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A useful cyber-defensive utility can be turned into a powerful tool for cyber-attackers in the form of full access to millions of computers, according to research from Kaspersky Lab regarding an element of Absolute Software’s anti-theft software. The focus of the Kaspersky research was the Absolute
AT&T has trimmed the cost of Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch when bundled with another Galaxy device. Starting Friday, the sale shaves $100 off the price of the Gear to $200 from its regular $300. But to capture the deal, you’ll need to also purchase any one of the following eligibl
The Southern Evangelical Seminary unveiled its new humanoid robot Friday, making the Christian apologetics school the first seminary in the country to use a robot to study the ethics of emerging technology in artificial intelligence. The NAO, pronounced “now,” robot is a 23-inch, program
The fictional Nike Air Mag sneakers from Back to the Future Part II became a reality in 2011, when Nike auctioned off 1,500 pairs to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation. The shoes featured a glowing LED panel, an electroluminescent Nike logo, and a battery that kept them lighted for five hours bet
Once the PS4 launches in their region, Japanese users will have another streaming platform to broadcast their gaming talents – Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia has announced plans to bring video service Niconico to PS4s this spring, Gematsu reports. Niconico offers a schedule of user and
Crowdfunding website Kickstarter said in an email to its members on Saturday afternoon that hackers had broken into its platform and accessed the personal information of its users. The company said that credit card information was not accessed, and that there is “no evidence of unauthorized activity
You’ll soon be able to stream live video with your smartphone using a type of BitTorrent. Last year, BitTorrent Live was launched as a way to broadcast and stream live video for free. It’s only been on the desktop for now, but BitTorrent says that a mobile app is in the works for later t
British short-track skater Elise Christie, representing her country at the Sochi Winter Olympics, has revealed that she deleted her Twitter account after online abuse in the wake of her medal miss in the 500m Olympic final earlier this week. Christie finished second in the race but was denied a meda
Marketplace’s Queena Kim was in Netflix’s war room at the moment season 2 of House of Cards went live, getting a peek at how Netflix pulls off dropping an entire season of phenomenal television into our addled, impatient laps. Just thinking about that sudden rush of millions of fans clic
In its latest breach of a highly trafficked website, the Syrian Electronic Army has publisheda database that it says contains login credentials for 1 million users of business publication Forbes.com. Forbes confirmed the attack Friday, but stopped short of saying how many credentials had been compro
According to a new report from analysts Generator Research, music subscription services such as Spotify will never be able to make a profit in their current state — and that’s largely because of the hefty royalty fees they have to pay out to artists, the labels that represent them and rights managem
When testing for the possibility of certain types of cancer, doctors often do surgery to retrieve biopsies for genetic analysis. But when a patient has already had cancer, and is testing for a possibility of recurrence, Helmy Eltoukhy, the co-founder of medical tech startup Guardant Health, believes
