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Submission + - Verizon tweaks privacy policy; now sharing your lo (bgr.com)

Submitted by nam37
nam37 writes: Verizon Wireless began alerting its customers of changes to its official privacy policy on Friday. The carrier confirmed it will now use information for “private business and marketing reports” and “making mobile ads more relevant.” Verizon Wireless will share the URL of websites you visit, the location of your device, as well as app and device feature usage. It will also share information on data and calling features and your demographic so that it, and outside firms, can create reports and target ads more efficiently.
Games

Submission + - Documentary mistakes video game for real terrorism (msn.com)

Submitted by nam37
nam37 writes: A newly aired British documentary claims to have found terrorism footage linking Libya's Colonel Moammar Gadhafi and the IRA — but that footage, it turns out, is actually from a video game. The documentary, which claims Gadhafi gave the IRA enough weapons to turn a militia into an army, shows footage allegedly captured by the IRA in 1988 in which IRA militants use Gadhafi-supplied heavy machine guns to shoot down a helicopter.
Apple

Submission + - Apple instructs support reps to refute malware (zdnet.com)

Submitted by nam37
nam37 writes: In an internal support article leaked to ZDNet, Apple instructs its call center representatives on how to handle calls from users reporting that they have a machine infected with the “Mac Defender” malware trojan. “AppleCare does not provide support for the removal of the malware,” reads the memo. “You should not confirm or deny whether the customer’s Mac is infected or not.” Apple has yet to issue a public statement about the software’s existence or infection levels.
Security

Submission + - Blumenthal Praises Sony's Efforts to Answer Questi (gamepolitics.com)

Submitted by nam37
nam37 writes: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT, and the man who once railed against "Beer Pong as Connecticut's Attorney General) said in a statement that Sony's response to the security breach and service disruption on PlayStation Network and Station.com "could serve as a model for other companies facing similar criminal hacking."
Security

Submission + - LastPass May Have Been Hacked (pcworld.com)

Submitted by nam37
nam37 writes: LastPass, the online multiplatform password manager, has noticed "a network traffic anomaly," possibly a hacker attack, so it is forcing its users to change their master passwords.

LastPass, which hails itself as providing "the last password you'll have to remember," is an extension that works on all browsers, smartphones and operating systems. It fills in saved logins and forms with the click of a button and syncs personal data to any computer you use.
Sony

Submission + - Sony Online Entertainment Services Taken Down (gamepolitics.com)

Submitted by nam37
nam37 writes: Sony Online Entertainment's various services seem to be down and a message on the official site does not give much information on the particulars. According to a short post on the site, the services were taken down after an investigation revealed a deeper "intrusion" than expected at first. This is the first we have heard that Sony's MMORPG arm had some sort of security breach. This could be part of Sony's plans to beef up security for the PlayStation Network, but this message seems to indicate that something more serious going on.
Supercomputing

Submission + - Man-Made Climate Change? Geoengineering Effects Ex (utexas.edu)

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aarondubrow
aarondubrow writes: "Researchers from the University of Washington simulated the potential impact of the leading geoengineering solution — the release of volcanic aerosols into the upper atmosphere — using the Ranger supercomputer. The simulations suggest that, though it may be possible to reduce the atmospheric temperature, other aspects of climate change, like melting sea ice, may be more difficult to reverse."
PlayStation (Games)

Submission + - How Angry Should We Be About The PSN Hack? (itworld.com)

Submitted by
jfruhlinger
jfruhlinger writes: "After Sony's PlayStation Network was hacked, rage started to build among the network's user base, with some eventually turning to lawsuits. But blogger Peter Smith — who's a PSN subscriber, and whose personal info was presumably exposed in the hack — wonders if the frenzy of anger is worth it, and is perhaps being egged on by media outlets eager for pageviews. At what point do we accept that a mistake has been made, that the company that made it trying to make amends, and move on?"
Portables (Apple)

Quad Core, Thunderbolt In New MacBook Pros 495

Posted by CmdrTaco from the get-yer-cult-on dept.
Although as I write this the store is still down, the Apple web site has officially published the specs for the revised MacBook Pros, which top out at 2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 for the 17" as well as offering a 512GB solid state drive. Somehow I don't think my boss will let me expense the one I want.
Games

Submission + - Circular Monopoly Cuts Corners, Cash (wired.com)

Submitted by nam37
nam37 writes: Monopoly is about to get a makeover. The 75 year old game will be relaunched with a circular board, and no cash. Other than the lack of corners and currency, the game remains unchanged, which should mean that the inevitably marathon sessions will be just as FUN as ever.

Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/circular-monopoly-cuts-corners-cash/#ixzz0eaLW2yFr

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