Researchers find SSL flaws in free Android apps. Summary: Researchers have highlighted how badly some Android developers are failing at securing apps, revealing that they were able to steal bank details, email and social-media accounts during a sweep … New Office Web Apps get finalized for SkyDrive, Outlook - Engadget
New Office Web Apps go live on SkyDrive, Outlook. As polished and functional as something might be in its preview days, a piece of work isn't done until it is done, and Microsoft's Office Web Apps have finally reached that point. Back in July, Redmond piped …
Radical Look To Windows 8 - ABQ Journal
NEW YORK - The release of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is Friday, and consumers are in for a shock. Windows, used in one form or another for a generation, is getting a completely different look that will force users to learn new ways to get things … Gas prices fall, could dip even lower in days ahead - Cedarrepublican
Average retail gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.53 per gallon yesterday. This compares with the national average which has fallen 2.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.77 per gallon, according to … Microsoft to Sell Surface Tablet Computer in China Without Delay - Bloomberg
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) will offer its Surface tablet in China starting Oct. 26, the initial day of global sales for the device, as the company uses its first computer to challenge the dominance of Apple (AAPL) Inc.'s iPad. There's "no delay" for Surface in the China … Xbox evolved: Microsoft's master-plan to merge all media - Computerandvideogames.com
There is a sense, if one stops to examine it, that a most significant transformation of the Xbox is happening right under our noses. Numerous incremental updates, drip-fed across several years, have quietly and steadily re-shaped the console into a home … AMD launches eight-core Piledriver Vishera FX processors - Inquirer
CHIP DESIGNER AMD has released its Piledriver desktop processors codenamed Vishera. AMD showed off Vishera at IDF last month where The INQUIRER snapped a photo of an overclocked chip running at 5GHz. Now the company has taken the wraps off … Amazon apparently discontinues Kindle Touch in favor of Paperwhite - paidContent.org
Huawei preparing 6.1in rival to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 - ITProPortal
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is rumoured to be working on a new smartphone with a record-breaking diagonal display. The Ascend Mate is said to have a display of 6.1in, bigger than the 5.5in of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and not far from the 7in … A cure for BlackBerry owners who feel like black sheep - CNET
There might be hope for those who suffer from BlackBerry shame after all. Once the de rigueur instrument of business communications, Research In Motion's smartphone has taken a beating lately. RIM's market share of mobile traffic has plummeted from 25 … 
Gasoline prices are falling, but will have to keep on sliding to avoid continuing to set daily price records in New Hampshire. "The statewide average of $3.74 dropped nine cents in the past week and 13 cents in the past month," said Pat Moody, spokesman for … 
Tablet wars! Google's Nexus 10 could break the 300 PPI barrier. Summary: Apple's rumored to release an iPad mini tomorrow. Microsoft's Surface RT ships on Friday. Does Google have an uber-tablet waiting in the wings that will trump both of them? Rumors … 
NEWS ANALYSIS: Microsoft will hold a special press event later this week that will showcase its new Surface tablet. A lot is known about the Surface already. But Microsoft will likely have a lot to say about how it can make the tablet a success. Microsoft will … 
A team of university security researchers claim 41 Android applications downloaded by as many as 185 million users are plagued by faulty encryption and inadequate SSL protections that leak data between a device and webservers. If the vulnerability is … 
Vineyard robot will prune like a pro. A French engineer is offering wine-growers an efficient way to prune their vines without breaking their back – a robot designed to do it for them. Video · Companies won't be early adopters of Windows 8 · In vulnerable … 
Amazon Web Services' Ashburn, Virginia, data center is giving the retailing and cloud computing giant headaches again, and Bezos can't blame the fickleness and severity of the weather this time around as he could back in late June when a hurricane-like … 
Japan Court Rules Apple didn't Infringe on Samsung Patents. 1:41 PM EDT, Oct. 22nd, 2012 · Jeff Gamet · News. Samsung was handed two legal losses in Japan when a court ruled that Apple isn't infringing on two of its patents. The patents in question cover … 
The company will become the first IT device maker to have a S-M-L connected device lineup in the market: Small (iPhone), medium (iPad Mini), and large (iPad full size). So Apple is set to launch its iPad Mini tomorrow (Oct. 23) at 10 a.m. Pacific time at the old … 
Apple is only revealing the iPad Mini on Tuesday, claims an insider. A very trusted source close to Apple's media event on Tuesday reports that the company is only revealing the iPad Mini — nothing else. The 7.85-inch tablet is also slated to go on sale next … 
Vineyard robot will prune like a pro. A French engineer is offering wine-growers an efficient way to prune their vines without breaking their back – a robot designed to do it for them. Video · Companies won't be early adopters of Windows 8 · In vulnerable … 
ORLANDO—Research in Motion is moving to protect its base with a tour of enterprises to sell corporations on BlackBerry 10 as well as its mobile device management chops. rimpic. Given that a tour is underway—RIM has a few sessions at Gartner … 
Troy Wolverton (57 Posts). Troy writes the Tech Files column as the Personal Technology Columnist at the San Jose Mercury News. He also covers the digital media, mobile and video game industries and writes occasionally about Apple, chips, social … 
BlackBerry Loses Another U.S. Agency, Immigration & Customs. 8:25 PM EDT, Oct. 22nd, 2012 · Julie Kuehl · News. After eight years, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is parting ways with Research In Motion's BlackBerry and moving to … 
Talk about getting a jump on the market. Gumdrop Cases, maker of all sorts of cases for various tablets and phones, has unveiled the first iPad mini case despite that fact that Apple has not yet announced the product. The case was made to fit the leaked specs … 
AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless on Monday launched a pilot program in the Salt Lake City area aimed at getting Utah consumers to embrace the idea of paying for merchandise with the wave of their mobile phones instead of presenting a … 
Just five months after storms took down Amazon-powered sites such as Instagram, Pinterest and Netflix, issues at Amazon's Northern Virginia datacenter gave Amazon Web Services customers fits on Monday. The outage started around 2:11pm Eastern Time, … 
It takes a lot of guts to push out an accessory before its corresponding product has even been announced -- especially when that corresponding product is an unannounced Apple tablet. But Gumdrop Cases has done just that. They sent Wired three "Drop … 
(CNN) — An outage of one of Amazon's cloud computing data centers knocked out popular sites like Reddit, Foursquare Pinterest and TMZ for some users on Monday. The outages, which began early afternoon Eastern time, appeared to be gradually … 
Bill Gates already has his own personal Surface tablet running Windows 8 and surprise, surprise--the Microsoft chairman thinks it's pretty awesome. Surface is an unbelievably great product. I mean, it's really amazing. It embodies this idea that, can you get an … 
IBM: Big data is the new natural resource. Summary: IBM beefs up its big data and business solutions with the debut of a new marketing system as well as a platform designed to deliver predictive analytics as a service. Rachel King. By Rachel King for … 
It's been just over one month since Apple released iOS 6 to the masses, and it seems all the criticism and issues that users have been complaining about hasn't stopped other users from upgrading to the new version. Mobile advertising network Chitika … 
If this week's Gartner Symposium is any indicator, IT is on a roll. Attendance is up this year, with more than 8,400 registrations, according to research firm Gartner Inc., which hosts the event. The conference itself has been gradually morphing into more of a CIO … 
Windows 8 is a make or break product launch for Microsoft. Windows will endure a slow start as traditional PC users delay upgrades, while those eager for Windows tablets jump in. After a slow start in 2013, Windows 8 will take hold in 2014, keeping Microsoft … 
Earlier this morning, a ton of details leaked about Google's upcoming Android event on October 29, including some details about LG's rumored Nexus 4 device. However, it turns out that LG actually confirmed today that a Nexus device from the company … 
This Monday it became apparent that Amazon's cloud services were knocked out in several sectors, this resulting in downtime for major websites and environments such as Reddit, Github, Minecraft, and Flipboard. Amazon has previously had similar events to … 
Samsung Announces End of iDevice Display Deal with Apple. 2:17 PM EDT, Oct. 22nd, 2012 · Jim Tanous · News. Apple Samsung Display Breakup. Samsung announced Monday that it will end its deal with Apple to provide displays for the Cupertino … 
How to get the Chromebook's free goodies. Summary: If you have a Chromebook, any newer Samsung Chromebook, you can get a free 100GBs of Google Drive storage and 12 free Gogo in-air Wi-Fi passes. Here's how to get them. Steven J. Vaughan- … 
Millions of people are using Android apps that can be tricked into revealing personal data, research indicates. Scientists tested 13,500 Android apps and found almost 8% failed to protect bank account and social media logins. These apps failed to implement … 
Computerworld – Even before Apple sent invitations for the Tuesday launch event where it will likely unveil a smaller iPad, consumers were unloading their old tablets in increasing numbers so they can trade up to Apple's latest, according to gadget buy-back … 
Google hasn't said much about what it plans to announce at a media event scheduled for October 29, but thanks to a number of leaked devices, we have pretty good idea. As expected, new Nexus-branded hardware is on the way, including smartphones and … 
Chevy begins Silverado striptease. Drive On. James R. HealeyShare. Comments. Next Generation Silverado to Debut in December. Redesigned Chevrolet Silverado pickup, on sale early next year, gets new headlights. Chevy won't show entire truck in public … 
By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer - 1 minute ago. NEW YORK (AP) -- Those who follow Apple believe they have figured out most of the particulars of a smaller iPad expected to be revealed on Tuesday. One big question remains, though: What … 
The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) office, part of the Department of Homeland Security, recently revealed that it will be adopting iOS devices from a variety of service providers for its 17,676 users. It's a win for Apple in terms of landing a … 
You may have noticed that Apple and Samsung don't get along anymore. At all. There was a time when the two companies actually did brisk business together, even as they competed in the market, but now that has Apple successfully sued Samsung for over … 
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Americans thinking about driving over the river and through the woods for Thanksgiving could be in line for a nice surprise: lower gas prices. Prices have fallen 3.8% over the past 11 days to a national average of $3.67 a gallon for … 
The new mobile payment system known as Isis Mobile Wallet has officially launched its pilot program in two US cities today. Salt Lake City, UT and Austin, TX are getting Isis support city-wide, and already there's a total of nine smartphones to choose from that … 
Originally from France, Romain Dillet is on track to graduate from EMLYON Business School, a leading French business school specialized in entrepreneurship. He likes the entertainment industry and cultural industries, such as the music industry, quite as … 
With an iPad mini, refreshes of several other devices in smaller forms, and an updated software build quite likely in the wings, our [live update feed] (otherwise known as a liveblog) will be running rampant with colors galore. You can tune in on the Apple event … 
LG Nexus G leaked by Onliner.by. It's either a premature confirmation or one of the larger executive gaffes we've seen in recent memory, but it's hard to ignore. LG's Mobile Product Planning lead for India, Amit Gujral, just claimed in an interview with IBNLive …