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Suspected security hole found in many Samsung devices
Facebook cozies up with Walmart for mobile-ad blitz
iPhone 5 sales in China surpass 2 million in first weekend
Cisco rumored to be putting Linksys up for sale
U.S. shoppers spent $7B online last week -- busiest 5 days ever
SkyTender puts automation in airplane aisles
Porn bigwig extradited to Germany for tax evasion
Kamikaze conclusion for successful moon mission
Hackers target Westboro Baptist Church after Newtown threat
Netflix, RIM, others get boot from key Nasdaq stock index
Twitter rolls out option to download tweet archive
NASA takes on 'Gangnam Style' and wins
Paradigm Millenia CT: Better than a sound bar?
Sam's Club in unintentionally hilarious Twitter exchange
How to prepare yourself for Friday's apocalypse

Suspected security hole found in many Samsung devices

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 08:21 PM PST

Developer finds vulnerability in Exynos 4-powered devices, including the Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note, that bypasses system permissions, allowing data to be extracted from the RAM or a malicious code to be injected. [Read more]

Facebook cozies up with Walmart for mobile-ad blitz

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 08:08 PM PST

After collaborating with Walmart on Black Friday, the social network may be looking to partner with other massive retailers on ad campaigns. [Read more]

iPhone 5 sales in China surpass 2 million in first weekend

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 06:27 PM PST

With millions of people in China snapping up Apple's latest smartphone, a sales record is set for the Far East country. [Read more]

Cisco rumored to be putting Linksys up for sale

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 05:43 PM PST

The networking giant is said to be shedding more of its consumer businesses by asking Barclays to help it sell the home wireless-router company. [Read more]

U.S. shoppers spent $7B online last week -- busiest 5 days ever

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 05:19 PM PST

Online spending is up more than 13 percent this holiday shopping season, according to new data from ComScore. [Read more]

SkyTender puts automation in airplane aisles

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 04:37 PM PST

Fresh from its maiden flight, this drink dispenser promises to speed up relief for thirsty passengers. [Read more]

Porn bigwig extradited to Germany for tax evasion

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 04:32 PM PST

The man behind PornHub, YouPorn, and Brazzers was arrested in Belgium and extradited to Germany for allegedly not keeping clean on his taxes. [Read more]

Kamikaze conclusion for successful moon mission

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 01:27 PM PST

Twin probes built to map the moon's gravity field with unprecedented precision will end a successful mission with deliberate high-speed impacts on a mile-high cliff Monday. [Read more]

Hackers target Westboro Baptist Church after Newtown threat

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 01:05 PM PST

After church leaders announce plans to protest at site of school massacre, Anonymous posts the personal information for dozens of members of the extremist group, including names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers. [Read more]

Netflix, RIM, others get boot from key Nasdaq stock index

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:39 AM PST

After Facebook joins the Nasdaq 100, the stock exchange drops EA, Marvell, and VeriSign from its collection of the largest 100 nonfinancial companies trading on the stock exchange. [Read more]

Twitter rolls out option to download tweet archive

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 09:22 AM PST

Some users on the microblogging site report having the option to request and download their entire tweet history. [Read more]

NASA takes on 'Gangnam Style' and wins

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 08:28 AM PST

As the megahit Psy song "Gangnam Style" sails past its prime, students and interns at NASA's Johnson Space Center give it a proper send off, featuring lyrics peppered with references to space and science. [Read more]