Monday, January 14, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // January 14, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Jan 14, 2013

Anonymous Appears To Have Hacked MIT Website, Leaves Swartz Tribute

Hacktivist organization, Anonymous, appears to have hacked MIT's website and left a tribute page to the late Internet activist, Aaron Swartz. "We tender... read more

MIT.edu Currently Down Following Investigation Into Swartz Tragedy

Following calls for an investigation into the prosecution and recent suicide of internet activist, Aaron Swartz, MIT's website is currently down. MIT's... read more

Apple Cuts Orders For iPhone 5 Components, Reports WSJ

Apple has cut orders for iPhone 5 components due to weaker-than-expected demand, reports the Wall Street Journal. The article said that "Apple's orders for... read more

Gartner Says Q4 PC Shipments Down 5% To 90.3M Units, HP Edges Out Lenovo, And Windows 8 Fizzles As Multiscreen Theory Fails To Materialize

If the huge profusion of mobile handsets, phablets and tablets on display at CES weren't enough of an indicator, we now have some numbers from Gartner that... read more

Never Lose Your Keys Again Thanks To StickNFind's Bluetooth Stickers

Here's a novel way to keep track of your wallet, your cat, or, yes, your keys.... read more

PDF Tribute to Aaron Swartz Attracts Roughly 1,500 Links To Copyright-Protected Research

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Report Finds Flagship Apple, HTC, Samsung Phones Gobbling More Mobile Data Than Tablets

Smartphones including the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy SIII and HTC Sensation XL are consistently consuming more mobile data than tablets, according to a new report... read more

PayPal Adds New Retailers For In-Store Payments Product; Tests Order-Ahead Pickup At Jamba Juice

PayPal is announcing  today that seven new national retailers are using its in-store payments technology. Previously, PayPal had made a commitment to sign-up a... read more

Shpock Sees 120K Downloads, 60K Items Listed As Competitors Start Their Photocopiers

Shpock, the local classified mobile app (or flea market in your pocket) is reporting some decent progress today. Three and a half months after launch, the iOS... read more

Samsung's Galaxy S Smartphone Series Passes 100M Channel Sales, Driven By Flagship Galaxy S3

Samsung just announced another smartphone sales milestone: its Galaxy S series has passed channel sales (or sales to retailers, not end users) of more than 100... read more

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