Military brought prostitutes to Colombian hotel

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A military investigation says up to a dozen service members brought women, likely prostitutes, to their hotel rooms in Colombia, shortly before President Barack Obama arrived in the country for an April summit.

The report provided to The Associated Press Friday reveals new details about the conduct of servicemen during the prostitution scandal that engulfed both military and Secret Service personnel. Nine servicemen have been punished so far.

The investigation says hotel staff complained to U.S. officials that military members had female guests in their rooms after 6 a.m., a violation of hotel policy. They also complained that dog handlers allowed their dogs to soil hotel linens and other public areas around the building.

Prostitution is legal in Colombia, but is a violation of the U.S. military code of justice.

Associated Press

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Beyonce To Direct And Star In Feature Documentary

Doc will reportedly take fans inside the superstar's life and career with blend of concert footage and confessional interviews.
By John Mitchell

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Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1691053/beyonce-documentary.jhtml

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Syrian rebels accused of executions, other abuses

This image made from amateur video released by Tabshoor1 and accessed Tuesday, July 31, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers moments before executing Assad loyalists in Aleppo, Syria. A gruesome video apparently showing rebels gunning down Assad loyalists in Aleppo this week has fueled concerns that opposition fighters in Syria are capable of brutality that matches that of the regime they are fighting to topple. (AP Photo/Tabshoor1 via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

This image made from amateur video released by Tabshoor1 and accessed Tuesday, July 31, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers moments before executing Assad loyalists in Aleppo, Syria. A gruesome video apparently showing rebels gunning down Assad loyalists in Aleppo this week has fueled concerns that opposition fighters in Syria are capable of brutality that matches that of the regime they are fighting to topple. (AP Photo/Tabshoor1 via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

This image made from amateur video released by Tabshoor1 and accessed Tuesday, July 31, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers executing Assad loyalists in Aleppo, Syria. A gruesome video apparently showing rebels gunning down Assad loyalists in Aleppo this week has fueled concerns that opposition fighters in Syria are capable of brutality that matches that of the regime they are fighting to topple. (AP Photo/Tabshoor1 via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

This image made from amateur video released by Tabshoor1 and accessed Tuesday, July 31, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers executing Assad loyalists in Aleppo, Syria. A gruesome video apparently showing rebels gunning down Assad loyalists in Aleppo this week has fueled concerns that opposition fighters in Syria are capable of brutality that matches that of the regime they are fighting to topple. (AP Photo/Tabshoor1 via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

This image made from amateur video released by Tabshoor1 and accessed Tuesday, July 31, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers executing Assad loyalists in Aleppo, Syria. A gruesome video apparently showing rebels gunning down Assad loyalists in Aleppo this week has fueled concerns that opposition fighters in Syria are capable of brutality that matches that of the regime they are fighting to topple. (AP Photo/Tabshoor1 via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

This image made from amateur video released by the Germs Rights Watch and accessed Tuesday, July 31, 2012, purports to show Assad loyalists before being executed by Free Syrian Army soldiers in Aleppo, Syria. A gruesome video apparently showing rebels gunning down Assad loyalists in Aleppo this week has fueled concerns that opposition fighters in Syria are capable of brutality that matches that of the regime they are fighting to topple. (AP Photo/Germs Rights Watch via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

BEIRUT (AP) ? The unsteady, hand-held video shows several bloodied prisoners, one in boxer shorts, being led into a noisy outdoor crowd and placed against a wall. The prisoners crouch and seem to avert their eyes as men carrying assault rifles shout slogans and take aim. The gunfire lasts for more than 30 seconds.

The international community has accused Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces of war crimes, but the gunmen in this gruesome video were rebels. Their slogans: "Free Syrian Army Forever!" and "God is Great!"

The video, which surfaced online this week, is fueling concerns that opposition fighters are capable of brutality that matches that of the regime they are seeking to topple ? a charge that could badly damage the rebellion's ability to claim the moral high ground in the Syrian civil war.

As rebels gain more territory and a multitude of militias, jihadists and criminals join the fight against Assad, reports of serious human rights abuses committed by armed opposition elements are on the rise.

"As the Free Syrian Army and armed opposition gain more ground control, they are at a crossroad," said Nadim Houry, researcher at the New York based Human Rights Watch.

"They can either go down the route of revenge and killings and replicate the behavior that we have seen by pro-government forces, or take a genuine decision showing that what they're fighting for is not just about revenge but about human rights and justice," he said.

The video sparked international condemnation, including a rare rebuke of rebel tactics from the Obama administration on Thursday.

"This is abhorrent and inconsistent with the type of struggle for freedom and a new Syria that the broad opposition is looking for," State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell told reporters.

Ventrell said the U.S. was encouraged that opposition commanders have condemned abuses, but stressed that "summary executions committed by any party are abhorrent and inconsistent with international law, and those responsible must be held to account."

Separately, Ventrell also criticized what he described as another "massacre" by Assad's forces, this time in the Damascus suburb of Yalda. U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said civilians were killed execution-style with gunshots to their heads or necks. They said the killings took place in the victims' homes, basements and gardens.

"It is the Assad regime and Assad's forces that have perpetrated the overwhelming amount of violence in Syria, that are responsible for the overwhelming number of civilian casualties," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

Assad's regime stands accused of a number of massacres in which hundreds of civilians, including women and children, were killed. The Syrian government blames gunmen driven by a foreign agenda for the killings, but the U.N. and other witnesses have confirmed that at least some were carried out by pro-regime vigilante groups, known as shabiha.

Nevertheless, summary executions committed by rebel forces ? albeit on a far smaller scale than the regime's alleged atrocities ? put the West in a difficult position as it seeks to persuade Russia and China to stop blocking tough U.N. action against Assad.

"In the areas they control the rebels bear responsibility for preventing acts of revenge and violence against defenseless persons," German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Wednesday. "We clearly expect them to be aware of this responsibility."

Representatives of the Free Syrian Army, the Turkey-based umbrella group of Syrian rebels, acknowledged that the executions shown in the video were wrong but said the rebels, unlike Assad's forces, do not attack ordinary civilians.

"The Free Syrian Army does not attack civilians," said spokesman Ahmed Kassaem. "We do not support killings and are not Sadists like the regime."

Activists said those shown killed in the video were not ordinary citizens, but rather Assad loyalists who had killed rebel fighters and intimidated peaceful protesters.

Opposition activists filter most information about the rebels sent outside the country, making it hard to get an accurate picture.

An Associated Press reporter who spent two weeks with rebels in northern Syria in June found little evidence of rebel attacks on civilians, but the rebels were often merciless with regime troops and Assad loyalists. Some boasted freely about sending captured soldiers or loyalists deemed as collaborators "to Cyprus," which the rebels use as a euphemism for execution usually by gunfire.

Human rights groups have long documented reports of extrajudicial executions by people on both sides of the conflict, along with kidnappings, detentions, and widespread torture. As they gain confidence and more territory, however, rebel fighters appear to be increasingly resorting to these tactics.

In another video, posted Thursday, a group of about nine prisoners stand against a wall with their hands behind their backs, captured by rebels after they seized a police station in the embattled city of Aleppo. A rebel fighter says they would be put on trial in front of a Sharia (religious) court made up of "honorable judges."

The authenticity of the videos could not be independently verified.

The Syrian uprising began in March 2011 with largely peaceful protests but has since morphed into an insurgency and civil war. Activists say the conflict has already killed more than 19,000 people ? a figure which may soar with reports that foreign jihadists and extremists are streaming into Syria to join the fight against the regime.

The AP reporter counted almost two dozen rebel groups operating with little or no clear command structure. Some were more brutal than others. And there are doubtless countless of others who answer to nobody but themselves.

It is therefore difficult to call anybody to account for the increasingly ugly sectarian nature of Syria's conflict, where an opposition largely based among the country's Sunni majority has risen up against Assad's regime, which is dominated by members of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.

Many Iraqi Shiites, streaming back to their homeland in the past month to escape the war in Syria, reported a rash of attacks against their community, apparently by Sunni rebel gunmen.

In July alone, 23 Iraqi Shiites have been killed in Syria, some of them beheaded, according to the Washington-based Shiite Rights Watch. In one gruesome case, the U.N. said an Iraqi family of seven was killed at gunpoint in their Damascus apartment.

The motives for the attacks on Iraqis are unclear. They may be revenge against any Iraqi because the Shiite-led Iraqi government is seen as siding with Assad. They may also be fueled by sectarian hatreds, with resentment of Syria's Alawite leadership flaring into anger at Shiites.

Nevertheless, the rebels' main targets are not Iraqis, but rather Syrian security forces and regime loyalists. And the main battleground is now the country's largest city, Aleppo, where the new video of summary executions was shot.

According to activists, the executed prisoners were members of the powerful Barri clan, which has long had close ties to the Syrian government. Among them was the clan's leader, Ali Zinelabedine Barri, known as Zeino.

An earlier video shows Zeino sitting on the ground among a group of other prisoners, wearing only black underwear, with blood seeping from above one of his eye. The narrator says the prisoners had been terrorizing residents and earlier in the day killed 15 members of the "Brigade of Unification," the main group of rebel fighters in Aleppo.

A local activist who goes by the name of Abu Adel confirmed the executions, saying they took place on Tuesday at the courtyard of a school after major fighting between the FSA and members of the Barri clan in Aleppo's Bab al-Neyrab district.

The Barri clan, which Adel said numbers in the few thousands, were known to be hard-core regime loyalists and for months had intimidated residents who took part in peaceful anti-government protests. He said they were outlaws, drug dealers and "very well armed."

"Everyone in Aleppo hates them," Adel said, adding that they were given a "trial" before they were gunned down. "I wish it didn't happen, but the rebels are human after all. Sometimes it's hard to control people. We should understand their motives."

In a nod to criticism of rebel brutality, Abdel Razzaq Tlass, leader of the Farouk Brigade of the Free Syrian Army in central Homs province, pledged that his group would comply with Geneva conventions and treat captives according to international law.

"We are revolting against a barbarous regime that always tortured and treated detainees and arrestees in brutal ways that led to the death of many," Tlass said. "That's why we can never adopt the behavior of that very entity that we are revolting against."

Tlass made his pledge in a video that was posted on Monday ? a day before the Aleppo executions.

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Associated Press writers Bradley Klapper and Ben Feller in Washington, Frank Jordans in Berlin and Bassem Mroue in Hatay, Turkey contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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Leave No Stone Unturned To Boost Network Security | Security ...

Leave No Stone Unturned To Boost Network Security
Advancement of technology is like a double-edged sword. In one hand, it allows the computer users to transfer data in a more proficient way and accomplish the task more efficiently, on other hand, it amplifies the chance of security breaches, identity theft and cyber crimes. Whether it is a business house or an individual, computer and network security plays a very crucial role for both of them. This is because data is the most valuable asset to everyone. And by any means you need to ensure its security. Hackers are always in search for sensitive corporate or financial data that they can exploit. How to keep your data safe and secure? The only solution is to constantly improve network security and always stay one step ahead of the hackers.

Every computer users must update and upgrade network security on a regular basis. Encrypted pages and passwords is the primary stage of network security while there is a multitude of other ways to improve network security. In this article we have discussed some important tips by which you can enhance your computer security.

To protect your network you should install both hardware and software firewall. In Windows Operating system, there is a built-in firewall which is turned on by default. You can also use a third party firewall for better security. Routers acts as hardware firewall and protect your network. For better security, you also need to configure the software of the router. Change its default log in name and password.

Instead of using traditional wired routers, many are now using wireless routers. Here no cable is required to get connected to the network. Computers in the network can wirelessly connect to each other and transfer data. But hacking has become much easier in this mode of network. So, if you are using wireless network, take extra precaution to protect your network and computers. For computer security you can talk to a PC security support provider.

Hackers employ various tools and tricks to break your network security and steal sensitive data. They use viruses, spyware, adware, etc. to accomplish their goal. To block these malicious objects you should install anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-malware software on all the computers in the network. These software needs to be updated regularly for the best protection.

You should remember that you dont have any room for compromise if it is the question of your network security. There are thousands of malicious objects flowing around the Internet and you have to block them to secure your network. For network security, there are three important elements - Education, information and action. If all these three elements are utilized properly, you can always enjoy safe and secure computing.

Source: http://ryanmarle.blogspot.com/2012/07/leave-no-stone-unturned-to-boost.html

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Fed says economy may need help, keeps policy on hold

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve stopped short of offering new monetary stimulus on Wednesday even as it signaled more strongly that further bond buying could be in store to help a economic recovery that it said had lost momentum this year.

Fed officials described the economy as having "decelerated somewhat," a change of tone from its previous assessment in June when it said the economy had been "expanding moderately."

The Fed's policymakers also reiterated their disappointment with the slow pace of progress in bringing down the nation's 8.2 percent jobless rate.

The central bank dashed expectations among some investors by taking no new measures, sending U.S. stocks lower and the dollar higher against the euro and the yen.

"They clearly underscored the downside risks to the economy and made it very clear they would be as accommodative as needed," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial in Newark, New Jersey.

Many economists thought the central bank might extend further into the future its guidance for low rates but the statement maintained its late-2014 language.

The Fed nevertheless showed it was prepared to do more to support an ailing economy.

"The Committee will closely monitor incoming information on economic and financial developments and will provide additional accommodation as needed," the Fed said in its statement.

That was a slight shift from its June statement when the Fed said it was "prepared to take further action as appropriate."

Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker again dissented against the late-2014 timetable.

U.S. economic growth slowed to 1.5 percent in the second quarter as consumer spending faltered, and unemployment remains far too high for the comfort of a central bank that has a dual mandate to keep inflation low and employment high. Job growth slowed sharply in the second quarter to just 75,000 jobs per month from 226,000 in the first quarter.

A report on Wednesday showed U.S. companies added 163,000 jobs in July, more than expected. However, that survey, the ADP National Employment Report, does not carry as much weight as the government's more comprehensive labor market report due on Friday, which includes both public and private sector employment.

Manufacturing data from the Institute for Supply Management pointed to a second month of contraction in the factory sector.

EUROPEAN "FIREWORKS"?

The Fed met a day before a key meeting of the European Central Bank. ECB President Mario Draghi last week ratcheted up speculation of further ECB purchases of Italian and Spanish bonds by saying he would do "whatever it takes" to save the euro.

"The big fireworks will be tomorrow," said Jim Russell, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Cincinnati. "Anything short of (aggressive ECB action) will represent a disappointment to capital markets."

Europe's crisis is blamed for part of the U.S. slowdown, as fears of another financial crisis keep businesses and consumers on the defensive.

Against that grim backdrop, many think Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke could use his speech at the central bank's high-profile gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in late August to send a strong message to markets. He used that forum in 2010 to communicate the Fed's intention to pursue a second round of quantitative easing, or QE2.

The Fed's next policy-setting meeting is scheduled for September 12-13.

A third installment of QE would probably involve some component of housing debt as the Fed attempts to breathe fresh life into a housing sector that is finally showing some signs of healing.

Other tools Bernanke has signaled are under consideration include lowering the interest the Fed pays banks to park their reserves at the central bank, currently at 0.25 percent, which could induce them to boost lending.

Another option would be to pursue a 'funding for lending' program like the one recently implemented by the Bank of England, whereby the Fed might provide cheap short-term loans to banks in exchange for guarantees that banks will resume lending to individuals and firms.

The latter still requires some study, Bernanke said at his last press conference in June.

(Editing by Andrea Ricci, William Schomberg and Neil Stempleman)

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New Seal Flu Could Pose Threat to Humans

TUESDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- A new influenza strain found in New England harbor seals could potentially threaten people as well as wildlife, new research suggests.

Scientists cautioned that viruses like the newly discovered seal flu must be monitored in order to predict new strains and prevent a pandemic flu emerging from animals.

The report was published online July 31 in mBio.

"There is a concern that we have a new mammalian-transmissible virus to which humans haven't been exposed yet. It's a combination we haven't seen in disease before," report editor Dr. Anne Moscona, professor of pediatrics and of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, said in a journal news release.

Another expert agreed that the flu strain could someday pose a threat to people.

"Infections that threaten wildlife and human lives remind us how our health is intermingled on this dynamic planet," said Dr. Bruce Hirsch, attending physician in infectious diseases at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y. He said that while transmission via direct contact between humans and harbor seals is unlikely, the virus could find other ways to get to people.

"A dangerous virus infecting mammals increases the risk to us -- not by direct infection -- but by evolutionary development of even more riskier strains," Hirsch explained. For example, he said, the strain might pass from seals to birds, expand its presence in the environment and mutate in ways that make it easily passed to or between humans.

Scientists from several organizations, including Columbia University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, co-wrote the new report. They said that flu viruses found in mammals, such as the H1N1 "swine flu" that emerged in 2009, can put people's health at risk. The new seal flu, they warned, presents a similar threat to humans.

The researchers analyzed the DNA of a virus linked to the death of 162 harbor seals in 2011 off the coasts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Five autopsies revealed that the seals died from infection with a type of flu known as H3N8.

The report pointed out that the seal flu is very similar to a flu strain found in North American birds since 2002. The virus, the researchers noted, adapted to living in mammals. It also has mutations that are known to make viruses easier to spread and more dangerous. They added the seal flu, which is able to target a protein found in the human respiratory tract, may have the potential to move between species.

The researchers warned that pandemic flu can originate in unexpected ways, so preparation is essential.

"Flu could emerge from anywhere and our readiness has to be much better than we previously realized. We need to be very nimble in our ability to identify and understand the potential risks posed by new viruses emerging from unexpected sources," said Moscona. "It's important to realize that viruses can emerge through routes that we haven't considered. We need to be alert to those risks and ready to act on them."

Still, viral strains typically must undergo several key mutations to become the source of a human pandemic, Hirsch said.

"Each time the flu virus infects a cell, it is a roll of the dice," he said. "There are eight separate segments of genes inside the virus -- simple viral versions of chromosomes -- which recombine at random, producing unique viruses. Cells can be infected with multiple viruses, so a dangerous gene from a bird can get mixed in with a gene that makes it easy to infect humans."

More information

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides more information on the spread of flu viruses from animals to people.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/seal-flu-could-pose-threat-humans-130420464.html

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Is the industry doing enough about 'Apple picking'?"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7/28 "Apple Wants Amazon Executive To Testify In Appstore Case"?redOrbit?7/28 "Apple's Black Hat presentation on iOS security disappoints, rehashes old white paper"?9 to 5 Mac?7/27 "How all your iPhone apps could be hacked at once"?CNNMoney?7/27 "Apple U.S. margins for iPad about half of iPhone: filing"?Reuters?7/27 "Apple makes 58% profit from sales of iPhone: iPad sees profit margin of 32%, demonstrates importance of iPhone to Apple's bottom line"?Macworld UK?7/27 "IDC: Samsung and Apple ship almost half of all smartphones, but Korean manufacturer maintains lead"?Engadget?7/27 "Samsung Completely Destroyed Apple In Smartphone Shipments Last Quarter"?Business Insider?7/27 "The Mother of All Design Tablets: I've asked before whether Apple could woo designers over to its iPad--a question that rests partly on whether anyone can figure out how to make a great iPad stylus."?Technology Review?7/27 "Apple's new Barcelona retail store opens tomorrow [Gallery]?9 to 5 Mac?7/27 "Apple Wants Amazon Executive's Testimony in App Store Name Dispute"?The Mac Observer?7/27 "Apple's iOS 6 mapping won't put an end to Waze's days, says its president"?ZDNet?7/27 "Obama outspends Romney on Apple products; Democrat-leaning states have higher iPhone usage; Apple employees donate $15 to Obama for every $1 to Romney"?MacDailyNews?7/27 "Google adds 3D maps and virtual 'tour guide' to iOS"?AFP Relax News?7/27 "Samsung Galaxy S3 search foul-up was a mistake, not Apple"?Crave @ CNET?7/27 "Olympics Test Network As IPhone-Toting Visitors Clog U.K."?Bloomberg?7/27 "Best Buy drops price of the iPhone 4 to $49.99 with plan"?9 to 5 Mac?7/27 "Financial Times: Our Digital Subscribers Now Outnumber Print, And Digital Is Half Of The FT's Revenue"?TechCrunch?7/27 Non-Apple News "RSA offers simple tips for serious cyber-security ahead of 2012 Olympics"?ZDNet?7/27 "Blizzard patches Diablo III Wizard 'God Mode' exploit"?TG Daily?7/27 "$48 mini Android PC is out in the wild"?TG Daily?7/27 "Nokia Confirms Close Of Last Finnish Handset Factory: 780 Job Cuts To Follow"?TechCrunch?7/27 "French System Lets You Write With Your Eyes"?PC Magazine?7/27 "Google Doodle Celebrates Tonight's Olympic Games Opening Ceremony"?Wired?7/27 "Google Handwrite Pits Mobile Search Against Your Withered Penmanship"?Techland?7/27 "ISPs Poised to Battle Google's 'Fiberhoods'"?PC Magazine?7/27 "Twitter's Opulent New Offices: Exclusive Micro-Tour and Photos"?Wired?7/27 "Twitter Hit With 'Is This You?' Photo Malware"?PC Magazine?7/27 "CEO Turnaround Has Kept Yahoo! in the Headlines and Perception High"?Forbes?7/27 "Chip industry undergoing structural shift, says UMC CEO"?DigiTimes?7/27 "RIM Marketing Head's Secret Weapon: Current BlackBerry Fans"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?7/27 "Ouya game console adds OnLive, outs controller"?CNET News?7/27 "Ahead Of Olympics, Samsung Supports Team Great Britain With Union Jack Galaxy S III"?TechCrunch?7/27 "Smartphones power record Samsung profit of $5.9 billion during Apple lull"?Reuters?7/27 Publications/Podcasts "2 Reel Guys Goes Back Into Production"?Larry's Blog?9:21 PM "eXtensions Podcast #2012 7 -The Bangkok-based eXtensions podcast based on the week's Cassandra columns and whatever else I throw in."?eXtensions?8:10 AM "TUAW Origin Stories: Model Release"?TUAW?7/27 "The MacJury Enter Their First Impressions of Mountain Lion Into Evidence"?MacVoicesTV?7/27 "Gene Steinberg meets Stephen Baker, of the NPD Group, Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine and AppleInsider, and Nelson Hudes, representing NetTALK.com, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?7/27 "Architosh talks to Francois Levy about Small-Firm BIM"?Architosh?7/27 "The Opinion Cast: The Future of Smart Watches"?Tech.pinions?7/27 "Engadget Podcast 303 - 07.27.2012" ["01:47 - Apple OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 review; 06:51 - Mountain Lion hits the Mac App Store, is one $20 credit card deduction away; 25:50 - Apple announces Q3 2012 earnings: $35 billion revenue, $8.8 billion in net profits"]?Engadget?7/27 "New purported next-generation iPhone parts photos show fully assembled device"?9 to 5 Mac?2:19 PM "Photos alleged show fully-assembled next-gen iPhone"?AppleInsider?3:09 PM "Apple's iPhone 5 out... smuggled from factory, pics on internet: Report says shortage of chips could result in delay of launch"?Emirates 24/7?7:48 AM "Samsung Struggles to Match Apple's Retina Display Quality"?Patently Apple?9:15 AM "MacBook Pro with Retina display gets Power Nap via firmware update"?The Verge?7/28 "Apple files another patent for wearable computing device"?iDownload Blog?7/28 "Behold, Early iPhone and iPad Prototypes"?TechCrunch?7/27 "Early iPad prototypes surface in Apple v, Samsung"?Electronista?7/27 "iPhone and iPad prototypes reveal Apple design process"?Crave @ CNET?7/27 "iPhone and iPad prototypes show Apple's roads not taken"?TUAW?7/27 "Apple prototypes show iPhone 'inspired by Sony', and kickstand iPad"?Electricpig?7/27 "Apple patent reveals iPhone's NFC ambitions"?SlashGear?7/27 "Apple wants to control everything in your home via NFC"?CNET News?7/27 "Apple's continued interest in heads-up displays may hint at showdown with Google Glass"?The Next Web?7/27 "One dead, four hurt at Apple supplier China plant"?MarketWatch?7/27 "Gas leak hits Apple supplier in Taiwan"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?7/27 "Gas Leak at Apple Supplier's Plant Kills 1"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7/27 "Apple Hires AMD Chip Engineer, 100W USB Coming, SSDs for 2012 MacBook Air, and More"?Low End Mac?7/27 "iPad 68% of Tablet Market, Nexus 7 Gets Lots of Love, IKEA Catalog for iOS, and More"?Low End Mac?7/27 AppleCare/Helps "MacBook Air SMC Updates 1.5 and 1.6"?TidBITS?7/27 Price Trackers/Deals "Reflexions For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?10:40 AM "Can You Match? For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?10:40 AM "Squarescape For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?10:40 AM "Burn The Corn For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/28 "Germz For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/28 "Warmongers For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/28 "There are no new item in The US Apple Store, four were restocked , 64 were unchanged, and two were Sold Out."?While Supplies Last?7/28 "Robot Bros For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/27 "Around the World in 80 Days HD (Premium) For iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $4.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free"?Apple Sliced?7/27 "Escape The Ape For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/27 "MacBook Air Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?7/27 "MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?7/27 "Apple refurbs: MacBook Air from $759"?MacNN?7/27 "PadGadget Daily App Deal ? 26 iPad Apps on Sale"?PadGadget?7/27 Deal Brothers Daily Deal: Mac mini 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5:? $1189.00 Delivered "Cassandra -Monday Review: It will soon be Friday"?eXtensions?9:28 PM "Visualized: the iDevice influence on Apple's bottom line"?Engadget?9:19 PM "Breaking Down the Apple-Twitter Investment Rumors"?Yahoo! News?6:46 PM "Apple debuts three new Mac ads: 'Basically,' 'Labor Day,' and 'Mayday' (with Video)"?MacDailyNews?10:40 AM "Apple's new adverts are far from genius"?Crave @ CNET?7:48 AM "Applesauce: All Things Apple ? July 29, 2012"?redOrbit?7:47 AM "What to Expect From Apple in the Second Half of 2012"?The Motley Fool?7/28 "MacOS KenDensed: MacOS KenDensed: Apple Q3 Earnings & Plugging App Store Holes"?The Mac Observer?7/28 "Genius ads: These new ads seemed to have provoked a response not seen since Apple made the menu bar in OS X translucent and initiated Ragnarok."?John Moltz's Very Nice Web Site?7/28 "New Apple ads make Mac owners look inept, foolish"?Digital Trends?7/28 "New Apple 'Genius' Ads: Hit, Miss, or Insulting?"?PC Magazine?7/28 "Apple's new Mac ads face criticism"?Stemmings?7/28 "Apple may buy stake in Twitter in Facebook leverage play, as Tim Cook takes hold"?Beatweek Magazine?7/28 "Rumor: Apple Not Really Considering Hooking Up With Twitter"?AppleBitch?7/28 "Rumor: Apple to Invest Hundreds of Millions in Twitter"?Tapscape?7/28 "Zuckerberg says no Facebook phone, wants deeper iPhone and Android integration"?Tap For Mobile?7/28 "Soulja Boy Takes On The iPad With His Ridiculous Tablet"?TechCrunch?7/27 "iPhone 5 rumor roundup: CNET tracks all the iPhone 5 rumors: from the likely to the crazy: that we've heard so far in 2011 and 2012."?CNET Reviews?7/27 "Apple's Ridiculous Patent"?Forbes?7/27 "Have Smartphone Sales Hit the Saturation Point?"?ReadWriteWeb?7/27 "How Steve Jobs Almost Leaked The Original iPhone's Existence"?Business Insider?7/27 "Samsung says that Apple stole iPhone design from Sony"?Neowin?7/27 "Samsung: 'Apple's proto-iPhone Jony is a Sony phone phoney'"?Register Hardware?7/27 "Long Live The Mac: Why The Mac's Golden Age Is Coming To An End"?Mac 360?7/27 "Has Apple 'Overscrolled' Its Case Against Samsung, And What To Do About Tech Patents?"?Forbes?7/27 "Apple iPhone 5 Vs. Samsung Galaxy S III: What We Know" [Slideshow]?InformationWeek?7/27 "Ad for Apple's Siri gets poison oak wrong, report says"?CNET News?7/27 "Kodak Has Its Moment: Judge Denies Apple's Bid to Move Patent Suit to New Court"?AllThingsD?7/27 "Thanks to iOS 6, MetaWatch outs Strata smartwatch ? Mobile Technology News"?GigaOM?7/27 "Apple Provides Lessons for RIM's BlackBerry Comeback Bid"?Bloomberg?7/27 "IPad Remains Best Used As A Supplement To The Mac"?MacNews?7/27 "More Realistic iPhone 5 Mockup Piccies Appear"?AppleBitch?7/27 "The Latest iPhone Leak: Fact Or Fiction?"?App Advice?7/27 "If This Is What The New iPhone Looks Like, Are People Going To Be 'Disappointed'?"?Business Insider?7/27 "Is the iPad Really That Expensive?"?PadGadget?7/27 "Apple Claims Google Warned Samsung About Copying iPad"?Tom's Hardware?7/27 "What Is Apple Up to This Time? Is Apple's AuthenTec deal motivated by patents or to bolster the security on its devices?"?WSJ Blogs?7/27 "Apple Acquires AuthenTec: A Fingerprint as a Key?"?Forbes?7/27 "Apple Pays $356 Million For AuthenTec In Possible Prelude To Mobile Payments"?Forbes?7/27 "Why Apple wanted AuthenTec: Thwart Samsung, Android in BYOD: If Apple didn't buy AuthenTec, a cash strapped mobile security player, it's likely another rival would have. Apple's courtship of the enterprise via the bring your own device continues."?ZDNet?7/27 "Apple's AuthenTec Deal: A Shot At Samsung?"?TheStreet?7/27 "Apple scoops up secure fingerprint sensor maker AuthenTec for?$356M"?GigaOM?7/27 "Who's suing Apple this week? Mobile patent lawsuits round-up/In courts this week: Apple, Samsung, Google, Microsoft & Motorola"?Macworld UK?7/27 "Apple granted stay on 'Samsung didn't copy us' ads"?SlashGear?7/27 Non-Apple "YouTube might be the best place to watch the Olympics (if it doesn't break)"?I, Cringely?7/28 "Google+ and 'ghost town' are a contradiction"?BetaNews?7/27 "5 Black Hat Security Lessons For CIOs: Beyond the bearded coders and men in black suits was a trove of security best practices for enterprise IT."?InformationWeek?7/27 "How software can learn a lot from the way nature works"?ZDNet?7/27 "If OEMs aren't committed to Windows, where are they to go?"?ZDNet?7/27 "Widespread outages underline the need for IT backup plans"?V3?7/27 "Top 10 technologies powering the Olympic and Paralympic Games"?V3?7/27 "No slowdown in sight for cyber attacks"?USA Today?7/27 "The week in tech: 5 must-know things"?USA Today?7/27 "No: it isn't you, it's Twitter malware"?TG Daily?7/27 "The best prepaid smartphones: In many ways a cheaper, financially safer alternative to standard pay-by-the-month phones"?Techlicious?7/27 "The data center you dream of is in the cloud: New high-performance public cloud offerings deliver what IT can't afford to implement in-house"?InfoWorld?7/27 "The easy, low-cost, secure plan for enabling BYOD: A rise in vendor and consultant fearmongering endangers user productivity and IT budgets alike"?InfoWorld?7/27 "What Will the Internet Look Like in 5 Years?"?Forbes?7/27 "BT: Almost every Android device is infected with malware"?ZDNet?7/27 "Google Is Now America's Most Awesome ISP"?Wired?7/27 "Is Google Fiber Key to Cloud Happiness?"?Wired?7/27 "Five Cool Things About Google Fiber (and One Not So Cool Thing)"?Techland?7/27 "Why it's not easy being Mark Zuckerberg"?GigaOM [Free Registration Required]?7/27 "Sight: A Short Film About The Future ? 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