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Adobe Photoshop ditches $2,599 ‘Creative Suite’ price tag for $50 ‘Creative Cloud’ subscriptions
A decade ago, Adobe Systems introduced Creative Suite, a collection of design and development applications. Today, the San Jose company announced it would effectively do away with Creative Suite, and replace it with Creative Cloud, a $50-a-month subscription… …
‘The Onion’ hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The Twitter feed of satirical US news website The Onion was hacked Monday by a Syrian group aiming to inject its own sardonic spin on the deadly conflict. Screenshots posted by eHacking News indicated a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army took control of the feed and posted comments…
Senate approves controversial online sales tax
The US Senate passed legislation Monday that would end years of tax-free online buying by allowing states to collect sales tax for Internet purchases from web giants like Amazon and eBay. The Marketplace Fairness Act sailed through the Senate 69-27, but before becoming law it needs to pass the House…
YouTube promises fame and fortune to Internet-savvy musicians
YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond. The Google-owned video-sharing website has catapulted Psy, Macklemore, Justin Bieber and others onto global stages where they can cash in on digital downloads of songs; packed concerts;…
European Union backs Apple in Google-Motorola patent squabble
EU anti-trust officials said Monday that Google-owned Motorola was abusing its leading position in Germany’s mobile phones market by filing a patent injunction against Apple over certain core smartphone functions. A statement said that the European Union had reached a “preliminary view” on a competition investigation opened in April 2012…
Botched Kim Dotcom case spurs New Zealand to allow domestic spying
New Zealand unveiled plans Monday to allow its foreign intelligence agency to spy on local residents, to fill a loophole exposed when Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom was illegally snooped upon. Prime Minister John Key said the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) needed additional powers because the challenges facing intelligence agencies…
Justin Bieber ‘outed’ as gay by Syrian hackers
The hackers who caused The Associated Press to incorrectly report last month that an “explosion” outside the White House injured President Barack Obama are spreading misinformation again, and this time Canadian pop icon Justin Bieber is their target. “Exclusive: Justin Bieber to E! online: I’m a gay,” a Saturday afternoon…
Symantec: Cybercrime skyrocketed up 42 percent in 2012
Inside the tightly controlled security area of Symantec’s Dublin headquarters, a screen on the wall flashes up hacking hotspots as they are detected around the world. Last year the company estimated it blocked nearly 250,000 cyber-attacks. One out of every 532 websites was infected with viruses, it said, and 1.6…
Suspect in ‘SpyEye’ computer virus case extradited to U.S.
An Algerian sought in connection with the “SpyEye” computer virus designed to steal financial and personal information was extradited by Thailand to the United States to face charges, officials said Friday. The US Justice Department said Hamza Bendelladj, known by his alias “Bx1,” would face charges in federal court in…
Solar-powered plane off to good start on its first cross-continental trip
A solar airplane took off Friday from California on its first attempt at a cross-country trip across the United States. “Solar Impulse has successfully taken off from Moffett Air Field,” a traffic control operator said as the plane left the runway in the morning sunrise, describing it as a “perfect…
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