Unlikely hit app Yo is 'hacked' by students

The Yo app has raised $1m (£600,000) in funding

Messaging app Yo, which in the past week has rocketed to the top of the app download charts, has been hit by a hack.

Creator Or Arbel told technology news site TechCrunch the app was having "security issues".
The app allows users to send a message saying "yo" to friends - and nothing else.
It has been branded "pointless", but has nonetheless raised $1m (£600,000) in investment.
TechCrunch said it was contacted by three college students who said they had uncovered a flaw in the app.
"We can get any Yo user's phone number (I actually texted the founder, and he called me back)," the students told TechCrunch.

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High-speed in-flight internet possible by 2014

Some airlines already offer in-flight wi-fi, but the connection can be very slow

In-flight wi-fi fast enough to stream video content from sites such as Netflix and the BBC's iPlayer could be available on airlines by 2014.

Communications regulator Ofcom is proposing to license a new satellite system for aircraft, ships and trains.
Earth Stations on Mobile Platforms (ESOMPs) can deliver connections up to 10 times faster than those currently available to travellers.
Britain's airlines have not indicated whether they would use the technology.
Ofcom began a consultation last week on the authorisation of the stabilised satellite dish system, which utilises high-frequency bands.

Twenty hurt at LG event as promotional stunt goes wrong

Twenty people were injured, with seven sent to hospital, when a promotional stunt in Seoul for LG's G2 smartphone went wrong, the company has said.

LG has cancelled a series of events promoting the handset as a result of the incident in Seoul on Friday.
People arrived with BB guns and knives on sticks for a race to grab smartphone vouchers hanging from helium balloons.
LG has taken responsibility for the situation and said it would cover related medical costs.
"LG Electronics deeply regrets that a number of Korean participants were injured during an outdoor promotional event in Seoul, Korea," a statement from the firm said.
"We can confirm that seven participants were hospitalised and, although none of the injuries were serious, LG takes full responsibility for the unfortunate situation and has offered to cover all related medical expenses.
"LG is investigating the incident to ensure that such an occurrence can be avoided in the future."

Ubuntu sets crowdfund pledge record for Edge smartphone

Canonical said interest in the campaign was high

A crowdfunding campaign for the Ubuntu Edge smartphone has set a record for raising more money in pledges than any other such venture.

The London-based developer, Canonical, has generated $10,288,472 (about £6.6m) in pledges, passing the record set by Pebble smartwatches last year.
But with six days of its campaign left the company is far from reaching its funding goal of $32m.
Canonical would have to return all the money if it does not reach the target.
The developer had said that if its campaign on the Indiegogo crowdfunding website was successful, it would aim to deliver 40,000 handsets to qualifying backers by next May.
'Bringing the future forward' In an interview with the BBC, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said public interest in the Ubuntu Edge smartphone was high.

Computer game added to armoury in ash dieback fight

Fraxinus: Playing to uncover science of a deadly disease

The public are being asked to help in the fight against ash dieback by playing a computer game that analyses genetic data on the disease.

The Facebook game aims to use the power of social media to find a scientific solution to protecting ash trees from the Chalara fraxinea fungus.

Many of the UK's 80m ash trees are threatened by ash dieback.
Scientists believe some trees may have natural immunity to Chalara and could be used to grow resistant forests.

Canadian 'send drugs' Twitter user fired from job

Canada only allows medical use of marijuana

A Canadian oil-change shop employee has been fired after police saw his tweet apparently seeking a marijuana delivery - and replied.

The Twitter user asked on the social network whether a dealer could bring drugs to his Toronto-area shop, as he needed "a spliff or two" to finish his shift.
York police retweeted the request and declared: "Awesome! Can we come too?"
The shop, Mr Lube, told CBC News an employee was later sacked.
The profile on the Twitter feed was later changed to read "My tweets are NOT serious by any means", before the feed was deleted.
Mr Lube thanked the police force on the social media platform and added: "The matter has now been handled."
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US National Security Agency 'is surveillance leviathan'

The US National Security Agency's secret programme was revealed through a series of leaks

Papers that said a US spying programme "touches" 1.6% of internet traffic in fact reveal the vast scale of snooping, a senior security researcher has said.

Officials played down the scale of the operation, comparing US data collection to a small coin on a basketball court.
But Caspar Bowden told the BBC that the National Security Agency (NSA) was a "surveillance leviathan" with no protection for non-US residents.
On Friday, President Barack Obama vowed to be more transparent about US spying.
In the NSA memorandum, the government said that the internet processes 1,826 petabytes of data a day. The NSA comes into contact with about 1.6% of it, but only selects 0.025% of that data for review.
Figures 'utterly meaningless' The overall effect is that 0.00004% of the world's online activity is reviewed by NSA intelligence analysts, the memorandum said.

ZTE's new Firefox smartphone will only be sold on eBay

The ZTE Open is one of the first smartphones to rely completely on HTML5 based applications

Mobile manufacturers ZTE are to become the first company to sell a smartphone running the new Firefox operating system in the UK and the US markets.

In an unusual move, the handset, priced at £59.99, will be available exclusively on e-commerce site eBay.
The ZTE Open runs applications written in the web-based HTML5 language rather than a unique company-owned platform.
Mozilla, the creators of the Firefox web browser, says the phone will inspire a "new wave of innovation".
A spokesman for the Chinese manufacturers ZTE said the handset was aimed at first-time smartphone users.
The phone is already on sale in Spain, Colombia and Venezuela, via telecommunications company Telefonica, and ZTE says the Open will be available "soon" on eBay in the UK and the US.
It will be not be locked to a specific mobile network operator.

Swedish e-sports team win $1.4m Dota 2 video game prize

Dota 2 players form two teams of five heroes picked from a selection of more than 100 heroes

A Swedish e-sports team have won $1.43m (£924,000) after emerging victorious at a Dota 2 tournament.

It is the biggest single-event prize awarded at a video games event.
The final in Seattle was a close-run affair. Alliance only secured victory after destroying the stronghold of runners-up, Ukraine-based Na'Vi, in the final game of a best-of-five challenge.
The news comes months after the US began recognising gamers as pro athletes.
The move means that highly skilled players can now apply for a P-1 work visa on the same basis as other sportsmen and sportswomen.
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