Silk Road Primer; Target Enters Pre-Paid Market With 'Brightspot'; NSA Tested Cell Phone Tracking Program

Daily News October 11, 2013   View Online | Manage Subscription | Follow Us TOP STORIES What Was Silk Road and How Did It Work? How exactly does one manage to sell drugs and guns online for more than two years? Here's a rundown of how Silk Road worked before the feds swooped in. Share This: Target Enters Pre-Paid Market With 'Brightspot' Target is joining the pre-paid mobile space with a new service, dubbed Brightspot, which kicks off Oct. 6. Share This: NSA Tested Cell Phone Tracking Program The National Security Agency (NSA) this week revealed that it tested a system that would allow for the bulk collection of location data about Americans' cell phones, but did not proceed with that program. Share This: Snapchat Adds 24-Hour 'Stories' Feature Snapchat rolled out an update for its iOS and Android apps, bringing a new feature called Stories that lets you share snaps with all of your friends at once. Share This: Facebook Home Adds Instagram, Other Social Content Some Facebook Home users can now view content from Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Instagram on their phone lock screen. Share This: Samsung HomeSync Android TV Box Arrives Oct. 6 Samsung said that its HomeSync Android-powered set-top box will be available starting Oct. 6 for $299. Share This: Facebook, Cisco Offering Free Wi-Fi for Check-ins Facebook has teamed up with Cisco Systems to offer free Wi-Fi to those users who check in at certain locations on the social network. Share This: PCMag Live for Oct. 3, 2013 Dan Costa and Sascha Segan chat about the day's tech news, including the end for Silk Road, what juicing Android benchmarks means for reviews, and Target launching Brightspot. Share This: Featured Research Expense Management Top 6 Considerations for Online Expense Management On-Demand CRM SMB On-Demand CRM Comparison Guide CRM Through the Ages CRM Through the Ages: An Infographic FEATURED OFFERS AWARD-WINNING TECH now on sale! SOS Online Backup 100GB/mo  |  Backup MSRP: $9.99 |  $9.99 Eye-Fi Mobi (8GB)  |  Storage MSRP: $49.99 |  $49.24 + Free Shipping  Webroot Antivirus  |  Security MSRP: $39.99 |  $19.99 Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2014  |  Security MSRP: $39.95 |  $39.95 Acer C7 Chromebook  |  Laptops MSRP: $279.99 |  $249.98 + Free Shipping  Plantronics BackBeat Go 2  |  Headphones MSRP: $79.99 |  $79.99 + Free Shipping  eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to PCMag.com's Daily News with the email address pctipworld@gmail.com. Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter. To subscribe to other e-mail newsletters from Ziff Davis, change your delivery format from HTML to text, or change your email address, click here. Copyright ©2013 Ziff Davis, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis, Inc., 28 East 28th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016