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  • Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians

    Britain's Financial Times was hacked last week by a mysterious group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army. The newspaper's technology blog was hacked to display a slogan saying: "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." Several Twitter feeds run by the Financial Times were also plastered with similar slogans. The FT later said its blogs and social media accounts had been compromised ...

  • Hackers target important Saudi websites Hackers target important Saudi websites

    The Saudi Arabia state news agency has reported a coordinated attack on the country's government websites. Several government websites in Saudi Arabia came under heavy cyber attacks last week, shutting them down for a short time. The attacks have been traced to IP addresses from a number of countries. Saudi investigators found the attacks had been launched from hundreds of Internet ...

  • Yahoo Japan admits to possible heist of 22 million users data

    Yahoo has revealed that its Japanese users might have had their data stolen. Yahoo Japan sent out a wooly note saying that many of its users might possibly have had their personal data compromised, but stopped short of actually confirming it. Yahoo is playing the safe, not sorry, game. Yahoo Japan warned users that an unauthorised attempt to access its admin systems could have exposed 22 ...

  • Sonys Xperia Tablet Z is now available with stock Android in tow

    Sony's UK store and we're still greeted with the message that the tablet will be available "at the end of March", but this is likely to be updated any minute now. For those looking to order the tablet, Sony is offering 16GB and 32GB WiFi models priced at £399 and £449, respectively, while a 16GB LTE 4G model is available for £499. O2 will also be offering ...

  • Apples iPhone joins Samsung and Blackberry with Pentagon security approval

    Apple's iPhone and iPad have received security approval from the US Department of Defense (DoD), following in the footsteps of Samsung and Blackberry. Earlier this ...


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That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) [DVD]

That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) [DVD]

There are times when major dilemmas during the production of a film result in some inspired artistic decisions. For instance, Brian De Palma's brilliant reimagining of Sergei Eisenstein's Odessa Steps sequence in The Untouchables (1987) was improvised on-set when De Palma decided he didn't like the scene as scripted by David Mamet. Another of the most famous "happy accidents" is the ending ... ...

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  • Gadgetwise Blog Skullcandy Cuts the Cord and Offers Better Sound

    its new audio line . Like other headsets in this line, the Plyr1 (pronounced "player one") is designed for casual gamers. At $180, it's more expensive than rivals, but it does offer a few advantages. For starters, the headset is wireless, which means no cables snaking across the floor. This allows you to roam while playing without fear of tripping over or pulling out a cable (a ...

  • TCS US immigration bill a big headwind for IT sector

    US immigration bill is one such headwind, and we are closely watching it, Chandrasekaran told ET Now. "We need to see how these things develop. We should be ready to change in the way we position our business model," he said. With technology becoming increasingly relevant for every business, Chandrasekaran feels that TCS has had a good run as a company. "I have always maintained ...

  • ZTE looking at Indias telecom market for growth

    ZTE India posted a small rate of growth, realising revenues of $700 million, around half the $1.5 billion it received in 2009, a write up in the state run China Daily titled "ZTE banks Indian telecom market" ...

  • Microsoft bets big on new Xbox gaming console

    Microsoft is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry. But the small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp and the Wii U by Nintendo in a shifting market. Gamers are gravitating to online ...

  • Fill er up at Blu ... with natural gas

    If you drive down I-15 past State Highway 160 in Beaver, Utah, you'll see a 30-foot-tall silo with white letters that spell out "Blu." Next to it is a truck stop. It is no ordinary truck stop. The silo contains liquefied natural gas (LNG) chilled to -200 F and ready to fuel specially outfitted 18-wheelers. The facility is owned by Blu Transfuels, a partnership between ENN, one of ...

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