Giving Twitter star TJ Lang the final word
AM ETGreen Bay Packers guard T.J. Lang started off the Twitter reaction to Monday night’s debacle at CenturyLink Field, so we might as well let him wrap it up as well. Here was Lang’s reaction Thursday morning to news that the NFL had ended the lockout of its regular officials:…
TiVo Inks DVR Deal With Mediacom, #8 US Cable Firm
TiVo shares are trading modestly higher Thursday morning after the company announced that it has signed a distribution deal with Mediacom, the 8th largest U.S. cable company. TiVo said that Mediacom will start rolling out a whole-home DVR service in early 2013. The company notes that the system includes Specific…
Is the iPad Too Heavy?
Barnes and Noble’s new Nook tablets may not be quite as powerful or versatile as the iPad, but they do beat Apple in one key measure: weight. Unveiled Tuesday, the 9-inch HD Nook is 20% lighter than the iPad, a difference that is instantly noticeable after lifting the two tablets, Though…
My Android Device Is Vulnerable to a ‘Dirty USSD’ Hack, Now What?
It turns out that the “Dirty USSD” exploit demonstrated yesterday on Samsung devices affects all Android devices running anything below Android 4.1.x aka Jelly Bean. Just to recap, the exploit (disclosed by researcher Ravi Borgaonkar at Ekoparty in Buenes Aires) uses the Android dialer to automatically “call” a USSD code…
Microsoft’s ‘big gamble’ with Windows 8 won’t pay off in the enterprise, says …
Computerworld – Microsoft is taking a “big gamble” with its new Windows 8, one that will see the operating system peak at just 20% to 25% of corporate PCs, Gartner analysts said today. “Microsoft is taking a big gamble over the next few months with Windows and Office, the two products responsible for…
Facebook’s Next Fight: Suits, and More Suits
Facebook Inc.’s botched initial public offering is turning into a potential legal morass for the social-networking firm, its investment bankers and the exchange on which it went public. About 50 lawsuits have been filed against Facebook, Nasdaq and underwriters of Facebook’s May IPO. Aaron Lucchetti reports on Markets Hub. About…
Gartner: Windows 8 is a Necessary Risk for Microsoft
Analysts at Gartner said on Monday that Microsoft is making a big gamble with Windows 8, but a necessary one if the Redmond company wants to stay relevant in a multi-screen world. The news arrives as the release date of Windows 8 grows near. Microsoft has received a lot of criticism As…
Apple sells over 5 million iPhone 5, supply constraints loom
(Reuters) – Apple Inc sold over 5 million iPhone 5 smartphones in the three days since it hit stores, but shares sagged as the company struggled to meet demand. While sales were solid, the company said on Monday it had run out of its initial supply and many pre-orders were scheduled to…
Callous tweet about Torrey Smith sets Twitter on fire
Not sure if you’ve noticed or not, but there are plenty of morons on Twitter. You’re about to meet maybe the biggest moron of them all (I’ll do my best to keep it clean). Sunday night’s game between the Patriots and Ravens was an emotional roller coaster, and this was…
Twitter Hack Pushes Facebook Link Direct Message Malware
Twitter users, beware: A new malware campaign may leave your followers with a virus if they click on a link to a bogus Facebook photo or video that appears to be from you. Sophos analyst Graham Cluley reported today that a number of Naked Security blog readers are complaining of…
