Online note service Evernote latest firm to get hacked

Yet another company has fallen victim to a hack, with attackers breaking into systems at Evernote, maker of a Web-based note-taking application used by about 50 million people.The company said in a security notice that some user data had been accessed and that Evernote was requiring all users to reset their passwords. Apparently, though, no sensitive financial info was stolen, and no user content...

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Apple's Safari challenged by rival mobile browsers

Apple's Safari is still by far the dominant mobile browser though its competition is eating away at some of its popularity.Safari grabbed 55.4 percent of all mobile browser traffic captured by Web tracker Net Applications in February. That proved a hefty drop from January's 61 percent share and last July's 66 percent share.At the same time, the stock Android browser, which is found on older Android...

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Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco caught in the Dish-CBS crossfire

"The Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco doesn't mind making a few extra dollars endorsing products. Tweeting an ad to her 1.2 million Twitter followers is an easy way to pick up some spare change. Just as long as she isn't tweeting at Dish Network's behest about its ad-skipping Hopper DVR.As first reported by TheWrap, Cuoco, or her representatives, deleted the following tweet after TheWrap inquired...

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Mobile oddities: Delve into the stranger side of MWC

Fujitsu's New Generation GPS Cane puts directions at your fingertips.(Credit:Sarah Tew/CNET)Imagine waking up, reaching for the tablet on your nightstand, and turning on your coffee maker from bed. You catch a few more winks before it alerts you that your hot java's ready. If Qualcomm's concept Wi-Fi coffee maker ever goes into production, your mornings may never be quite the same. The coffee maker,...

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Ubuntu Touch OS heading to slew of smartphones, tablets

The Ubuntu Touch home screen on a tablet.(Credit:Ubuntu/Canonical)The Ubuntu Touch operating system is being ported to more than 20 types of smartphones and tablets.The developer preview of the Linux-based OS was released for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 smartphones and Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets last week.And developers are working to port the OS to a far greater range of devices, including the...

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'Brave' nets Pixar its seventh Best Animated Feature Oscar

Pixar's 'Brave' won the studio's seventh Oscar for Best Animated Feature Sunday night.(Credit:Disney/Pixar)Although it didn't earn the critical acclaim of "Toy Story 3," "Up," or "Ratatouille," Pixar's 2012 film "Brave" joined those three hits, as well as three other Pixar predecessors, in winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.Beating out fellow nominees "Wreck-it Ralph," "Frankenweenie," "ParaNorman,"...

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Indigo brings Siri-like assistance to Android for free (Hands on video)

Indigo brings the functionality of the iPhone's Siri to Android and Windows Phone 8, letting you sync the account across all your devices.(Credit:Andrew Hoyle/CNET)BARCELONA, Spain--Want to challenge Siri to schedule every aspect of your busy life but don't want an iPhone? Great news for you then as Artificial Solution's Indigo service brings similar functionality to Android, Windows Phone 8, and...

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Camera shootout: HTC One vs. iPhone 5

The HTC One's camera in action.(Credit:Sarah Tew/CNET)Our friends at CNET Asia got their very lucky hands on an HTC One for a brief test drive with the device's promising new camera. Indeed, it's worthy test since the shooter is one of One's most interesting features.Though the One's camera has a 4-megapixel resolution, that's not the whole story by any measure. As Brian Bennett wrote in his First...

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HTC settles with FTC over software security vulnerabilities

Mobile handset maker HTC has agreed to settle a complaint filed against it by the Federal Trade Commission accusing the company of failing to take "reasonable steps" to patch a security flaw in software running on its smartphones. As part of this settlement, HTC has agreed to patch handsets that were left vulnerable to the security risks. And the company has agreed to develop a security program to...

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White House petition to unlock cell phones hits 100,000 trigger

A petition asking President Obama to oppose a new rule restricting cell phone owners from unlocking their devices has passed the 100,000 mark, meaning the White House is now obliged to respond.The petition, which passed the threshold last night and now stands at over 102,000 signatures, protests a regulation from the Library of Congress that prohibits unlocking phones without the carrier's permission...

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China slams cyberattack accusations over lack of proof

China is refuting a report that names its military as the source of recent cyberattacks against the U.S.A report released this week by U.S. security firm Mandiant linked the People's Liberation Army to a large number of cyberattacks against U.S. corporations, government agencies, and other organizations. The report specifically pointed the finger at Chinese military Unit 61398, noting that digital...

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Apple: Employee computers were hacked in targeted attack

Apple's Cupertino campus.(Credit:James Martin/CNET)Apple today said it too was targeted as part of the string of hacking efforts on companies and news agencies. The iPhone and Mac maker today told Reuters that hackers targeted computers used by its employees, but that "there was no evidence that any data left Apple."In a statement, Apple said it discovered malware that made use of a vulnerability...

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Burger King Twitter account hacked, defaced

Burger King's hacked Twitter account.(Credit:Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNET)The Twitter account associated with the fast-food chain Burger King was suspended after an apparent hacking that defaced the page with messages that the account had been sold to rival McDonald's.The @BurgerKing account name was changed today to "McDonalds" and the Golden Arches' familiar logo was added to the page, as was...

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The making of Bungie's Halo successor: Destiny

Halo's Master Chief watches over Bungie headquarters in Bellevue, Wash.(Credit:Bungie)BELLEVUE, Wash.--Halo, the multibillion-dollar-grossing video game franchise, set an incredibly high bar for its creator, Bungie, to meet with its next title. "After Halo, a bunch of us thought, 'What comes next?'" Bungie co-founder Jason Jones told a group of journalists visiting Bungie's Bellevue, Wash., headquarters...

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Facebook pic of toy mortar leads to armed cops raid

The picture as it appears on Driscoll's Facebook page. Yes, that's a toy mortar.(Credit:Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)When you make your Facebook profile picture that of Action Man (aka the British G.I. Joe), it can be a clue to your fascination with fantasy.It also suggests that if there's a toy mortar in the background of the picture, that, too, might actually not be entirely real.Please try...

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Vimeo buys app that turns your video stills into animations

Vimeo has bought aboard a new app and new people that can transform your videos into animations.The company announced today that it now owns Echograph, an app that lets iPhone and iPad users create antimations by blending together different parts of a video clip.Purchased from Clear-Media, the Echograph app previously cost $2.99 but is now available for free.As described in this online video, an Echograph...

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Amazon's Prime Instant Video adds more CBS reruns

Amazon Instant Video on Nintendo's Wii.(Credit:Amazon Instant Video)Amazon announced today that it's adding a new batch of CBS and Showtime reruns to its video-streaming service.The new additions to Amazon's Prime Instant Video service include "America's Next Top Model," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Jericho," "The L Word," "Undercover Boss," and "United States of Tara." This selection builds on the...

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Facebook wants to be mobile app developers best friend

DANA POINT, CA -- Facebook wants to be the mobile app developers best friend. With more than a million apps across iOS and Android, Facebook thinks it can be the primary platform for discovering mobile apps. According to Comscore, 23 percent of time spend in mobile apps happens on Facebook. Of the billion plus Facebook users, 680 million are accessing the service on mobile device, and 70 percent come...

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Holograms of Holocaust survivors let crucial stories live on

A hologram of Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter interacts with onlookers during a demonstration of the New Dimensions in Technology project. (Click to enlarge.)(Credit:USC Institute for Creative Technologies)Pinchas Gutter has told his story many times. Of the horrors of childhood in the Warsaw Ghetto. Of being ripped away from his parents and 10-year-old twin sister the day the family arrived at...

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$11 million sought to build X-wing, counter Kickstarter Death Star

There's no disturbing lack of faith among Kickstarter supporters. After all, a crowdfunded project to construct the Death Star that was launched less than a week ago already has nearly 1,500 backers and an astonishing $364,772 in pledges. Well, the Rebels aren't taking that threat sitting down. A rival Kickstarter campaign to build X-wing fighters has just taken off. Its goal is to build one of the...

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