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- What Makes Us Impulse Buy On The Holidays?
- Hackers Vs. Haters: How Twitter Reacted To Sony Pulling The Interview [Weird & Wonderful Web]
- More Of The Best Free CyanogenMod Themes
- Avoid Falling Victim To These Three Ransomware Scams
- Why Safe Torrenting Died With The Pirate Bay
| What Makes Us Impulse Buy On The Holidays? Posted: 20 Dec 2014 06:30 PM PST  The holidays are a time for giving gifts to friends and loved ones (and maybe receiving some in return). But in all of that gift giving, there’s shopping, when out shopping, it can be hard not to splurge on a little something for yourself! Why do we do this? We know we’re going to kicking ourselves when the astronomical credit card bill shows up, so why spend more? Let’s take a quick look at the psychology behind impulse purchasing during the holidays. Via Marketo Click To Enlarge Read the full article: What Makes Us Impulse Buy On The Holidays?     |
| Hackers Vs. Haters: How Twitter Reacted To Sony Pulling The Interview [Weird & Wonderful Web] Posted: 20 Dec 2014 05:30 PM PST  To say the Internet didn’t take kindly to Sony Pictures pulling The Interview is putting it mildly. The majority of people think Sony capitulated to an unsubstantiated threat far too easily. We kept a close eye on Twitter in the aftermath of the announcement, and these are some of the best tweets about The Interview, and, in particular, Sony pulling the film to appease unknown hackers. Sony Pulls The Interview For those who haven’t been following the story, a little background should help make things clearer. The Interview is a comedy film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco as two... Read the full article: Hackers Vs. Haters: How Twitter Reacted To Sony Pulling The Interview [Weird & Wonderful Web]  |
| More Of The Best Free CyanogenMod Themes Posted: 20 Dec 2014 11:00 AM PST  There are a ton of amazing themes out there that utilize the CyanogenMod Theme Engine, but it can be hard to sift through all the bad ones. We’ve done the sifting for you with this list of the best free CyanogenMod themes. For these themes to apply properly, you need to be running CyanogenMod 11 or a custom ROM that supports the CM Theme Engine (like Mahdi or Paranoid Android). OnePlus Ones ship with support for the Theme Engine unrooted, but in most other cases you’ll need to be rooted. L-Ready Dark For those craving a Lollipop-esque design, L-Ready Dark... Read the full article: More Of The Best Free CyanogenMod Themes  |
| Avoid Falling Victim To These Three Ransomware Scams Posted: 20 Dec 2014 08:00 AM PST  You’ve probably heard of Ransomware, the malware that locks up your system and threatens you in order to extort money. It is a threat that exists on desktop and mobile devices, and is almost always insidious, difficult to remove, and, in many cases, expensive. We’ve previously explained how to deal with several ransomware threats should you find them on your computer, but just how great is this threat? Several prominent ransomware scams are in circulation at the moment. Let’s go over three of the most devastating, so you can recognise them. Understanding Ransomware Before we proceed, a quick catchup, just in... Read the full article: Avoid Falling Victim To These Three Ransomware Scams  |
| Why Safe Torrenting Died With The Pirate Bay Posted: 20 Dec 2014 07:30 AM PST  You might think that music and movie publishers are delighted at the closure of The Pirate Bay – and they probably are. At the same time, though, this closure represents a security risk to downloaders, illegal or otherwise. Ask yourself: can you trust the Pirate Bay mirrors that are popping up everywhere? The Pirate Bay: Ship Sunk Swedish police have pulled the plug on The Pirate Bay, a notorious online database of torrent trackers. It was, put simply, the most popular resource for illegal downloaders to find the links to the movies, albums, books and software they were looking to get... Read the full article: Why Safe Torrenting Died With The Pirate Bay  |
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