How hackers accidentally sold a pre-release XBox One to the FBI

Is Apple about to lose Siri to Samsung? McAfee's most dangerous cyber celebrities of 2014 ITworld Today October 02, 2014 How hackers accidentally sold a pre-release XBox One to the FBI A member of the hacker group said the FBI ended up buying a mockup of the XBox One for $5,000. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Is Apple about to lose Siri to Samsung? 2. McAfee's most dangerous cyber celebrities of 2014 3. Shellshock attackers targeting NAS devices 4. Digital nomads in Thailand get a scare 5. Google shakes up cloud services market with another price cut 6. Is that used iPad actually stolen? Apple creates tool for would-be buyers to check 7. Matchstick Kickstarter aims to give Chromecast some competition 8. Can Keith Code? Lesson 1, Scratching the surface 9. 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Apple creates tool for would-be buyers to check If you're looking to buy a used iPhone, iPad or iPod touch device, Apple is now offering an online tool to let you first check if it's been locked down by the previous owner, which could indicate that it was actually stolen or lost. READ MORE Matchstick Kickstarter aims to give Chromecast some competition It's cheaper, more powerful, runs on Firefox OS and the Kickstarter project hit its goal during the first day. READ MORE Can Keith Code? Lesson 1, Scratching the surface With the kids on-board for the "Can we learn how to code together?" project, our intrepid reporter rushes head-long into Scratch to explore a world of sprites and scripts. READ MORE WIN THIS BOOK: Introduction to Agile Methods If you want to understand Agile and become conversant with Agile values, principles, framework, and processes, this book is the place to start. Five will win. Enter the drawing today! 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