Review: Apricorn's Aegis 3.0 portable drive offers an SSD option for better performance

Apricorn's Aegis Portable 3.0 is a handsome 2.5-inch, silver and black, USB 3.0 external drive with an integrated cable—and it ships in both hard-drive and SSD flavors. If that isn't a siren's call to see just how much of a performance boost you get...

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Tackk review: Out of beta, still an excellent way to create simple websites

Tackk, the best way I know of to create one-page websites, has emerged from beta full of new features and surprises. It's the same Tackk you know and love (or should, if you don't already), except it's bigger and better. The platform is now easier to...

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Google Nexus phones vulnerable to denial-of-service attack via SMS

Attackers could force phones from Google's Nexus line to reboot or fail to connect to the mobile Internet service by sending a large number of special SMS messages to them. The issue was discovered by Bogdan Alecu, a system administrator at Dutch IT...

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New Windows privilege escalation flaw exploited in active attacks

Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that allows them to execute code with higher privileges than they have access to. The vulnerability is located in NDProxy.sys, "a system-provided driver...

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Encrypted social network vies for disgruntled WhatsApp, Facebook users

With the look of Google Plus and Facebook-like elements, a new social network named "Syme" feels as cozy as a well-worn shoe. But beneath the familiar veneer, it's quite different. Syme encrypts all content, such as status updates, photos and files,...

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Amazon's Kindle Fire still a minor player in China's tablet market

Chinese users had to wait for over a year before Amazon.com officially brought its Kindle Fire tablet to the country back in June. But so far, shipments of the products have been very low as competition in the country's tablet sector continues to remain...

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Steam Autumn Sale kicks off with massive discounts on great PC games

Attention gamers: You've now got yet another reason to say "Thanks" as you gobble down copious amounts of turkey and cranberry sauce. Yes, the Steam Autumn Sale is here. Steam's Autumn Sale might not get as much attention as the service's summer and...

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Apple sued for patent infringement by DSS

Apple has been sued by patent company DSS Technology Management for infringing two patents relating to the use of wireless peripheral devices, parent company Document Security Systems said Wednesday. DSS has accused Apple's products including its iMac,...

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Ericsson under investigation by India's antitrust agency over standard patents

India's antitrust agency is investigating allegations that Ericsson is demanding exorbitant royalty rates from an Indian mobile phone vendor for its standard-essential GSM patents. A "hold-up" by the patent owner, in terms of a demand for higher royalties...

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Link between 'Satoshi' bitcoin account and the Silk Road dissolves

A research paper speculating Bitcoin's creator may have transferred US$60,000 to the Silk Road marketplace has been dispelled, as the account holder in question came forward on Tuesday, denying he is the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. Dustin Trammell,...

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UN panel passes draft resolution on privacy threats in the digital age

Following reports about U.S. surveillance worldwide, a United Nations panel adopted Tuesday a resolution on potential threats to human rights such as the right to privacy in the digital age. The draft resolution, approved without a vote, would have...

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Google brings automatic voice search to computers running Chrome

Laptop and desktop users can now do a Google search without typing just by speaking aloud, with a Chrome extension that Google made available on Tuesday. The browser extension, Google Voice Search Hotword, can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store...

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Can a celebrity news team help revive Yahoo?

Yahoo has been hiring hotshot journalists to boost its news cred, and Monday's addition of Katie Couric could help with the company's efforts to reinvigorate itself. But it has to get the content just right. TV news anchor Katie Couric is headed to...

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Symantec: 'Blackshades' malware still being sold

Cybercriminals are increasingly using the "Blackshades" malware program whose source code was leaked three years ago, according to an analysis by Symantec. Blackshades, which Symantec identifies as "W32.Shadesrat," has been infecting more Microsoft...

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Judge refuses to stay Apple-Samsung lawsuit pending patent review

A court in California has ruled against Samsung Electronics' attempt to stay the proceedings in a patent dispute with Apple, agreeing with Apple that the procedure for reexamination of its patent could take years, and there was no certainty the result...

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Deals revealed for Surface, Windows 8 laptop holiday sales

Microsoft is whacking prices on Black Friday for its first-generation Surface Windows RT tablets as well as for Windows 8 laptops and Xbox consoles. While Microsoft has had a tough time putting a dent in Apple's tablet share, one thing for sure is that...

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Security experts praise Google's tougher encryption

Google's faster-than-expected upgrade of all its SSL certificates to an RSA key length of 2048 bits will make cracking connections to the company's services more difficult without affecting performance, experts say. Google said last week the move from...

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Customer-tracking tactics move to brick and mortar

"Privacy is dead—get over it," has been a mantra of private investigators for years. But continuing revelations about how many different ways personal privacy is still disappearing are still enough to unnerve people. It is not just about the trail everybody...

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Bitcoin gets new friends, but still a bit player

Bitcoin scored several big wins this week, including endorsements from U.S. federal officials and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, signalling its progress toward wider acceptance. Bitcoin has battled concerns about volatility, criminal use and...

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FCC's in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage

Anyone who dreads hearing one end of a loud phone call all the way from Anchorage to Miami, take heart: The plan to allow cellphones on planes could fail in more ways than an overbooked flight at a snowbound airport on Christmas Eve. On Thursday, the...

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Microsoft sells 1 million Xbox One consoles on launch day

Microsoft says the launch of the Xbox One on Friday has been the most successful yet for its Xbox gaming console family. The company sold 1 million consoles in less than 24 hours, it said, putting it roughly equal with the launch of Sony's PlayStation...

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Silk Road defendant deemed flight risk, denied bail

A New York federal court denied bail on Thursday to Ross William Ulbricht, the 29-year-old accused of running the Silk Road underground marketplace, deeming him a flight risk and a danger to the community. Ulbricht's friends and family had agreed to...

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Browser extension creates 'disposable' data for privacy

A Boston-based company, Abine, is beefing its anti-tracking browser extension to let users shield their real credit card details, email addresses and phone numbers during web transactions. The new features are being added to "DoNotTrackMe," an extension...

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Nokia runs into hurdles over transfer of India factory to Microsoft

Nokia has asked a court in Delhi to revoke a freeze on its factory in India over a tax dispute, ahead of the proposed acquisition by Microsoft of its handset business. The Delhi High Court had earlier ordered the country's Income Tax Department to release...

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HP Chromebook 14 review: It's bigger and better than most other Chromebooks

HP's new Chromebook 14 didn't have to do much to impress me. Most other Chromebooks are small, cheaply made machines with underwhelming specs, including measly 11-inch displays. The one exception, of course, is Google's gorgeous Chromebook Pixel, which...

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