“Whether the two incidences are linked is at present unknown,” he writes. But the “Cult of Mac” blog suggests this hack could be unique, in that it allegedly was carried out for bitcoins, the online currency. The hacker has claimed to have more explicit …
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Facebook and Zynga Face Lawsuits over Privacy Breach — Lawsuits in California and Rhode Island are taking aim at Facebook and its largest application maker, Zynga, alleging that they violated federal law by sending identifying information about their users to advertisers and Internet tracking companies.
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The E-Reader Price War: What Will Consumers Do? — Amazon cut the price of its Kindle e-reader to $189 on Monday, just hours after Barnes & Noble dropped the price of the Nook to $199 and added a Wi-Fi-only model for $149. But are those prices low enough for the devices to differentiate themselves from tablet computers like the iPad?