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Smart-handgun only fires when in proximity to special wristwatch

Feb 23, 2014

TheĀ Armatix iP1 is a handgun that is only capable of firing when in range of the included waterproof wristwatch. Utilizing...

Fitbit issues voluntary recall for wristband due to skin irritations

Feb 21, 2014

Wearable tech maker Fitbit says it's issuing a voluntary recall of its Force wristband after some users reported issues with...

USPS announces Steve Jobs stamps in 2015

Feb 21, 2014

The United States Postal Service will be rolling out a new stamp during 2015 that pays tribute toĀ AppleĀ co-founder Steve Jobs....

Internet trolls are more likely to be sadists and/or psychopaths, study shows

Feb 14, 2014

Does Dexter Morgan spend his time submitting flamebait posts on 4Chan when he’s not murdering people? That’s the implication ofĀ a...

Camera system can track everyone within a 25 square mile area for hours

Feb 11, 2014

Most of the recent talk about Big Brother-style aerial surveillance of civilians tends to focus onĀ drones, but while we weren't...

AOL CEO reverses controversial changes to 401(k) policy

Feb 10, 2014

A company’s inner-office policies can be a sensitive topic, particularly when that office isĀ AOL, one of the most high-profile media...

Verizon denies throttling speeds for Netflix and Amazon

Feb 5, 2014

VerizonĀ is staunchly denying allegations that it has begun slowing down users' speeds to cloud storage sites, in an apparent bid...

TrackMaven raises $6.5 million in funding to improve competitive intelligence

Feb 5, 2014

As content marketing becomes an increasingly significant part of the digital marketing arsenal, it it brings with it new opportunities,...

FCC takes first steps towards modernizing America’s landline system

Jan 30, 2014

Carriers in the United States are mandated by law to maintain and offer copper-based landline phone service even though the...

Ukrainian government is using cellphones to track protesters

Jan 21, 2014

Kiev, Ukraine is the site of violent protest this week, asĀ up to 100,000 peopleĀ defied new laws which make it illegal...

Author of malware used in Target breach was a Russian teenager

Jan 18, 2014

The security breach thatĀ impacted 70 million Target customersĀ last month may have been caused by malware created by a 17-year-old Russian...

Amazon hosts almost half of the world’s top malware distributors

Jan 17, 2014

Thousands upon thousands of people use Amazon Web Services to host their websites, including some of the most tenacious malware...