[Technology] Computer security firm blames cyber spying on Chinese military

Computer security firm blames cyber spying on Chinese military
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/19/china-military-unit.html
WASHINGTON - A clandestine Chinese military unit has conducted sophisticated cyber espionage operations against dozens of American and Canadian companies, according to a private report that provides unusual new details about China's involvement ...

HTC Try The Same Android Strategy As 2012, Will The Result Be Different?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/htc/9879139/HTC-One-review-at-least-as-good-as-the-Galaxy-S3.html
Albert Einstein once said that “Insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I wonder if HTC is aware of that quote?

Google stock hits new record, closes above $800
http://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2013/02/19/googles_stock_reaches_800_us_milestone.html
The sky-high stock price comes amid rumors the search giant is planning to build retail stores. Casey Newton. by Casey Newton. February 19, 2013 4:56 PM PST Follow @CaseyNewton.

T-Mobile launches GoSmart budget wireless service
http://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/news/article/-/16186755/t-mobile-usa-hopes-for-prepaid-growth-with-gosmart-brand/
The new service is geared toward consumers more interested in talk and text than high-speed mobile Internet. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil.

Hack attacks on Burger King, Jeep show companies need to improve security
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/19/jeeps-twitter-account-hacked-too/
Burger King's and Jeep's Twitter accounts were hacked this week, a reminder to businesses that it's important to set up iron-clad tech security and put someone in charge of changing passwords frequently, experts say.

Shuttleworth: Ubuntu tablets won't be as “jarring” to users as Windows 8
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tablets/news/ubuntu-teases-tablet-event-with-countdown-on-home-page-332728
After today's announcement that Canonical has created a tablet interface for Ubuntu Linux, company founder Mark Shuttleworth described his ambitions and answered questions from reporters in a conference call.

Why Google's stores shouldn't look so much like Apple stores
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/google-to-open-retail-stores-this-year-report-20130220-2eqif.html
The problem that Microsoft and Google have as they go into retail is that their stores can look too similar to Apple stores. For Google to be successful, maybe it needs to embrace "The Big Bang Theory.

With $1.4M In Tow, Celly Launches On iOS To Let Anyone Create An Instant ...
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/19/celly/
Once upon a time, the pinnacle of social networking was the ability to connect with former classmates and share what your cat had for breakfast.

Vine Expanding Staff, Prepping Android App
http://smallbiztrends.com/2013/02/analytics-tool-twitter-vine-app.html
Video-sharing app Vine might be coming to an Android device near you, if a recent job posting is any indication. In the weeks since its debut, Vine's popularity has exploded, reaching a level that can no longer be maintained by its three-person engineering ...

Apple sold 1 out of 5 consumer electronics last year
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/one-fifth-of-2012-us-consumer-technology-spending-went-to-apple
Apple continued to post gains in consumer technology sales last year, capturing 19.9 percent of the country's $143 billion consumer tech budget.