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FCC says it will review a draft of net neutrality rules and vote on them by the end of February — Get ready: The FCC says it'll vote on net neutrality in February — Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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CNET, Engadget, The Next Web, BGR, Gizmodo, CIO.com, The Verge, FierceWireless, Boing Boing and The Hill. See also Mediagazer
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Google's Project Zero posts Windows 8.1 flaw after Microsoft failed to patch it within 90 days — Google posts Windows 8.1 vulnerability before Microsoft can patch it — Google's Project Zero tracks vulnerabilities in software systems and reports them to vendors “in as close to real-time as possible” — a noble cause, no?
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Google Security Research, The Verge, Neowin, PC World, ZDNet, TIME, Slashdot, TechWorm, bit-tech.net, SlashGear, WMPoweruser and WinBeta
| Josh Lederman / Associated Press: |
US sanctions North Korean intelligence agency, an arms dealer, and 10 individuals working for the government over Sony cyberattacks — US sanctions North Korea over Sony cyberattack … HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. is imposing sanctions on North Korea in retaliation for the cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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Scribd Raises $22M For Its Subscription E-Book Service — Scribd, a company offering unlimited access to half a million e-books for $8.99 a month, is announcing that it has raised $22 million in additional funding. — The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with Khosla partner Keith Rabois …
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| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Alcatel's Pixi 3 runs Windows Phone, Android, or Firefox OS; comes in 3.5", 4", 4.5", and 5" screen sizes; debuts at CES — Alcatel's new Pixi smartphone can run Windows, Android, or Firefox OS — Fresh off the news that it's acquired the Palm brand, Alcatel has a new Pixi for us.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's unreleased iBeacon hardware exposed in user manual published by FCC — Way back in July, Apple registered FCC certification for a new piece of iBeacon Bluetooth hardware. Naturally, 9to5Mac covered the release of wireless certification documents for the hardware.
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FBI talks with Tennessee man who copied style of Sony hackers' Pastebin posts and then mocked CNN — The FBI thought this Tennessee prankster was a Sony Pictures hacker — After an ill-advised prank, David Garrett Jr. spent an hour on New Year's Day at an FBI bureau in Tennessee explaining … | Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Canadian ISPs and VPNs Now Have to Alert Pirating Customers — After years of public and private discussions, Canada started implementing a new copyright law in recent years. — The law introduced great improvements in terms of fair use and non-commercial file-sharing, and also adopts a …
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| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Xbox One SDK leak could let developers make homebrew apps for the console — A group of hackers has reportedly leaked the full version of Microsoft's official Xbox One SDK — the software kit that approved Xbox developers use to make games and apps for the console.
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The Tech Game, PC Magazine, WinBeta, International Business Times, Gameranx, Design & Trend, WCCFtech, HotHardware.com News, Game Rant, Tech Times, Independent.ie, AfterDawn.com, Headlines & Global News, Tech Digest, WinBeta, bit-tech.net, BGR, Engadget, Geek.com, Ubergizmo, Attack of the Fanboy and ParisLemon
| Roberta Naas / Forbes: |
Montblanc unveils a luxury watch strap with an activity tracker and vibrator for notifications, available in June for about $425 — 2015: Montblanc Just Got Smarter — Montblanc starts the New Year with a smart move: just two hours into 2015, the brand unveiled the new Montblanc Timewalker Urban Speed e-Strap watch line.
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aBlogtoWatch, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Verge, Wearable World News, Digital Trends, Liliputing, MobileSyrup.com, Tech Times, SlashGear, Ubergizmo, Engadget, GSMArena Blog and Connectedly. Tweets: @harrymccracken
| Brian Slodysko / Chicago Sun Times: |
Uber adds safety checklist to app for Boston and Chicago users after reports of sexual assaults — Uber adds safety checklist to app after drivers charged with sex assault — The Chicago operators of Uber have added a safety checklist to their hail-a-ride smartphone app in response … | Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Security researcher rewrites Mac firmware over Thunderbolt, says most Intel Thunderbolt Macs vulnerable — A security researcher speaking at the Chaos Computer Congress in Hamburg demonstrated a hack that rewrites an Intel Mac's firmware using a Thunderbolt device with attack code in an option ROM.
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Trammell Hudson's Projects, Pioneer News and BGR
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