A new report has found that underground hacker markets are booming with counterfeit documents, credit cards, hacker tutorials and excellent customer service, despite attempts by the Federal Government to close them. The Dell SecureWorks Inc. “Underground Hacking Markets Report 2014” (pdf) is a follow up report to a similar study in 2013, and compares and ...

New app “Who is Happy” wants to be the go-to geo-location check-in and connection service for stoners, or dare we say “getting stoned 2.0.” While the concept is amusing at the outset, so would the idea of legalized recreational marijuana use 10 years ago; at the current count there are four states where it’s legal, ...

Audio equipment company Bose Corp. is jumping on the streaming music bandwagon by building its own service, according to a job placement it is currently advertising. The Worcester, MA based manufacturer has advertised for a Senior User Experience Designer: Cloud Music Services on ZipRecruiter Inc.’s job board. Bose states that it is “seeking an expert Experience Designer to lead design ...

Microsoft Corp.’s Skype division has launched a preview version of its new Skype Translator, a service that allows realtime translation from one language to the next. The tool, which Microsoft has been working on for over ten years is said by the company to “break down geographical barriers to make every day audio and video communications possible…removing another ...

With a new year and a new model of Samsung Co. Ltd’s flagship phone, the Galaxy S6, due for release, there’s a range of interesting rumors floating around online. Here’s a few of the latest ones. Design A photo of an alleged prototype of the Galaxy S6 hit the web on Dutch site Toptienmobiel Friday (see picture top right). ...

A hostage in the terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia has been forced to post the demands of the terrorist on their Facebook Inc. account. A post to Facebook from bank worker Marcia Mikhael includes a range of demands from the ISIL-related terrorist and notes that hostages will be shot if they are not met. Note that we are ...

Uber Inc. has unfairly come under attack after surge pricing took effect in Sydney, Australia during a terror attack Monday. The attack, currently an ongoing siege at the time of writing, involved one or more gunmen and an unknown number of hostages (figures range from 13 through to 50) in a Sydney City coffee shop. A black ...

Microsoft Corp.’s longstanding relationship with Facebook Inc. appears to be slowly winding down as the social networking giant today quietly dropped use of Bing for search. The move, first reported by Reuters, comes following the rollout of new search functionality on Facebook Monday, a move our own David Coursey referred to as a “Google+ killer.” “We’re not ...

Chinese web services company Baidu Inc. is reported to be investing $600 million in Uber Inc. to assist the ridesharing service’s expansion in China. Uber will receive cash and non-cash assets as part of the deal, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg, who broke the story. The tie-up with Baidu will give Uber ...

New app Picky Pint wants to cater to those who appreciate a good beer by making sure that you never unintentionally order a bad one again. The app analyzes a photo taken of a beer list then provides information to users based on criteria including score and bitterness. The app also allows the user to get more ...