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About 18% of American drug users got their drugs from Silk Road

Dec 27, 2013

Before it was shut down earlier this year, the popular black market for drugs, Silk Road, was responsible for an...

Valve releases the public beta version for SteamOS

Dec 15, 2013

Valve has just rolled out a public beta version of SteamOS to the masse. Just in case you were wondering...

Oculus Rift makers get $75 million from investors to finish consumer model

Dec 13, 2013

Short of attending an industry event or ordering your own dev kit, it's a bit tricky to get your hands on an Oculus...

New web app makes it easier to cook while looking up a recipe online

Dec 8, 2013

Using gesture-control technology, cooks can now operate cooking tutorial video by swiping their hand in front of the webcam attached to...

Microsoft disrupts botnet that generated $2.7M per month for operators

Dec 6, 2013

ZeroAccess began as a delivery network for other malware onto PCs it had successfully infected. Since then, it has evolved...

Google may lose major patent case with big ramifications for Android

Dec 5, 2013

In an Oracle vs. Google appeal case, the judges appear to be siding with Oracle although there isn’t a ruling in the case yet. In...

New FCC chairman believes that ISPs should be able to charge Netflix for Internet fast lane

Dec 4, 2013

New FCC chairman Tom Wheeler believes that ISPs should be able to charge Netflix for Internet fast lane. This contradicts the FCC's Open...

LG’s new curved G Flex smartphone will be coming to America soon

Dec 4, 2013

LG's long-anticipated curved smartphone has already hit the South Korea market and will be coming to the American market very...

Scientists create malware that communicates using sound, no network required

Dec 3, 2013

Straight from camp "what could go wrong" scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication have developed a proof-of-concept malware that can communicate...

Cable ISPs could easily be selling gigabit Internet, but they won’t

Dec 2, 2013

Cable ISPs are among the most hated companies in the United States, and for good reason. Aside from infuriating policies...

New water-repellant surface destroys drops that hit it

Dec 1, 2013

Water-repellant materials are everywhere. Inspired by structures found in nature, these materials excel at staying dry by making water "bounce"...

Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy

Nov 27, 2013

OCZ Technologies has officially started the process of filing for bankruptcy. The company is currently is in receipt of "an offer...