Uber, the car service that lets people summon rides via a smartphone app, was hit with its own storm this week when New Yorkers accused the startup of unfairly profiting by charging higher rates in the wake of Hurricane Sandy....
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Uber, which offers mobile software for booking black cars and other rides, hikes prices during peak times.
Uber Reverses on Hurricane Sandy Cab Price Hike in New York
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Security firm Imperva found social media sites were a hot topic in hacker forums, including the sale of Facebook "likes."
With Friends Like These: Hacker Forums Focus on Facebook, Twitter
What do hackers talk about when they think nobody’s listening? According to a new analysis of 18 hacker forums from around the world, the answer often is: your Facebook and Twitter accounts. An examination of popular hacker chat rooms by...
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Windows Phone 8 start screens.
Live Blog: Windows Phone 8 Event
Please refresh your browser every few minutes to see my updates. 11:09 a.m. Ballmer ends by bringing Belfiore and Alba back out. There’s no information on pricing, or precise availability of phone models. But he ended with a bang, offering a...
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Hackers are attacking businesses, such as banks and auto dealers, that rely on reporting agencies for background credit checks.
Experian Customers Unsafe as Hackers Steal Credit Report Data
When hackers broke into computers at Abilene Telco Federal Credit Union last year, they gained access to sensitive financial information on people from far beyond the bank’s home in west-central Texas. The cyberthieves broke into an employee’s computer in September...
Read more »Fisherman Builds DeLorean-Like Hovercraft, Hopes for Job at Google
Matt Riese is looking for a job at a technology company. His resume includes crab fisherman and maker of a hovercraft that looks like the car from “Back to the Future.” His aquatic vehicle, designed to look like a DeLorean with its...
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Loren Brichter, a former Apple and Twitter employee, is now working on mobile games. His first release is a word game.
Ex-Apple Developer’s Much-Anticipated Next Act: A Word Game
Among app fanatics, the anticipation has been high for Loren Brichter’s next project, and for good reason: The 27-year-old developer has a history of creating mobile software that ends up being used by millions of people. At Apple, he worked...
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At $329, only one in five iPad minis will be purchased instead of a larger iPad, said Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.
Hand(s) On With the New iPad Mini
A few hours ago, I got the chance to play with the newest member of the Apple family — the iPad mini. My first impressions: It’s really light and really appealing, but it also feels a bit like a tweener....
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Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during an event in San Jose, California.
Live-Blogging From the Apple Event
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during an event in San Jose, California. Please refresh your browser every few minutes to see my updates. 11:11 a.m. Cook is back on stage and has wrapped up. Now it’s off...
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“Pretty Little Liars" is a hit on TV and social media, garnering 1.6 million Twitter comments for the season finale.
ABC Family Tweets to Keep ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Viewers Tuned In
Thirteen-year-old Gracie Marx is obsessed with the ABC Family show “Pretty Little Liars.” The Beverly Hills, California, middle-schooler posts images related to the series on Facebook Inc.’s Instagram site, texts with friends while watching and has a whiteboard at home...
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Pogoplug and other services are racing to the cloud because it’s a potentially lucrative and largely untapped market.
Pogoplug Offers a $5-a-Month Cloud to Store Your Files, All of Them
Amid all the online storage providers offering tiered pricing, Pogoplug Cloud has a different approach: Sky’s the limit. The service plans to begin offering customers today unlimited online storage for $4.95 a month. That compares with YouSendIt’s unlimited plan for $15...
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