| Internet Explorer Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Track Mouse Movements | | Friday, December 14, 2012 11:29 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| A vulnerability in different versions of Microsoft's widely used browser Internet Explorer can allow hackers to track the movements of your mouse. This can potentially reveal sensitive data introduced via virtual keyboards, which are used precisely to avoid data theft via another online threat: key stroke loggers. Spider.io found out that Internet Explorer versions 6 to 10 are vulnerable to this kind of exploitation.
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| Kickstarter Transit App Refunds Backers | | Friday, December 14, 2012 10:23 PM | Eric Larson |
| OpenPlans, the group behind a transit app called Joyride, is ending production and reimbursing its Kickstarter backers.
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| 5 Traits of an Advanced E-Commerce Site | | Friday, December 14, 2012 9:56 PM | UX Magazine |
| There are basic features that every great e-commerce website has: product sorting, add to cart, guest checkout and order tracking.
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| Google Homepage Offers Solemn Vigil for Newtown, Conn. | | Friday, December 14, 2012 9:26 PM | Emily Banks |
| In the wake of the Friday shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., Google quietly sent its own thoughts to the victims, with a subtle single candle on its homepage. "Our hearts are with the families and community of Newtown, Connecticut," says text as you hover over the candle. A gunman, identified as Adam Lanza who was reportedly dead at the scene, opened fire in the school, killing 27 people, including 20 children.
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| 10 Adorable Dog Outfits for the Holidays | | Friday, December 14, 2012 8:50 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| One of the many great things about the holiday season is that it's the perfect excuse to dress up your pets. We have found 10 utterly adorable outfits and accessories for festive Fido this Christmas. SEE ALSO: 10 Geeky Stocking Stuffers Under $15 Take a look through our super cute slideshow for our seasonal selection. Let us know in the comments below if you'll be dressing up your dog this year -- and how.
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| Leaked BlackBerry Handset Appears to Emulate iPhone's Design | | Friday, December 14, 2012 7:56 PM | Emily Banks |
| Photos of RIM's first handset that will run BlackBerry 10 -- the company's next operating system, which is scheduled for release in early 2013 -- landed on a Vietnamese forum this week. If the 18 photos of the device on tinhte.vn are to be believed, the L-Series, codenamed BlackBerry London, looks quite similar to Apple's iPhone 5.
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| Dropbox for iOS Gets a New Coat of Paint | | Friday, December 14, 2012 7:29 PM | Christina Warren |
| Dropbox updated its iOS app on Friday with a whole new look and feel. The cloud-based file service -- which now boasts more than 100 million users -- has given its apps for iPhone and iPad a fresh coat of paint.While the app hasn't gained many new features, uploading content into specific folders is now more streamlined.
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| 5 Ways You Can Help Sandy Hook Shooting Victims | | Friday, December 14, 2012 7:14 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Friday morning's devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., took the lives of 27 people, at least 18 of whom are children under 10 years old. Watching the news unfold left many of us distraught -- even President Obama teared up during his afternoon press conference. It didn't take long for many generous people to start online fundraisers for the victims and their families.
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| Facebook Interns Probably Make More Money Than You | | Friday, December 14, 2012 7:08 PM | Kate Abbott |
| Facebook has reclaimed the top spot of best place to work in the U.S., according to Glassdoor's Employee Choice Awards, and it's got perks even for interns. Facebook's interns make between $5,600 and $6,300 per month -- the equivalent of $65,000 to $75,000 per year. Are Facebook's interns making too much money? Tech interns are among the highest paid in the U.S., but summer banking analysts rake in roughly the same amount.
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| How Schools Communicate With Parents During a Crisis | | Friday, December 14, 2012 6:34 PM | Kate Freeman |
| In the nightmare situation of Friday's shooting in Newtown, Conn., how did parents communicate? How did the school inform parents about what was happening, if their children were safe and what they can do? Local police received a call from the school in Newtown around 9:30 a.m. ET Friday. A reverse 911 call was sent to parents informing them of the incident, according to USA Today.
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| New Law Prohibits Loud Commercials | | Friday, December 14, 2012 6:15 PM | National Journal |
| Lawmakers praised a new law that took effect on Thursday aimed at prohibiting commercials from playing at a louder volume than the programming they surround. The rules have been a long time coming. President Obama signed the Calm Act in December 2010, and the Federal Communications Commission approved rules to implement the law a year later in December 2011.
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| Police Use Social Media to Take Down Brooklyn Gang | | Friday, December 14, 2012 5:47 PM | Emily Banks |
| The New York City Police Department and Kings County District Attorney announced this week they took down 41 members of a Bushwick, Brooklyn, gang -- and social media helped them do it. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said, “Once again we have young gang members using social media to boast about murder and mayhem, and once again we have New York City Police officers ‘friending’ them to help end the violence.
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| Washington Post Moves Social Reader Off Facebook | | Friday, December 14, 2012 5:29 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| The Washington Post Company has decided to move its Social Reader app -- which displays stories from Washington Post Co. publications and 90 other news organizations, including this one, on Facebook -- to a standalone site at socialreader.com, the company told Mashable Friday. Beginning this weekend, those who click on stories in the Facebook app will be immediately relocated to socialreader.com.
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| Covering Conn. Shootings: Let's Be Right, Not First | | Friday, December 14, 2012 5:18 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| Stop. Listen. Think. I honestly believe there are no better words for today and for how we, as journalists, must approach the horrific elementary school shooting in Connecticut.
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| Proposed Sandy Aid Package Would Help NASA, Smithsonian | | Friday, December 14, 2012 5:09 PM | Space.com |
| The Obama administration is seeking $60.4 billion in federal aid for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, which would include repairs at the National Air and Space Museum and NASA's launch facilities on the East Coast. The White House's requests were outlined in a letter sent late last week to congressional leaders from Jeff Zeints, director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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| Origami Self-Closing Stroller Is a Slick Gift for Techie Moms | | Friday, December 14, 2012 4:34 PM | Kate Freeman |
| In addition to being sleek and stylish, the Origami self-folding stroller has every feature a gadget-loving mom would want. The Origami stroller by 4Moms folds up with the touch of a button. The stroller has a weight sensor in the frame that detects when a child is inside. If the button to fold the stroller is accidentally pushed while that weight is detected, the LCD screen will flash an error message and will not fold.
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| Which Laptop Is on Your Holiday Wish List? | | Friday, December 14, 2012 4:19 PM | Ryan Lytle |
| The holiday season is a time for giving back to others; and a time best spent with family and friends. But it is also a time to get the gadget or device you have been dropping hints about for months. For those who are looking to get a new laptop, there are a variety of options, separated not only by price, but functionality.
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| Long Exposure Photos Capture Years in a Single Frame | | Friday, December 14, 2012 4:01 PM | PSFK |
| In today’s digital age, it takes fractions of a second to snap a picture and capture a moment. But that is too quick for photographer Michael Wesely. The Germany-based artist likes to use extremely long exposures in his work, capturing a place over time rather than a place at a specific time. Extremely long exposure is no exaggeration either, as it takes him up to three years to take a single picture.
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| Conn. Shooting Instantly Ignites Gun Control Debate | | Friday, December 14, 2012 3:46 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Following a tragedy like Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a pattern of response has emerged on Twitter. As user The 47th articulates, media members (and other tweeters) express condolences for the dead to the victims' families, wait a bit and then debate gun control. U.S. Media:1. Honor the dead.2. Respect their families.3. wait a little till emotions subdue4.
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| Why It's Important for Electric Cars to Feel Familiar | | Friday, December 14, 2012 3:34 PM | Seth Porges |
| If you think about it, the electric car is an incredible act of deception. Sure, the vehicles may look pretty much exactly like the sedans that have filled our roads for the past hundred years, but once you scrape away the shell, their streamlined electric drivetrains and battery packs have almost nothing in common with the pistons and gears of a gasoline-powered car.
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| Microsoft Says You’re Getting Used to Windows 8 | | Friday, December 14, 2012 3:16 PM | MIT Technology Review |
| Microsoft's Julie Larson-Green says data collected from Windows 8 users suggests people are adjusting well to the radical departure from previous designs.
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| This Ryan Lanza Says 'IT WASN'T ME' on Facebook | | Friday, December 14, 2012 2:58 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| CNN Friday afternoon named Ryan Lanza as a suspected shooter involved in the massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school. Immediately, journalists and others began sharing images from the Facebook account of a Ryan Lanza who was listed as being from Newtown and living in Hoboken, N.J. However, that Lanza has apparently begun posting new Facebook status updates denying any involvement in the attack.
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| Map the Pounds of Bacteria Living on Your Body | | Friday, December 14, 2012 2:13 PM | Joann Pan |
| Ladies and germs: Trillions of microorganisms live in and on our bodies, outnumbering human cells nearly 10 to one. It might be hard to stomach, but we're made up of more microbes than human cells. A biotech startup called uBiome is using online crowdsourcing to map the human microbiome, the complex ecosystems of bacteria living intimately with us. "Think of yourself as a place where bacteria lives," said uBiome cofounder Jessica Richman.
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| Return of the GIF: How Loops Conquered Social in 2012 | | Friday, December 14, 2012 1:52 PM | Christine Erickson |
| The Internet's little engine that could: the GIF. Many have claimed that this outdated animated loop of images has long outlived its shelf life. Yet the GIF is still looping through our social feeds, serving as punchlines, political statements and works of art.
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| Texting and Walking Really Not a Good Idea | | Friday, December 14, 2012 1:29 PM | Andrea Smith |
| We know you've heard over and over about the dangers of texting and driving. You've gotten yourself a fancy Bluetooth headset and now have a glowing blue light in your ear. Or perhaps you ask Siri to make phone calls for you, limiting the need to take your hands off the steering wheel.
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