| ‘Free’ Diaspora begs for (more) cash Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:20 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE Diaspora is a free social network intended to be an alternative to the likes of Facebook and, more recently, Google Plus. But that concept of ‘free’ is a tricky one at times. A full 19 months ago, in June 2010, four NYU undergraduates decided to build an open-source, decentralized social network for those fed up [...] |
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| Microsoft buys Xbox Live indie developer Twisted Pixel Posted: 12 Oct 2011 11:40 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE Earlier today, Microsoft sent out an announcement revealing the acquisition of indie game developer, Twisted Pixel. This is a surprising move considering how long its been since Microsoft last acquired a studio. Major Nelson posted the announcement today detailing the acquisition of the Austin, Texas-based studio, Twisted Pixel. The studio has been responsible for titles [...] |
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| Hackers attempt to run phishing bots against PlayStation Network Posted: 12 Oct 2011 11:40 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE Sony's Chief Information Security Officer sent out a message earlier today revealing that some hackers have attempted to run a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords against PSN. This type of attack is not uncommon and typically targets consumers who use the same logins across multiple companies. Phillip Reitinger, newly appointed Chief Information Security [...] |
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| What’s new in iPhoto 9.2 Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT 
Categories: MAC.BLORGE In addition to the usual passel of minor stability, performance and compatibility issues, you will also updated get improved support for OS X Lion multitouch gestures. What else is new in Apple’s default photo editing and management application? Step in side for all of the details fit to print. A busy, busy day for the [...] |
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| What’s new in iOS 5 Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:40 PM PDT 
Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE Ladies and gentlemen, fire up iTunes and teether your iPhone — it’s time to update! What’s new and exciting in Apple’s latest mobile operating system rewrite? There’s much goodness to behold and you can check out each and every bullet point before you pull trigger. As of this writing, Apple hadn’t listed iOS 5 on [...] |
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| Wait, wait! Don’t buy that Kindle Fire! Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:20 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE Amazon has an iPad killer on its hands with the Kindle Fire — cheap, capable and backed by a huge media ecosystem. But did you know Apple’s planning a new, smaller iPad that will kill the killer? Actually, this might be news to the Cupertino kids, too, but the FUD is fun nonetheless. The Amazon [...] |
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| Major web security attack blamed on unnamed country Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:40 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE RSA says attacks on its web security system that put US defense contractors at greater risk were ordered by a nation state. It’s not naming names, and thus passing on any guesses at this stage would simply be Chinese whispers. RSA offers a security tool named SecurID that is commonly used for regulating remote access [...] |
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