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• 26 October 2013

• News: Protesters call for an end to NSA mass surveillance

  A crowd of about 5,000 people, chanting "stop spying, stop lying" and "hey, ho, mass surveillance has got to go," marched through Washington, D.C., Saturday to protest the U.S. National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs unveiled in press reports this year.

• News: Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch is subject to many unhappy returns

  Well, no wonder we haven't seen too many people sporting the Galaxy Gear since its debut. People keep returning them.

• News: Taxi credit card payment scam emerges in NSW

  A Sydney-based financial planning startup is warning people not to pay for their taxi fare using a manual credit card swipe machine as they risk being the victim of fraud.

• News: Five fantastic free apps for fantasy football fans

  Football season is in full swing, and hopefully your fantasy team is dominating your league, but if not, there's still time to turn it around. The best way to do that is to stay on top of the all the goings-on in the NFL any way you can--you have to know who's injured, who's healthy, who's choking, and who's having a breakout year. Cut the fat on your own roster, through trades or by watching the waiver wire, and keep making changes in your starting lineup until things finally click. If all that sounds like work, don't worry--these fantasy football apps make it easy to manage your team, keep tabs on the rest of your league, and of course, talk some smack to your opponents. Better yet, all these apps are free.

• How-Tos: How to make music on your laptop or PC

  Making music on your computer is a lot easier than you might think. There’s no need to spend thousands on microphones, amps, and Pro-Tool software, instead you can install programs such as GarageBand or Mixcraft and you’ll be creating a masterpiece in minutes.

• News: Historical Software Archive lets you use vintage software in your browser

  The Internet Archive's new Historical Software Archive brings old software to your browser through the magic of JSMESS emulation.

• News: LinkedIn's Intro tool for iPhones could be a juicy target for attackers

  Some people think a lot can go wrong if you have your emails pass through LinkedIn's servers with the company's new Intro technology.

• 25 October 2013

• News: Surface Pro 2 docking station now available -- or it was

  A small number of docking stations for Microsoft's Surface Pro 2 tablets appear to have escaped into the wild months before their official release date next year--but they've quickly disappeared.

• News: Good Technology helps businesses break the BlackBerry habit

  BlackBerry has been in a death spiral, and it's immediate future is a mystery. That is cause for concern for companies that rely on BlackBerry, and has forced businesses to start considering an exit strategy. But the real challenge is finding an alternate platform that doesn't compromise on security. Good Technology thinks it has the solution.

• News: Wall Street Beat: Positive earnings news lifts tech shares

  Strong earnings news from Internet and IT vendors gave a boost to tech stocks Friday, with Microsoft shares touching a six-year high.

• News: Android Roundup: Samsung takes its medicine in astroturfing, defective phone flap

  Samsung made a lot of headlines this week, though probably not for the reasons it would like.

• News: Sun emits super-intense flare today

  The sun emitted two solar flares today, including one that was the most intense the sun can unleash.

• News: PHP.net confirms server breach after Google flags them for malware

  Hours after Google's Safe Browsing initiative flagged the website for malware, PHP.net confirmed that two of their servers were compromised and used to attack visitors. However, the administrators are still not sure how the attackers accessed the servers.

• News: Internet Archive, fearful of spying, boosts its encryption

  The Internet Archive, the online repository of millions of digitized books, wants to shield its readers from other's prying eyes -- like the government's.

• News: HK's business confidence higher than PRC's in last 6 months: Regus survey

  Hong Kong's business sector exuded greater confidence than its much larger counterpart in mainland China over the last six months, according to a recent business confidence report.

• News: Beginner-friendly Linux distro SolusOS to shut down

  Developer Ikey Doherty announced this week that work on SolusOS, a Debian-based distro aimed at beginning Linux users, would come to a halt.

• News: Icahn turns up heat on Apple, hints at proxy fight over $150B buyback

  Billionaire trading activist and agitator Carl Icahn is turning the heat up on Apple, saying he would "test the waters" with a proxy fight if the company's board doesn't yield to his demand for an historic $150 billion stock buyback.

• News: Officials target end of November for smooth HealthCare.gov

  HealthCare.gov, the malfunctioning insurance-shopping website at the heart of the controversial Obamacare program, should be running smoothly for the vast majority of users by the end of November, about two months after its launch, officials said.

• News: Windows Phone Twitter integration runs wild with usage

  Sometimes when a cloud service makes a back-end change it breaks an app, but at least it doesn't break your bank. Not so for Windows Phone, as some users are reporting increased data usage linked to a server migration currently underway at Twitter.

• News: Keep your Microsoft account safer with two-factor authentication

  If you use Microsoft services like SkyDrive, Outlook.com webmail, or Xbox Live, you have a Microsoft account. If you have a Microsoft account, you might use it to store personal information that you wouldn't want hackers to be able to get at. You know, credit cards and tax returns and such. Turning on two-factor authentication can help keep would-be data thieves out, and your secrets secret.

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