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Russian-speaking group offers “bulletproof” hosting for cybercriminals in Syria and Lebanon

Dec 10, 2013

Most internet service providers diligently monitor their networks for malicious activity and because of this many cybercriminals look for "bulletproof" hosting from...

China is pushing to favor local tech vendors due to potential NSA spying

Dec 4, 2013

While China has always supported it own tech industry the country is going a step further  by increasing legal pressure...

Yahoo acquires Ptch, a new mobile video app startup

Dec 4, 2013

Yahoo has hired Ptch, a new mobile video app startup, with the intention of improving the company's photo and video sharing platforms....

Acer needs to transition from PCs to tablet if it hopes to survive

Dec 2, 2013

Acer, the world's fourth largest PC vendor, has been struggling in recent years to lift its earning. About 80% of...

Google maps airports, train and subway stations with Street View update

Nov 26, 2013

While Google is promoting the addition of transit stations and airports to its mapping products worldwide, the company has also...

Twitter going deeper with protection against NSA

Nov 22, 2013

Snooping has been a hot topic since Edward Snowden revealed his vast wealth of data on the NSA. Now, social...

Browser extension creates ‘disposable’ data for privacy

Nov 22, 2013

New features are being added to DoNotTrackMe, an extension for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari that lets users shield their...

Xbox One: Exploring its synergies in the Microsoft ecosystem

Nov 21, 2013

With the launch of the Xbox One right around the corner, you may feel that you know everything there is...

Mobile carriers reject smartphone ‘kill switch’ because it could be misused by hackers

Nov 21, 2013

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón have been pushing for a 'kill...

Privacy groups turn spotlight on tech companies

Nov 16, 2013

The best news the US government received this week was that the privacy groups that have been going after them...

Department of Justice says Lavabit cannot prevent search warrants by ‘locking its front gate’

Nov 13, 2013

In August, Ladar Levison, the founder of Lavabit, said that he was shutting down the secure email service rather than become "complicit...

Researchers find new way to boost wireless range in smartphones

Nov 10, 2013

A cooperative team from Semiconductor Research Corp and Northeastern University in Boston have found a way to boost the wireless range...