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World of Warcraft account hacked

I'm upset.  My World of Warcraft account was attacked in the early hours of this morning and I'm unable to figure out why.  The two computers that I use to play WoW have active malware scanners..  I change the password occasionally.  I definitely don't fall for scams that try to get you to send your login information to someone for something in return, and yet someone managed to get in.  I'm stumped how they managed to get in, or why they decided to target my user. They immediately changed the password and recovery information, of course, so I couldn't regain control of the account.  They also stripped bare every character I had on every realm.  I'm assuming this, of course, since I still don't have access to the account, but the evidence is there on WoW Armory: every character I check is missing all sellable gear.  I was notified by one of my guild masters during the day that they had also looted the guild vault, since I had at least one privil...

A Killer Smartphone App

One of the big problems I have using Consumer Reports is that the listings, even if available online, require some pretty significant planning and research before using them.  Specifically, vendors often don't have the exact models that are reviewed, so you have to interpolate other reviews on similar models from that manufacturer.  Also, vendors often have varying stock, so the research you've already done may become obsolete quickly.  Finally, most of the reviews on CR are best used in large-format displays. What I would love to have is a smartphone app where you could enter a make and model of an appliance (or better yet scan something using the camera) right in the store and get quick, easy-to-read summary of the ratings for that product or similar ones, along with recommended prices.  It would make shopping in a store a much more informed process. I would think something like this could make someone a lot of money.