Research In Motion (RIM) has confirmed reports that it has set up a dedicated server in India to allow the government to monitor its network. The update, which was sent out… Read More at thenextweb.com
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Firefox Data Visualization Shows You How Dumb Your Passwords Are
Do you reuse passwords across multiple websites? The habit is alarmingly common, despite being a well-known security risk. You know how the warning goes: If you use the same password across a number of different websites and one of those accounts is compromised, some evildoer could infiltrate the other sites, potentially exposing a wide...
Asus To Transformer Owners: “Here Is Your Unlocked Bootloader. Happy Now?”
The Asus Transformer Prime was the great, grey hope for many Android lovers – until they realized that the bootloader was locked it was impossible to upgrade or install a new bit of firmware onto the device. Asus has finally relented, allowing folks to download an unlocked bootloader and install it over the “official”...
Failed anti-game legislation will cost California nearly $1.8 million
Trying to pass unconstitutional restrictions on a burgeoning artistic medium is not cheap. Just ask the state of California, which will end up paying $1.8 million in attorney’s fees in its failed effort to restrict violent game sales to children with a law that was overturned by the Supreme Court last year. It was...
The Effects of Gaming
…on driving, on life. Hasn’t everyone felt this way at least once? The Effects of Gaming is a post from: The InquisitrThe Effects of Gaming is a post from: The Inquisitr Read More at inquisitr.com
Nokia rumor roundup: new Windows Phone, Symbian models coming
Nokia is gearing up for some big smartphone announcements at Mobile World Congress next week, and not all are related to Windows Phone. In addition to a few Windows Phone handsets, the company is also teasing a camera-centric Symbian phone with one of the largest camera sensors on a mobile phone yet. First, the...
Xirrus Adds Calix CEO Russo To Board
Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus, the developer of wireless networking equipment headed by Dirk Gates, has snagged the CEO of networking equipment maker Calix for its board. Xirrus said it has added Carl Russo, President and CEO of Calix, to the position. Russo also has previously served at Cisco, where he was vice president of optical...
Landing in Miami (Taken with Instagram at Miami International…
Landing in Miami (Taken with Instagram at Miami International Airport (MIA)) Read More at somewhatfrank.com
Create Your Own Bokeh Camera Kit [Photography]
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Bokeh refers to blurry effects in photographs—purposely out of focus shapes that are creamy and wonderfully fuzzy. You can make your own bokeh with just some inexpensive black cardstock. More » Read More at lifehacker.com
Google Patent Clearly Eying the Desktop Market for Android (Jack Purcher/Patently Apple)
Jack Purcher / Patently Apple: Google Patent Clearly Eying the Desktop Market for Android — A recent patent filing by Google surprisingly indicates that they’re seriously eying the desktop and notebook markets for Android. Interestingly, the patent seems to focus on similar capabilities now found in Apple’s Multi-Touch Trackpad and Magic Trackpad. Read More...