Akamai’s Heartbleed patch doesn’t actually do anything
Akamai Technologies, whose network handles up to 30 percent of all Internet traffic, said Sunday a researcher found a fault in custom code that the company thought shielded most of...
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Russia’s largest social network VKontakte is having a legal civil war
What started a year ago as a shareholder dispute within VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network, appears to be emerging as a full-blown war of litigation. The faction most actively fanning the...
Intel unveils new education-focused two-in-one laptop/tablet
No company worth its salt would want to remain where it is and let the rest of the world move on. No sir, they would want to remain at the...
3D printing comes to the streets of Taiwan on a bike
Going green is a theme that I am quite sure many of us are more than familiar with these days, and hence, we have these cute trash bins that let...
Valve’s Steam controller rumored to go on sale this Fall
It seems that Valve’s new Steam Controller has managed to touch on a new possible release date, targeting the October or November window. That would make it arrive well ahead of the...
Australia will never have a unified catch-up TV service according to Mi9 CEO
It looks like Australians will not be getting a unified catch-up TV app for their free-to-air TV needs, with Nine Entertainment's Mi9 CEO saying that the space is too important for an...
Thermoelectric generator turns body heat into energy for your devices
What if you never had to charge your wearable tech because it was able to harvest your body heat to run? That could soon be possible, thanks to a device...
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active rumored to come with 277 apps
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active seems all but confirmed as another leak hints at the as of yet unannounced device. This time, the leak pertains to the inclusion of 277 apps with the Samsung Galaxy...
Tidy Photo app helps you organize the photos on your smartphone
A new app can help you better organize photos on your smartphone by sorting them into albums based on distance, time or shape. The Tidy Photo app would group all the...
Virtuix Omni virtual-reality treadmill starts shipping in September
If you pre-ordered the Virtuix Omni virtual-reality treadmill, it's time to start rearranging the living room furniture. Early backers will be able to strap on their Oculus Rift and start shooting in the...
NSA isn’t required to report all security flaws
With the Heartbleed bug causing havoc and Dropbox users jumping ship it’s been another week in which data security and privacy have been making headlines. Now the New York Times has shed light on the NSA’s...
Egnyte open London HQ to help European expasnion
Egnyte, provider of the most comprehensive enterprise file-sharing platform, has detailed its European expansion plans to meet the growing customer demand for an enterprise-grade file sharing solution that fully addresses...
How Neil Young plans to restore the quality of music
With five days left in their Kickstarter funding initiative, Neil Young and the PonoMusic team are now the third most funded campaign in Kickstarter history at $5.75 million as of...
Volvo designs new inflatable car seat for children
Child car seats are essential for infant and toddler safety, but that doesn't mean that parents are happy to use them. The seats are bulky and heavy, and they're a...
Firaxis announces Civilization: Beyond Earth
If you were worried that legendary game developer Sid Meier wouldn't get his chance to make a new Alpha Centauri, it's time to put those fears to bed. Civilization: Beyond Earth is coming this fall,...
Can the Bieber-backed selfie app Shots succeed?
Don’t look now, but your teenage daughter may be taking Shots. I’m not talking about Jack Daniel’s; I mean Shots, a mobile social network built entirely around selfies. The site is...
Colorado gets its first marijuana vending machine
Vending machines that serve up pot have existed for some time, but up until now have only lived behind counters at medical marijuana dispensaries. Now, the very first weed vending machine...
Turkey goes after Twitter for tax evasion
Twitter is no longer banned in Turkey, but the country’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan today pledged to “go after” the social network for evading taxes, Yahoo reports. We were unable to find...
How one Dutchman plans to keep America’s cities safe from flooding
Many see Hurricane Sandy as merely a taste of what's to come for coastal regions like the New York tri-state area as sea levels rise, and it's led to a...
David Attenborough’s new nature documentary is coming to Oulus Rift
Ever want to get immersed in a wildlife documentary? Like, really immersed? You're going to get your chance soon. Atlantic Productions has revealed to Realscreen that its upcoming Sir David Attenborough project, Conquest of the Skies, is...