Today is a very special day for a very special computer. This is the computer that started it all, the device that changed everything, the very thing that kicked off the era of the personal computer. Happy 30th birthday, Macintosh. It’s been quite a trip.
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The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA for short) does not seem as though they are about to let up anytime soon, where Twitter accounts are still being compromised. The fourth attack of this month saw CNN’s Twitter account fall into the hands of the Syrian Electronic Army at approximately 6:00 PM eastern time today. CNN’s blog happened to be accessed without any authorization by this group of ‘hacktivists’ who claim to be aligned with Syria’s Assad regime. The tweets were deleted not too long after, but with the way the Internet is these days, it did not take too long before screenshots of the hack surfaced.
CNN Twitter Channel Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Princeton researchers did roll out a study last week, touting that social network giant Facebook could very well lose up to 80% of its users by the time our calendars hit 2015 all the way to 2017. It does sound credible from such an august educational institution, but no one is right all the time, yes? Facebook has struck back, where their data scientists decided to use the very same study’s silly “correlation equals causation” methodology of tracking Google search volume against Princeton, depicting that the higher learning institute would eventually lose all of its students by the time 2021 arrives. If both were to be true, we do wonder what kind of social network would Princeton students use between 2017 and 2020? Just a thought, that’s all.
Facebook Debunks Princeton Research On Losing 80% Of Its User Base In Future original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Here we have another newly released business desktop PC from Mouse Computer, the MousePro-T670GXSQ-HeXa-1401. Powered by a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-4770 processor, the system is packed with an Intel H87 Express Chipset, an NVIDIA NVS 510 2GB graphics card, a 16GB DDR3 RAM, a 300GB SSD (Intel DC S3500), a 1TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 500W 80PLUS SILVER power supply and runs on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (SP1) OS. The MousePro-T670GXSQ-HeXa-1401 is available now for 184,800 Yen (about $1,763). [Product Page]
Chrome for mobile features voice search by default. All users have to do when they want to use the search engine is say “OK Google,” and the browser beings to listen. It then runs the query and displays results effortlessly. In November last year, Google released the “Google Voice Search Hotword Beta” Chrome extension, which brought the same feature over to Chrome for desktop. It works exactly the same way, though users are first required to install this extension. Some users would definitely appreciate it if voice search was baked into Chrome, and it looks like that might happen soon.
Chrome Could Soon Offer Voice Search By Default original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Intel has launched its first offering with a Bay Trail processor, the awkwardly-named Intel NUC Kit DN2820FYKH. With this tiny computer comes a budget-friendly price and Windows 8.1, as well … Continue reading
Another day, another leak – although this time around it has nothing whatsoever to do with a new smartphone or tablet device. We are referring to the latest Windows 8.1 update 1 screenshots that will highlight modern app pinning, and among them a hover preview has also been caught out in the wild. It does seem as though Microsoft is on the move to merge both modern and classic desktop environments with Windows 8.1 and Windows 9. With Windows 9, there are whispers going around that this operating system will be able to run modern apps in a windowed environment on the desktop, which would definitely enhance the level of usability for folks who happen to be rocking to Windows 9 on a non-touchscreen device.
New Windows 8.1 Update 1 Screenshots Spotted original content from Ubergizmo. 
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This article was written on July 12, 2007 by CyberNet.
A lot of people use a screensaver on a daily basis for something other than the intended purpose. Screensavers have been around since the early 1980’s which goes to show that they must have been made for an important reason. Some people look at screensaver’s as a way to conserve power or look at it purely for its entertainment value, but there really is a practical use for them.
CRT monitors (you know, the big and heavy monitors) use electron beams to light up phosphors in order to display an image on your screen. The refreshing of the screen happens several times per second, and this could cause problems if the computer isn’t used for long portions of time.
If the monitor is constantly being refreshed with the same image, this can cause the phosphors to get "burned-in" and never fully return to its normal state. It kind of reminds me of when your parents told you that if you make that silly face for too long, your face is going to get stuck that way. Same thing goes for the CRT monitors, but I’m sure you’re wondering when this would happen?
There are probably several portions of your screen that don’t change very often, such as the Taskbar, which could end up getting burned into the screen. This effect is called "ghosting." Another time it could happen is when your computer sits at a login screen (especially at offices and schools where computers can go untouched for long portions of time). When I was searching around for an image of such an effect there was one that came up for an airport terminal, and it is among the worst that I’ve seen:
This is where a screensaver comes into play…it constantly refreshes the screen to ensure that the phosphors are not being "burned" with the same image. LCD monitors and some of the more modern CRT’s are exempt from this problem because of how they are created, but it just goes to show that there is a real reason behind using a screensaver.
Looks like this truly is a "screen saver"!
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer did promise in the past that the Internet search giant would begin to close up any security holes that it discovers, and it is nice to see that happening before its self-imposed Q1 2014 deadline matures. In a nutshell, from today onward, any kind of search that you perform would be done from their home page, where it will also be routed through a secure server automatically without you knowing any better. All of this should be invisible to the end user as it is, and hopefully without any kind of detrimental performance along the way.
Yahoo Search Is Now Safer Thanks To Automatic Encryption original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Lenovo will launch the latest model of its IdeaCentre B750 all-in-one desktop PC. Powered by a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-4770 processor, this space-saving system is equipped with a 29-inch IPS 2560 x 1080 (21:9) display, an Intel B85 Express Chipset, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760A 1GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 2TB hard drive, an 8GB SSD, an HD webcam, a Blu-ray drive, a 6-in-1 media card reader, WiFi, built-in JBL stereo speakers and runs on Windows 8.1 64-bit OS with Microsoft Office Home & Business 2013 pre-installed. The new Lenovo IdeaCentre B750 will go on sale from January 24th for unannounced price yet. [Lenovo]
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