Google Wallet hack hits Verizon Galaxy S III
By Terrence O’Brien posted Jul 30th 2012 9:31AM Verizon may not want you to have Google Wallet on your phone, but that won’t stop intrepid rooters and hackers from shoehorning the app into Big Red’s handsets. Mike Beauchamp and Dustin Evans took some time away from their recent Kansas City trip (to check out Google Fiber, of course) to get the Mountain View mobile payment solution up and running on a Galaxy S III. Is...
Twitter Working on Way to Retrieve Old Tweets
Twitter is working on a tool that would let users export every tweet theyve ever made on the site, the companys chief executive, Dick Costolo, told The New York Times. But why would someone want all their tweets — possibly going all the way back to 2006, when Twitter was first launched? Facebook already lets you download a personal archive that includes a list of every message youve ever sent to someone, a list of every friend...
Ubisoft UPlay may accidentally contain web plugin exploit, Ezio would not approve (update: fixed)
By Jon Fingas posted Jul 30th 2012 10:02AM If you’ve played Assassin’s Creed 2 (or other Ubisoft games), you may have installed more stealthy infiltration than you bargained for. Some snooping by Tavis Ormandy around Ubisoft’s UPlay looks to have have discovered that the service’s browser plugin, meant to launch locally-stored games from the web, doesn’t have a filter for what websites can use it —...
Mountain Lion Available in July From Mac App Store
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E3 loves LA, staying through 2015
By Brian Heater posted Jul 30th 2012 10:33AM Video game journalists worried about not being able to make their annual trek to Amoeba Records and Secret Headquarters Comics can breathe a collective sigh of relief — through 2015, at least. The Entertainment Software Association, the organization behind E3, announced today that it will be keeping the massive gaming show in Los Angeles for another three years. Next year’s show...
