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Hackers Demanded $50,000 to Sit on Stolen Symantec Source Code [Security]

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:13 +0000

According to email transcripts posted to Pastebin yesterday, and confirmed by the company, a group of hackers attempted to extort $50,000 from Symantec in exchange for not releasing its stolen PCAnywhere and Norton Antivirus source code. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/9w6hY-xz2zM/hackers-demanded-50000-to-sit-on-stolen-symantec-source-code

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How To Electrify Your Brain To Be Smarter With a 9-Volt Battery [Science]

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:07 +0000

Transcranial direct current stimulation can make your brain work better. DARPA proved it can make you better at video games, the U.S. Air Force has shown it cuts drone remote-pilot training in half, and Harvard researchers have used it to treat depression. So what is this magical device that powerfully manipulates your brain function and where can you get one? More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/WFQlXcRHUF0/how-to-electrify-your-brain-to-be-smarter-with-a-9+volt-battery

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VMware adds Mozy to its cloud and virtualization empire

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:06 +0000

Mozy is one of the most popular cloud backup services around, with more than one million users storing around 70 petabytes of data. Its popularity apparently put it on the acquisition radar of VMware — which has now made Mozy part of its virtualization empire.

VMware’s official blog post makes it clear that the company wasn’t so much interested in Mozy as a consumer offering. Rather, it’s the inner workings of Mozy which piqued VMware’s curiosity. CTO Steve Herrod says, “Over the past 5 years, Mozy has built one of the best examples of a globally distributed, large-scale cloud offering.” He adds that the move will allow VMware to “further ramp our own cloud-related learning and accelerate new IP, scale, and capabilities” of its existing offerings.

Existing Mozy customers don’t need to worry, of course. VMware has pledged to continue running Mozy’s service without interruption.

VMware adds Mozy to its cloud and virtualization empire originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Senior Apple product integrity director poached by Google for? secret project?

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:14 +0000

Sounds like Google has hired away Simon Prakash, formerly Apple’s senior director of product integrity, to work on a “secret project” deep in the heart of the Googleplex. Reports VentureBeat

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Sony PlayStation Vita charging accessories detailed in Japan

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:08 +0000

Sony’s website now lists Japanese release dates and prices for two PS Vita power accessories that you’re likely to need. The PCH-ZPC1 J portable charger is a 135g (4.8-ounce) unit that takes seven hours to charge to its full 5,000mAh capacity and is then good for around one and half charges of your console — we reckon that’d equate to over 12 hours of mixed-use sessions or at least seven hours of solid gaming. It’ll be out on April 5th for ¥4,500 ($60). Meanwhile, the PCH-ZCA1 J car charger will hit retailers a couple of weeks earlier on March 22nd priced at ¥1,500 ($20) — and there’s really not much more to say about it except that a dead Vita on a road trip would be both a travesty and an oxymoron. Oh, just in case it hasn’t already been etched into your memory, February 22nd is launch day in the US and Europe.

Sony PlayStation Vita charging accessories detailed in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yelp Ads Are Not A Rip-Off, You Pay To Seal The Deal

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:04 +0000

Yelp built its ad business by attracting users that know what they want, just not who to buy it from — exactly when ads are most effective. That’s why I find today’s VentureBeat piece by Rocky Agrawal titled “Yelp advertising is a rip-off for small advertisers” to be ridiculous. His sources say Yelp charges a $600 CPM, or 1,000-times the standard online CPM rate. Yes, these ads are expensive, especially for low-end restaurants. But for lawyers, dentists, jewelers and mechanics with a high lifetime average revenue per customer, turning someone searching for their services on Yelp into a loyal customer is no rip-off, it can drive huge ROI.

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Motorola wants 2.25 percent of Apple sales, in exchange for patent license

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:15 +0000

New details have emerged about the ongoing Apple-Motorola drama in Germany, courtesy of a court document uncovered by FOSS Patents. The two companies have been engaged in a patent battle of swelling proportion these past few months, with the most recent wrinkle unfolding on Friday, when Apple promptly removed (and returned) its 3G / UMTS-enabled iPads and iPhone 4s from its online German store, in response to a court ruling. At issue in this particular case is a Motorola patent that Apple wants to use under FRAND obligations, but Moto apparently isn’t willing to license its technology for free. According to a court filing, the handset maker is asking for 2.25 percent of Apple sales in return for the license, though it remains unclear whether this pertains to sales of all products or, more likely, the 3G-enabled devices under consideration in court. Either way, though, Motorola would stand to see quite a bit of extra revenue, especially considering that Apple’s iPhone sales have totaled about $93 billion since 2007. Under Motorola’s request, the company would have made about $2.1 billion from these sales alone — not to mention the payments it’d see from iPad sales, as well. Apple, meanwhile, has filed motions to access Motorola’s licensing agreements with Nokia, HTC and other manufacturers, in the hopes of exposing a double standard.

Motorola wants 2.25 percent of Apple sales, in exchange for patent license originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/06/motorola-apple-2.25-percent-sales-germany/

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Deal of the Day ? Clickfree 2TB C6 USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:11 +0000

The LogicBUY Deal for Saturday is a $40 coupon for the Clickfree 2TB C6 USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive (model no. CA3D20-6C) for $129.99. This is the lowest price found by LogicBUY for this Clickfree hard drive. Act quickly, because this is an expiring deal. $169.99 – $40 coupon code = $129.99 with free [...]

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Must See HDTV (February 6th – 12th)

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:07 +0000

The Super Bowl is over, the ads have aired, and now we’re trying to fill a football-sized hole in our TV schedules. Luckily there’s a few new shows airing that may help us get through the winter, unless of course we get more Glee clones that push us outdoors into the harsh, unforgiving elements. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

The Walking Dead
AMC’s hit show is back for the second half of its second season Sunday night, and we’re… actually anticipating it? Stranger things have happened, and now that the little girl we never really got to know or care about is gone maybe they can leave the farm to go places where things happen. There’s a quick preview trailer embedded after the break.
(February 12th, AMC, 10PM

Smash
It’s another show that’s a lot like Glee. These words have either filled you with dread or uncontrollable excitement. Schedule your DVR and plans for this evening accordingly.
(February 6th, NBC, 10PM)

Doomsday Preppers
We know, we said we were against the quirky reality TV shows (on a slightly related note, the second jousting reality show of the season also premieres this week — how has jousting become a thing?) but this one is crazy enough to pique our interest. Doomsday Preppers goes inside your neighbor’s underground vault to see just what he’s got stocked in there should the worst happen. Don’t wait for the air-raid sirens to go off to find out, just tune into National Geographic tomorrow night, or check out the trailer embedded after the break.
(February 7th, National Geographic, 9 & 10PM)

Continue reading Must See HDTV (February 6th – 12th)

Must See HDTV (February 6th – 12th) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Fiber rollout now ready to begin in both Kansas Cities

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:11 +0000

It reportedly suffered a slight delay due to some disagreement with local officials over just how its thousands of miles of wires would be hung, but Google announced today that it’s finally ready to begin the rollout of its Google Fiber network in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. Expectedly, that effort will initially focus on the network’s backbone, after which Google will then turn its attention towards connecting homes and businesses in the two cities to the gigabit network (promising speeds 100 times faster than the average high-speed connection). Unfortunately, there’s still no firm word as to when the first customers can expect that to happen.

Google Fiber rollout now ready to begin in both Kansas Cities originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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