“The NSA’s TAO hacking unit is considered to be the intelligence agency’s top secret weapon. It maintains its own covert network, infiltrates computers around the world and even intercepts shipping deliveries to plant back doors in electronics ordered by those it is targeting.”
The Best Camera App for Android
“Whether your Android phone has an amazing camera or a mediocre one, there are plenty of apps at Google Play that will help you take the best possible photos with it.”
Google-acquired Bump shutting down this month
“Some three months after being acquired by Google, Bump — a company that makes data sharing tools — is calling it quits.”
New NSA documents reveal massive data collection from mobile apps
“Recently leaked NSA documents have shed a new light on the agency’s assault on the data leaked by smartphone apps. By targeting the app configuration data, the NSA and GCHQ are able to pull data ranging from general characteristics like age and ethnicity to specific location based on GPS.”
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Microsoft changes SkyDrive’s name to OneDrive
“Microsoft had little choice but to relabel its SkyDrive cloud service after losing a trademark dispute with BSkyB, and it’s now ready to make that name switch. The newly rebadged OneDrive is functionally identical for existing SkyDrive users, who can go about business as usual.”
IDC: Smartphone shipments hit 1B for first time in 2013, Samsung ‘clear leader’ with 31% share
“The mobile industry hit a notable milestone last year after one billion smartphones were shipped for the first time, according to a new report from IDC.”
NSA Servers Collect Personal Data Sent by iPhone Apps
“Intelligence agencies can grab data as it travels across the Internet, looking specifically for data from smartphone apps including Google Maps — searches within the app allow Governments to locate users to within a few yards — and even Angry Birds.”
T-Mobile Praises AT&T For Dismantling the Death Star and Leaving the Dark Side in Newest Press Release
“T-Mobile is at it again this afternoon, releasing a press release just hours after an earnings call from AT&T, celebrating the carrier for leaving “the Dark Side.”
‘Password’ is no longer the dumbest password of the year
“New research conducted by SplashData revealed that “password” isn’t the dumbest password choice around anymore, as it has been replaced by “123456,” for the past year. However, “password” fell only one position compared with 2012, basically switching places with “123456.”
