Apple has revised and updated the EULA for iBooks Author to indicate no claim to ownership of individual author's work and further refined the language to clarify where books could be sold. The update is in response to the confusion generated by the initial EULA, which was not well received. Apple further clarifies that "you retain all your rights in the content of your works." Comments

Scotland has vowed to provide all electricity needs by 2020 with clean energy and is well on way to meeting that goal. Scotland is now turning attention toward replacing dependency on petro fuels with biofuel made from the by-products of whisky from the country's massive whisky production. Driving with a load on may finally get a positive spin Comments

The German Federal Office for Information security (BSI) has endorsed Google Chrome as the safest and most secure browser. BSI recommended Chrome based on its sandbox protection feature and automatic silent updating. "This [sandbox] protection is implemented most consistently in Chrome...[and] similar mechanisms in other browsers are currently either weaker or non-existent," explained BSI. Comments

To say that the gamers in Taipei are hardcore would be doing them a great injustice, they are inhuman. A 23 year old gamer died at the keyboard after playing 10 straight hours of playing World of Warcraft and remained there for an additional nine hours before being discovered by the management of the Internet café. Other gamers noticed he had stopped moving, but continued to play. Now that's [H]ard. "I thought that he was only dozing off and paid no particular attention," the clerk said, adding that when he went to wake Chen up when his 23 hours were up, he saw that his face was blackened and that he was sitting rigidly in the sofa chair. Comments

It's been a really tough year all around for Japanese electronics companies; especially hard hit has been Panasonic. The electronics company is projecting a loss of $10.2 Billion dollars for the coming year, triggering a restructuring of the company. Panasonic will join Japanese rivals Sony and Sharp in trying to revamp and restructure its business to achieve profitability again. Comments

The Facebook scam of the day has been gaining traction across the social network. A link is making its way around the pages that refers to CNN coverage of the US attacking Iran and Saudi Arabia. After they follow the link, the follow the numbers scam predictably happens and the uninformed get sucked it as usual. At the time of this story, the scam had already duped 60k Facebook users. Baa Baa Baa Within three hours of the scam's appearance, more than 60,000 users had followed a link to the spoofed CNN page, according to Sophos Senior Security Advisor Chester Wisniewski. Facebook removed that link, but others are still being shared. Comments

There will not be too many tears shed for Mark Zuckerberg when he pays his share of the US tax bill of $1.5 Billion bucks to Uncle Sam, No sir, not one crocodile tear among the bunch of us. He'll just have to scrimp and save to pay his bill just like everyone else. Next year Mark, itemize your deductions. As a result of the convoluted morass that is the US tax code, the profits that Zuckerberg will realize from exercising his options will be taxed as regular income, and not as capital gains Comments

Apple is finally cracking down on rip off scam Apps that are showing up in the App Store on a higher frequency than can be policed. Apple is removing knock off Apps it can find by normal means, but will need the aid of its customers to completely control the quality and validity of its Apps. By giving users an easier way to report fakes and having an enforcement protocol they can point to, platform owners could protect users and honest developers. Comments

It's been coming, we all knew it would, but we just didn't think it would come quite this fast. The personal computer has been usurped by the smartphone in overall sales in 2011. That's really an amazing accomplishment in such a short span of time that we have been using the smartphone compared to the overall lifespan of the PC. Of course, this doesn't mean PCs are dead. The global PC market grew 15% in 2011 Comments

The two phrases you would never expect to see used in the same sentence are Android and security. CNN reports that the US government is preparing to release test units of modified Android powered devices using customized operating systems to insure secure transmission of sensitive data. The first units will be field tested with soldiers deployed in Afghanistan. The phones will run a modified version of Google's Android software, which is being developed as part of an initiative that spans multiple federal agencies and government contractors. Comments

I don't know about this one. Having trouble locating a loved one's grave? Afraid your dearly departed may turn into an extra for the Walking Dead? The guys over at Hippensteel Funeral Service in Lafayette, Indiana are the avant-garde of the funeral business providing location service for gravesites via GPS location. The principal appeal of the iGrave is that visitors can often come to graveyards and spend far too much time wandering around in search of the relatives. Comments

Maybe congratulations are in order for the creators of the SOPA/PIPA bills for the impact they accidentally created in waking up the young users of the Internet. It takes a lot to start a movement and raise awareness of events occurring around us, especially with the under thirty crowd. Their ridiculously bad miscalculation in introducing ridiculously bad bills has now awakened a very large percentage of young people to these issues, in a way that won't just go away. Comments

The FBI has reluctantly admitted that the Hactivist group Anonymous was able to break security protocols and listen in on a conversation between the Agency and UK Police concerning what else, but the group Anonymous itself. At the very least, such an intrusion is an embarrassment for the FBI, which should be securing its conference call lines. Comments

Today is Friday and you know what that means! It is time once again for the [H]ard|OCP Week in Reviews! For anyone that might have missed them, we like to take a quick look back on the hardware evaluations and articles we posted earlier in the week. We kicked the week off with our evaluation of the Thermaltake Toughpower 1500W PSU followed by our AMD Radeon HD 7950 video card review. Finally, we wrapped things up with our coverage of the AMD [H]ard|OCP FX GamExperience.

PC Perspective has thrown a little review action on Corsair's Force Series 3 and Force Series GT SSDs. So what's the verdict? Hit the link and see for yourself. Here's a quote to get you started: Corsair has met a good mark with their Force Series 3 and Force Series GT offerings. While the performance is inline with other models sporting the stock SandForce firmware, where they win folks over is with the aggressive pricing and broad range of capacity available across both product lines. Cost/GB figures approaching the $1/GB mark is definitely something we want to see for SSD adoption to improve, and Corsair is absolutely delivering in that respect. Comments

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Kim Dotcom is complaining of unwanted attention from....wait for it...wait....the FEMALE inmates? "Your honor, you have to allow bail, these chicks are all over me! I don't know how much more of this I can take!" I've heard it all now. The jailed founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload is complaining that women inmates are giving him unwanted attention. In a New Zealand courtroom to appeal a decision denying him bail, Kim Dotcom said he's gotten unwanted letters from female prisoners and a phone call from a man posing as a prosecutor, according to reports by media outlets. Comments

We get press releases all the time but this HDMI Over IP Extender actually looks like something you guys would be interested in. There is a VGA version as well but the HDMI unit is really what caught my eye. Here's a bit of info from the product page: The IPUSB2HD2 HDMI over IP Extender delivers a versatile HDMI-IP link between PCs on your network and an HDMI monitor/projector, at full high definition (1080p, 1920x1080) video resolution. Accompanying audio signals are transmitted directly through the HDMI output, or separately through the built-on 3.5mm stereo output port. An ideal solution for sharing a display or projector over an Ethernet network so that even PCs lacking digital video output can still connect, the IP/HDMI adapter can communicate through a network router at transmission distances up to 100m (300ft). Plus, it offers 2 USB 2.0 ports on the display side, to connect and share peripherals such as USB storage or keyboard/mouse input with the connected PC. Features of HDMI over IP Extender (IPUSB2HD2) include: HDMI over IP conversion for shared access over a network Supports resolutions up to 1920x1080 (1080p) Audio over HDMI Support for Windows Aero® 2 USB ports for peripheral connections (display side) Comments

First they hired Nintendo's PR guy now they have the former head of Xbox Live marketing working for them? Hmmm, kinda makes you wonder what Apple has in the works, doesn't it? Burrowes is Apple's new head of App Store Marketing for iTunes Europe. Prior to that, he worked at Microsoft for seven years, leading product, business, and marketing management of Xbox Live across the Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. And as MVC notes, Burrowes was one of the main people promoting Microsoft's recent Xbox dashboard update, which brought more social integration and premium content to the Xbox platform. Comments

Micron CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash this morning in Boise. Appleton was the pilot and only person on board. Micron has released the following statement: We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Appleton, Micron Chairman and CEO, passed away this morning in a small plane accident in Boise. He was 51. Our hearts go out to his wife, Dalynn, his children and his family during this tragic time. Steve's passion and energy left an indelible mark on Micron, the Idaho community and the technology industry at large. The company expects to provide additional information later today Comments