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iPad users targeted by hackers
Security experts have warned that Apple iPad users are being targeted by cyber criminals. Hackers are trying to dupe iPad owners in to downloading a fake iTunes update on their Windows computer, which, when installed, creates a backdoor for cyber ...
Mini USB 3D Monitor Made Early Appearance in Hong Kong Electronics Show
Are you ready for 3D on your PC? The 3D craze hasn't quite taken off yet as 3D systems have no champion and no standard, but that could change at any minute. The fetal technology is bound to get people excited as soon as a decent movie is able to ...
Police seize Gizmodo's computers in lost iPhone 4G prototype probe
Police have seized computers and servers belonging to an editor of Gizmodo in an investigation that appears to stem from the gadget blog's purchase of a lost Apple iPhone prototype.
Sony delivers floppy disk's last rites
The days of the 3.5-inch floppy disk are now officially numbered. Sony, which boasts 70 percent of the anemic market, announced Friday that it would end Japanese sales of the ancient storage medium in March 2011, according to a report in the Maini...
Google Street View logs WiFi networks, Mac addresses
Google's roving Street View spycam may blur your face, but it's got your number. The Street View service is under fire in Germany for scanning private WLAN networks, and recording users' unique Mac (Media Access Control) addresses, as the car trun...
1.5 Million Stolen Facebook IDs up for Sale
A hacker named Kirllos has a rare deal for anyone who wants to spam, steal or scam on Facebook: an unprecedented number of user accounts offered at rock-bottom prices.
99 year-old loves her first computer - an iPad
Virginia Campbell, a 99-year-old woman from Lake Oswego, has finally bought her first computer -- an Apple iPad.
Remember back in January when HP announced it would bring a tabletop 3-D printer to market, at a place and time to be named later? That place and time just became a quite a bit less ambiguous. Today Stratasys, the company that is manufacturing the...
Who doesn't want to be a star? Well Wendy Southgate, 52, might have become the most photographed person in a medium that is enjoyed by so many people around the world. Yes, the next best thing to "Vogue"--Google Street View.
Ever since Google disclosed in January that Internet intruders had stolen information from its computers, the exact nature and extent of the theft has been a closely guarded company secret. But a person with direct knowledge of the investigation n...
Twitter to launch own link shortener service
Twitter has confirmed that it is planning to launch its own link shortener and that it could discontinue the use of popular services such as bit.ly and tinyurl.
US government wants help from gamers, contacts Microsoft to develop video game to manage budget
The Obama administration has contacted Microsoft about the company producing a video game which would allow players with balancing the U.S. budget.
Apple iPhone 4G might be revealed on June 22
Speculations are that Apple could reveal the anticipated next-generation iPhone on June 22nd at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California.
10 useful Google search tricks
Simon Mackie of GigaOm has collected his top 10 favorite search tips to take more advantage of a simple Google search.
10 weird and cool-looking computer mice
SmashingLists.com has dug up the some of the weirdest and coolest-looking computer mice around and compiled them in a top 10 list.
A new Japanese video game depicting rape and sexual abuse of young girls and women has caused outrage from women's rights groups.
Top tips for enhancing password security
In an article on Lifehacker.com, Internet standards expert, CEO of web company iFusion Labs, and blogger John Pozadzides helps users better understand the security of their passwords and teach them how to enhance them.
Every year PC Magazine compiles a list of Best Free Software. This year's collection contains 196 programs sorted into 30 categories, all of which cost nothing.
A fake Facebook Antivirus malicious application, copying partly the design of Panda Cloud and Norton Antivirus software, tricks unsuspecting users into install the malware on their profile, which will post loads of spam images on their wall.
A new feature on Google's Gmail notifies users, if the account is accessed from an unusual location, by posting a warning message saying, "Warning: We believe your account was last accessed from…" along with the geographic region where the suspici...