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• Analysts wary of Microsoft tablet 'fire sale'
• Reuters hacked (again) with fake story of Saudi minister's death
• It's dangerous to be an iPhone or iPad in Mississippi
• Google Maps charts 1M public transit stops worldwide
• Apple touted 'quiet' presence at mobile confab it didn't attend
• Syrian dissidents besieged by malware attacks
• Apple TV could double as cable box, report says
• U.K. cops hunting for Assange show up at Ecuador's embassy
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 makes a good effort, but iPad is still tops
• HP spins off WebOS business, rebranding it as 'Gram'

Analysts wary of Microsoft tablet 'fire sale' Posted: 15 Aug 2012 07:47 PM PDT Microsoft could make waves selling its Surface tablet on the cheap, but that could cause irreparable damage to its relationship with partners. [Read more]

Reuters hacked (again) with fake story of Saudi minister's death Posted: 15 Aug 2012 07:24 PM PDT The international news source's Web site is the target of repeated hacks that post phony stories, which seem to have the similar theme of being pro-government forces in Syria. [Read more]

It's dangerous to be an iPhone or iPad in Mississippi Posted: 15 Aug 2012 07:05 PM PDT SquareTrade looked at its internal data to determine where the clumsiest iPad and iPhone users can be found. Seems poor iOS devices should steer clear of the South -- and North. [Read more]

Google Maps charts 1M public transit stops worldwide Posted: 15 Aug 2012 06:46 PM PDT Encompassing nearly 500 cities, Google Maps now has transport schedules to more than 1 million bus, train, subway, and tram stops. It also has a revamped Android app. [Read more]

Apple touted 'quiet' presence at mobile confab it didn't attend Posted: 15 Aug 2012 06:28 PM PDT An internal Apple document profiling a mobile phone trade show notes that the company was keeping a close eye on its image. [Read more]

Syrian dissidents besieged by malware attacks Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:37 PM PDT Under the guise of protecting users' computers from cyberattacks, AntiHacker instead infects computers with spyware. And its main target: Syrian activists. [Read more]

Apple TV could double as cable box, report says Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:34 PM PDT Apple wants to make its streaming set-top box double as a cable box and is in talks with operators, according to a Wall Street Journal report. [Read more]

U.K. cops hunting for Assange show up at Ecuador's embassy Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:31 PM PDT Hours after the Ecuadorian government accused the U.K. government of threatening a raid to nab Wikileaks editor Julian Assange, police vans show up at the embassy and police enter the outer lobby. [Read more]

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 makes a good effort, but iPad is still tops Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:23 PM PDT Though the Samsung Galaxy Note does its best to innovate, unless you have a specific need for an advanced stylus on a tablet, you'll want to look at the iPad first. [Read more]

HP spins off WebOS business, rebranding it as 'Gram' Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:23 PM PDT The mobile OS group's fate has been in limbo since the company killed off its WebOS devices last year. [Read more]

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