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Hacker says "leaked" Verizon accounts actually FiOS, not Wireless VentureBeat A hacker that goes by the name of TibitXimer claimed to have hacked Verizon's systems and stolen information for over three million Verizon Wireless customers months ago. The hacker only yesterday decided to publish the customer data, saying Verizon ... See all stories on this topic » VentureBeat

Boeing Uses 20K Pounds of Potatoes to Test Aircraft Wireless Signals PC Magazine Boeing, in a quest to develop a more reliable method for deploying wireless connectivity during flight, decided to go to grocery store for a bit of assistance. And, go figure, the airplane manufacturer's experimentation worked. By substituting sacks of potatoes for ... See all stories on this topic »

Scientists Report Faster Warming in Antarctica New York Times West Antarctica has warmed much more than scientists had thought over the last half century, new research suggests, an ominous finding given that the huge ice sheet there may be vulnerable to long-term collapse, with potentially drastic effects on sea levels. See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Rumor: Fifth-gen iPad to debut in March with iPad mini design cues Apple Insider Apple is reportedly preparing a thinner, lighter fifth-generation iPad model ahead of a March unveiling, only five months after the most recent version was released in October, claims Japanese blog Mac Otakara. Citing people familiar with the matter, Mac ... See all stories on this topic » Apple Insider

Video: Pentagon's robotic pack mule follows orders TG Daily For years, DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has heavily invested in the development of robots for various military missions. One of the key tasks the Pentagon wants to use robots for ASAP? To carry heavy equipment or injured ... See all stories on this topic »

Tau Ceti e: Another Interstellar Target? Discovery News Tau Ceti recently crashed into the headlines after it was announced that a system of five worlds may be in orbit around the star. Although the exoplanets have yet to be confirmed, this discovery is profound in that one of the worlds, a "super-Earth" designated ... See all stories on this topic »

Android Screen Sizes Still on the Rise – Huawei Leaks Details on a new 6.1 ... Maximum PC The dubious honor of largest "useable" Android smartphone used to belong to the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note II, however if the executives at Huawei get a say, 6.1-icnhes is the new sweet spot. The company is intentionally leaking the details on its new ... See all stories on this topic »

Boxing Day bonanza starts early on web, mobile Sydney Morning Herald Australia's internet retailers are pushing forward their Boxing Day sales to as early as Monday night, taking advantage of the plethora of shoppers who now turn to the web, smartphones and tablets instead of bricks and mortar. Google Australia said nearly 40 ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Kelly Bostian: Annual bird count helps identify long-term trends Tulsa World IN THE DAYS since participating in the Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, the odd story I find myself repeating involves insects, not birds, but the story reflects the day. The Tulsa chapter chose to participate on Dec. 15 this year. Several teams ... See all stories on this topic » Tulsa World

Wood stork nesting in SW Florida still declining WPEC NAPLES, Fla. (AP) -- The population of wood storks may be rebounding, but that doesn't mean they're returning to nesting sites in southwest Florida. The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary was the largest nesting site for wood storks in all of North America until ... See all stories on this topic »

Rare meteorite discovered in California; Scientist says it could have destroyed city Science Recorder A rare meteorite that exploded as a fireball over California's Sierra foothills earlier this year has left scientists pondering the possibility of a similarly-sized object hitting Earth. An international team of scientists, who announced their findings in a series of ... See all stories on this topic » Science Recorder

Tesla owner's electric cars a gas Journal and Courier Christmas commercials flicker across our television screens, showing a luxury car with a giant bow on its hood or roof parked in a snowy driveway of a posh neighborhood. But if you're like most people, there isn't going to be a shiny new car — luxury or ... See all stories on this topic »

How The Mighty Have Fallen. Could RIM Get Its Mojo Back? Hot Hardware In around five weeks, the world is going to watch as one of the smartphone giants from the past two decades attempts to stay relevant. For years now, RIM's hardware just hasn't livd up to modern expectations, and despite a loyal following, BlackBerry's market ... See all stories on this topic » Hot Hardware

Android Community Weekly Christmas Edition: December 23rd, 2012 Android Community Hello and Happy Holidays to all you Android fans. Today we have another Android Community Weekly to wrap up all the fun and exciting news from this past week in the Android world. Being Christmas in a few days this is our holiday edition. We wanted to ... See all stories on this topic » Android Community

Build Your Own Raspberry Pi Portable, The Pi-to-Go Handset Hot Hardware Oh Raspberry Pi, is there no end to the fun and creative projects of which you are a part? The latest nifty implementation of the tiny $35 Linux computer is a mobile Raspberry Pi machine called the Pi-to-Go. The brainchild of a fellow named Nathan Morgan, ... See all stories on this topic » Hot Hardware

GM Recalls 145628 Pickups for Hood Latch Issue HispanicBusiness.com General Motors Corporation said it is recalling 145,628 mid-sized pickup trucks globally because the hood could open unexpectedly due to a possible missing latch, local media Chicago Tribune report on Thursday. The recall covers the 2010-12 Chevrolet ... See all stories on this topic »

AAA Projects An Increase In Travel This Holiday Season CBS Local HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) — More people are expected to get away this holiday season as compared to last year. AAA is projecting that the number of Americans traveling 50 miles or more from their homes between this weekend and New Year's will be up. See all stories on this topic »

PlayStation Network Flash Sale: Assassin's Creed III and Assassin's Creed III ... ZoKnowsGaming assassins-creed-iii-hero-shot As many of us are enjoying our holiday break, Ubisoft has coordinated with the PlayStation Network team to include Assassin's Creed III and Assassin's Creed III Liberation in their first-ever PlayStation Network Flash Sale. See all stories on this topic » ZoKnowsGaming

Toyota Furia Concept to Debut at 2013 Detroit Auto Show Nitrobahn Toyota has announced that it will debut an all-new sedan concept, Furia, at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next January. The Japanese automaker released a teaser video to give a glimpse of the Furia Concept. Toyota describes the car as an "exciting sedan ... See all stories on this topic » Nitrobahn

1 arrested, 8 given citations at DUI checkpoint The Desert Sun COACHELLA — A DUI checkpoint in Coachella that began at 7:30 p.m. Friday and ended at 2 a.m. Saturday netted one arrest and 8 citations for various violations. The checkpoint was on Avenue 48, east of Jackson Street. A total of 864 vehicles passed ... See all stories on this topic »

Winners of New IIHS "Top Safety Pick Plus" Status Named TechnologyTell (blog) Nissan's new-for-2013 Altima earned Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's "Top Safety Pick Plus" ranking, which is also new-for-2013. It's worth pointing out that only midsize cars made the list. Smaller and larger cars, as well as SUVs, minivans, and large ... See all stories on this topic » TechnologyTell (blog)

Scientists spread holiday cheer with news a huge asteroid isn't coming msnNOW Give the nearest person a high five, because the human race has avoided two apocalypses in one weekend. Fresh from beating the Mayan prophecy jinx, University of Hawaii at Manoa astronomers have now calculated that a huge asteroid headed in our ... See all stories on this topic »

Galaxy Note 2 for Xmas! Wireless HDTV News (blog) The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 users now have a reason to be happy. The company has recently released a phablet in China. This device has the feature of dual SIM. After a few weeks and a bit of waiting, Samsung has now come out with the launching of ... See all stories on this topic »

Google, Amazon rivalry set to escalate in 2013 NDTV When Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos got word of a project at Google Inc to scan and digitize product catalogs a decade ago, the seeds of a burgeoning rivalry were planted. The news was a "wake-up" call to Bezos, an early investor in Google. He saw it as a ... See all stories on this topic » NDTV

Hawaii is dissolving from the inside out, study shows GlobalPost Geoologists at Brigham Young University claim that the mountains in Hawaii are slowing being carried away by the groundwater and being pushed out to sea. Alexander BesantDecember 23, 2012 19:41. Add Alexander Besant to your circles · Follow @ ... See all stories on this topic »

Walmart Selling iPhone 5 Relatively Dirt Cheap, Is Android Causing More Pain? Hot Hardware If you're looking for a last minute Christmas gift, head on over to your local Wallyworld (if you can stand the crowd this time of year) and browse the Apple products, you might be surprised at what you find. Namely, Walmart is selling the iPhone 5 for just $127 ... See all stories on this topic » Hot Hardware

New 'Metal Gear Solid 5' hint found in 'The Phantom Pain' alternate trailer Examiner.com Related topics. Metal Gear Solid 5 · The Phantom Pain. Advertisement. Fans have discovered one more "Metal Gear Solid 5" hint from the alternative version of "The Phantom Pain" trailer that was released on YouTube this past Friday. You can check out ... See all stories on this topic »

Two Species Of Arctic Seals Receive Endangered Species Protection RedOrbit Image Caption: The Ladoga Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida ladogensis), is a freshwater subspecies of the Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida) which are found entirely in Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia. Credit: Sergey Uryadnikov / Shutterstock. redOrbit Staff & Wire ... See all stories on this topic » RedOrbit

Tata Motors goes back to drawing board at stalled Pimpri unit NDTV Pimpri:: Deep in Tata Motors' largest factory, engineers don 3D glasses to play with car designs and prototypes projected from a 10-metre wide computer screen. Their quest? The automaker's next blockbuster car model. The research and development team's ... See all stories on this topic »

Samsung's Requests to Ban Apple Products Anti-Competitive: EC eWeek European regulators are alleging that Samsung violated antitrust regulations by asking European countries to bar Apple products from stores. Samsung abused its dominant position in the mobile device space when company officials asked several European ... See all stories on this topic » eWeek

Google Helping to Bring Santa to Chrome and to Your Phone eWeek Google's Santa Tracker can help you keep track of the Big Man on his deliveries on Christmas Eve, and don't forget to use Google's cool Santa Call service, too. Google Maps' Santa Tracker is ready to be used by Santa Claus fans around the world as they ... See all stories on this topic » eWeek

Amazon deleting thousands of obviously fake book reviews to the anger of authors Daily Mail Amazon has started to crack down on thousands of fake reviews that have popped up on the site in recent years. The e-commerce giant will not say how many reviews it has erased so far and has declined to offer any public explanation, the New York Times ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

LG 2013 Google TV line can be controlled like Siri and Wii NBCNews.com In 2012 LG began selling Google HDTV with just two models. For 2013 LG's Google TV lineup updates and expands with two series (GA 7900 and GA 6400) consisting of seven models in five screen sizes. Major new features include a second generation ... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook launches Poke app for iPhone with 10 sec message Firstpost Facebook on Friday announced the launch of the Poke app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. As regular Facebook users might remember Poke is a popular feature on the site which lets people, well, 'poke' each other. In the app, Facebook lets users send ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Steve Jobs' yacht 'Venus' seized Ninemsn Steve Jobs' super yacht made its first public appearance in the Dutch city of Aalsmeer in October, more than a year after the Apple co-founder's death. Steve Jobs' superyacht has reportedly been impounded in Amsterdam because of an unpaid design bill. See all stories on this topic »

Instagram: complete 'systrom' failure or fine by Facebook? iTWire SSNAFU: Systrom situation normal, all facebooked up might well be the reality for Instagram, whose updated terms of service have gone down like an Instakilo of lead balloons, has inevitably led to a Zuckerberg-style apology. Facebook lives by the maxim ... See all stories on this topic »

Mercedes-Benz: Heavily armed baby on board Northern Advocate Jason H. Harper sees what the frustrated urban commando will be lusting after next year. This was it, my first big decision as a dad. What car would I bring my newborn son home in? Though I live in New York City, a taxi or subway didn't feel quite right. Since I ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple [AAPL] shares value continues to slide even after overwhelming iPhone 5 ... PC-Tablet (blog) Apple announced today it sold more than 2 million iPhone 5 units in China during the first weekend since its launch. Expectations were not very high, and the sales figures will surely shore up the fortunes of Apple. The shares of the Cupertino Company are ... See all stories on this topic » PC-Tablet (blog)

Year in Review: Best of Tech Broiler 2012 ZDNet Summary: These were the articles from my column that inspired you the most this year. Surprise, surprise, it was all about Mobility and Tablets. Jason Perlow. By Jason Perlow for Tech Broiler | December 23, 2012 -- 18:47 GMT (10:47 PST). Follow @jperlow ... See all stories on this topic »

Samsung Planning to Showcase 5.5-Inch Flexible Display Panel at CES 2013 Eastern Morning Herald Samsung Planning to Showcase 5.5-Inch Flexible Display Panel at CES 2013 The next generation of Samsung smartphones may come with large, "flexible" screens, just as many have believed since the first batch of flexible display rumors earlier this year. See all stories on this topic »

Kickstarter Portable Power Project POP Killed By Apple, Refunding $139170 To ... Mobile & Apps Apple has put an end to Kickstarter project POP, a portable power station that relied on the Cupertino giant's new Lightning charger to provide power. Apple refused to license its Lightning charger to Edison Junior, the company behind the POP project. See all stories on this topic » Mobile & Apps

Facebook Tops U.S. Desktop Searches, 4th Year In A Row Mobile & Apps The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company's IPO launch, May 18, 2012. (Photo : Reuters). Print: Email. Tweet. Experian Marketing Services has released some findings regarding search trends in the ... See all stories on this topic » Mobile & Apps

Five Stocking Filler Apps For Your Android Smartphone This Christmas Forbes Following on from five apps for iOS, it's time for Android's turn with Santa's wishlist. With a huge range of devices, from Nexus flagships, Galaxy tablets and notes, through a mix of high, middle, and low range smartphones, there are hundreds of thousands of ... See all stories on this topic »

Mega Man Xbox Live Avatar Gear Now On Sale Cinema Blend Capcom has released a wide array of Xbox Live Avatar gear inspired by Mega Man. These virtual items will give Xbox 360 owners a way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original game's release. The Avatar gear includes t-shirts emblazoned with 8-bit ... See all stories on this topic » Cinema Blend

Auxo Brings an Awesome New App Switcher to iOS (Video) MacDaddyNews.com Auxo is a jailbreak tweak that gives you an awesome iOS app switcher with easy access to settings and additional app management tools. Auxo was originally created as a concept, but it has now become a reality. Apple hasn't improved its app switcher since ... See all stories on this topic » MacDaddyNews.com

Nexus 7 vs iPad Mini: Small Tablet Smackdown! Auto-o-Mobile Two of the best smaller-sized tablets right now are the iPad Mini and the Nexus 7. If you're after a small tablet, it might be hard to choose between the two. You have to decide between Android and iOS for a start, as well as battery, screen and cost. iPad Mini ... See all stories on this topic »

Explore the Universe From Your Couch With This Free, Stellar iBook Gizmodo Soar through the universe with the Hubble Space Telescope, exploring discoveries from dark energy to colliding galaxies. This highly interactive eBook features video, image galleries and more to reveal the record of scientific breakthroughs behind Hubble's ... See all stories on this topic »

gift cards top present list Financial Times The gift card, long frowned on as the impersonal last resort of unimaginative shoppers, has become the most popular Christmas present in the US as budget-conscious Americans prioritise pragmatism over sentimentality. More people want to give and receive ... See all stories on this topic »

Dark Souls 2 Interview Reveals New Graphics Engine and Director AusGamers In a recent interview with 4Gamer (translated by NeoGaf), new director Tomohiro Shibuya has revealed that the upcoming Dark Souls 2 sequel will include several new features, however the most prominent is an entirely new graphics engine. Tomohiro ... See all stories on this topic » AusGamers

The most important scientific breakthroughs of the year: Higgs Boson tops the list Science Recorder The U.S. Journal of Science has released their annual list of the most important scientific discoveries of 2012. At the top of the list was the discovery of the invisible particle named Higgs Boson, which helps explain mass. Higgs Boson, also referred to as the ... See all stories on this topic » Science Recorder

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