Adobe Releases Original Photoshop Source Code

• Now in its 13th version, Adobe Photoshop has become an indispensable tool with 23 years of features and cruft baked into it — but the source code for the application's original 1990 version is now available as a free download. 

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A newly discovered asteroid about half the size of a football field will pass nearer to Earth than any other known object of its size on Friday, giving scientists a rare opportunity for close-up observations without launching a probe.

LG Releases Optimus G Pro

• LG has revealed a new smartphone that should be able to compete head-to-head against Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Note II. The Optimus G Pro will ship with a 5.5-inch display – the same size as the Note II – but this panel is distinct due to the fact that it’s constructed from curved glass.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet Spotted

Apple Does Not Hold Exclusive Rights In Brazil

The Brazilian Institute of Industrial Property has ruled that Apple does not hold exclusive rights to the "iPhone" trademark in the country. According to the BBC, the decision only applies to handset devices, and won’t prevent Apple from marketing its popular smartphone under the iPhone brand unless IGB Electronica exercises its option of suing for complete, exclusive control over the trademark.

Flaw In iOS 6.1 Makes You Bypass Password-Protected Lock Screen

A security flaw recently discovered in iOS 6.1 lets anyone bypass your iPhone password lock and access some of your data after following a series of steps. The method is detailed in the YouTube video below and involves making and immediately canceling an emergency call, holding down the power button a couple of times during the process, and pushing the home button after getting into the phone’s contact list.

Once the lock is bypassed you won’t actually have full access to every app on the phone but it’s still possible to snoop around local device data. Particularly, users will be limited to the Phone app, and from there it’s possible to browse contact information, make calls, check voicemails, and look through photos (by attempting to add a photo to a contact). You can even send emails and texts through the sharing-a-contact feature.

This isn't the first time a lock screen vulnerability in iOS has become public. A very similar bug affected iOS 4.1 back in 2010 and was fixed in iOS 4.2. The company hasn’t commented on the latest loophole yet.

Here are the detailed steps:

1. Lock device.
2. Slide to unlock.
3. Tap emergency call and type in your emergency number (911, 112, ...).
4. Tap the call button and immediately cancel the call.
5. Lock device again with the sleep button and then turn it on using the home button.
6. Slide to unlock.
7. While on the lock screen hold the sleep button for three seconds and quickly tap emergency call before the switch off slider shows up. This will cause your phone’s screen to flicker and then show the phone app.

New Morzilla Firefox With Windows-8 Style

Mozilla originally showed off its Metro style Firefox browser for Windows 8 back in October, but the company has started to distribute it in the latest nightly builds this week. Like Chrome, with Firefox for Windows 8 you'll need to set the browser as the default one to access the "Metro style" version. This allows Firefox to run in Microsoft's new Windows 8 environment.