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Mac Flashback Trojan: Find Out If Youre One of the 600,000 Infected

Theres a new Mac trojan thats been floating around, and its terrifying everyone. Its written in an unknown language, doesnt even need your password to compromise you, and now its apparently infected 600,000 users. Heres how to use Terminal to … Continue reading

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Report: Apple Offering New iPad Replacements for Wi-Fi Issues

9to5 Mac has received what appears to be a leaked confidential AppleCare document Apple acknowledges that they are investigating reports of Wi-Fi issues with the new iPad. And that repair centers and Apple stores should replace the 3rd generation units … Continue reading

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Dropbox doubles referral rewards, offers up to 32GB for those dripping in charisma — Engadget

That whole refer a friend thing must be working. Or maybe it isnt. Either way, Dropbox has felt the need to double the extra capacity you get as a reward for persuading your buddies that cloud storage really is 153x … Continue reading

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To Ace an Interview, Forget Being Liked: You Just Need to Love Yourself

While self-confidence is definitely a route to job interview success, its often suggested that outright arrogance and narcissism is a real turn-off for employers. But a new study suggests thats not the case: interview performance doesnt depend on how much … Continue reading

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Teacher’s aide fired for refusing to hand over Facebook password

A teacher’s aide at an elementary school was fired last year for refusing to give her Facebook login credentials to her supervisors, ZDNet reported on Sunday. In April 2011, Kimberly Hester signed on to Facebook while she was not at … Continue reading

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Bump Pay Lets You PayPal Someone With A Tap, But Only In-Person | TechCrunch

Now it’s as easy as a fist-pound to pay a friend back for dinner, drinks, or a cab. Bump, the popular contact sharing app developer, today releases a new standalone iOS app called Bump Pay that lets you transfer money via … Continue reading

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Galileo. Your iOS in Motion. by Motrr — Kickstarter

The Galileo is a revolutionary, iOS-controlled robotic iPhone platform with infinite spherical rotation capability. Just swipe your finger on the screen of your iPad or other iOS device and Galileo reacts, orienting your iPhone or iPod Touch accordingly.  With applications … Continue reading

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JuiceTank: The first ever iPhone CASE and CHARGER in one by Jesse Pliner + Lloyd Gladstone — Kickstarter

The JuiceTank is the first iPhone case to feature an integrated wall charger that folds flat to provide maximum portability. The automated plug deploys easily and allows you to plug your phone directly into any outlet. No cords required. via … Continue reading

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Ford Police Interceptors

When we visited Ford back in September 2011 for an exclusive preview of their new “Police Interceptors”, we felt the story wasnt complete without getting behind the wheel, which we finally had the opportunity to do. The Sedan and the … Continue reading

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Facebook Tells Users Not to Give Passwords to Employers As Senate Prepares Anti-Snooping Bill

Facebooks chief privacy officer Erin Egan has sent a warning to social networks users: never give your password to your employer. Its wrong and its illegal for them to ask you. In fact, the US Senate is working in a … Continue reading

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