The next time you have a few dollars left on one of those prepaid credit card-based gift cards, consolidate those odd dollars and cents into your Google Wallet account. Read more…
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Consolidate Your Credit Card Gift Cards with Google Wallet
schwit1 (797399) writes “Over 20 years after being smuggled out of Russia, a trove of KGB documents are being opened up to the public for the first time. The leaked documents include thousands of files and represent what the FBI is said to view as “the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source.” The documents include KGB information on secret Russian weapons caches, Russian spies, and KGB information on the activities of Pope John Paul II. Known as the Mitrokhin Archive, the files are all available as of today at Churchill College’s Archives Centre.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Thousands of Leaked KGB Files Are Now Open To the Public
Since building something that’s conventional is out of the question for Dubai, the second-largest United Arab Emirates city announced today that it’s breaking ground on the world’s largest shopping mall. Read more…
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Dubai Is Obviously Building the World’s Biggest Mall
Instead of paying full price for Microsoft Office for Mac or Windows, you may be able to buy the full version for just $9.95 if you work for a participating company. Read more…
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Back in 2006 we learned about the FBI’s ability to eavesdrop on cellphones, even when they’re turned off . And guess what? Edward Snowden reminds us that government agencies can still do just that . Read more…
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The NSA Can (Still) Bug Your Phone When It’s Powered Off
Many prayers were answered on Monday, when Apple announced that iOS 8 would support third party keyboards. That means you folks complaining that Swype doesn’t work on iPhone, don’t need to complain anymore. This, in addition to the new native keyboard functionality means that typing on iOS device just got a lot better. Read more…
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iOS 8 Will Finally Allow Third Party Keyboards
The European Union Court of Justice has ruled that people can ask Google to delete sensitive information from its Internet search results. Maybe that’ll happen in the U.S. at some point, too? Read more…
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Outdated technology and government wastefulness seem to go hand in hand, but this time the two are combining for a startlingly huge money sink: the Pentagon is planning on destroying $1.2 billion in excess bullets and missiles , some of which could still be used by troops. And it’s all because the military has no way of tracking its stockpiled ammo. Read more…
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The Pentagon Can’t Keep Track of Ammo So It’s Destroying $1B in Bullets
I have a theory. When it comes to new technology, there are a bunch of early adopters who start using it and everyone else sees the very worst in the technology, ultimately belittling, dismissing and making fun of those who use it. But in spite of this initial negative reaction the technology finds its way into the mainstream, after a time, and the early fears and misinformation fades away. Read More
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Why We Hate Google Glass — And All New Tech
With about 6.3 million Twitter followers, UberFacts reaches millions of people with little nuggets of trivia every day. Unfortunately, many of those “fun facts” are completely wrong or misleading. Read more…