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February 19, 2013, 10:40 PM

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Reuters:
Apple, Mac computers hit by hackers who targeted Facebook  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc was recently attacked by hackers who infected the Macintosh computers of some employees, the company said on Tuesday in an unprecedented disclosure that described the widest known cyber attacks against Apple-made computers to date.
Joseph Volpe / Engadget:
HTC One unveiled: 4.7-inch 1080p display, 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600, UltraPixel camera, Android 4.1.2 with Sense 5  —  Despite the abundant fanfare and critical acclaim, HTC's One X just couldn't quite mark the spot in 2012.  No wonder, then, that the company's lopped off that extraneous letter …
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
Apple fixes Exchange (but not passcode unlock) bug with iOS 6.1.2  —  iOS 6.1.2 brings a microscopic but important list of changes.  —  Apple has released the promised iOS 6.1.2 update today to fix the Exchange bugs that have been plaguing users since the release of iOS 6.1.
Sam Biddle / Gizmodo:
Exclusive: The Burger King and Jeep Hacker Is Probably This DJ From New England  —  It was just going to be another boring President's Day on the Internet, when along came a spastic, hilarious hacker with a taste for McDonald's, Gucci Mane, and caps lock.  Is a criminal mastermind behind the @BurgerKing (and likely @Jeep) takeover?
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft's Windows Blue may have just hit milestone 1  —  Summary: Alleged screen shots of Windows Blue have hit the Web just as Microsoft is said to have reached the half-way mark in the development of the Windows refresh expected this year.  —  The Windows team at Microsoft just completed …
Sharif Sakr / Engadget:
Ubuntu for tablets revealed with split screen multi-tasking, preview for Nexus slates coming this week  —  Here it is: the fourth and final piece of the Ubuntu puzzle.  We've seen the OS on smartphones, on TVs and of course on desktops, but the tablet version has spent a little longer in its dressing room.
Robert McMillan / Wired:
Why Amazon Hired a Car Mechanic to Run Its Cloud Empire  —  On a rainy Monday in August 2011, a 10-million-watt transformer exploded in northern Virginia, sending an enormous voltage spike across the power grid.  The surge hit an Amazon data center in Ashburn, Virginia …
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Firefox 19 launches with desktop PDF viewer, Android themes and lower CPU limits that support 15m more phones  —  Mozilla on Tuesday officially launched Firefox 19 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.  The improvements include a built-in PDF viewer on the desktop and theme support on Google's mobile platform.
John Callaham / Neowin:
Microsoft offers clarity on Office 2013 and Office 365 install rights  —  There's been a lot of Internet chatter of late about the end-user license agreement for Office 2013, specifically the part where it only has one PC install license.  Today, Microsoft offers some clarification on this issue on its official Office blog site.
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple Catches Up to Demand for iPad Mini, Now ‘In Stock’ in Many Countries  —  Apple appears to have finally achieved supply-demand balance on its popular iPad mini, with the company's online stores for the United States, Canada, Australia, and a number of other countries now showing all models as “in stock” for immediate shipment.
Agam Shah / Computerworld:
Tilera developing chip with more than 100-plus cores  —  Company's latest 100-core chip announcement comes as it unveils 72-core processor  —  After a lull, the race to add more processor cores to chips continues.  Tilera is developing a new chip that will have more than 100 processor cores …
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Demand Media Splits in Two — Spinning Off Domain Registrar Business From Media Unit  —  Demand Media said today that it planned to split its company in two parts, spinning off its domain business from its media one in a bid to better clarify the company to investors.
Joseph Volpe / Engadget:
Nokia Music+ now live for US Lumia owners  —  After launching the service across the pond just a few short days ago, Nokia's now ready to make Music+ available for the US — confirming to us today its availability on Yankee soil.  To recap, the paid subscription service ramps up the free app's offerings …
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