From the archive

December 2013

44 posts

Angry Birds Star Wars 2 visits Naboo

Angry Birds Star Wars 2 is the latest member of the family of popular games produced by Rovio. The game maker has been on a roll recently with updates to several of its titles, including the original game and also Seasons. Now the Finnish company has launched a new batch of levels for the newest game. This time Rovio is

USB Type-C Standard to Remove Annoying “2-Flip” Rule to Insert USB Plug

You know the 2-flip USB rule. The USB plug won't work, so you flip it. It still doesn't work so you flip it again. Then it plugs right in. Well that is all going to change. The USB Implementers Forum announced they are working on a new plug that will work however you plug it in. Other features will include

Two Million Passwords Stolen by Hackers

On November 24, 2013, researchers at Trustwave discovered that hackers have obtained up to 2 million passwords for websites like Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, Twitter (and others). Researchers learned this after digging into source code from Pony bonnet. It appears that information about this has only been made public very recently. Here's some quick stats about some of the domains from

GNC-2013-12-02 #909 Community Marketplace

See the new GoDaddy promo code below.. Hope everyone in the United States had a great holiday. Tonight I talk about a community marketplace that I hope will interest a number of you to participate in. Details in the show tonight among some other personal news and a great deal of tech. Subscribe Today:  Audio |  Video (HD) |  Mobile Video |  iTunes Download the Audio Show File

Sony’s Smart Wig – Could it Replace Rogaine?

Wearable technology is everywhere. From the wrist, to the glasses, to the... hair? Sony applied for patent US 20130311132 A1 in 2012 and was published on November 21st of this year. It's a wig with wearable technology inside. The wig covers the head and sensors provide input data and communicate (via wireless). The patent doesn't state why Sony wants to put sensors

Third of Desktops Still On Windows XP

The team at Net Market Share have released their statistics for November and shockingly, over 30% of desktop Internet users are still using Windows XP. The 12-year old OS will lose all support from Microsoft in four month's time, after which XP machines will not receive any further security updates and will become vulnerable to newly discovered exploits. XP's market

Is Cyber Monday also Nexus 10 Day?

Rumors of a new Nexus 10 tablet began way back in June when Google released the new seven-inch version of the tablet. Subsequently, the current ten-inch model went out of stock in October, never to return and adding momentum to the rumor mill. We thought it may come with the Nexus 5, then there were stories of a November 22nd

Motorola Moto G Changes the Price Game on Smartphones

You don't normally see it unless you buy a phone out of contract. Your 2-year smartphone feels like a penny, $99 or even $199 for that iPhone 5. In all reality, you are paying $599 over time. A Samsung phone can cost almost $800. Google has been working hard in making smartphones more affordable. The launch of the Nexus 5

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