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ESEA Users' Systems Plundered in Bitcoin Mining Scam May 02, 2013 
The E-Sports Entertainment Association on Wednesday admitted that users' graphic cards had been hijacked to mine Bitcoin virtual currency. The mining was surreptitiously set in motion by a rogue employee without the knowledge of other ESEA staff or users of the network. ESEA is known for anti-cheat software and systems that allow players to compete in online matches.
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Microsoft Climbs to 5th Rung in Soaring Global Tablet Market May 02, 2013 
The worldwide tablet market is surging. Shipments increased 142.4 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2013, IDC reported Wednesday, for a total of 49.2 million units. That figure surpasses the total for the entire first half of 2012. Among the interesting trends evident in the report is that Microsoft moved into the top five rankings.
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How to Get Breaking News on Twitter May 02, 2013 
News, in particular, breaking news and events, is now easily obtained through Twitter feeds. Here's how to go about building a news feed, and how to follow breaking news events through this new medium. First you'll want to create a News list populated with sources of your choice. Start by accessing Twitter with a Web browser and sign in to your account.
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The End of Social Media Marketing's Wild West May 01, 2013 
The FTC recently updated its guidelines for online advertising to address the growth in mobile and social media marketing. Now a paid tweet has to begin with the word "ad," as obvious disclosure now must be included with all commercial speech. Is the link you're tweeting from an employer? A client? You have to mention that. The new rule: If money is changing hands, disclose it.
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BlackBerry's Heins Gives Tablets 5 Years to Live April 30, 2013 
BlackBerry CEO Thorstein Heins made some bold claims on Monday. For one, he predicted a big turnaround for the company, suggesting that BlackBerry could once again become the absolute leader in mobile computing. What raised more eyebrows, though, was Heins' prediction that in five years, tablets might be out.
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What Happens When Android Fails? April 29, 2013 
I've just finished doing yet another news program on the increasing risks of using an Android phone, and the discussions have started to drift to the potential for class-action lawsuits, commercial plane crashes, and cyberdisasters that would make 9/11 seem trivial -- all connected to this platform.
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TV Networks vs. Technology: The Battle Rages On April 29, 2013 
Earlier this month, News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey threatened to pull the Fox network off the airwaves and convert it to a pay-TV channel. This came following a court ruling that allowed New York City-based Aereo to allow its subscribers to view over-the-air TV broadcasts.
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EC May Go Easy on Google April 26, 2013 
The EU Competition Commissioner has revealed more information about the remedies Google has proposed in order to settle a brewing antitrust case over its search operations. Among other things, Google has offered to more clearly label its own promoted content from YouTube, Google Shopping and Google+ Local in order to better differentiate it from organic search results.
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India to Get a Smartphone for the Blind April 25, 2013 
A company in India has developed a smartphone for the blind. The device will be equipped to read text messages and emails, and it will then convert the text to Braille. It will utilize shape memory alloy technology, which exploits a metal's ability to "remember" its original shape. The phone's screen is not a screen so much as a grid of pins that move up and down to form Braille characters.
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Using Crowdfunding to Bring Businesses to Life April 25, 2013 
It has become a Web phenomenon, but many people still may not have heard of crowdfunding. In its simplest terms, it is a way an online group of individuals can come together to fund a particular project. To date, most of the projects funded are charitable causes such as free software development, scientific research, disaster relief, the support of artists by a fan base, and civic projects.
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BitTorrent Sync Flies Around the Cloud April 24, 2013 
The peer-to-peer technology company BitTorrent this week introduced the alpha version of BitTorrent Sync, a service that will let people sync and transfer files between multiple devices. "There are no file size limits, and the speed of transfer is only limited by your Internet connection," said Brett Nishi, director of product management at
BitTorrent.
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Study: Robot Abuse Switches On Human Empathy April 24, 2013 
People feel uncomfortable when they see robots tortured, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Duisburg Essen in Germany. While the results may explain why some robots are popular characters in science fiction, they also have implications for robotics as more machines interact with humans in a wider range of situations.
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Market Jitters Hint at Social Hacks' High Threat Level April 24, 2013 
Shortly after 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the world just about ended as far as Wall Street was concerned, when the AP tweeted that President Obama had been injured by explosions at the White House. Within minutes, the Dow dropped 145 points. Shortly afterward, the AP reported its Twitter account had been hacked. The markets quickly settled back into their normal rhythm of buying and trending, but the event left its mark.
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House C'tee Chair Tells Consumer Protection Chief to Take a Hike April 24, 2013 
If CFPB Director Richard Cordray ever imagined that House of Representatives Republicans would eventually warm up to the bureau, that hope has surely been dashed by now. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, on Monday sent a letter to Cordray, saying that he would be barred from testifying before the committee because his appointment as director was invalid.
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Driving While Texting Dilemma: Voice No Better Than Thumbs April 23, 2013 
Voice-based systems offer no real safety advantage over manual texting, according to a study sponsored by the Southwest Region University Transportation Center and conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The study, reportedly the first of its kind, is based on the performance of 43 research participants driving an actual vehicle on a closed course.
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Germany Levies Max Fine Against Google; Max Fine Is Piddly April 23, 2013 
Dramatic rhetoric, tiny fine. German data regulators fined Google less than $190,000 for collecting information from unsecured WiFi networks while it compiled data for Google Street View. The data scoop was, according to Germany's data chief, "one of the biggest known data protection violations in history." The fine? Hardly the biggest in history.
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Cook Replacement Rumors Smolder April 22, 2013 
Steve Jobs left big shoes to fill, and rumors circulated this week that Apple CEO Tim Cook may not be living up to expectations. This comes as Apple's stock closed at a 52-week low last Friday. Adding to the company's misery, Apple reportedly has earned the nickname "Poison Apple" with some Asian suppliers who are finding its high standards and low price expectations somewhat hard to meet.
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Schmidt on Google's UK Taxes: This Is How It's Done April 22, 2013 
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt defended the company's tax practices in the United Kingdom, where Google and a handful of other U.S. tech companies have been chastised for not paying enough taxes. Google paid just over $9 million in UK taxes in 2011, despite hundreds of millions in turnover. The company was able to pull this off by operating out of Ireland, which has a much lower tax rate.
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Power to the Wiki-People April 20, 2013 
Earlier this month, agents for France's top intelligence agency were accused of trying to force a Wikipedia volunteer to remove a Wikipedia page describing a French military radio relay station. The volunteer, a library curator, reportedly was threatened with jail unless he complied. Before any of the bullying took place, the DCRI had gone the conventional route, contacting the Wikimedia Foundation, which is Wikipedia's parent organization.
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Tech Tools Aid Boston Bomber Manhunt April 19, 2013 
The Boston suburbs were in lockdown on Friday, following a deadly shootout Thursday night with two men suspected of setting off bombs at the Boston Marathon on Monday. One of the suspects was fatally wounded; the other is on the run. Boston closed its schools and its transportation system, and urged businesses to shut their doors in order to catch the fugitive, identified by the FBI as 19-year-old Dzhokar Tsarnaev.
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