Lenovo looks at BlackBerry
Someone needs to buy BlackBerry, if only to make the news trend for the failing mobile company change. Lenovo Group Ltd. is actively considering a bid for all of BlackBerry...
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Ransomware takes over your computer, demands money
The horrifying feeling that you get when you see that you have a virus just got more personal with the latest wave of malware. Malware that takes computers hostage until...
The backdoor defense
There are backdoors to almost every "secure" type of online system if you were to listen to the conspiracy theorists. With that in mind, creating the ultimate backdoor system and...
The underwater internet will help detect the ocean’s furies
Tsunamis. Pollution. Sea monsters. The ocean is a dangerous place, but thanks to recent endeavors we may be able to see the dangers coming more quickly. Wireless networks span the...
NYC’s next wireless car charging stations: manhole covers
There may or may not be giant alligators lurking below the streets of New York City, depending on who you ask, but the covers that protect people from the beasts...
The toy that is a technological breakthrough
Google and many automakers should be watching very closely at what's happening over at Anki. Their cars are pretty darn advanced. Four months ago, Anki co-founder Boris Soffman took the...
Can Obama rebuild a kinder, gentler NSA
The government announced today that the chief of the NSA and his deputy will be departing in the coming months. Is this an opportunity for the president to change the...
The backwards nature of the Spotify attacks
The Chinese Finger Trap is beautiful because it is defies logic on the surface. By pulling harder, one constricts the bind that they're in. The same thing is happening with...
Can Qualcomm unify the internet?
It's a bold proposition and the type of project you'd expect out of Google. Qualcomm hopes to make one platform to rule them all. The emergence of smart devices means...
North Korea is the only place safe from the NSA
If you want privacy, you may have only one option - North Korea. Of course, you have to deal with human rights persecution and a suppressive government, but at least...
Adidas announces smartwatch to compete with Nike
Nike has had the market cornered on big-brand tech bracelets that help you in your workouts. Now, Adidas is finally getting into the game with their own smartwatch. Another big...
The Fifth Estate fails
Geeks and conspiracy theorists rejoiced when they heard that Benedict Cumberbatch was going to play Julian Assange in the Wikileaks movie, The Fifth Estate. Unfortunately, the end result left much...
The problem with social ads and endorsements
When you like a business page on Facebook or +1 it on Google+, there's a good chance that many of your friends and family will see this endorsement on search...
Ubisoft plummets after major game delayed until after Christmas
Delays in game releases happen. Ask Duke Nukem. When they miss the most lucrative time of the year, the repercussions are felt in the pocket book. Ubisoft SA fell the...
Dexter is dangerous for computers, too
He isn't just out there hacking people up on the popular television series Dexter. Now he's chopping up computers and costing millions. South African banks have sustained millions of dollars...
Snapchat may be the least secure private communication platform ever
One of the reasons that snapchat popped into the spotlight was because it was supposed to take away the permanence of the internet in a way that allowed temporary communications...
Sending money finally catches up with modern day technology
Anyone who has ever tried to send money to a friend, even if it's not very much, has probably found that it's hard. Even if you share the same bank,...
Do you have what it takes to live off the grid?
Even before all of the hoopla over the NSA and other government organizations tracking our every digital move, there were plenty of people who had already made the decision to...
The top women of tech that you probably don’t know
No, we're not talking about women like Marissa Mayer. These are the women that made much of what we use today possible through grit, intelligence, and perseverance in the "man's...
Battlefield 4 preview
If you want to know about the performance and gameplay of the upcoming megahit, Battlefield 4, here you go... EA took the wraps off Battlefield 4 this past week, offering...