In a sure sign that the virtual currency Bitcoin has hit the mainstream, a new Trojan horse program discovered in the wild Thursday seeks out and steals victims’ Bitcoin wallets, the same way other malware goes for their banking passwords or credit card numbers. The malware, Infostealer.Coinbit, is fairly simple: It targets Windows machines and zeros [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/06/bitcoin-malware/ Monet Mazur

If you were filling out brackets for a showdown between the U.S. military’s 7,000 drones, you probably wouldn’t pick the Global Hawk to take it all. It fires no missiles. It kills no insurgents. It’s won’t fool you into thinking it’s a hummingbird and it won’t ever land on an aircraft carrier. But it might have [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/it-was-march-madness-for-global-hawk-spy-drone/ Teri Hatcher

Oceanhouse Media has released a new Dr. Seuss book for iPhone and iPad, Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! This interactive book is unique in that it sets the stage for each scene, giving the child a chance to image it themselves. Then they tap the colorful questions to watch the story appear as Dr. [...] Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/Ubn7kOzG7tU/ Susan Ward

PTSD is a common if as-yet misunderstood ailment afflicting soldiers who have seen combat. While numerous treatments exist, a cure remains elusive. Neurofeedback, however, has proven to be especially effective. It just hasn’t been approved yet. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/mizIkGKJjzk/controversial-neurofeedback-therapy-promises-to-reboot-the-brains-of-soldiers-with-ptsd Vinessa Shaw

Zen Coding made quite a splash when we first covered it almost a year ago. For those who aren’t familiar, Zen is a fantastic form of shorthand for quickly hand-coding HTML. And today, a new version is out! Here are some of the goodies version 0.7 brings to the party: Text nodes: Writing something like a[href=/]{Click here} now works, and puts “Click here” within the link. New actions added: Increment/decrement number under cursor, evaluate math [...]

Chipmunks and woodchucks are entirely different rodent species, but they apparently speak the same language when it comes to alarm. Despite belonging to a different genus, eastern chipmunks take heed of woodchucks? alarm calls. To a lesser extent, woodchucks understand the warnings of chipmunks. Such inter-rodent understanding may not seem surprising, but both species are considered [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/rodent-alarm-calls/ Lorri Bagley

SketchBook Pro for iPad ? Autodesk?s popular, award winning painting and drawing application for iPad ? has had a huge update this week, to Version 2.0. This already feature-rich app has added a slew of powerful new features including UI customization capabilities, additional brushes, additional brush properties, special new features for the iPad 2, Dropbox [...] Source: http://tabletbuzzblog.com/sketchbook-pro-for-ipad-gets-a-huge-update-and-a-big-price-drop-2/ Rebecca Romijn

If you’ve had your head under a rock for the last few days, here’s this week’s Firefox news in brief: Firefox 4 was finally released. Yes, 13 months after the initial release of Firefox 3.7 alpha 1 and four more alpha builds, a renumbering to 4.0 and 12 beta releases, and finally a release candidate (or two), Firefox 4 has been released into the wild. Just like every other Firefox release, initial reception for the [...]

US Cellular has thrown their hat into the tablet ring, and now will be selling the wifi version of the Motorola Xoom in select stores.  The price is the same as anywhere else at $599, so folks who want support and customer service from USCC instead of another retail outlet can do so at no premium. USCC does advise you to call and check your local store before you drive in, and "some restrictions apply" [...]

After a Lady Gaga parody goes horribly wrong, an internet uproar helps set things straight. Yankovic talks about his new record, the “Perform This Way” mix-up, making “It Gets Better” videos for nerds and not being allowed to establish eye contact with Prince. Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/06/weird-al-yankovic-alpocalypse/ Rachel Hunter