PCWorld Magazine Is No More

harrymcc writes “After slightly more than 30 years, PCWorld — one of the most successful computer magazines of all time — is discontinuing print publication. It was the last general-interest magazine for PC users, so it really is the end of an era. Over at TIME, I paused to reflect upon the end of the once-booming category, in part as a former editor at PCWorld, but mostly as a guy who really, really loved to read computer magazines.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Sony PS4: Everything You Need to Know

After two long hours of tease this past February, followed by a few fleeting glimpses in May, Sony’s finally ready to show us what its next-generation PlayStation console actually, you know, looks like. And it’s… well, it’s a rhombus. A familiar-looking one. Read more…        

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Chinese hackers reportedly accessed U.S. weapons designs

More than two dozen advanced weapons systems were accessed, although documents obtained by The Washington Post do not indicate whether the breaches occurred on government or contractor networks. [Read more]        

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Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhones

ATF says no law enforcement agency could unlock a defendant’s iPhone, but Apple can “bypass the security software” if it chooses. Apple has created a police waiting list because of high demand. [Read more]        

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India Rolls Out Central Monitoring System To Snoop On All Communications

hypnosec tipped us to news that India is rolling out a new intrusive monitoring system, using the authority of a 2000 telecom law. Quoting The Times of India: “However, Pavan Duggal, a Supreme Court advocate specialising in cyberlaw, said the government has given itself unprecedented powers to monitor private Internet records of citizens. ‘This system is capable of abuse,’ he said. The Central Monitoring System, being set up by the Centre for Development of Telematics, plugs into telecom gear and gives central and state investigative agencies a single point of access to call records, text messages, and emails as well as the geographical location of individuals.” Privacy advocates are worried about abuse, partially because India has no effective privacy legislation, and the “…Indian government under PM Manmohan Singh has taken an increasingly uncompromising stance when it comes to online freedoms, with the stated aim usually to preserve social order and national security or fight ‘harmful’ defamation.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Here Are the Best Movies on Netflix That Will Disappear Tomorrow

Another Netflix purge is happening. By tomorrow, 1794 movies will disappear from Netflix’s catalog which means the last chance you have to stream these movies is tonight. Pick wisely! We’ve narrowed the choices down for you. Read more…        

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America’s First Legal, Real-Cash Poker Site Is Here

Back in February, Nevada officials rushed through a bill which made interstate online poker legal. Unsurprisingly, people have started taking advantage of the law change—and today sees the launch of Ultimate Poker , America’s first legal, real cash poker site. Read more…        

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