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Bad news for Mac users: You’re at risk for an insidious malware that will connect your computer to a botnet. Hackers have developed a backdoor entry called “Mac.BackDoor.iWorm” that gains access to Macs and uses Reddit to connect the hacked computer with a command server. Once the
People who are looking for feedback on their latest writing project now have a way to turn to the wisdom of the crowds. Amazon today announced WriteOn by Kindle, a new collaborative writing platform for authors, in a post on its Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award forums. It’s a tool that’s designed to
If you’re the type that sits down all day at work, or most of the time, or play a lot of video games while sitting at the couch, let’s face it, your habits are not doing your health or back any favors. While getting up and around to exercise and improving your core muscles is […]
For the third quarter, HTC has announced that it earned $21 million in profit on revenue of $1.37 billion. Although this is a huge improvement over the hundred million dollar loss they reported in the year-ago quarter, the company remains in a shaky financial situation. Most of the return to profita
When it comes to smartwatches, Google has Android Wear which is a version of Android developed for wearables. Heck, even the Apple Watch appears to be running a modified version of iOS. Now as far as other platforms are concerned, Tizen is another player in the market and can be found in the Samsung
BlackBerry would never do anything gimmicky like pay U2 to play at its flagship phone launch… well, OK, it did sort of appoint Alicia Keys to be its creative director that one time and it did have Wayne Gretsky introduce the Passport, but those two things were totally different because there’s alway
Groupon said today that it has launched Snap, a new mobile app that gives people cash for buying certain groceries and packaged goods found at everyday supermarkets. The app works in both the U.S. and in Canada on both Android devices and iPhones. To earn money, consumers must buy items listed in th
There have been rumors of Sony working on stock AOSP ROMs for its Xperia series of phones. This naturally excited a lot of people, as it meant you could have a stock Android experience on your Xperia device and since the ROM came from the manufacturer itself, it would mostly be stable and usable for
Netflix said it had more movies coming other than the sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and it’s already lining them up, starting with an exclusive four picture deal for Adam Sandler. The comedian’s flicks have grossed over $3 billion worldwide, so we’ll count it as a win an
The dream of Silicon Alley, New York’s first attempt at crafting a tech hub competitor to Silicon Valley before the “Web 1.0” dot com crash of 2000 to 2001, has been resurrected in the form of a new website called Digital.NYC. Officially launched on Wednesday by New York City Mayor
Did you think that Tesla was done with surprises this year after name-dropping the Model 3? Far from it. The company’s Elon Musk has just teased the unveiling of what looks like another vehicle, the “D,” on October 9th. There will also be “something else” in store, he s
A fake smartphone app is being used to remotely monitor pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, according to a report from the New York Times. Researchers from Lacoon Mobile Security say the phishing scam is spreading across the messaging application WhatsApp, through texts that read: “Check ou
