Q&A: Could Politics Threaten to Short Out the Power Grid? (eWeek)

Lobbyists have blocked meaningful reform and left the North American power grid vulnerable, Joe Weiss, a cyber-security expert, tells eWEEK's Lisa Vaas.

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T-Pain takes crown as king of ringtones (Reuters)

Enter most any dance club and odds are you'll soon hear "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" by R&B sensation T-Pain before the night is through.

But the hit single gets most of its spins as a 30-second clip.

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Apple Announces Record-Breaking Q4 Earnings (Wired Epicenter)

Apple watchers expected more good news out of Cupertino this afternoon, and they weren't disappointed when Apple released the best fourth quarter results it's ever posted.

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Nigerian Space Program Isn't a 419 Scam (Wired)

Nigeria, a country whose best-known technological export is probably the flowery e-mail output of its "419 scam" artists, is ramping up a scrappy space program that's working wonders with a relatively small investment.

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Evidence mounts that Comcast is targeting BitTorrent traffic (Ars Technica)

The Associated Press claims to have confirmed that Comcast is blocking—or at least seriously slowing down—BitTorrent transfers, regardless of whether the content is legal or not. If true, Comcast's actions have serious implications for sharing information online, and by proxy, Net Neutrality.

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Adobe To Move All Apps to the Web (Digital Trends)

Your office suite might not be the only software you'll eventually use from a browser window. Adobe has plans to move all of its editing software online in the distant future.

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