Tuesday, February 12, 2013

This Week in Tech: Twitter gets hacked, Dell goes private, Amazon introduces new currency

This Week's Top Stories

TwitterTwitter Hack Potentially Compromises 250,000 Users

Twitter disclosed on Friday evening that its systems had been attacked in the past week by an unidentified group of hackers. As a result of the the attack, the hackers may have had access to the usernames, email addresses and other sensitive information of nearly a quarter of a million twitter users. ?This week, we detected unusual ...?[Read More]

Seeking Birth ParentsWoman Uses Facebook to Find Biological Birth Parents

Never underestimate the power of social media. One woman in search of her biological parents found her apparent birth mother and father after posting a picture of herself on Facebook. On Jan. 27, Jenessa Simons shared a photo of herself holding a handwritten sign with her birth information. Two days later, her birth mother reached?...?[Read More]

DellDell Goes Private In $24.4 Billion Deal

Dell has indeed made the decision to go private, according to reports on Tuesday from The AP and other sources. The deal reportedly involves a leveraged buyout worth $24.4 billion by company founder Michael Dell and partners. Talks about Dell going private have been growing this year, with reports last week saying that Michael?...?[Read More]

AmazonAmazon Introduces ?Coins,? a Virtual Money System

Come May, Kindle Fires users will have lots of free virtual coins to spend on their favorite apps. Announced on Tuesday, Amazon Coins is a new type of virtual currency developed by the retail giant. Users will be able to grab the new coins to purchase Kindle Fire games, apps, and in-app items from the Amazon Appstore. To kick off the ...?[Read More]

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Kindle Fire vs iPad MinieReader vs Tablet ? Kindle Fire HD vs iPad mini ? Which to Buy?

A few years ago, almost no one had a tablet. These days, tablets are nearly as common as air. As they?ve risen in popularity, so has the number of options you have when buying one. One of the more recent trends in the world of tablets has been the smaller form factor. No longer are we required to lug around a full 9.7? iPad or a 10.1? Motorola Xoom.?[Read More]

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