Hacker makes mobile phone snooping affordable - AFP

Washington Post

Hacker makes mobile phone snooping affordable AFP LAS VEGAS — A hacker has brought mobile phone snooping to the modestly financed, showing how to build a call-catching system for about 1500 dollars (US). Chris Paget demonstrated his creation for more than a thousand people crammed into a grand room at ... Hacker Snoops on GSM Cell Phones in DemoPC World Hacker Spoofs Cell Phone Tower to Intercept CallsWired News Researcher Intercepts GSM Cell Phones During Defcon DemoDark Reading The Associated Press -TopNews New Zealand -Forbes (blog) all 287 news articles »

Barnes & Noble Doubles Down on the Nook - PC World

TopNews Singapore (press release)

Barnes & Noble Doubles Down on the Nook PC World The bookseller is nurturing its e-reader with designated Nook lounges with accessories and demos. Amazon.com's Kindle may have the highest profile of any e-reader, but Barnes & Noble seems to be pretty darn serious about its Nook. ... The Price Is Right: Amazon's Kindle 3msnbc.com Barnes & Noble Planning Big Push to Increase Nook SalesNew York Times Kindle Third GenerationSpreadit.org Economic Times -PC Magazine -IndyPosted all 132 news articles »

Twitter Blows Past 20-Billionth Tweet - PC Magazine

New Zealand Herald

Twitter Blows Past 20-Billionth Tweet PC Magazine A graphic designer in Tokyo has unlocked a fairly significant accomplishment on Twitter—posting the service's 20-billionth message since the site's inception in July of 2006. It's somewhat difficult to translate exactly what user "GGGGGGo_Lets_Go" was ... Twitter's 20 billionth tweet is user's moment of gloryThe Money Times Twitter Hits 20 BILLION TweetsI4U Japanese user claims Twitter's 20 billionth tweetThe Associated Press Computerworld -Mangalorean.com -Metro all 244 news articles »

Will Droid 2 Make Droid Obsolete? - PC World

Reuters

Will Droid 2 Make Droid Obsolete? PC World Analysis: With Droid 2 news seeping out, is there hope for the early adopters of the first model? One of the "bad" things about the speed of progress in the Android phone market is how quickly a shiny new device starts to feel old and tarnished. ... Latest attack of the Droid phones offers fine featuresTulsa World Motorola Droid X sold 300000 units in the first weekDaily News Engine Verizon Makes It Official That Android 2.2 Coming To Droid Next WeekI4U Unwired View -The Daily Tech News -eWeek all 653 news articles »

Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet - PC World

New York Daily News

Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet PC World Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy ... Microsoft CEO Ballmer Digs at Google, Suggests Bing ChallengeseWeek Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not ReallyPC Magazine Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPadArs Technica MarketWatch -Afterdawn.com -InfoWorld all 641 news articles »

Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating Normally - Wall Street Journal

The Hindu

Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating Normally Wall Street Journal SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Google Inc. (GOOG) said Thursday its Internet services in China are functioning properly after a minor overnight disruption. A company Web site still indicated that its search engine ... Google says it may have overestimated blockage of services in ChinaSan Jose Mercury News Google not sure if China behind service disruptionAFP Google overestimated China blockageTelegraph.co.uk Register -The Money Times -Wired News all 745 news articles »

Amazon's New Kindle Reinvigorates E-Reader Price War - PC World

The Guardian

Amazon's New Kindle Reinvigorates E-Reader Price War PC World by IDG News Service, IDG News | 0 Comments Recommends Amazon has announced a new Kindle with dramatic improvements over its predecessors. The third-generation Kindle is 15% lighter and 21% smaller than the second-generation model, ... Are ebook readers for book-lovers?The Guardian Amazon, Show Me the Kindle Demographics!ZDNet (blog) New Amazon Kindle vs. Apple iPad and Android tablets (and sad toons)Computerworld (blog) Wall Street Journal -PC Magazine -MarketWatch all 1,533 news articles »

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty - BusinessWeek

The Guardian

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty BusinessWeek In space, everyone smokes cigars. Space cowboys sit in bars, listen to country music and drink whiskey by the gallon. The Terran space marines in StarCraft are a weathered, dirty bunch. You remove their machine guns and body armor and ... StarCraft II: Wings of LibertyThe Guardian StarCraft II in Review: Media Love, Player PlauditsPC World StarCraft 2 is a full game, no matter what whiners sayArs Technica Computerandvideogames.com -Digitaltrends.com -TopNews New Zealand all 89 news articles »

YouTube Now Supports 15 Minutes of Fame - PC World

New York Daily News

YouTube Now Supports 15 Minutes of Fame PC World Artwork: Chip TaylorYouTube says its Content ID system makes the extra five minutes possible. With all major movie studios and music labels using Content ID to sniff out copyrighted material, and the technology improved enough, YouTube can afford to ... YouTube now supports 15 minutes of fameSan Francisco Chronicle Video-sharing website YouTube increases video upload limit to 15 minutesNew York Daily News YouTube ups video time limitRegister PC Magazine -CNN -Fortune all 345 news articles »

Hack attack hits ATM jackpots - AFP

CBC.ca

Hack attack hits ATM jackpots AFP LAS VEGAS — Computer security researcher Barnaby Jack jokes that he has resorted to hiding cash under his bed since figuring out how to crack automated teller machines remotely using the Internet. The New Zealand native on Saturday demonstrated his ... Hacker Makes ATMs Puke Money, Shows HowTom's Guide Armed with exploits, ATM hacker hits the jackpotRegister Security researcher demonstrates ATM hackingCNET BusinessWeek -PC World -ABC Online all 522 news articles »