typWrittr lets you write sans distractions online

If you need a distraction-free space to type out a paper, the next great novel, or just your intimate thoughts, typWrittr is hoping to fill that need for you. The web app is designed to be an easy-to-use word processing tool that has different preset backgrounds for you to choose from. You can choose everything from a railroad, road side, snowy dystopian-looking city, etc. There are ways to edit the background and its color as well as the text type and color. To make the most out of this, full-screen your web browser and get some writing done. You’ll need to register via email or through Google+, Twitter, or Facebook to use the app. And yes, it automatically saves your documents so you can get back to them when you need to.

Source: typWrittr | Via: Lifehacker

Contest: Win one of two Brother Label Makers!

We're ending the year with a cool giveaway. The best way to start the year is to get organized and nothing helps organize more than a nifty label maker from Brother and we have two to give!

1) Brother PT-P700 PC/Mac  desktop Label Printer and create useful and great-looking labels with the help of your computer.

or

2) Brother PT-H100 handheld label maker. It's designed with easy, one-touch keys and a portable form factor so it's simple to use anywhere in your house or office.

TO ENTER: 

Follow us on Twitter @CReviewer

And use this tweet to tell why you want this......

"Hey @CReviewer I want to win one of the Brother label makers to get organized in the New Year!"

...and use hashtag #FSholidaytech

Contest closes: January 1, 2014 at 12:00 noon EST. WINNERS will be selected at random and will be contacted via Twitter so make sure you're following us! Happy New Year and thanks for joining.

Report claims U.S. officials believe North Korea hired foreign hackers to hack Sony

After Sony was hacked and its sensitive information have been dumped on the Internet, the FBI named North Korea as the culprit behind the hack. A new report from Reuters cites an official “close to the investigation” that says the U.S. officials believe North Korea hired foreign hackers from outside the country to hack Sony Pictures Entertainment. According to the source, North Korea doesn’t have the capability to “conduct some elements of the sophisticated campaign by itself.” While they maintain that North Korea is behind the “theft and destruction of data” of Sony Pictures Entertainment, the reports says the U.S. officials are investigating if North Korea really did contract hackers from outside its country.

Source: Reuters | Via: Ubergizmo

Kim Dotcom to launch secure chat service ‘soon’

Kim Dotcom of Megaupload (and now Mega) fame has been saying he’s been developing a secure chat service that is more NSA-resistant than other services. It seems the project has finally gained its legs and will be launching “soon.” He suggests the service will be called MegaChat. It’ll be a “fully encrypted” web-based chat and video calling service. You will also be able to send large files through it (of course, using Mega). We don’t know how revolutionary this service will be until we see it though.

Source: Kim Dotcom’s Twitter | Via: Engadget | Image credit: Thierry Ehrmann, Flickr