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Fake antivirus programs continue to plague mobile app stores
Fake antivirus programs are increasingly appearing in mobile app stores. Kaspersky Lab recently found two such programs imitating the company’s products in two different official app stores for mobile devices. The first...
BlackBerry to begin allowing other companies to manage its smartphones
BlackBerry took another step in tearing down its walled garden on Tuesday after announcing that it would let other companies manage its BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Traditionally, company IT departments that...
FEC unanimously votes to allow political donations paid in Bitcoins
Bitcoin, the fast-growing digital currency, is coming to political campaigns. The Federal Election Commission unanimously approved its use as a political donation Thursday, after months of debate on the issue. Commissioners imposed...
Japanese man arrested for having a 3D-printed gun
A twenty-seven year old Japanese man was arrested on suspicion of printing and possessing guns. This is the first instance of such an arrest being made in Japan. According to ANN...
Bitcoin ATM manufacturer Robocoin upgrades its network of machines
Robocoin, a popular bitcoin ATM provider, is announcing that they’re upgrading all of their ATMs to turn them into full service “banks” complete with account control, payment systems, and a...
DOJ and eBay reache settlement with anti-competitive hiring behavior
E-commerce giant eBay has agreed to a settlement relating to accusations of anti-competitive hiring behaviour. In two separate lawsuits by US regulators, eBay was accused of agreeing with technology firm Intuit...
Russian Android malware can spread through text messages
Android malware that spreads via text message has been observed making its way around Russia — not the newest trick in the book, but it hasn't been seen before on...
Google designs server systems motherboard that uses IBM’s Power8 chip
It’s no secret that IBM wants to move its technology into the kind of data centers that Google and other Web giants operate. Now comes evidence that Google is putting some serious...
FCC is taking heavy fire for its net neutrality plans
The FCC has had a rough couple days. Controversy exploded when a Wall Street Journal report warned that the commission is considering new rules that would tear down the core principles of net...
Brazil unanimously approves “Internet Bill of Rights”
Brazil's Senate unanimously approved groundbreaking legislation on Tuesday that guarantees equal access to the Internet and protects the privacy of Brazilian users in the wake of U.S. spying revelations. President Dilma...
Samsung suffers major outage due to building fire
A fire at a Samsung datacentre has been causing all sorts of headaches for users over Easter. Samsung confirmed the fire at one of its data centres Gwacheon, South Korea and mentioned...
Android KitKat is coming to Google Glass
Still need a push to drop $1,500 on Google's Glass headset when they go on sale to all US residents tomorrow? After skipping a couple of months, the team behind it is pushing...
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