Here comes a new 1-bay NAS server from QNAP, the TS-120. Designed for HOME / SOHO users, this 1-bay NAS server is equipped with a 1.6GHz Marvell 6282 processor, a 512MB DDR3 RAM, one 3.5-inch SATA HDD bay, 1x Gigabit Ethernet port, 1x USB 2.0 port (front), 2x USB 3.0 ports (rear), 1x eSATA port and a 50mm silent cooling fan. The TS-120 is available now. [Product Page]
The Galleria HGR is another newly launched gaming PC from Dospara that sports a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-3770 quad-core processor, an Intel H77 Express Chipset, a Radeon HD 7790 1GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 2TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 550W power supply and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. The Galleria HGR will set you back 109,980 Yen (about $1,108). [Product Page]
MegaHouse Corporation will launch their newest Android 4.0 tablet ‘tap me’ which is designed specially for children. Protected by a durable silicon cover, the tablet packs a 7.0-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen display, a 1GHz Cortex-A8 processor, a 512MB RAM, a 4GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), dual cameras (0.3MP front & 2MP rear), Educational Content, Parental Control feature, WiFi, a micro-USB port, a stereo mini jack, a 2400mAh lithium ion battery and runs on Android 4.0 ICS OS. The tap me will go on sale from mid-July for 20,790 Yen (about $209) in red and blue color options. [Product Page]
PowerColor is proud to announce their new Radeon HD 7990 V2 ‘Malta’ graphics card, Powered by dual GPU’s, this high performance card sports 4096 Stream Processors, 2x 384-bit memory interface, a core clock of 950MHz (1000MHz Boost Clock) and a 6GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 6000MHz, and features 1x dual-link DVI-I and 4x mini DisplayPort outputs. Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment. [PowerColor]
You’re finally starting to make it in the world. You’ve got a good job, a sweet pad and the best damn tabletop vape money can buy. So why are you still smoking out of that metal sneak-a-toke from high school whenever you’re mobile? Instead, take a hit off the new VaporBLUNT Pinnacle. More »
LivingSocial, a website that provides users with deals on a daily basis, has been hacked, it revealed in a memo to employees and later on with a public statement to users. According to a spokesperson, hackers breached the system and pulled quite a bit of user data, including usernames, encrypted passwords, birth dates, and email addresses of potentially 50 million users. Fortunately, financial information was not accessed.
As a result of the breach, LivingSocial has begun resetting users’ passwords, and is also sending off emails to customers advising them of the situation, with the exception of users located in South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia because those systems weren’t harmed. Fortunately, while the hackers got some information, the passwords were encrypted.
Users will need to create a new password now that their current one has been reset. Said LivingSocial in a memo to its employees: “We recently experienced a cyberattack on our computer systems that resulted in unauthorized access to some customer data from our servers. We are actively working with law enforcement to investigate this issue.”
Although the passwords were encrypted, the possibility exists that they could be cracked, and because of this LivingSocial is encouraging its users to create new passwords on their other online accounts, such as banking, social networking, and email accounts, that use the same password or one close to it. In addition, LivingSocial is also advising users that any emails they may receive requesting password information is a phishing attempt and should be deleted.
[via New York]
LivingSocial breach leaves 50 million customers vulnerable is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Samsung’s latest and greatest smartphone, the Galaxy S 4, is making a big move into the US today with an online arrival at Sprint and in-store availability at AT&T. If you’re a Now Network subscriber and happened to miss out on the carrier’s pre-order action, you might want to make some quick moves onto Sprint’s website in order to secure your new handset, which goes up for sale at midnight Central Time. In a not-so-cool move, however, only those porting their number to Sprint are eligible for the carrier’s $100 price break, which means all of you who’ve stuck through the dark days of EV-DO will need to pony up $249.99 for the Galaxy S 4. Meanwhile, if you’re aching to lay your hands on Samsung’s 1080p handset, you can finally get some gratification, as AT&T is now offering the smartphone for in-store purchase and play. Here, you’ll pay $199.99 for the handset, and while it’s potentially more expensive, at least AT&T’s pricing scheme doesn’t involve fine print shenanigans.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung, Sprint, AT&T
Source: AT&T (Twitter), Sprint
These wine racks are incredibly simple but absolutely adorable in its design. Made out of wood, the wine racks have the shape of animals with a body of a wine bottle. You can see an elephant, a penguin, a reindeer and a dog. I want them all. They would be perfect in my non existent winter cabin. More »
You might recall the drama that resulted when electronic taxi-hailing services first hit the streets of New York City, something we expounded on earlier this week when an NYC judge approved a one-year test pilot for using apps to summon a ride. It didn’t take long for Uber to get permission from the Taxi and Limousine Commission to offer its service. Meanwhile, rival Hailo has launched a beta test without going through the proper channels, causing the TLC to condemn its usage.
The Taxi and Limousine Commission announced earlier this evening that it has approved Uber, making it the first to get the go-ahead for offering electronic yellow taxi-cab hailing in New York City. The 12-month program for testing the effects of what it refers to as e-hailing in the state officially starts counting down from today. The announcement states that more services will be approved in the future.
The TLC has added a section on e-hailing to its website, and will update it with those who are officially authorized to provide their service in New York City. You can check out the list here for yourself. Taxi drivers are forbidden from using services that have not gone through the proper channels and received the go ahead, something that is a sticking point for the 5,000 or so using Hailo, which just launched a beta program. A TLC spokesperson told Gizmodo “it appear that Hail-O is operating outside of [the e-hail program].”
Said the TLC’s Chairman David Yassky: ” There are several other companies in various stages of our approval process with others sure to join them, and we are excited about the prospect of seeing the universe of choices expand. The passengers have spoken and the Bloomberg administration listened…people want the opportunity to decide whether new technology can improve their taxi experience, and today, that option is available to them.”
[via Gawker]
New York City approves its first taxi e-hailing service is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The NYPD is saying that a 5-foot long airplane part of a 9/11 plane has been found in an alley near the World Trade Center. The landing gear part, which came from one of the airplanes that crashed into the Twin Towers, was found three blocks from Ground Zero. It’s incredible given that it’s been more than 11 years since the tragic event of September 11th. More »
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