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Are you a user of Dropbox? That is a pretty handy place to store some files that are of a non-sensitive nature, especially when it comes to PowerPoint slides, as well as family photo that are non-compromising in their own way. Of course, if you want to remain as reserved as possible, then forget abo
Xiaomi launched an air purifier last week, and now the Chinese company is putting hard cash behind its smart home push after investing over $200 million in home appliance firm Midea. Xiaomi Inc., one of the Chinese firm’s group of technology companies, bought a 1.29 percent share of Midea Group, Mid
You might recall that several years ago, Sony’s PSN was hacked and while your first thought might be that it isn’t Sony’s fault but the hackers’, it turns out that Sony was to blame due to poor security which also landed them in a spot of trouble as they were slapped with a fine due […]
UK businesses that rely on a third party pricing system on Amazon were hit by an hour-long software glitch on Friday night, with items being sold for just 1p. Some retailers complained that RepricerExpress’s technical cockup, which happened between 7pm and 8pm on 12 December, could leave them
Soon you won’t need a smart wristband, sleeping app, special bedside light or one of many other devices built to help you track and improve your sleep each night. A team of researchers has developed a way to use a pair of earphones with an in-line microphone plugged into a smartphone to track breath
The Navy is testing its shark-like ‘Ghostswimmer’ unmanned underwater vehicle at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek this week. It is one of a handful of programs being brought to life by the Navy’s innovative Rapid Innovation Cell. The project is called ‘Silent Nemo’
Dark matter remains one of the most mysterious elements of the universe, because it’s completely invisible to us. It neither emits nor absorbs light, so we can’t observe it directly. A team of researchers believe that they’ve come across important data that could change that, thoug
Most of the time, when you hear about GCHQ, Britain’s answer to the NSA, it’s in the same sentence about mass surveillance or cellphone hacking. But this time around, the Brit spies have made an app that teaches little kiddies how totally fantastic encryption is. The “fun and educa
There’s still some debate over the scale of Iran’s reported Operation Cleaver hacking campaign, but the FBI is clearly taking it seriously. According to Reuters’ copy of a confidential report, the federal law enforcement agency is warning businesses of advanced Iranian hacks target
NASA has often gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to federal budgets, but a rather fascinating thing happened when the US House of Representatives recently passed its massive $1.1 trillion spending bill. NASA’s 2015 budget actually saw an increase of 2% over 2014 levels, which is even m
Schools depending on the FCC’s E-Rate program to update their internet infrastructures are about to get a little more help: the Federal Communications Commission just gave the program an additional $1.5 billion in funding. The decision was hotly contested, with Republican commissioners arguing
Imagine if you could locate the healthiest route for your afternoon jog, the fresh airiest one that would keep you from breathing the pollutants that cars barf out into the atmosphere. It might change every day as these pollutants move around. But you’d be ready, because you’d be wearing
