Hackers were able to get  on AP’s Twitter account earlier today sending a tweet that President Obama had been injured in a pair of White House explosions. The real AP tweeted minutes later that it was a hoax and suspended the account. ...

Microsoft will shut down support for Windows XP. According to an article by PCWorld; On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will stop delivering security updates for Windows XP, the second most popular operating system in the world. Microsoft issued several blog posts Monday urging businesses to get out before it was too late. “You should take action to move off of Windows XP,” Microsoft said Monday. “After April 8, 2 ...

Google said the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been secretly spying on users through a special form of surveillance called the National Security Letters. The company attained transparency by negotiating with the government so they would inform users that they are being investigated. FBI has made use of a detailed form of surveillance called the National Security Letter to obtain information about its u ...

Online note-taking service Evernote has been hacked and is resetting all its 50 million users' passwords as a precaution. The company said the attack was able to compromise usernames, email addresses and an unspecified number of customers' encrypted passwords. Decoding such passwords can be difficult but possible. Users will be asked to reset their passwords upon signing into their accounts. ...

Instagram hit a major milestone after reaching more than 100 million monthly users. Co-founder Kevin Systrom wrote a blog post to announce the news, mentioning Instagram's beginnings in a chilly co-working space atop the San Francisco Bay and the journey to becoming a global phenomenon. In December, Instagram announced a rule change that would give the company commercial rights to user accounts and images. ...

Inspired by the Nokia Music's series, New American Noise, Nokia Music and Sundance London are challenging filmmakers and directors across the globe to investigate the music scenes in cities around the globe, giving other music fans an unprecedented introduction into the history of and current music scene in the chosen city. The top two films will feature in a special screening at Sundance London Film and Mu ...

[caption id="attachment_8982" align="alignright" width="320"] The 2013 Chevrolet Spark delivers good value. (Photo by Scott Weiner)[/caption]By Scott Weiner For the Detroit Sports Observer In the North American market, we have the Fiat 500, Mini Cooper, Smart ForTwo and Scion iQ as the main players in the supermini class. These car are small cars with seats in the rear. These cars are designed for getting m ...

Google is working on a plan to eliminate computer passwords and allow users to log-in using their smart phone or a small chip that can be embedded in rings and bracelets. The company is trying out different options to create more secure ways for its 500 million users to use their accounts - and a more convenient method than remembering a host of passwords. Google has been working with a company called Yubic ...

BlackBerry’s maker unveiled a new operating system and a new line of phones on Wednesday, along with a new corporate name, with the hope of restoring its products’ status as a symbol of executive cool. BlackBerry 10 arrives long after Apple’s iPhone and phones using Google’s Android operating system have come to dominate the smartphone market that the BlackBerry effectively created. According to IDC, BlackB ...

Starting this weekend it is illegal to unlock new phones. ADVISORY BY DECREE OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS IT SHALL HENCEFORCE BE ORDERED THAT AMERICANS SHALL NOT UNLOCK THEIR OWN SMARTPHONES. PENALTY: In some situations, first time offenders may be fined up to $500,000, imprisoned for five years, or both. For repeat offenders, the maximum penalty increases to a fine of $1,000,000, imprisonment for up to ten ...

CNN - Facebook introduced an upgraded search tool, called Graph Search, that will scour the massive social network to answer more sophisticated questions. The search feature on Facebook has traditionally been pretty limited. You type in a name of a person or a business, and it pulls up their Facebook page. Want to find buddies of your pal Chris who went to Stanford and live in Chicago? No problem. People wh ...

The GEObet Gambling Network, an online gambling technology and services provider that focuses on bringing Native American tribal casinos online, has launched the first Native American online casino and poker room, bringing tribal nations online ahead of the Nevada casino giants. “GEObet is helping Native American tribes to fulfil the natural extension of their rights as sovereign lands to bring their casino ...