No, they only informed those who actively frequent their sire, since all they did was post a warning at the top of the forums page. They took no steps beyond that. They didn't bother to send out a mass email to their registered users. I didn't learn about it until yesterday, 3 days after the breach, and that's only because I read it here on slashdot. If I hadn't read about it here, it would probably have been another 5 or 6 days before I learned about it, since that's about how often I frequent their site.

Is there a source to what is claimed in the article? I followed the links and find nothing to substantiate. Even the NYTimes links just references their own articles.

If I recall correctly (as this news isn't exactly new... it's a few days old), the app wasn't pulled because of the outcry. It was pulled because Foursquare revoked the app's access to their APIs because it violated their terms of service which dictated you aren't allowed to use the APIs to aggregate information.

Oh I dunno... I think alien spoors that have been spliced into infant turtles, and spend the next 13-17 years growing and training as ninjas, would fit the TMNT name.

eBooks in general aren't a viable alternative for textbooks, or any book designed for reference material. There's too much rapid back and forth page flipping during typical textbook use. Tablets/pads/desktops/laptops/dedicated devices/etc.. simply don't have a viable interface to replace the ease of three fingered page flipping, multiple reference books open at the same time for cross referencing, etc. IMHO, eBooks are only a viable replacement for linear/chronological reading (as in reading a novel).

What the article fails to mention is that Microsoft and Samsung came to a cross-licensing agreement. Microsoft isn't extorting Samsung like some replies above like to believe. In the deal, Microsoft is also licensing some patents from Samsung as well. It's just not made transparent.

The statement in bold points out that there's a structured agenda on the table. It's not like a random group of people coincidentally happened to be in the same place at the same time and their actions just miraculously worked in sync with each other.

Angry Mobs rarely accomplish anything but random destructive results and don't have a focused collective agenda, and as a result most likely will not achieve anything. Those that do, have somebody/somebodies directing traffic, thus negating the assumption of a "leaderless collective".

Since when? You mean that little "policy" of not using cell phones on planes? Somehow I find it hard to believe anybody would follow that policy during a hijacking.

Aside from photographs and thousands of witnesses?

The 86% is in reference to the portion of the royalties from the search box, not the whole $104M. Crunch the numbers and 86% is still off by 1%, but that's easily attributed to rounding off the actual numbers. ie... 103.5 x .965 x .855

A tragedy in the sense that at the end, you realize Cap is a 90 year old virgin.

I would venture to guess "Communication Breakdown". It's not like the lead train came to an instant stop when it lost power, as stopping a train takes a considerable effort. One would speculate that if a train lost power, it would only apply enough brake to ensure control on the track because it knows there's another train rapidly approaching from behind. And only then come to a complete stop when it's safe to do so.

Not really "Free Schooling" as the tuition still has to be paid to receive the credits the internship provides.

Are you under the impression the Android Market is the only source available for installing apps to your Android device?

It's not like they're banning it from your device. Got a new phone or wiped the device on an upgrade? Just download get it from a different source. Google isn't saying you can't have it on your device. They're simply not allowing it on their market. Whoop-de-do. There are other markets and sources (and in this case directly from the developer).