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

Most internet service providers diligently monitor their networks for malicious activity and because of this many cybercriminals look for "bulletproof" hosting from entities that ignore law enforcement and security companies. One such...

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

While China has always supported it own tech industry the country is going a step further  by increasing legal pressure in an attempt to encourage companies to purchase their tech...

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Yahoo acquires Ptch, a new mobile video app startup

Yahoo has hired Ptch, a new mobile video app startup, with the intention of improving the company's photo and video sharing platforms. The newly acquired startup will be closing down its service...

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

Acer, the world's fourth largest PC vendor, has been struggling in recent years to lift its earning. About 80% of the company's revenue comes from desktops and notebooks but demand for PCs...

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

While Google is promoting the addition of transit stations and airports to its mapping products worldwide, the company has also quietly added a number of views of two Seattle-area museums,...

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Twitter going deeper with protection against NSA

Snooping has been a hot topic since Edward Snowden revealed his vast wealth of data on the NSA. Now, social networking site Twitter is taking the potential for a leak...

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Browser extension creates ‘disposable’ data for privacy

New features are being added to DoNotTrackMe, an extension for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari that lets users shield their real credit card details, email addresses and phone numbers during...

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Xbox One: Exploring its synergies in the Microsoft ecosystem

With the launch of the Xbox One right around the corner, you may feel that you know everything there is to know about Microsoft's new console. Well I can assure...

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

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón have been pushing for a 'kill switch' that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen to be...

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Privacy groups turn spotlight on tech companies

The best news the US government received this week was that the privacy groups that have been going after them ever since Edward Snowden's revelations and even before then are...

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

In August, Ladar Levison, the founder of Lavabit, said that he was shutting down the secure email service rather than become "complicit in crimes against the American people". The government is said to...

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Researchers find new way to boost wireless range in smartphones

A cooperative team from Semiconductor Research Corp and Northeastern University in Boston have found a way to boost the wireless range in smartphones after seven years of research. Researchers have found...

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