That Internet War Apocalypse Is a Lie  —  You might've read some headlines today—in very reputable publications—saying that there's an online attack underway.  The biggest in history.  Enough to slow down the internet.  This would be exciting and scary, except it's just not true.

Where in the World Are Windows Phones Outselling iPhones?  —  On Wednesday morning, Frank Shaw, the head of public relations at Microsoft, published a blog post tallying Microsoft's progress across several different product areas, including Windows Phone, its operating system for smartphones.

Egypt catches divers cutting Internet cable amid disruptions  —  (Reuters) - Egypt's coastguard caught three divers cutting through an undersea Internet cable on Wednesday, the army said, the first suggestion criminals might be involved in days of severed connections and disruptions online.

Researchers create fiber network that operates at 99.7% speed of light, smashes speed and latency records  —  Researchers at the University of Southampton in England have produced optical fibers that can transfer data at 99.7% of the universe's speed limit: The speed of light.

Mike Dell's former lieutenant leads coup attempt  —  (Reuters) - Dave Johnson finds himself once again pitted against a former employer.  —  In leading Blackstone Group's 11th-hour bid for Dell Inc, the acquisitions expert and famously tough negotiator has seated himself across the table from ex-boss and company founder Michael Dell.

Google Glass Will Be Made In The U.S.A., Report Claims, At An Assembly Facility In Santa Clara  —  Google Glass, the advanced head-mounted computing project the company is gearing up for a possible launch later this year, will be assembled in the U.S., according to a new report from the Financial Times today.

FBI Pursuing Real-Time Gmail Spying Powers as “Top Priority” for 2013  —  For now, law enforcement has trouble monitoring Gmail communications in real time  —  Despite the pervasiveness of law enforcement surveillance of digital communication, the FBI still has a difficult time monitoring Gmail, Google Voice, and Dropbox in real time.

Taking Cues From the Valley, Walmart Brings the Shotgun Approach to E-Commerce  —  Imagine walking into one of Walmart's stores today.  You'll see the familiar aisles, the usual customer service floor reps, the check-out stands.  You'll shop as you always have.

Thousands of accounts found to host unsecured passwords, photos, and other files on Amazon's cloud  —  By not setting their cloud storage accounts to private, businesses and developers have been inadvertently allowing unauthorized parties to retrieve sensitive documents, images and other files previously believed to be inaccessible.

Google Launches Maps Engine Lite, Makes It Easy To Create Advanced Custom Maps  —  For years now, Google has offered its Google Maps Engine to enterprises that want to visualize their custom geospacial data.  Starting today, anybody will be able to use a subset of this functionality …

Portugal media demands Google pays for news  —  (Reuters) - Portuguese media companies, struggling through the worst recession since the 1970s, are pressing Google to pay for content on its news search engine, echoing similar demands elsewhere in Europe.  —  Alberico Fernandes …

Google's Knowledge Graph expands into movies on Android tablets thanks to facial recognition  —  Not content to let Amazon hold the limelight with its new X-Ray for TV feature unveiled this morning, Google is unveiling a similar feature for movies in the Google Play store.

Bitcoin takes a big step into the mainstream with support from Expensify  —  Expensify, an online travel-expense tracking service for businesses, will allow reimbursements to be made in Bitcoin, the all-digital currency that is gaining in popularity.  It's the first sizeable enterprise business …

Tidemark launches Storylines: Can UI bring analytics, visualization to the masses?  —  Summary: Tidemark's big bet revolves around a user interface that uses an info graphic style to forecasting and financial reporting.  The overall goal is to get all employees invested in the profitability of a company.

Facebook gets OK to build second campus in Menlo Park  —  Facebook has obtained Menlo Park's permission to build a second campus west of Bayfront Expressway, near its headquarters on the other side of the road.  —  “Congratulations,” Mayor Peter Ohtaki told Facebook officials Tuesday night …

As News Publications Experiment With Sponsored Content, Google Says Keep It Out Of Google News  —  News publications having “sponsored content “deals are on the rise, and Google's apparently concerned enough that it's issued a warning today that publishers should keep such content out of Google News.

Mozilla And Epic Games Bring Unreal Engine 3 To The Web, No Plugin Needed  —  Back in 2011, Epic ported its popular Unreal Engine 3 technology to Flash and showed how relatively high-end 3D games could run in the browser.  It's 2013 now, however, and Flash isn't exactly a hot topic anymore.

One in Five BlackBerry 10 Apps Is Really an Android App  —  One of BlackBerry's key goals is getting developers to write apps designed to take advantage of its all-new operating system.  —  But, knowing that not all developers are ready to bet on a native app, the company has offered …

You Won't Believe How Adorable This Kitty Is!  Click for More!  —  Companies Hire ‘Ethical Hackers’ To Dupe Employees; Crutches as Props  —  Employees beware: Don't fall prey to a cat named Dr. Zaius.  —  “Check out these kitties! :  -)” read emails featuring the photo of a Turkish Angora cat …