eBay hacked, requests all users change passwords

eBay hacked, requests all users change passwords - eBay confirms users' passwords were compromised but says there's no evidence any financial information was accessed.

(Via CNET News.com.)

FCC Proves Yet Again That It’s Out to Kill Net Neutrality

FCC Proves Yet Again That It’s Out to Kill Net Neutrality - FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, despite weeks of backlash, still wants to allow Internet Service Providers like Comcast and Verizon to "offer" different levels of service to internet companies, although he refused to call them a "fast lane" and a "slow lane” and refused to recognize how those arrangements up the food chain affect consumers and a neutral internet. He is refusing to recognize reality.

(Via Wired Top Stories.)

Why your iOS device may be a better cable box than the Apple TV

Why your iOS device may be a better cable box than the Apple TV -

When choosing which cable provider to sign a contract with, you will undoubtably check the channel guide to see which channels are included in the package to which you are about to subscribe. You may even go a bit further and check to see if includes the HD version of your favorite channels. What you likely will not do is check to see how many channels have allowed the cable provider to access their shows from within an app on the App Store.

Despite having a growing number of channels to choose from — 189 channels on average — Nielsen data shows that most homes view just 17 different channels. Using a list of broadcast networks, the 20 most watched cable networks of 2013, and some of the top premium channels, you will find that each and every one of the top 20 networks has an iOS app in the app store. The problem is that many of them may be of no use to you as some of your favorite channels’ content will not be accessible to you at all.

(Via TheAppleBlog.)

Why does Apple want Beats? No one really seems to know

Why does Apple want Beats? No one really seems to know - Apple’s rumored $3.2 billion takeover of the trendy music brand has left many scratching their heads.

(Via CNET News.com.)

MLB asks Apple to pull team-themed baseball podcasts from iTunes

MLB asks Apple to pull team-themed baseball podcasts from iTunes - Major League Baseball has asked Apple to pull a number of team-based podcasts from iTunes, reports say. These include shows like Pirates Prospects, Mets Musings, It's About the Yankees Stupid, and two Twins podcasts, Talk to Contact and Gleeman and the Geek. The latter, significantly, is hosted by NBC Sports' Aaron Gleeman ...

(Via MacNN | The Macintosh News Network.)

For the iPod-loving secret agent

For the iPod-loving secret agent - Sure you love your iPod, but you can't exactly keep your EarPods in all the time -- especially at fancy dress affairs. These iPod cufflinks will let everyone know that you adore Apple's fancy music player, even when you're wearing that sharp ...

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)

Best. Bumper Sticker. Ever

Best. Bumper Sticker. Ever - Don't you just love this vintage bumper sticker? Apple should bring these back -- I know I would buy one for every car I own and a few more for my friends. Photograph by Damian Ward of Flickr.

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)

Anti-virus 'is dead' says Symantec VP, company to change direction

Anti-virus 'is dead' says Symantec VP, company to change direction - Symantec's senior vice president of information Brian Dye says that anti-virus "is dead" in a recent article from The Wall Street Journal. The company plans to shift their outlook of security away from anti-virus software to take on the ever evolving world of cyber attacks and malware. The intent will be to follow the new protection mindset that focus on less of preventing and more on containing the damage ...

(Via MacNN | The Macintosh News Network.)

Steve Jobs' wise decision to avoid Blu-ray

Steve Jobs' wise decision to avoid Blu-ray - With Blu-ray sales losing steam, Apple's decision to avoid the format altogether seems smarter than ever. Just last week, Sony warned shareholders that revenue from the company's 2013 fiscal year would be much lower than previously anticipated ...

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)

Apple Now the Second-Biggest Online Retailer Behind Amazon

Apple Now the Second-Biggest Online Retailer Behind Amazon - When it comes to selling things online, it’s no surprise that the top dog is Amazon, which moved some $67.8 billion worth of products in 2013 and derives all of its income from digital storefronts. However, there’s a new #2 in town, and according to trade publication Internet Retailer (via The Wall Street Journal), that’s none other than Apple.

(Via Mac|Life all.)

Polio Declared An International Health Emergency

Polio Declared An International Health Emergency -   In a move that is simultaneously discouraging, urgent and deeply unusual, the World Health Organization has declared that the resurgence of polio is a “public health emergency of international concern.” It’s an extraordinary statement, coming less than four months after India — once considered a place where polio might never be vanquished — was ...

(Via Wired Top Stories.)