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Nice while it lasted: Apple shares tumble below $500

Chris Nerney — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:10:09 +0000

Shares of Apple ended a two-day run above $500 on Wednesday following a sharp sell-off prompted by no discernible news. What's up with that?

Rooting Android phone bypasses Google Wallet security; just one of many remaining flaws

KevinFogarty — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:57:18 +0000

Google was quick to correct a flaw in Google Wallet that would let strangers delete your login, type in their own and take over accounts Wallet was supposed to guard. Data stores are still insecure, rooting the phone bypasses all Wallet security.

22 James Bond film openings, all at once

keithshaw — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:01:01 +0000

I'm a fan of mash-ups and Internet super-cuts, so I thought I'd share this one, which took the first minute of all 22 of the James Bond movies and put them on the screen at the same time.

Unable to keep up with its own success, AT&T blames customers for poor service

KevinFogarty — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:53:21 +0000

There is some justification to carriers' excuses about the data hoggery of smartphones: smartphones are data hogs, at least compared to dumb phones. AT&T goes further, bragging it signed up record numbers of users, then complaining they actually use the network.

Zynga loses much of its 'Facebook bounce'

Chris Nerney — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:28:16 +0000

Shares of social games maker Zynga fell nearly 16% after the company reported a Q4 loss, erasing much of the gains made by the stock since Facebook's IPO plans became public in late January.

New Android phone rumors, iPad 3 details, and a PlayBook OS revision

kevinpurdy — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:08:34 +0000

Kevin Purdy digs through the rumors and insinuations about mobile and wireless happenings and quickly summates them, so you can go on with your fact-based life.

Computer security film from 1990 just as relevant today

keithshaw — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:02:26 +0000

Security issues in 1990 were just as big then, only the equipment has changed.

Open APIs fall far short of open source

bproffitt — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:52:27 +0000

The benefits of open APIs come at a cost: little to no influence on the larger product and a higher chance of lock-in.

The iPad 3 and its little brother, the iPad 8"

pasmith — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Here's a fresh batch of iPad rumors for you. Word on the Internet is that we only have to wait until early March to learn about the new iPads, and Apple might be branching out in terms of device size.

Morning countdown: Richard Stallman fears the 'JavaScript trap'

jfruh — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Plus: Who tracks the trackers?

Proactively manage your career

Eric Bloom — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:09:00 +0000

People early in their career say “If I work hard, one day I’ll be a THIS.” THIS could be a CIO, Systems Architect, Senior Programmer, or any other professional goal you desire. Then, one day, years later, you look up from your day-to-day activities and realize one of the following . . .

Girl builds LEGO Millennium Falcon in about 4 hours (video)

keithshaw — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:32:45 +0000

Gotta give some props to YouTuber Valkylrie1337 for this video, in which the self-professed "nerd girl" constructs a Lego set of the Millennium Falcon in about four hours.

Yahoo talks with Alibaba end abruptly; shares drop nearly 6%

Chris Nerney — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:25:44 +0000

Internet pioneer Yahoo and its Asian partners have ended talks over a deal that would allow Yahoo to sell part of its stake in Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan while saving $4 billion in U.S. taxes.

The Ghostery in the machine: Tracking the trackers

dantynan — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:24:05 +0000

Ghostery says it's better to know who's tracking you across the Web than to simply block all of them. What do you think?

Super-cut of "I Love You" movie moments

keithshaw — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:50:50 +0000

Happy Valentine's Day! Here's a super-cut of movie clips where characters are professing their love for one another.

Using Steve Jobs's 'final vendetta' to make people give you money

Chris Nerney — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:23:38 +0000

Investment site Motley Fool says an "irate" Steve Jobs's willingness to destroy Google over Android somehow could "make a few in-the-know investors some major profits." Of course, it's all nonsense.

Real-world superpowers: Eye surgery lets some see well into the ultraviolet

KevinFogarty — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:09:21 +0000

Having your corneas removed and replaced with artificial lenses to fix cataracts or other eye problems is no picnic, but it does give some patients a cool new ability: vision that scales far higher up the electromagnetic spectrum than normal humans.

Kinect Star Wars: Even girls can be Darth Vader

keithshaw — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:13:31 +0000

The Xbox video team has done it again, providing Star Wars fans with another entertaining ad for its Kinect Star Wars game, set to release on April 3.

Even at $500 a share, Apple is not the most expensive tech stock

Chris Nerney — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:27 +0000

Apple shares are above $500 for the first time, and the iPhone maker is the most valuable company in the world. But its shares are not even the most expensive in the tech sector.

Robot hockey player: it shoots, it scores!

keithshaw — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:05:25 +0000

It's February and it's cold, so let's watch a video of "the world's first autonomous humanoid robot ice hockey player."