Apple to launch iPad 3 in March, Japanese report says  The iPad 3 rumour mill has heated up this week, fueled by a report from Japanese Apple blog Macotakara that the much anticipated tablet will come out in March.  read more....

Google ordered to pay fine for making Google Maps free  Google has been ordered to pay a fine and damages to a French mapping company after a court ruled that the search giant was guilty of unfair competition and "undercutting competitors" by making its Google Maps program free.  read more....

Trojan found breaking Yahoo CAPTCHA security in minutes  Researchers have discovered a malware engine that appears to be able to break the CAPTCHA security used by Yahoo's webmail service after only a handful of attempts.  read more....

Facebook Timeline privacy tips: lockdown your profile  Facebook's Timeline is coming, whether you like it or not, to Facebook accounts everywhere - including yours. I've been using Timeline for about a month now, and I'm not sure how I feel about it.  read more....

Samsung Galaxy S III won't be unveiled at Mobile World Congress  The successor of the Galaxy S II Android smartphone won't be introduced at the Mobile World Congress conference at the end of the month. Instead, Samsung plans to unveil the device at a separate event in the first half of the year, the company said in a statement to The Verge.  read more....

WikiLeaks' Assange takes appeal to UK Supreme Court  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange launched his appeal in the U.K. Supreme Court on Wednesday in his last attempt in Britain to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations.  read more....

Galaxy Note and S Pen: Can a tweener smartphone-tablet succeed?  The 5.3-in. Samsung Galaxy Note is called a smartphone, but its touchscreen and integrated S Pen stylus for drawing and taking notes elevates it into a somewhat harder to define category.  read more....

Microsoft fine-tunes Windows 8 Beta with input from users  Microsoft continues to tinker with Windows 8 even as it finalises its beta version, acting on suggestions it received from users who have experimented with the Windows 8 Developer Preview.  read more....

The Kiwi gaming industry's best-kept secret: SmallWorlds  Would you be surprised to learn that New Zealand is behind an amazingly successful online social game?  read more....

Do tablet sales count as 'PC' sales? Apple vs HP for top dog spot  Apple knocked HP off the throne as number one PC maker during the last three months of 2011, according to a report by market watcher Canalys.  read more....

Apple faces possible boycott over Foxconn reports  Several high-profile media outlets are calling for a boycott of Apple products, amid new reports of mistreatment of workers at the company's manufacturing chain in China.  read more....

Your Megaupload data will not be wiped ...yet.  MegaUpload's users were granted a two week reprieve before the companies hosting their files wipe them off the face of the Internet.  read more....

Feds say Megaupload user content could be deleted this week  Federal prosecutors say that two companies hosting Megaupload's servers in the US could begin deleting all user content on them as early as Thursday.  read more....

Kindle Fire king of Android tablets  Who could have predicted that an ultra-cheap tablet sold by the most popular online retailer in the world would be successful?  read more....

Macworld Expo: Toddlers get an app of their own in Babiis  My daughter may only be 15 months old, but she's already become an adept iPad user. Whether it's watching videos to learn sign language or flipping her way through her favourite ebooks, Apple's tablet is very much a part of her play routine, alongside wooden blocks and stuffed animals.  read more....

Review: Uncharted 3  There are some games that make you just stop playing and stare. There are some games that make you fall in love with the characters. There are some games that keep you constantly on edge, waiting for the next adrenalin-inducing thing to happen. Uncharted 3 does all of those things.  read more....

Megaupload users look into suing US over lost files  When the US Department of Justice shut down Megaupload and sued its operators for copyright infringement last week, users who were storing files legally on the site became collateral damage. Now, some of them are looking to sue the government over lost data, TorrentFreak reports.  read more....

Epson Dreamio EH-TW6000W  This home cinema projector from Epson features great 2D quality, active (shutter-glasses) 3D, WirelessHD video transmission and surprisingly good sound, all right out of the box.  read more....

Samsung announces Galaxy Note for NZ  The half-phone, half-tablet mobile device known as the Galaxy Note will be available in New Zealand from next month, Samsung said yesterday.  read more....

Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere and waiting for security patches  Security vendor Symantec has advised users of its pcAnywhere remote control software to disable it, because hackers with access to the product's source code could exploit security holes identified in the application.  read more....

Garmin ForeRunner 210  In the melange of multifaceted fitness gadgets, the Garmin ForeRunner 210 is a simple and straightforward gadget that aims to do one thing, and do it well. It tracks your activities.  read more....

Facebook and Apple join forces to give away an iPad 3 (no, not really)  With the hype machine for the iPad 3 already beginning to whir into life, it will come as no surprise to anyone that Symantec has uncovered a scam email doing the rounds purporting to give the non-existant devices away.  read more....

Apple crushes sales records, hits revenue 'home run'  Apple on Tuesday announced it had smashed sales records of the iPhone, iPad and Mac in the final quarter of 2011, the first reporting period after the death of former CEO Steve Jobs.  read more....

'If I Die' Facebook app sends your final message  A new Facebook app might be perfect for the person who always wants to have the last word - the really last word.  read more....

Obama encourages entrepreneurs to be like Steve Jobs  President Obama called on America to support 'every risk-taker and entrepreneur who aspires to become the next Steve Jobs' in his State of the Union address.  read more....

Panasonic PT-AE7000  If 3D is your bag, the PT-AE7000 is definitely worth checking out. It's a one-trick pony, but it pulls that one trick off fairly well.  read more....

Kim Dotcom refused bail  Kim Dotcom, founder of the file sharing site Megaupload has been refused bail and will be remanded in custody until February 22.  read more....

Google+ says 'yes' to nicknames, but no to anonymity  Google relaxed the strict naming policy for Google+ users and will allow nicknames and pseudonyms on the social network.  read more....

Android and Windows Phone creep up on Apple iOS  The future is looking less than rosy for Apple's iOS mobile platform, if new research reports by analyst houses Ovum and IHS iSuppli are to be believed.  read more....

US government online security website hacked  Hackers under the AntiSec banner appeared to have hacked late Monday the website of OnGuardOnline.gov, the US federal government's online security website, in protest against controversial legislation.  read more....

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