10 Tech Things You Need To Know This Morning

Ubimo, a startup founded by ex-Googlers, helps publishers and advertisers show ads to mobile users based on their location. It's raised a $2 million seed round.

HTC is making its own mobile operating system for Chinese consumers.

"Nokia believes its can use its role as the auto industry’s mapmaker as a launchpad into the connected car. In an interview with GigaOM, Nokia Here EVP Michael Halbherr shares his vision of the Nokia-powered vehicle."

The Syrian Electronic Army took down The New York Times website for several hours yesterday. Here's how.

A California school district hired a company to follow students on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and listen for "cyberbullying, crime, drug-use and suicidal thoughts."

"Twitter Inc. hired Nathan Hubbard, the former president of Ticketmaster, as its first head of commerce, part of a push to enable shopping via short postings on its social website."

This working, 1/3-scale replica of a Macintosh from the 1980s fits in the palm of your hand.

The Hyperloop is nice, but what about a tube that transports you from New York to Beijing in 2 hours?

After selling his startup to Yahoo, former Xobni CEO Jeff Bonforte is now the executive in charge of Yahoo Mail, Messenger, Groups, Contacts, and Calendar.

Marc Andreessen says the days of startups and even larger companies buying their own servers are over.