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The concept of the open Web is under greater threat than ever before, Google cofounder Sergey Brin told The Guardian The threat is a combination of increased attempts by governments to control the Web, the entertainment industry's efforts to crack down on piracy, and the rise of walled gardens such as those controlled by Facebook and Apple, which r...
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which seeks to improve cybersecurity in the United States, is receiving a mixed reception Supporters include big names in the U.S. tech industry. Facebook, security vendor Symantec, Verizon, CTIA, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Oracle are among them....
Facebook has begun rolling out an updated version of its Download Your Information tool that gives users more access to their account history on its site The move adheres to recommendations made by the Office of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner in December following an investigation into Facebook's privacy practices....
Sony on Thursday announced its SmartWatch Android smartphone accessory. The device, worn on the user's wrist, links to the user's smartphone through Bluetooth It acts as an intermediary to let users perform simple functions on their smartphones....
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have set up a quantum network consisting of two coupled single atoms These atoms communicate quantum information through the coherent exchange of single photons....
Google on Wednesday announced new features for its Google+ social network The Internet giant on Wednesday introduced what Google+ head honcho Vic Gundotra called a "more functional and flexible" version of the service....
Intel on Tuesday announced the Studybook, a purpose-built tablet for kids The tablet runs the Intel Learning Series software suite as well as the chip giant's Teacher PC Criteria for Ultrabook and Notebook systems....
It's still too early for official sales figures, but it seems Nokia, Microsoft and AT&T just might have something of a hit on their hands with the Lumia 900 smartphone A check at press time of ...
Research In Motion is planning to restrict consumers and app developers from sideloading Android apps onto its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, according to Alec Saunders, company vice president of developer relations "We're removing sideloading for consumers. Pretty sure we've got a solution for devs," reads a message posted on Saunders' Twitter feed....
Microsoft has agreed to buy more than 800 patents from AOL for over US$1 billion The deal gives AOL a cross-license to the patents it's selling to Microsoft, a source close to Microsoft confirmed. Further, Microsoft will get a non-exclusive license for the remaining 300+ patents and patent applications that AOL continues to hold....
An international group of scientists led by researchers from the University of California in Santa Barbara have taken the first steps toward creating a quantum computer -- in a diamond ...
Of late, people working in specialized fields such as industrial design, architecture and the medical and dental industries have been going gaga over 3D printing, a process in which three-dimensional solid objects are produced on a special printer using materials such as molten polymers However, this technology may be trumped by research on so-call...
Hackers purporting to be members of the nebulous online hacker community Anonymous have reportedly hit almost 400 websites in China The attacks have apparently been going on since March 30. They are listed on the Anonymous China Twitter page....
Google has revealed its long-rumored plans to create augmented reality (AR) eyeglasses ...
The Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone-powered handset is slated to be released next week, and so far gadget critics are giving the smartphone a generally warm welcome ...
If you find out everything about someone by talking to lots of people, then put the information together and tell everyone else, are you being creepy? Or are you just a gossip? That's the gist of the argument raging around the controversial Girls Around Me iOS app....
Research In Motion has released BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, extending its mobile device management platform to the Android and iOS operating systems through the company's Universal Device Service Mobile Fusion lets IT manage BlackBerry smartphones up to the BlackBerry 7, as well as the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and mobile devices running iOS and And...
Yahoo has offered its Mojito application framework to the open source community under the BSD license Mojito is a model-view controller (MVC) JavaScript Web application framework built on release 3 of Yahoo's open source JavaScript Yahoo User Interface Library (YUI 3)....
IBM is teaming up with The Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, otherwise known as "Astron," on a five-year project to look into very fast, low-power exascale computer systems for the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope The project, to be called "DOME," will cost about US$44 million....
Facing a battle between smartphone vendors over a proposed standard for nano-SIM cards, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has held off deciding on the issue until it can achieve a broad industry consensus Opposing proposals have been tabled by a consortium consisting of Nokia, Motorola Mobility and Research In Motion on the...
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