Source: Theguardian

Former Microsoft employee gets arrested over Windows 8 leak

Former Microsoft employee gets arrested over Windows 8 leak

March 20, 2014

A former Microsoft employee is facing criminal charges after he allegedly passed trade secrets to a blogger in France. Russian national...

Man who helped create U.K.’s porn filters investigated for child pornography

Man who helped create U.K.’s porn filters investigated for child pornography

March 5, 2014

To say that the U.K.’s Internet porn filter policy has been a predictably hilarious disaster would be understating things. The filters have blocked...

Spotify and Ministry of Sound come to an agreement over copyright lawsuit

Spotify and Ministry of Sound come to an agreement over copyright lawsuit

February 28, 2014

Spotify will block user-generated playlists that mimic compilations from Ministry of Sound, after the two reached an out-of-court settlement on...

Microsoft could be censoring Chinese search results on Bing in the U.S.

Microsoft could be censoring Chinese search results on Bing in the U.S.

February 11, 2014

Microsoft's search engine Bing may be censoring some search results in Chinese, even when the searcher is in the United States. When searching...

Two of Obama’s proposed NSA changes approved bySurveillance Court

Two of Obama’s proposed NSA changes approved bySurveillance Court

February 7, 2014

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved two proposals from President Obama to reform surveillance programs. The National Security Agency will now...

Samsung to open 60 stores across Europe with new partner

Samsung to open 60 stores across Europe with new partner

January 29, 2014

Samsung has reached an agreement with Carphone Warehouse to transform stores across Europe in to dedicated venues for the company's...

U.K. government to drop Microsoft Office in favor of open-source software

U.K. government to drop Microsoft Office in favor of open-source software

January 29, 2014

The Cabinet Office is set to advise government to standardize on file formats in order to end its dependence on proprietary software such...

India will overtake the U.S. as the 2nd largest smartphone market

India will overtake the U.S. as the 2nd largest smartphone market

January 14, 2014

The US is starting to see its position in different departments being challenged by newcomers, especially China, when it comes...

European computers turned into bitcoin slaves by Yahoo malware

European computers turned into bitcoin slaves by Yahoo malware

January 9, 2014

Up to 2 million European Yahoo users may have received malware from ads on the company’s homepage that turned computers...

Amazon workers demand company addresses ‘demeaning’ staff conditions

Amazon workers demand company addresses ‘demeaning’ staff conditions

December 20, 2013

A recent exposé from Bloomberg Businessweek painted a critical picture of Amazon’s work environment for executives, but a petition currently gaining momentum in the...

EA’s VP admits that Battlefield 4 and the company’s other games need better bug testing

EA’s VP admits that Battlefield 4 and the company’s other games need better bug testing

November 28, 2013

Since EA released Battlefield 4 there have been countless bugs and issues that have plagued the game. EA has been receiving ...

Decoding and organizing the Snowden files… in epic fashion

Decoding and organizing the Snowden files… in epic fashion

November 6, 2013

It's 2013 and the written word isn't quite dead yet, but video is making a play. Then, there's HTML5 and...