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Daily Headlines WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014

Android fan invents a $7 cardboard-encased wireless charger that’s ‘probably’ a fire hazard This is definitely something you may not want to try at home. A Redditor who goes by the name of PAY_CLOSE_ATTENTION has just posted some pictures of what they describe as a “$7 ghetto totally-not-a-fire-hazard QI charger,” and it’s definitely one of the riskier do-it-yourself projects we’ve seen in recent memory.  MORE → Hurry! This is your last chance to buy a OnePlus One in 2014 Seemingly out of nowhere, OnePlus has decided to give consumers one last opportunity to buy one of the most interesting Android smartphones of the year without an invite. On Wednesday, OnePlus launched the Gift of One promotion, a limited time offer which will allow anyone to pick up a OnePlus One starting at just $299.  MORE → Apple and IBM just launched 10 apps to help iOS rule the business world Apple and IBM earlier this year announced they were teaming up to make iOS the go-to mobile enterprise platform and now the two companies have just launched 10 new apps that will help make iOS even more useful for businesses everywhere.  MORE → Motorola keeps churning out funny Moto 360 video ads After releasing in the past few days no less than four short TV commercials for the Moto 360 smartwatch, Motorola is back with two more video ads for its wearable device, part of the A Watch for Our Times campaign. The new ads, titled Couple and Architect, follow the same script as the previous ones, putting a funny spin on “classy” commercials you expect to see on TV for watches.  MORE → Sony hack reveals Seth Rogen’s hilarious idea for appeasing North Korea While it doesn’t look like North Korea was directly responsible for the massive hack on Sony Pictures’ systems, it does seem that whoever executed the hack did so in retaliation for Sony’s upcoming film The Interview, a comedy that revolves around attempts to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Re/code flags some leaked emails that were unearthed during the hack between Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal and film star Seth Rogen that show Rogen had a very unusual idea for appeasing the angry communist regime.  MORE → FBI says North Korea not behind devastating Sony hack Even though many fingers were unofficially pointing to North Korea, as the origin of the massive Sony Pictures hack operation, the country denied at least at couple of times any involvement, but praised the hackers behind the devastating cyber attack. Furthermore, Reuters reports that the FBI has also issued an official comment on the matter, saying that North Korea is not behind the attack, according to information available at this time. The publication also revealed that the hack may end up costing the company as much as $100 million.  MORE → Get ready for even more original Netflix programming binges Netflix is interested in keeping you glued to your screens for as much as possible, as long as you’re watching content available through the popular online streaming service, as the company plans to release even more original shows in the future.  MORE → You must watch Funny or Die’s hilarious ‘leaked footage’ of NYPD body cams Now that police in New York City have started wearing body cameras, Funny or Die has decided to have some fun at New York’s finest’s expense by making a satirical video of “leaked footage” from one officer’s first day on the job wearing a camera.  MORE → Microsoft is considering wild new ways to make money on Windows 10 Based on what we’ve seen from Windows 10 so far, Microsoft has been listening closely to its users ever since the ill-fated launch of Windows 8. The Start menu is back, the interface is cohesive and the operating system will run across each of Microsoft’s product categories, from computers to tablets to phones. But how much is it going to cost?  MORE → The most secure Android handset is soon getting a special privacy-focused app marketplace The Blackphone, supposedly the most secure Android handset around when it comes to safeguarding the privacy of the user, is soon going to get even better, as the company behind it will release a special app store for secure applications for the handset. The company on Tuesday revealed that Blackphone will receive a major operating system update in early 2015, which will bring several new features to PrivatOS.  MORE →

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