While images and video of the Google Nexus One have been popping up all over the Internet, hard facts about the specs have been few and far between. But the speculation can end now, thanks to a leak that gives the full rundown on the inner workings of the Nexus One. The leak comes from an anonymous tipster who sent Engadget images of the tech…

If you thought that DVD players and texting were dangerous distractions for drivers, wait until you see people streaming television shows on Hulu during their morning commute. Ford has announced a new feature for upcoming car models that will allow owners to turn their car into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot.

Hackers may target popular new devices with a rapidly growing user base like smartphones and Microsoft’s operating system Windows 7 next year, a study said. Security solutions firm Websense Inc in its list of security predictions for 2010 said that hackers will look to compromise new platforms such as smartphones and take advantage of the popularity of Windows 7.

News keeps trickling in about the Google Nexus One phone. While most of it comes from people who managed to get their hands on it, the most exciting news comes directly from Reuters: Google is supposed to start selling the Nexus One to the public on Jan.

Proving the vulnerability of the Internet, a group calling themselves the “Iranian Cyber Army” has hijacked one of the most popular microblogging sites in the world: Twitter. Late last night, the Twitter site was replaced with the image above and the following message

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PCWORLD : Looking beyond touchscreens, an alliance of companies including Synaptics and Texas Instruments is trying to exploit unused surfaces to make smartphones interactive and easier to use. The companies on Monday announced a concept smartphone that users can interact with by squeezing and tilting it, the companies said. Interacting with the phone usually occupies both hands, but the Fuse concept phone makes it possible to select and load applications using just the one hand holding the smartphone, the companies jointly said in a press release.

Verizon Wireless has finally jumped on the bandwagon, offering free Wi-Fi to subscribers, but only those customers that have signed up for Mobile Broadband and Global Access mobile data plans and using broadband via USB modems, PC cards and netbooks.