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Fashionable hoodie blocks drone surveillance

Fashionable hoodie blocks drone surveillance

As military and domestic surveillance technology continues to advance, many fear a "Big Brother" society that is emerging around us....

Self-driving cars rule the future

Self-driving cars rule the future

The cars of today are costly in more ways than one. In 2010, there were 35,000 deaths due to car...

The 10 most notorious hackers

The 10 most notorious hackers

While high-profile hacking made headlines in 2012, some of the most famous hack jobs took place years ago. The masterminds...

Unmanned drone from Team Black Sheep stalks French police before hasty exit

Unmanned drone from Team Black Sheep stalks French police before hasty exit

The folks at Team BlackSheep put together a "Christmas Special" video with their quadcopter and GoPro camera. While there are...

Dear Congress: End warrantless email monitoring immediately

Dear Congress: End warrantless email monitoring immediately

We were so close. A non-controversial bill,  the Video Privacy Protection Act, flew through the Senate and was sent to...

Global cyberwarfare is civilization’s greatest threat

Global cyberwarfare is civilization’s greatest threat

The depths to which cyberwarfare has grown is one of the most controlled and guarded secrets in most of the...

DARPA’s LS3 robot advances maneuverability, still extremely creepy

DARPA’s LS3 robot advances maneuverability, still extremely creepy

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) have been working on the Legged...

Find your Jew boo and app success this Hanukkah

Find your Jew boo and app success this Hanukkah

The app market is saturated; there are thousands of games, tools, and niche apps, and many of these just get...

Technologically advanced but politically ignorant America still way behind on GMO labeling

Technologically advanced but politically ignorant America still way behind on GMO labeling

One of the things that Americans take pride in is the way that the country and its people are technologically...

Strategies for sleeping on the job

Strategies for sleeping on the job

Need to nap at work? These six strategies for sleeping on the job are some hilarious suggestions on how to...

Google demonstrates maps expansion by hitting remote Canadian community Cambridge Bay

Google demonstrates maps expansion by hitting remote Canadian community Cambridge Bay

Just about everyone who is familiar with Google Maps has explored a distant land at one point or another. Big...

Advertising online is no longer a matter of size

Advertising online is no longer a matter of size

Online advertising has become one of the most important aspects of running a business. Even companies that do not operate...

Google transparency report shows that Big Brother is quickly becoming a reality

Google transparency report shows that Big Brother is quickly becoming a reality

There is no longer a need to argue that governments, the US government in particular, have been attempting to gain...

Hurricane Sandy controlling the East Coast of North America

Hurricane Sandy controlling the East Coast of North America

As of this morning reports from NOAA  - The National Hurricane Center - has stated that what many are calling...

A sign that doesn’t get used too often

A sign that doesn’t get used too often

There are very specific signs used rarely. This is one of them and qualifies as fanwork for those who will...

Pin it to win it: the rise of Pinterest in the USA and UK

Pin it to win it: the rise of Pinterest in the USA and UK

 Pinterest has achieved a great deal of notice and success in a relatively short amount of time. Since its launch...

NYPD social media: a touching tribute to fallen brothers

NYPD social media: a touching tribute to fallen brothers

On a recent post on Mashable, New York’s finest are commemorating their fallen brothers of September 11th with Twitter. The...

Graphic design is good for business

Graphic design is good for business

Every business needs graphic design. Why? Because almost everything requires it. You want to have a eye catching website for...

How is the recession treating the IT industry?

How is the recession treating the IT industry?

  When the economy starts showing an ominous downward spiral, companies begin to cut jobs, wages start to decrease, the...

Have you used the right technology in business communication?

Have you used the right technology in business communication?

Beatles used semaphore signals to promote Help!, their 5th British album. On original British cover, band members hand-gestured to spell...