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Wi-Fi router vulnerabilities can leave you wide open to hackers

Aug 31, 2014

Typically, attacks against your WiFi router require a lengthy attempt to guess any codes and passwords. Not if you use...

Nokia’s HERE maps is coming to Android but will be a Samsung exclusive

Aug 30, 2014

Relations between Google and Samsung are already a little tense, but the Korean smartphone maker may just have elevated those...

HBO could make bank by taking the Netflix route

Aug 27, 2014

HBO has a brand-new reason to offer a standalone online streaming service other than making cord cutters very happy, it...

Now you can hack into a computer by simply touching it

Aug 23, 2014

Normally, breaking a PC's security involves either finding security exploits or launching brute force attacks, neither of which is necessarily...

AMD has teamed up with Toshiba to create its own line of SSDs

Aug 19, 2014

AMD said Tuesday that it will sell three 2.5-inch SSDs manufactured by enthusiast house OCZ, allowing AMD to offer high-speed...

Delaware is now granting heirs access to digital assets

Aug 18, 2014

Delaware families now have the right to access the digital assets of their deceased relatives. Last Tuesday, Governor Jack Markell...

Facebook is testing a “Satire” tag for fake news stories in the Newsfeed

Aug 17, 2014

Facebook is piloting a Satire tag for fake news stories in the newsfeed, Ars Technica reports. “We received feedback that...

Microsoft is considering rebranding Internet Explorer

Aug 15, 2014

There was a time not too long ago when Internet Explorer was one of the most reviled pieces of software...

Microsoft adds numerous additions to Office for iPad in latest update

Aug 2, 2014

Microsoft’s Office for iPad has been a hit from the moment it was finally launched in the App Store, with...

Microsoft and Intel have created their own Raspberry Pi-style board

Jul 29, 2014

Intel may reign supreme in the desktop and laptop space, but ARM is eating its lunch almost everywhere else. That's...

Bungie has opened up the Destiny beta to everyone

Jul 25, 2014

So we know that the Destiny beta is live on both the Xbox and PlayStation platforms, so for gamers who...

DARPA is working on self-guiding bullets for military use

Jul 12, 2014

How do you hit a target if you have bad aim? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which is known...