TechFast: Happy Birthday OS X, Hacking The EU, Make-up By Panasonic

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Happy birthday OS X!

Mac OS X is 10 years old today. The first official release, OS X 10.0, came out on March 24, 2001. And my, hasn’t it grown…

Link: The Next Web

Happy birthday Harry Houdini!

It’s also escapologist Houdini’s 137th birthday today, and Google is celebrating with an excellent doodle on its home page. How long will it take Harry to escape from Google’s clutches, we wonder?

Link: Google

Here’s your Windows Phone update

Microsoft just announced a major update of its Windows Phone software, but getting it out to customers everywhere is proving complicated. If you want to know when your phone is likely to get its update, check out the new Where’s my phone update? page Microsoft has set up.

Link: Windows Phone blog

“Serious” cyber attack on EU

Cyber criminals launched a “serious cyber attack” against the European Commission, a source told the BBC. Little information was forthcoming about the nature of the attack, or what data might have been compromised, but France’s Budget Minister Francois Baroin said an investigation had begun.

Link: BBC

Make-up by Panasonic, because you’re worth it

The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 adds another gimmick to the long list of clever things cameras can do these days. This one puts make-up on your subject automagically! Sort of. The results are, um, well, yeah. Anyway.

Link: Stylelist