Category: Tech News
Mar 19, 2013
A US 'hacktivist' who broke into AT&T's network and stole contact details for 120,000 iPad owners has been given a 41 month jail sentence.
Mar 19, 2013
 SlashGear | AT&T unveils new insanely expensive shared data plans SlashGear If you had an original iPhone with AT&T, the company's new data plans will make you nostalgic for the old days of unlimited data without overages or extra charges. AT&T has unveiled three new data plans aimed at its most gluttonous consumers of mobile ... AT&T adds 30GB, 40GB and 50GB shared data tiers starting at $300 AT&T Launches Larger Shared Data Plans Starting at 30GB AT&T makes it cheap to connect tablets – as long as you don't also own a phone |
Mar 19, 2013
Activists switch on an internet signalling system to help co-ordinate protests about a draft law in the US.
Mar 19, 2013
 Science World Report | Caribbean Stingray Behavior Drastically Transforms for Tourists: More Food ... Science World Report (Photo : Flickr/SF Brit) Stingrays in the Caribbean have transformed their behavior in response to tourism feeding, according to a new study. When you think of feeding sea creatures, you may think of feeding dolphins or sea lions or other mammals. Stingrays adjust their behavior in response to feedings from tourists Tourist-Fed Stingrays Change Their Behavior Dramatically Stingrays give up nightlife to please the tourists |
Mar 19, 2013
 PCR-online.biz | Origin bug makes PCs vulnerable to hijack PCR-online.biz Researchers have uncovered a bug within EA's Origin service, which could leave over 40 million people vulnerable to malicious attacks. The attack, which was demonstrated to the firm, takes just seconds to compete and allows attackers to remotely execute ... |
Mar 19, 2013
 RT | NASA's Mars rover Curiosity sidelined again after experiencing new problem Fox News LOS ANGELES – After recovering from a computer problem, the Mars rover Curiosity is sidelined again, further delaying the restart of science experiments. The latest complication occurred over the weekend when the six-wheel rover entered safe mode after ... Curiosity breaks rock to reveal dazzling white interior Second computer glitch stalls NASA's Mars rover Mars Rover Halted by Second Computer Glitch |
Mar 19, 2013
Newsnight's David Grossman tries to make sense of how a new press regulation regime will apply to the internet and news-based websites.
Mar 19, 2013
 Times of India | Latest Google Maps views take you to the top of the mountain PCWorld You can now explore the world from the comfort of your couch with Google Maps' new mountaintop Street Views. On Monday, Google released images from four of the world's highest summits: Everest Base Camp in Nepal, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Russia's ... Google Maps Updated With World's Tallest Peaks Google Street View adds Kilimanjaro, Everest, & more so you can explore digital ... Ain't No Mountain High Enough For Google Maps Street View |
Mar 19, 2013
People who use the popular Origin online store are at risk from a hack attack that swaps games for malicious code, find researchers.
Mar 19, 2013
 The Nation | Microbes Thrive in Deepest Spot on Earth Discovery News Measuring the oxygen dynamics of the seafloor in the Mariana Trench at a depth of 11 km revealed intensified microbial life in the bottom of the trench as compared to conditions at the surrounding abyssal plains at 6 km water depth. Anni Glud. Gallery ... Deepest ocean 'teems with microbes' Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench teeming with bacteria Researchers find microbial life at the bottom of the Mariana Trench |
