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Twitter just wants to be understood more clearly. They believe that if the investing world knew what they did and how they did it, their money would practically invest itself into the social network. Twitter’s IPO is just around the corner — and it’s already showing signs of change. The company quie
By now, everyone has heard about the NSA’s attempts to break through the anonymity maker, Tor. If you haven’t, it’s probably because it got lost in the midst of other NSA privacy-attacking stories. Now, let’s take a look at the ins and outs of how and why. The online anonymit
There have been several attempts, many running concurrently, to bring free or cheap internet access to the less fortunate in the United States and around the world. Now, there’s a player that might be able to make the dream a reality. The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is a new techno
The era is almost over and a new one will be starting soon. Some would say that Steve Ballmer’s career at the helm of the mighty Microsoft has been a failure, but this is an ultra-competitive set of industries where they reside. His legacy is still unclear and much will be focused on his succe
There are always tried and true methods of hacking that most people know about, but there are some that are pretty darn sneaky and even interesting to non-hackers as well. Here are seven of those. Millions of pieces of malware and thousands of malicious hacker gangs roam today’s online world p
When Apple was getting picked on over patents, the Obama administration stepped in to fix things. Samsung is asking for the same favor. Will the administration make it happen? Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) wants the same favor from President Barack Obama that he gave U.S.-based Apple Inc. (AAPL)
The internet has always been a tremendous research tool for car buyers, but now General Motors hopes that people will actually shop for cars online to the point of making a purchase. Could it really happen? General Motors Co. plans to expand a new online shopping tool that allows customers to bypass
We get it. You’re the number one news channel on television and the most technically advanced news organization in the world. That doesn’t mean that you have to show off. It what looks like something out of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory — or maybe Minority Report but with teeny t
They want to know as much about us as possible and sometimes that requires them to find vulnerabilities. At what point do the decide that leaving the vulnerabilities up for them to exploit is less important than helping companies plug the holes? In a frank discussion about the government’s app
It’s easy to sell the negative as a positive when political spin is applied. They’re just getting more traffic than they expected, right? Considering how long they’ve had to perfect the site and the extent that it has been buzzed over the years, it’s totally unacceptable that
Normally, a special edition of a game is pretty ho-hum. They may included additional levels or new features, but rarely do they include expansion to other platforms. Warner Bros will take Injustice: Gods Among Us to brand new venues. Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition is, according to Warner
Is the NSA really that bad? Is Edward Snowden really a hero? For the sake of “fair and balanced”, here’s another perspective. The National Security Agency is under fire lately, but have you considered that the NSA might not be the problem? Edward Snowden, a computer scientist and f
