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Dropbox this week announced, not long after it was given the go-ahead from the U.S. Justice Department, how many national security requests for data it has been handed. Sort of. Because there’s always a caveat or two. In late January, the Justice Dept. loosened the restrictions on Silicon Vall
Currently, every satellite put into orbit will become interstellar refuse, destined to be tracked by DARPA or eventually disposed of by gigantic lasers. Naturally, NASA’s not so keen on such waste, and it knows that many satellites’ shelf lives can be extended with the addition of more f
IronBox, a leader in Internet security, data protection and application security, today announced the launch of its email encryption technology for law firms and accounting firms. IronBox makes professional email encryption as simple as hitting the “send” button inside Microsoft Outlook.
In its continued quest to make its product more accessible to the masses, Twitter has begun testing a comprehensive visual redesign of its profile pages. The new profile pages feature a big profile picture on the left flanked by a huge, 1500-pixel-wide cover photo with follower counts and tweet coun
The 2014 3D Print Show is all set to kick off, and Printrbot intends to show off their very first metal-framed 3D printer there. Printrbot happens to have the reputation of being one of the leading 3D printer manufacturers, where it is famous for its low-cost, open-source, wood-framed machines. Well
In hard-to-reach warzones, it can be near impossible to get supplies to ground soldiers or conduct rescue missions without coming under enemy fire or landing in minefields. Given these logistical issues, the US Department of Defense in its DARPA division has begun developing unmanned helicopter-like
Ads, ads everywhere! We simply cannot avoid the presence of advertisements no matter where we turn to, although some of the ads we have seen in the past are really cool. Since one is unable to escape from the presence of ads, why not embrace them instead? Ads on the computer are nothing new, and we
For those unfamiliar, Deutsche Telekom is the parent company of US carrier T-Mobile. As you might have heard, there have also been talks that T-Mobile could be bought up by Sprint and in the past we have seen how other carriers, such as AT&T, have attempted to purchase T-Mobile as well. All of t
After last month’s landmark decision by a federal court to strike down key parts of the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet rules, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler now says the group is working to bring them back. In a speech yesterday at the University of Colorado Law School, Whee
If those ads showing swimmers rocking Sony’s new Walkman haven’t convinced you it’s really waterproof, then get this: you can buy one packaged inside a full bottle of water. “The Bottled Walkman” is currently being sold from vending machines across New Zealand in places
The number of Lyft, Sidecar and UberX vehicles may soon be vastly reduced in Seattle if the city’s proposed regulations are approved, and some members of the tech community aren’t too thrilled about it. The Seattle’s City Council Committee for Taxi, For-hire, and Limousine Regulations is set to vote
A company that is supposed to protect against DDoS attacks just suffered what appears to be the largest one ever. According to IT News, CloudFlare, a content delivery network and security provider, said that the attack reached over 400 Gbps at its peak, 100 Gbps more than the previous record. The at
