Secret Hong Kong facility uses boiling goo to mine Bitcoins
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Australia offered to share citizens’ metadata with allies, report claims
Prime Minister Tony Abbott still refuses to allow an inquiry into the Australian intelligence services, after it emerged that they were content with sharing surveillance data with the U.S. and...
Smartphone sales in Southeast Asia rise by over 60%
Smartphone sales Southeast Asia have increased by 61% in the first three-quarters of this year. Over 70% of the smartphones sold were Android-based. Emerging markets are increasingly accessing the Internet...
K5 autonomous data machine is a 300-pound crime fighting robot
Knightscope, the creator of the K5, claims that it “utilizes a combination of autonomous robots and predictive analytics to provide a commanding but friendly physical presence while gathering important real-time...
One college football sign netted over $20,000 in donations for a Bitcoin enthusiast
After significant publicity and a rapidly appreciating conversion rate, Bitcoin is a widely recognized phenomenon. But to some extent it's also still a geeky crypto-currency held by a relatively small...
FiLIP smartwatch helps parents monitor their kids when they go out
Parents can program up to five numbers into the gadget, which kids can call with the touch of a button. Using the FiLIP app, parents and other pre-authorized adults can...
Free upgrades pay off for Apple and Microsoft in November
Latest worldwide usage figures for PC/Mac operating systems and browsers show little change in November, a traditionally slow month. But a close look at the numbers shows that the free...
New AllCast app allows Android users to wirelessly beam local content to various devices
Well-known CyanogenMod developer Koushik Dutta is at it again, this time with a new app for Android that allows users to beam their local content to a variety of set-top...
Researchers are developing a way to create 3D printed skin
The potential uses and advantages of 3D printing technology are innumerable, particularly in the manufacturing sector. However, biomedicine is where 3D printing can truly make a difference. Researchers have already...
Microsoft is worried about Chromebooks, and for good reason
A growing number of mainstream users only use their computers for web-based purposes, making bulky operating systems with lots of features, like Windows, pretty much irrelevant. Users are instead choosing...
Cable ISPs could easily be selling gigabit Internet, but they won’t
Cable ISPs are among the most hated companies in the United States, and for good reason. Aside from infuriating policies that generate lots of money for the company at the...
Report says that the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are outselling the Galaxy S4 in India
Samsung may dominate India’s quickly growing smartphone market, but when it comes to high-end devices Apple’s new iPhone 5s and 5c appear to be outselling the Galaxy S4. The India Express reports Cupertino...