Evil Shadow Team hacks Microsoft Store India over the weekend, Mozilla confirms that a Windows 8 Metro Firefox release will see the light of day in 2012, and Google (temporarily) stops providing prepaid Google Wallet cards for use on smartphones. Photo remixed from Kheng Guan Toh (Shutterstock)
- Microsoft Store India Has Been Hacked: Microsoft Store India was hacked over the weekend by a group calling themselves "Evil Shadow Team." The group apparently gained access to Microsoft's user database, stole passwords from various users, and stored them in a plain text file. If you have an account with Microsoft Store India, you might want to think about changing your password. [WP Sauce]
- Coming in 2012: Firefox for Windows 8's Metro: Mozilla has announced that a Firefox release on Windows 8 Metro will happen in 2012. This announcement comes in addition to Mozilla's 2012 strategy documentation deluge. [CNET]
- Google Clamps Down on its Prepaid Google Wallet Card on Smartphones: Amidst two hacks detailed on various blogs, Google has chosen to temporarily cease providing pre-paid Google Wallet cards for some of its NFC-capable smartphones. [Computer World]
- Determine Your Phone's USB Host Capabilities with USB Host Diagnostics: XDA Senior Moderator Chainfire has discovered a process that allows Android users to learn if their 2.3.1 or newer device has USB host functionality. [XDA Developers]
