The verified Twitter account of @foxnewspolitics has been apparently hacked and tweeted 8 hours ago that USA President Barack Obama was assasinated. The tweets are still up at the moment saying: Just regained full access to our Twitter and email. Happy 4th @BarackObama has just passed. The President is dead. A sad 4th of July, indeed. President Barack Obama is … [Read more...]
Artist’s Friendly Rendition of HTTPS
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Sony’s PSN Welcome Back Program Ended Today – Did You Get Your Free Games and PlayStation Plus Access?
After the breach of Sony's PlayStation Network in April, Sony announced a welcome back program to reward members for their loyalty. The Welcome Back program included free PS3 or PSP games, 30 days access to PlayStation Plus, and a year of identity protection. The identity protection offer ran through June 18th (or June 26th according to some places) but still seemed to be … [Read more...]
Dropbox Terms of Service Updated Twice. Are Cautious Users Switching Backup and Sync Services?
Dropbox sent out an e-mail late last night informing users of the popular file syncing service that it has updated the Terms of Service. Dropbox had just updated their ToS in April and garnered some publicity across the web for adding a section that stated they would hand over your files at the request of law enforcement. As set forth in our privacy policy, and in compliance … [Read more...]
Google Puts A Physics-Based Game On YouTube To Promote The Nexus S Phone
YouTube might be getting into the web gaming business if we can take anything away from this Nexus Contraptions game, beyond the fun time. The object of the game is to use the various contraptions around the lab to get the core apps like Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube into the Nexus S phone. … [Read more...]