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Godzilla Foreshadows Trouble for Internet of Things

The Internet of Things has come under attack by pranksters in recent days. The events could signal tumultuous things to come as more and more everyday objects connect to the Internet ...

Next iPad May Be Loaded With iPhone Hand-Me-Downs

In large families, it's common to pass on an older child's clothes to a younger one. The same is true in the Apple product family. It's common to pass on features introduced in the big brother iPhone to the little brother iPad. That appears to be the case with the next-generation iPad Air -- if the latest gaggle of rumors are to be believed ...

Google Buys Skybox in Move to Democratize Space

Google's acquisition of Skybox may be a small step for the search giant, but it could be a giant leap for the Internet ...

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Cupid Fires Arrow at OpenSSL’s Heart

As if the discovery of the Heartbleed flaw weren't enough woe for OpenSSL, more than half a dozen additional defects have been discovered in the code used to protect communication on the Web ...

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Instagram Adds Subtlety to Its Editing Repertoire

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Spammers Quick to Exploit eBay Breach

If you're a spammer, big news like the recent breach of eBay's computers is like striking oil in your back yard ...

Hachette Banished to Amazon’s Woodshed

Hachette -- whose stable of best-selling authors includes J.K. Rowling and James Patterson -- remains at loggerheads with Amazon over renewal of a book distribution deal between the two. The stalemate has slowed the flow of books from the publisher to the online retailer to a crawl ...

Iranians Caught Cyber Snooping on High-Value US Targets

A cyberespionage campaign with links to Iran for at least three years has been targeting U.S. military and congressional personnel, journalists and diplomats, as well as U.S. and Israeli defense contractors and members of the U.S./Israel lobby, according to a report released Thursday by iSight Partners ...

Con Artist Harasses Aussie Apple Customers in Ransomware Attempt

Apple on Tuesday aimed to calm anxiety among its iCloud users with reassurances that the service hadn't been breached in a ransomware-style attack ...

China’s Payback for US Hacker Indictments Begins

The Department of Justice last week unsealed indictments against five members of the Chinese military who were accused of hacking into the computer systems of U.S. companies to steal everything from trade secrets to confidential corporate correspondence ...

iMessage Flaw Bugs Apple

Apple vowed Tuesday to fix a persistent bug in its iOS mobile operating system that punishes former iPhone users. The flaw, which has been in iMessage since the release of iOS 5, prevents former iPhone users from receiving SMS messages from current users ...

Google+ Helps Prolific Photogs Tell Short Stories

Many shutterbugs are familiar with this bugaboo: They shoot scads of photos of a vacation or event, but they never quite get the time to put the pics in a form where they can be shared with friends and family ...

US Toughens Stance on Chinese Cyberspying With 5 Criminal Indictments

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday kicked up a notch the Obama administration's efforts to curb China's economic espionage activity against American businesses ...

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Hackers Paint Bull’s-eyes on Cybercurrencies

Another digital currency was brought to its knees last week when the administrators of Doge Vault had to suspend operations after they discovered their online wallet service had been attacked by hackers ...

FCC OKs Controversial Net Rules, Screaming Period Begins

The FCC on Thursday approved by voice vote proposed rules governing neutrality on the Internet ...

Microsoft Dis-Kinects Xbox One

With Sony's PlayStation 4 increasing its commanding lead over the Xbox One, Microsoft made a play Tuesday to goose sales of its computer game console ...

Parrot Uncages New Drone

Parrot has added a new model to its line of airborne drones -- the Bebop. Demonstrated in San Francisco over the weekend, the lightweight Bebop includes some snappy features, such as built-in image stabilization, a 14-megapixel camera with a fish-eye lens, and support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset ...

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Ransomware Gang Targets Android Phones

The Reveton Gang is at it again. This time, though, they're targeting users of Android phones -- typically visitors to porn sites ...

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Adobe Voice Can Make You a Better Storyteller

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Facebook Seeks Better Fit With Small Biz

Small businesses have been an elusive market for sellers of online advertising. That's because the value proposition of those ads is a tough sell ...

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