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O hai, Twitter now has LOLcat language opshun, kthxbai
Engadget
It's been a busy week at Twitter, what with new rollouts like an upgraded search engine that'll pull in older tweets and a simplified search tool for mobile app users. So it's now time to have some fun. As a little easter egg, the social media giant has secretly ...
Now you can haz Twitter in LOLCat languageCNET
Twitter Adds LOLCAT To Supported Language ListGizmodo Australia
Now You Can Change Your Twitter Language Setting To 'LOLCat'Business Insider
Gizmodo -The Verge -Betabeat
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Apple and the iWatch conundrum
CNET
Ever since the sixth-generation iPod Nano, lots of people have thought that Apple making its own branded watch is not merely a smart potential move but simply a matter of time. No matter what some have recently argued, I doubt, however, that today's Apple ...

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Apple and the iWatch conundrum
CNET
Ever since the sixth-generation iPod Nano, lots of people have thought that Apple making its own branded watch is not merely a smart potential move but simply a matter of time. No matter what some have recently argued, I doubt, however, that today's Apple ...
Using your iPad mini as a phonetuaw.com
Why I'm sticking with a laptop for workFierceCIO
How Will Apple Sell 343 Million Devices in 2016?Motley Fool
The motley Fool (blog) -Tech.pinions
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Ars Technica
Crooks steal security firm's crypto key, use it to sign malware
Ars Technica
Hackers broke into the network of a security firm Bit9 and used one of its cryptographic certificates to infect at least three of its customers with digitally signed malware, the company said on Friday afternoon. The compromise is striking because Bit9's ...
Bit9 security firm discloses hackWashington Post
Hackers breached security firm Bit9, then attacked its customersReuters
Bit9 Admits Systems Breach, Stolen Code-Signing CertificatesCRN
Krebs on Security -SC Magazine
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Apple Insider
Home Depot abandoning BlackBerry platform in favor of Apple's iPhone and iOS
Apple Insider
EXCLUSIVE: Home improvement retailer Home Depot plans to replace thousands of BlackBerry smartphones issued to its managerial and corporate staffers with versions of Apple's iPhone 4S, AppleInsider has learned. Home Depot. National chain Home ...
Home Depot Drops BlackBerry in Favor of Apple's (AAPL) iPhone, ReportWall Street Pit
Home Depot Dumps BlackBerry For iPhoneAll Things Digital

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Apple Insider
Home Depot abandoning BlackBerry platform in favor of Apple's iPhone and iOS
Apple Insider
EXCLUSIVE: Home improvement retailer Home Depot plans to replace thousands of BlackBerry smartphones issued to its managerial and corporate staffers with versions of Apple's iPhone 4S, AppleInsider has learned. Home Depot. National chain Home ...

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TPM
New 3-D Printed Rifle Magazine Lets You Fire Hundreds of Rounds
Wired
In response to the upsurge in gun violence, politicians are proposing restrictions on the number of bullets that handgun and rifle magazines can hold. And just as they do, new printing technology blows holes right through that debate. The 3-D printing ...
YouTube yanks video of 3D-printed rifle magazineCNET (blog)
Defense Distributed Unveils New 3D Printed Gun Magazine 'Cuomo' (VIDEO)TPM
YouTube Removes 3D-Printed Automatic Rifle Magazine FootageMashable
TechCrunch -ExtremeTech -WebProNews
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Telegraph.co.uk
Google's Schmidt to sell roughly 42 percent of stake
Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Feb 8, 2013 5:54pm EST. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is selling roughly 42 percent of his stake in the Internet search company over the coming year, Google announced on Friday. Schmidt ...
Google's executive chairman to sell 3.2 million shares this year, currently worth ...Fox News
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Plans To Sell 3.2M Google Shares Over The ...TechCrunch
Google's Schmidt Sets Plan to Sell as Much 42% of Share HoldingsBloomberg
Business Insider -MarketWatch -The Republic
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The Guardian (blog)
Vodafone, 3 Austria warn iPhone 4S users not to upgrade to iOS 6.1
The Guardian (blog)
Vodafone is warning UK customers with iPhone 4S handsets not to update to iOS 6.1. The software update from Apple went out at the end of January, but Vodafone appears to have had customers reporting difficulty. In its statement, Vodafone says "Some ...
Latest iOS jailbreak dubbed the most popular everCNET (blog)
iOS 6.1 banned from corporate servers due to Exchange snafuZDNet

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Gamasutra
Infinity Blade's future cut short: Epic drops Impossible Studios
SlashGear
Over at Epic Gamers there's been an announcement by its founder that the studio formerly known as Impossible Studios will be closed from this point forward. This is the developer umbrella under which the Apple “game of choice” title “Infinity Blade” lived up ...
Impossible Studios shut downGameSpot
Epic Games Shuts Down Impossible StudiosEscapist Magazine
That Was Fast: Epic Games Closes Impossible Studios Less Than a Year After ...Geekosystem
Gamasutra -tuaw.com -Computerandvideogames.com
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NDTV
Using your iPad mini as a phone
tuaw.com
iMore's Rene Ritchie has written an interesting post from his trip to Macworld 2013 last week about a trend I've heard a few times before: using your iPad mini as an actual phone. Ritchie wanted to save battery charge on his iPhone, so during his trip when he ...
Opinion Cast: Are Phablet's For Real? Should Apple Make One?Tech.pinions

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PCWorld
Would Microsoft really bring Office to Linux?
PCWorld
There's been a rumor floating around over the past few days that Microsoft is considering making a Linux version of its Office productivity software. It's definitely no more than a rumor at this point, originating as it apparently did in the report of a single writer ...
Microsoft Office 2013 for Linux? Microsoft Takes 'Meaningful Look' at Productivity ...Latinos Post
Microsoft rumored to be taking a 'meaningful look' at Office for LinuxEngadget
Microsoft considered Linux port for OfficeFudzilla
TechRadar UK -The Tech Report, LLC -WebProNews
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Secret Service Probes Hack of Bush Emails
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a hack of Bush-family email accounts, a break-in that included access to personal information and family pictures, representatives for the agency and the former presidents' family said Friday. The intrusion, reported by ...
Troubled by Bush e-mail hackWashington Post (blog)
George Bush Self-Portraits Perplex Art WorldHuffington Post
Bush Hack Bush League!Daily Beast
Guardian Express -Christian Science Monitor -Chicago Reader
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Wireless carriers again brace for massive Northeast storm
CNET
As carriers prepare for Nemo, they're offering up tips for customers caught in the massive winter blizzard. Roger Cheng. by Roger Cheng. February 8, 2013 11:16 AM PST Follow @RogerWCheng. The Apple Store on West 14th Street in Manhattan after ...
Video: Tag along with a RootMetrics' tester as he maps Chicago's mobile networksGigaOM
Wireless Goes Un-AmericanMotley Fool
Who's got the best wireless network in Chicago?Crain's Chicago Business (blog)

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The Mac Observer
Adobe issues emergency update for Flash
CNET
Two previously unknown security holes prompt the company to issue an emergency update across all platforms. Seth Rosenblatt. by Seth Rosenblatt. February 8, 2013 11:19 AM PST Follow @b1g1nj4p4n. (Credit: CNET). Adobe issued an emergency update ...
Adobe Patches Flash; Windows, Mac Users Under AttackPC Magazine
Adobe issues another emergency Flash fix after Mac & Windows attacksVentureBeat
Emergency Flash Update Addresses Active Malware AttacksThe Mac Observer
Ars Technica -Gear Live -WebProNews
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NDTV
New BlackBerry Will Definitely Not Be Big in Japan
New York Times (blog)
Although Japanese consumers are among the world's most voracious consumers of smartphones, BlackBerry said on Thursday that they won't be getting its new line of phones. Two days after releasing its new BlackBerry Z10 handset in Canada, BlackBerry, ...
BlackBerry Z10: The empire strikes backReuters Blogs (blog)
Blackberry surrenders in JapanTelegraph.co.uk
BlackBerry 10 ZDNet Great Debate: Interest does not equal successZDNet
Inquirer -InformationWeek -CNET
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ABC News
'Journey' Wins Big at DICE Video Game Awards
ABC News
The PlayStation 3 title Journey, an innovate game which uniquely does not have guns, violence, or even dialog, stole the spotlight at the 16th annual D.I.C.E Awards on Thursday night in Las Vegas. The downloadable game created by thatgamecompany won ...
'Journey' dominates at 2013 DICE AwardsDigital Spy

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Apple Insider
Apple courts OLED expert away from LG
Apple Insider
Apple has hired an OLED expert who was previously a senior researcher of the screen technology at LG Display. Dr. Lee Jeung-jil has joined Apple, according to a report from OLED-info.com. During his time at LG, he was involved with printing technology ...
Apple Hires Senior OLED Researcher From LG DisplayiClarified
Apple Hires High Powered Leader in AMOLEDsPatently Apple
LG Display's Senior OLED expert joins AppleToday's iPhone
Cult of Mac
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MobileSyrup.com
Spotify launches on Windows Phone 8
SlashGear
While us iOS and Android users have been enjoying Spotify for quite a while now, the app just now hit the Windows Phone 8 store. While it's launching in beta mode, the app is available for everyone, just don't expect a completely smooth and snappy music ...
Spotify app beta now available for Windows Phone 8The Seattle Times
Spotify Lands On Windows Phone 8TechCrunch
Spotify Windows Phone 8 app finally arrivesMobile Burn
WebProNews -Gizmodo -The Verge
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SlashGear
Amazon patent hints at used ebook marketplace
SlashGear
Ebooks are pretty fantastic. Granted, there's nothing better than reading an actual, physical book, but being able to squeeze a handful of books on an reader or tablet is a good deal. However, the problem with ebooks is the same problem with digital gaming ...

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