future

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As reported on Wired. BY ROBERT MCMILLAN Computers are just too damned hot. It’s becoming a real problem. Big internet companies like Facebook have taken Intel to task over the issue and — sensing a real opportunity — other companies have started to build new systems using the same kinds of low-power processors you’ll find in your mobile phone. In fact, 2013 is likely to be the year that we get an inkling of how far…

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