Apple’s much-anticipated update to the iPad was announced yesterday. It wasn’t called the iPad 3 or the iPad HD; it was just called the new iPad. Which isn’t to say that nothing’s changed, mind you. We rounded up opinion from some of our tech pundit pals on whether the iPad is a wow or a meh. Also, if you’re burned out on Facebook and not really feeling it for Google+ or Pinterest, there is another option: Juggalobook.

LulzSec, an offshoot of the group known as Anonymous, claimed responsibility for several high-level attacks on computer networks and always incorporated a mix of pranksterism with its hacks. The group has claimed credit for attacks on Sony, the U.S. Senate and CIA and PBS, among others. A series of busts that happened yesterday morning were allegedly a result of information provided by the head of LulzSec. But can a hacking group really have a leader?

You wouldn’t think it would be that hard for a cable provider to just put cable TV content online. Big companies like Netflix and Amazon and Hulu have made large scale video streaming work just fine.  And it’s true, the technology isn’t all that tricky — but what is tricky is the legal and financial wrangling. A few years ago, faced with the looming presence of Netflix and other video streamers, two cable giants, Comcast and Time Warner, hatched a plan to keep customers from cutting the cable.

Every time an election rolls around, you hear about some pitifully low percentage of people who actually bother to go to the polling place and cast a ballot. At the same time, one can’t help notice the decline in many bricks and mortar retail stores and the attendant growth of online shopping. So why not put two and two together here? Why not vote over the Internet? Skip all that hassle of looking up where you’re supposed to vote, getting there, parking, waiting in line. But there are also downsides to such a transition.

Sen. John McCain and a coalition of his fellow Republican senators have introduced the SECURE IT Act, aimed at improving our nation’s cybersecurity. It’s a response bill to one introduced earlier, The Cybersecurity Act of 2012, by Sen. Joe Lieberman and a coalition of Republicans and Democrats in the Senate.

Facebook has just rolled out a new approach to advertising and brand management. There will be no more advertisements on Facebook, only stories. And under the new system, a brand can have a Facebook Timeline, just like the ones you and I have even though we’re people and a brand is a brand. As for why Facebook is doing all this, it’s about the money.

Big banks like Barclay’s, JPMorgan Chase, and Capital One have announced that this summer, they will launch a trial program for mobile payment. The plan will join the ranks of other mobile banking platforms, including Google Wallet and Isis, a payment system developed by mobile giants Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Apple also has a new even scheduled for early March, but it isn’t clear yet what exactly will be announced – although our bets are on the iPad 3.

Companies like Ford Motors are making big investments in technologies to improve your life on the road. As cars get smarter — and more social — they will hopefully help you pick routes to avoid traffic, help reserve parking spots before you arrive at your destination, and even cars that can drive themselves. Nevada has already approved rules for companies experimenting with robot-driven cars and companies like Google are investing heavily in figuring out that technology.

New research shows that experiences on mobile networks can differ depending on whether you’re on an unlimited or tiered plan. In the study, customers on the unlimited plans were getting throttled; their data was moving slower than customers using the same amount of data on tiered plans. Why is the network slow for some customers and not others? Also, another edition of According to a Recent Study.