Source: Computerworld
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Four months in and net neutrality hasn’t stifled broadband investment
It's been four months since the FCC passed its net neutrality rules, and broadband investment still hasn't suffered. Many opponents of net neutrality claimed that the implementation of the FCC's...
Microsoft loses money for every smartphone it sells
Microsoft doesn't have a good track record with making money on its hardware, which isn't necessarily a bad thing considering how it's a software driven company. That being said, a...
Cisco tries to avoid the NSA by shipping equipment to weird places
Lets say the American government is interested in spying on you and, while you're pretty sure the company you're getting your IT equipment from is safe, Snowden's leaks revealed that...
The Tor Network is anticipating a possible attack from law enforcement
On Friday, a post on the Tor Project's blog sent out an alarming message: "The Tor Project has learned that there may be an attempt to incapacitate our network in...
Crossbar could revolutionize SSDs with its RRAM technology
Everyone knows that solid state drives are quick, but capacity remains a major concern. Intel and Samsung have tackled the problem with a technology called 3D NAND which builds upon...
NASA’s newest and most ambitious spacecraft is dumber than a phone
NASA's Orion spacecraft is being heralded as the saving grace of restless, star-gazing pioneers everywhere. And for good reason! It's the first real attempt in decades at pushing human space...
Hackers are using Microsoft PowerPoint to take over computers
Hackers are exploiting a security flaw in Microsoft Office by using PowerPoint to attack Windows users and gain control of computer systems Microsoft, in a security advisory on its website,...
Apple to kill off SSL 3.0 notifications due to Poodle vulnerability
Apple said Wednesday it will stop supporting the encryption standard Secure Sockets Layer 3.0 for its push notifications service in response to a vulnerability identified earlier this month in the...
Robots may be the key to fighting Ebola in West Africa
Robots often find themselves in dangerous situations, and their distinct lack of biology makes them perfectly suited for battling infectious disease. Next month, a simulcast workshop will determine if and...
SanDisk’s new SD card is the largest in the world at a whopping 512GB
It looks like a standard SD card, but SanDisk's new Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I memory card is noteworthy, by packing 512GB into its flat frame, it's the highest capacity SD...
Even BlackBerry is designing its own smartwatch
The wearable device market is quickly becoming saturated. Many companies trying their luck in this market are sticking with smartwatches while a few like Google have also tried to make...
Greenpeace thinks everyone should try to be as eco-friendly as Apple
Considering that just a few short years ago Apple was scoring dead last on Greenpeace’s report on green-friendly data centres, the company has made amazing strides in order to turn...
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