Month: June 2013

Criminals have created programs that masquerade as antivirus apps, but instead of defending the system, they lock up the smartphone until the victim pays a ransom. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

Best Buy offers the HP x4500 Wireless Laser Mouse for $9.99 plus one cent for shipping. That’s tied with our May mention and the lowest total price we could find by $13. It features 1600 dpi, a scroll wheel, USB receiver, 2.4GHz wireless connectivity, and Link-5 technology (which lets you […] Read the original post…

NEWS ANALYSIS: Microsoft wants nothing more than for the enterprise to upgrade to Windows 8. But the company’s upcoming Windows 8.1 won’t be the platform to make it happen sooner. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

An ICANN working group is seeking input on a replacement for the current WHOIS system for retrieving details of domain name registrations An Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers working group is seeking public input on a successor to the current WHOIS system used to retrieve domain name information. Read the original post by…

First there was the 2013 SRT Viper . That Viper attacked time . Then SRT attacked the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Viper GTS-R. Read the original post by Gizmag

Toshiba Corp may expand its NAND flash memory chip capacity just one year after oversupply and a slump in prices prompted Japan’s leading chipmaker to slash production by 30 percent. Read the original post by Reuters

Amazon offers the V-MODA True Blood Edition On-Ear Headphones, model no. V-80, bundled with a $2 Amazon MP3 credit for $129.99 with free shipping. Assuming you use the credit, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $72. They feature two 40mm dual diaphragm drivers, steel frame, metal shields, […] Read the original post…

42nd Street Photo offers the Canon PowerShot S110 12.1-Megapixel Digital Camera in Black for $309.95 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $10, although we saw it for $10 less in April. The camera features a 3″ touchscreen LCD, 1080p video recording, 5x optical zoom, […] Read the original post…

As one of its daily deals, TigerDirect offers the Hitachi 1TB Touro Mobile Pro USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, model no. 0S03559, for $74.99. Coupon code “LSM94336″ drops it to $59.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.06/GB, $15 under our mention from a month ago, and the lowest total price we’ve […] Read the original post…

Sounds like the “ac” in the new MacBook Airs’ 802.11ac wireless might stand for “aw, crud.” Elsewhere Pink Floyd has hit a wall with streaming royalties and Microsoft gets touchy about its gaming future. The remainders for Tuesday, June 25, 2013 are wired to the max. Apple investigating new MacBook Air […] Read the original…

CNET Downloads offers a Hotspot Shield Elite for Windows, Mac, and iOS 6-Month Subscription for free. That’s $15 under our 1-year subscription mention from a week ago and the best we’ve seen for any Hotspot software since April, when we saw a 1-year subscription for free via valid .edu email […] Read the original post…

BuyDig discounts several refurbished Vivitek D508 DLP Projectors bundled with Audio-Technica FashionFidelity BIJOUE In-ear Headphones, model no. ATH-CKF303PL, and a Lexar Media 4GB JumpDrive FireFly USB 2.0 Flash Drive, model no. JDFF4GB-00-5004, as listed below. Plus, coupon code “EMEDUPRO” cuts an extra $100 off. Even better, all orders qualify for […] Read the original post…

Some media outlets were given Macs pre-loaded with OS X Mavericks for review, and some of them have started sharing some thoughts. Since Mavericks is more of an iterative update — especially compared to the highly visually differentiated iOS 7 — it should come as no surprise that those who […] Read the original post…

newegg offers the Timbuk2 Laptop Case for Apple MacBook Air in Black/Gunmetal Crater, model no. 393-11N-6023, for $19.99. Coupon code “72HRSL067″ cuts it to $9.99. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $19. It measures approximately 12″ x 8″ x 1″ and features ballistic nylon […] Read the original post…