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Four months in and net neutrality hasn’t stifled broadband investment

Jan 30, 2024

It's been four months since the FCC passed its net neutrality rules, and broadband investment still hasn't suffered. Many opponents...

Microsoft loses money for every smartphone it sells

Jan 30, 2024

Microsoft doesn't have a good track record with making money on its hardware, which isn't necessarily a bad thing considering...

Cisco tries to avoid the NSA by shipping equipment to weird places

Jan 30, 2024

Lets say the American government is interested in spying on you and, while you're pretty sure the company you're getting...

The Tor Network is anticipating a possible attack from law enforcement

Dec 22, 2014

On Friday, a post on the Tor Project's blog sent out an alarming message: "The Tor Project has learned that...

Crossbar could revolutionize SSDs with its RRAM technology

Dec 22, 2014

Everyone knows that solid state drives are quick, but capacity remains a major concern. Intel and Samsung have tackled the...

NASA’s newest and most ambitious spacecraft is dumber than a phone

Dec 6, 2014

NASA's Orion spacecraft is being heralded as the saving grace of restless, star-gazing pioneers everywhere. And for good reason! It's...

Hackers are using Microsoft PowerPoint to take over computers

Oct 24, 2014

Hackers are exploiting a security flaw in Microsoft Office by using PowerPoint to attack Windows users and gain control of...

Apple to kill off SSL 3.0 notifications due to Poodle vulnerability

Oct 23, 2014

Apple said Wednesday it will stop supporting the encryption standard Secure Sockets Layer 3.0 for its push notifications service in...

Robots may be the key to fighting Ebola in West Africa

Oct 19, 2014

Robots often find themselves in dangerous situations, and their distinct lack of biology makes them perfectly suited for battling infectious...

SanDisk’s new SD card is the largest in the world at a whopping 512GB

Sep 12, 2014

It looks like a standard SD card, but SanDisk's new Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I memory card is noteworthy, by packing...

Even BlackBerry is designing its own smartwatch

Sep 11, 2014

The wearable device market is quickly becoming saturated. Many companies trying their luck in this market are sticking with smartwatches...

Greenpeace thinks everyone should try to be as eco-friendly as Apple

Sep 4, 2014

Considering that just a few short years ago Apple was scoring dead last on Greenpeace’s report on green-friendly data centres,...