Anonymous on cyber war with Israel

As the Israeli military and Hamas militants continue to trade rockets in a renewed phase of conflict, a notorious third party is stepping into the arena with an unconventional tactic. Anonymous, best known in the U.S. for its hacking and leaking campaigns against politicians and their corporate allies, announced on Sunday that it would “wage a cyberwar against the state of Israel.” The announcement, posted on Pastebin, promises...

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Why iPad sales are going down

Apple released its earnings today for the past quarter, and iPadsales were down once again. Once thought of as the next product that Apple would lean on after the iPhone, the iPad has not met sales expectations this year. There are a number of factors that play into the decline of iPad sales, but the biggest reason for the drop off isn't because tablets haven't replaced laptops yet or that people simply prefer iPhones: It's the hardware. The...

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A social network you've never heard of is valued at $4 billion

Want some proof that the stock market is absolutely insane? Look no further than Cynk, a tech company whose value has soared 25,000 percent in the past month or so to $4 billion. That’s a ridiculous amount of value for any stock to gain, and it gets even more absurd when you consider the fact that nobody seems to know if the company even actually exists. (Yes, you read that correctly.)  As far as anyone can tell, Cynk has a single “product,”...

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Every Facebook like came back to haunt you

When you press that all-important “like” button on a link fromFacebook, you’re essentially casting your own personal vote for whatever article, photo, or random website you found enjoyable in some way. But what exactly happens to all those likes? It’s not as though those countless clicks can be revisited, right? A Portuguese company called ColorElephant is changing that with an ambitious Web app called LikeManager.  LikeManager functions as a massive archive of your every piece of content you’ve liked on Facebook, allowing you to...

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