Developer who provides iPhone hacks claims to have proof that device data speeds are being limited on networks operated by Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint. [Read more]
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Intel’s ‘Thunderbolt 2’ official, coming later this year
Intel’s next Thunderbolt technology — hitherto known by the code name Falcon Ridge — now has an official moniker. The tech is slated to be built into future Intel chipsets. [Read more]
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GTA IV gets Google Street View
To create the map of Liberty City, creators stitched together nearly 80,000 in-game screenshots into around 3,000 panoramic views. [Read more]
It’s curtains for curtains: Digital shades go opaque on command
Sonte Film window coverings made from a special material that responds to electric current can go opaque or clear at the bidding of a smartphone app. [Read more]
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Huge asteroid buzzing Earth has its own moon
New NASA radar images reveal a previously unobserved smaller satellite asteroid orbiting monstrous space rock “QE2.” [Read more]
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Huge asteroid buzzing Earth has its own moon
Facebookers, beware: That silly update can cost you a job
Study shows that companies have rejected 1 in 10 people between ages 16 and 34 because of something the person shared on social media. [Read more]
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Facebookers, beware: That silly update can cost you a job
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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Quantenna’s new chip turns 802.11ac Wi-Fi up a notch
Quantenna announces the first 4×4 (quad-stream) 802.11ac chipset. The new chipset, which offers a cap speed of 1.7Gbps, is slated be used in products later this year. [Read more]
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Power utilities claim ‘daily’ and ‘constant’ cyberattacks, says report
U.S. Congressmen Ed Markey and Henry Waxman pen a report outlining the increased hacks on power grid computer systems, saying that one utility receives about 10,000 attempted cyberattacks per month. [Read more]
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Yahoo! Japan May Have Had 22 Million User IDs Stolen
hypnosec writes with report of the possible theft of up to 22 million user IDs revealed by Yahoo! Japan. That scale is massive, but, he writes, “According to Yahoo, the information that was stolen didn’t have passwords or any other information that would allow unauthorized users to carry out user identity verification.” A story at the Japan Times adds a bit more detail. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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