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Google borgs online photo editor
Let’s have a Picnik Google has acquired Picnik, a 20-person startup offering a web-based photo editing service.…
Continue reading »Hackers Steal Millions in Carbon Credits
Credit card numbers are so passe. Today’s hackers know the real powerhouse data to steal is emission certificates. That’s exactly what hackers went after last week when they obtained unauthorized access to online accounts where companies maintain their carbon credits, according to the German newspaper Der Spiegel .
Continue reading »China Stands Firm in Response to Google Threat
China stands firm as it responds to Google’s announcement that it may pull out of China if it can’t reach an agreement about censoring content. Two government officials said Thursday that internet companies must obey the laws of China and help the government steer the country by guiding public opinion. “China’s internet is open,” said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, according to the Associated Press.
Continue reading »Snapture iPhone App Now Allows Sharing via Twitter And Facebook
Many iPhone users are probably familiar with Snapture, one of the most popular paid photo apps for the brand. His developers upgraded it a few days ago and its new features will make it even more desirable as they include the ability to share photos on social networks like Facebook or Twitter (which has become almost a must for a top photo app), a new tap-to-focus capability, and also various color modes (black & white, sepia, negative). With all these included, the offering seems to have been pretty attractive at $1.99, the current price of Snapture as it has reached 700,000 downloads already.
Continue reading »Mossad Hacked Syrian Official’s Computer Before Bombing Mysterious Facility
Agents of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service hacked into the computer of a senior Syrian government official a year before Israel bombed a mysterious facility in Syria in 2007, according to Der Spiegel . The intelligence agents planted a Trojan horse on the official’s computer in late 2006 while he was staying at a hotel in the Kensington district of London, the German newspaper reported Monday in an extensive account of the bombing attack . The official reportedly left his computer in his hotel room when he went out, making it easy for agents to install the malware that siphoned files from the laptop.
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