Monthly Archives: January 2014

@N (Nevermore).

Posted on January 30, 2014 by John

The (supposedly) elusive single letter, Twitter-handle (held since 2007) has been stolen – in yet another reported incidence of identity-theft… which raises the question: who is ultimately responsible for maintaining one’s cyber-identity? when (according to the enclosed report) part of … Continue reading →

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Prying Birds?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by John

Yet another DNS / hack; this time Rovio (the maker of Angry Birds) was hit with a ‘Spying Birds’ defacing of the popular game maker’s home page. In light of another post-NSA-fallout report that applications are tracking user data, Angry … Continue reading →

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Seeing’s Believing?

Posted on January 28, 2014 by John

With Google Glass adding prescription frames and insurance coverage to their ‘hardware’ how soon is it before: a) they’re widely released; and, b) they become this generation’s Ray-Bans? Alternatively, will they (however unlikely) be a bust? (Source) Latin Post: http://goo.gl/vvU3DF

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The ‘Ultimate’ NDA.

Posted on January 27, 2014 by John

Wouldn’t it have been interesting to have been a ‘fly-on-the-wall’ during the forthright negotiations between the White House and America’s leading Tech Giants regarding NSA-related Cloud surveillance? In light of the damning Snowden allegations / disclosures an agreement is one thing … Continue reading →

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Getting Closer.

Posted on January 26, 2014 by John

Google and Samsung have reportedly agreed to cooperate vs. sue each other on a wide-range of patents… which in corporate-speak in all probability means: let’s use our collective forces in an attempt to take down our biggest rival. (Source) NY … Continue reading →

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Burger; Fries & Ride?

Posted on January 25, 2014 by John

Google’s patent of ‘ad-tech’ linking a restaurant discount with a free taxi-ride could be the next significant step for location-based search becoming more ubiquitous (as well as jump-starting NFC towards getting commercial / consumer acceptance and application). (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/DVhaZt

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Happy Birthday!

Posted on January 24, 2014 by John

30 years ago today – Mac was unveiled… and, the world was forever changed! (Source) Register UK: http://goo.gl/oT5Skd

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Chrome-gate?

Posted on January 23, 2014 by John

A bug discovered in Chrome – yet to be patched – for a browser with roughly 15% of total marketshare presently allows for electronic-eavesdropping of conversations – even when not using a / the / your computer! (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/oIODBx

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Jealousy?

Posted on January 22, 2014 by John

With all the attention Omaha has garnered (thanks to Peyton Manning) perhaps Cheyenne was jealous (and, taking matters to an extreme via rerouting the China’s ‘net traffic to said city?) Where next, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan? (Source) IBT: http://goo.gl/xHu3b7

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Worst (Online) Passwords…

Posted on January 21, 2014 by John

‘123456‘ has overtaken ‘password‘ as the worst online password… While it may seem hard to believe it’s true that these are two of the most common (password) examples – globally no less! (Source) Sydney Morning Herald: http://goo.gl/JFTfX7

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