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iPhone May See the World Through Different Lens

Smartphones have been steadily stealing shutterbugs from digital camera makers, but most of those converts are coming from the point-and-shoot snapper crowd. The next step for phone makers is to target more sophisticated photographers who use cameras with interchangeable lenses. Apple appears to be getting ready for that battle ...

Google, Samsung Cut 10-Year Global Patent Deal

Samsung and Google on Monday solidified their business relationship, announcing a far-reaching, global cross-licensing agreement that will cover not only existing patents, but also intellectual property developed by the sprawling companies over the next 10 years ...

SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY

Biz Brass Kept in Dark About Breaches

With breaking news about data breaches a common occurrence, you'd think security threats to an organization's data would be something CEOs and their management teams were kept in the know about. Apparently not ...

Internet Outage Leaves China Disconnected for 8 Hours

The Internet went dark in China on Tuesday. For some eight hours, more than 618 million Chinese couldn't access cyberspace. The outage occurred when two-thirds of all Web traffic in the country was redirected to a single IP address located in the United States ...

LogMeIn’s Free Service Permanently Logs Out

LogMeIn on Tuesday announced that it will be shutting down its free service and unifying its existing portfolio of paid products in a single offering ...

SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY

Bitcoin’s Popularity Attracts Malware Writers

While most folks know the value of money, few know the latest value of a Bitcoin, a virtual currency prone to wide price swings. Those swings haven't deterred those on the digital leading edge from speculating in the currency -- or bad app writers from cooking up ways to steal it ...

Google Axes Adware-Pushing Chrome Extensions

Following reports of adware being distributed through extensions for Google's Web browser Chrome, the search giant has removed two applets from it its online store ...

FTC Delivers Stern Message With Apple’s In-App Refund Deal

For the second time in less than a year, Apple has agreed to reimburse its customers for purchases within applications made by children without their parents' consent ...

Net Neutrality Takes a Licking

Net Neutrality received a body slam from a federal appeals court Tuesday, but the door was left open for resuscitating the policy ...

Accenture Tapped to Doctor HealthCare.gov

The raft of problems connected to the launch of HealthCare.gov appears to have sunk the fortunes of the private contractor paid for running the site ...

SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY

PowerLocker Takes Ransomware to a New Level

Up to now, the malware program CryptoLocker has been king of the ransomware roost, but PowerLocker (formerly PrisonLocker) may present a new challenge. ...

Apple, Samsung Plan Mediation Meetup

Apple and Samsung have set a date on which they'll attempt to iron out their differences in a patent dispute that's headed to trial in March ...

Sony Banks On Life Space UX to Regain Faded Glory

"A more robust entertainment delivery system will be a hallmark of Sony as we move into the future," Sony CEO Kaz Hirai said Tuesday in a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas."We will be offering customers a single source of entertainment that is less complicated, more cost-effective and more accessible than ever before." ...

App Answers Universal Question, ‘Where’d My Money Go?’

Managing a household's expenses isn't the sexiest task in our lives. Nevertheless, it has to be done -- so why not add a dash of fun to it? ...

SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY

New Year’s Resolutions: Be More Secure in 2014

If you're inclined to make resolutions this time of year and you're concerned about your online and offline security, here are some suggestions that can keep you safer in the days ahead ...

Canon’s PowerShot N100 Puts the Photographer in the Picture

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em ...

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Outline Sings Dandy OneNote Duet

Outline is available from the Mac App Store for US$39.99 ...

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NewsBar Raises the Bar for RSS Readers

NewsBar is available from the Mac App Store for US$4.99 ...

Hackers Find Slim Pickings in Washington Post Attack

For the third time in three years, computers at The Washington Post came under attack by hackers, but this time it seems the paper of record in the U.S. capital was ready for them ...

Microsoft Honcho Tapped to Clean Up Healthcare Mess

The Obama administration has reached into Microsoft's ranks for the tech talent it needs to fix the Affordable Care Act cock-up ...

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