Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Apple, Amazon, close password door after horse bolts - Register


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Apple, Amazon, close password door after horse bolts
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By Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor รข€¢ Get more from this author Comment Apple and Amazon have, in the wake of the grievous p0wnage inflicted on WiReD writer Mat Honan, changed their security procedures and no longer allow password changes to be made over ...
Apple, Amazon Change Security Policies After Hack of Journalist`s AccountseWeek
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Apple Beefs Up Security for Resetting Passwords After BreachSan Francisco Chronicle
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OUYA Kickstarter ends with over $8.5 million in funding - SlashGear


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OUYA Kickstarter ends with over $8.5 million in funding
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It's been a long and very exciting ride, but the Kickstarter campaign for the Android-based game console OUYA has finally come to a close. The last few pledges are still trickling in, but with the timer reading 0 seconds left to go, OUYA has attracted ...
Ouya surpasses its funding goal on Kickstarter by $7.6MVentureBeat
Ouya tops $8.5 million as Kickstarter campaign comes to a closeJoystiq
OUYA's Kickstarter funding is complete: over $8.58 million raised, starts ...Engadget
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Nikon Announces Its Second-Generation Mirrorless Camera - PCWorld


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Nikon Announces Its Second-Generation Mirrorless Camera
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The Nikon 1 J2 is a slightly different version of its predecessor, with new creative photo modes, revamped lens technology, and a lower price. By Tim Moynihan, PCWorld The new Nikon 1 J2. The Nikon vs. Canon battle rages on, this time in the mirrorless ...
Nikon 1 J2CNET
Nikon 1 J2: Nikon Updates Its Cute Beginner System Camera By Hardly Updating ...Gizmodo
Nikon 1 J2 Offers Updated LCD, New Creative ModesDigital Camera Review
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Apple, Amazon Change Security Policies After Hack of Journalist`s Accounts - eWeek


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Apple, Amazon Change Security Policies After Hack of Journalist`s Accounts
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Amazon and Apple change their security policies after hackers tricked their support staff into helping them to break into a journalist's online accounts. Apple and Amazon are taking steps to change some of their security policies after it came to light ...
Apple toughens up phone password reset systemZDNet
How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic HackingWired News
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Apple toughens up phone password reset system - ZDNet


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Apple toughens up phone password reset system
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Summary: Apple is hardening up the security around its phone password reset service, but in the mean time, it's taking no risks by taking the service down for now. By Michael Lee | August 9, 2012 -- 01:30 GMT (18:30 PDT) Following the highly publicised ...
What You Can Learn From Wired Reporter's Epic HackMashable
How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic HackingWired News
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Lenovo Kicks off Windows 8 Devices With ThinkPad Tablet 2 - PCWorld


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Lenovo Kicks off Windows 8 Devices With ThinkPad Tablet 2
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By Agam Shah, IDG News Lenovo on Wednesday announced the ThinkPad Tablet 2, which has a 10.1-inch screen and kicks off a new generation of the company's PCs and devices with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system. The tablet will weigh less ...
ThinkPad Celebrates 20 Years With New...ABC News
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Say hello to the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, and the ...Digitaltrends.com
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Inside Scoop: Apple and Samsung duke it out Video - CNET


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Inside Scoop: Apple and Samsung duke it out Video
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To play this video, you need Javascript enabled and the latest version of Flash installed. Install Flash now Video description: Get the latest dish on the "patent trial of the century" as CNET's Charles Cooper chats with Josh Lowensohn, ...
Document Reveals How Samsung Used iPhone as ReferenceTom's Hardware Guide
80 ways Samsung tried to copy Apple (according to Samsung)VentureBeat
Conan O'Brien spoofs Apple v. Samsung patent case with 'Stefan Jobes' and ...Washington Post (blog)
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Lenovo announces new ultrabook details and a Windows 8 tablet for ThinkPad's ... - CNET


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Lenovo announces new ultrabook details and a Windows 8 tablet for ThinkPad's ...
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by Dan Ackerman During an event at New York's Museum of Modern Art, PC maker Lenovo has announced new details about upcoming laptops, as well as a new ThinkPad-branded Windows 8 tablet. The event was to mark the ThinkPad brand's 20th anniversary.
ThinkPad Celebrates 20 Years With New...ABC News
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2: Looks Like a Tablet, Behaves Like a PCGizmodo
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 official: Windows 8, NFC and a fingerprint reader ...Engadget
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Apple beefs up security for resetting passwords after breach - Washington Post


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Apple beefs up security for resetting passwords after breach
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Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. is beefing up security for resetting user passwords after a journalist wrote about a hack affecting his personal data, highlighting possible weaknesses in the system protecting more than 400 million user accounts.
Hack forces Apple and Amazon to change security policiesCNN
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Hack forces Apple and Amazon to change security policies - CNN


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Hack forces Apple and Amazon to change security policies
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By Julianne Pepitone @CNNMoneyTech August 8, 2012: 4:37 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Apple and Amazon have changed their policies about letting users update account information over the phone, after hackers successfully exploited flaws in both systems ...
Apple, Amazon Close Holes that Allowed Honan HackTom's Hardware Guide
Mat and Phobia start a revolution!ZDNet (blog)
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The main perk of Starbucks-Square deal - CNET


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The main perk of Starbucks-Square deal
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Why the Starbucks and Square partnership matters, the growing concerns over cell phone radiation, and the free app that brings caller ID to your Android phone. by Bridget Carey You may wonder why it matters that Square partnered with Starbucks.
SlashGear 101: How will I pay for Starbucks with my iPhone in the near future?SlashGear
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Starbucks, Square Partner For Mobile Payments - InformationWeek


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Starbucks, Square Partner For Mobile Payments
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By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek In a deal that could help accelerate the shift from cash to electronic payments for everyday purchases in the US, Starbucks Coffee Company on Wednesday said it has begun working with mobile payment technology company ...
Howard Schultz Explains How Square Will Caffeinate StarbucksWired News
VeriFone Falls After Starbucks-Square Mobile-Payment DealBusinessweek
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Dorsey and Schultz Spill the Beans on SBUX Partnership - Wired News


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Dorsey and Schultz Spill the Beans on SBUX Partnership
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By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Wednesday morning in New York, Jack Dorsey and Howard Schultz discussed the details of the Square-Starbucks deal, which Schultz defined a รข€œgame-changing partnership and alliance.รข€ The two companies announced late last ...
VeriFone Falls After Starbucks-Square Mobile-Payment DealBusinessweek
Square deal with Starbucks highlights Apple's push to deliver Passbook in iOS 6Apple Insider
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Apple to toughen identity verification for iCloud security - SlashGear


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Apple to toughen identity verification for iCloud security
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Apple will toughen security measures for iCloud password recovery, the company has confirmed, after shortcomings in telephone support were cited as key to a high-profile hack of one journalist's digital life. The Cupertino firm had already frozen ...
How Will Apple Restore ICloud Trust?Businessweek
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Apple changes security features after embarrassing episodeSan Jose Mercury News
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Square teams up with Starbucks, which is also investing $25M - Reuters


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Square teams up with Starbucks, which is also investing $25M
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By Devindra Hardawar at VentureBeat In surprising news tonight, mobile payments startup Square has announced an extensive partnership with Starbucks. Among the terms of the partnership, Square will power Starbucks' credit and debit card payments ...
Starbucks to use Square for card processing, invests $25 million in SF companySan Jose Mercury News
Starbucks invests $25M mobile payment venture; looks to cut transaction costsComputerworld
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iOS 6: 10 Things Worth Knowing - InformationWeek


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iOS 6: 10 Things Worth Knowing
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Apple's forthcoming revision of its iOS mobile operating system delivers more Apple and less Google. Here's a look at other key changes. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Apple iPhone 5 Vs. Samsung Galaxy S III: What We Know Apple has not specified a ...
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Apple patent trial: Samsung scrutinised iPhone to improve Galaxy UI - ZDNet


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Apple patent trial: Samsung scrutinised iPhone to improve Galaxy UI
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By Ben Woods | August 8, 2012 -- 13:59 GMT (06:59 PDT) The ongoing legal dispute between Apple and Samsung has taken an interesting twist as a document that directly compares the iPhone with the Galaxy 'S1' has been admitted into evidence.
Apple Design Expert 'Confused' Samsung For iPhoneInformationWeek
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Apple cites Samsung doc as proof it wanted to copy iPhone - CNET


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Apple cites Samsung doc as proof it wanted to copy iPhone
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Apple enters into evidence a 2010 Samsung document that compares in detail the features and deficiencies of the Galaxy S1 relative to the iPhone. by Roger Cheng Taken from a large Samsung document comparing the weaknesses of the Galaxy S1 to the iPhone ...
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Hackers Force Apple, Amazon to Change Security Policy - Mashable


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Hackers Force Apple, Amazon to Change Security Policy
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Apple and Amazon are changing their security policies after hackers broke into a journalist's personal accounts. The change comes following a hack into Wired reporter Mat Honan's iCloud account, in which perpetrators wiped his iPad, Mac and iPhone.
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Hacker succeeds, forces Apple, Amazon to change security policies - CNET


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Hacker succeeds, forces Apple, Amazon to change security policies
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by Aloysius Low | 8 August 2012 11:53am SGT The big news this week was the hijacking of Wired reporter Mat Honan's iCloud account. Honan was hacked via a security flaw in Apple and Amazon's security policies, which allowed the hacker to pretend to be ...
A Persistent Hacker and the Destruction of an Online LifeABC News
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A Persistent Hacker and the Destruction of an Online Life - ABC News


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A Persistent Hacker and the Destruction of an Online Life
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The Cloud has a lot of benefits. You can access your information from anywhere and any device, save space on your computer's hard drive, and more. It can also have major downsides, as one tech writer has now learned. Mat Honan, a senior writer at Wired ...
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Apple freezes over-the-phone password resets - SlashGear


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Apple freezes over-the-phone password resets
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The hack performed against Wired writer Mat Honan serve as a cautionary tale for others to ensure they back up their data, but what about the security issues found with the companies that helped facilitate the crime? Amazon fixed its own security hole ...
After Epic Hack, Apple Suspends Over-the-Phone AppleID Password ResetsWired News
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Boingo Wireless Buys Ex-Googler's Cloud Nine Media, Digs Further Into ... - Centralia Chronicle


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Boingo Wireless Buys Ex-Googler's Cloud Nine Media, Digs Further Into ...
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Boingo Wireless may have made its name with paid WiFi hotspot access, but today it is doubling down on free: the public WiFi operator is buying Cloud Nine Media, a startup co-founded by ex-Googler Sebastian Tonkin that specializes in sponsored WiFi ...
Boingo+Cloud Nine=Free Wi-Fi+AdsTech.pinions
Boingo Wireless Scoops Up Cloud Nine Media As it Seeks To Offer More Ad ...All Things Digital
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Starbucks gets a shot of Square for in-store payments; Invests $25m - SlashGear


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Starbucks gets a shot of Square for in-store payments; Invests $25m
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Starbucks has inked a deal to use the Square payments system in its 7000 US stores, as well as splashing out $25m of investment into the Square company itself. The deal, which will see credit and debit card transactions made using Square's Pay with ...
Starbucks Signs Up with Square to Process Credit, Debit PaymentsWired News
Starbucks and Square to Team UpNew York Times
Starbucks picks Square for payments processing, investmentCNET
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