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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Technology

Tesla Dismisses Report of 'Bricked' Roadsters

2 hours 33 minutes ago - Wired
by Chuck Squatriglia

M3 Android NFC Communicator mixes something old, something new for prepaid subs

1 hour 17 minutes ago - Engadget
Malaysia may not be on the tip of anyone's tongue when wireless comes to mind, but that's not stopping local outfit DMD Mobile from attempting to make its mark. Set for an official unveiling at next week's Mobile World Congress, the M3 Android NFC Communicator is the outfit's clumsily titled stab at the prepaid market in South Asia and the Middle E... by Joseph Volpe

Alleged Accomplice of Accused Cable-Modem Hacker Testifies Against Him

56 minutes ago - Wired
The alleged accomplice of an accused cable-modem hacker testified in court on Wednesday that the suspect taught him how to pirate cable service using hacked firmware and cloned Mac addresses by Quinn Norton

Apple, Foxconn and the FLA respond to ABC’s “iFactory”

33 minutes ago - Venture Beat
Apple, Foxconn and the Fair Labor Association responded to ABC’s “iFactory: Inside Apple” special, which aired last night detailing the life of an Apple factory worker. iFactory tells the story of one Foxconn, one of Apple’s suppliers, and its working conditions, which have recently been criticized due to group suicide threats. Apple invite... by Meghan Kelly

Still Waiting on Office for iPad? OnLive's New Subscription Service Has Office, Flash and More

37 minutes ago - All Things D
For those of you still holding your breath while you wait for an official Microsoft Office app to come to iPad, here’s something that might help you breathe a little easier in the interim: OnLive Desktop Plus, a premium, $4.99-a-month version of the OnLive Desktop app for iPad and other tablet devices. The newest version of the app offers a cloud... by Lauren Goode

DataLocker Aims to Allow Personal Cloud at Work

53 minutes ago - Wired
AppSense Labs today released a new product aimed at making free-wheeling consumer cloud practices such as synching of mobile devices more acceptable at work. But while Dropbox is popular and DataLocker is welcome for encypting mobile data, the bigger question facing IT soon will be what to do about iCloud on Macs and SkyDrive on Windows 8 by Mike Barton

Browser Shootout Shows Minor Variations In Performance – It’s Still A Matter Of Taste

53 minutes ago - Techcrunch
The browser wars are in a tense state of suspension right now. The once-obvious advantages of one and disadvantages of another can’t be counted on as much as they could a year ago, and fast-changing standards and interaction methods have produced a sort of uneasy détente while everyone awaits the browser equivalent of the Manhattan Project to ca... by Devin Coldewey

SanDisk makes 128-gigabit flash chip, crams three bits per cell, takes afternoon off

1 hour 56 minutes ago - Engadget
SanDisk has developed a chip that earns it membership in the exclusive 128-gigabit club. Not content with simply matching the Micron / Intel effort, SanDisk and its partner Toshiba claim their new memory uses 19- rather than 20-nanometer cells in the production process. Shrinking the size is one thing, but SanDisk's new chips also use its X3 / thre... by James Trew

Bing to embarrass: Feature lets you link Facebook friends to search results

1 hour 14 minutes ago - Venture Beat
Bing and decide? How drab. Instead, you can now use the number two search engine to embarrass your friends. Microsoft’s search engine has today introduced a feature called “Linked Pages” that encourages searchers to connect to Facebook and start linking search results to themselves. Linked Pages, as their described, are all about helping peo... by Jennifer Van Grove

Access Sensitive Data Remotely

10 hours 38 minutes ago - Wired
Wired.com's guide to setting up your own VPN for secure connections wherever you go by wired

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