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DARPA Offers Up $2M Cash Prize To Anyone Who Can Build Hacker-Proof Software
There are few problems that money cannot solve. And with the US government waging a never-ending war against cyberattacks on its systems, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has just decided to get its check book out. The agency has just announced a new competition for budding developers to design a “fully automated ...
Microsoft’s Scathing Attack On Apple Makes It Look Desperate
Apple caused a bit of a stir yesterday when it announced that its iWork productivity software for Mac and iOS devices would be available to download for free. This was immediately taken as a shot at rival Microsoft and its own Office productivity suite – the undisputed leader to be sure, but also very expensive ...
3 Ways Driverless Cars Will Revolutionize Road Transport
There’s been a lot of talk about the potential benefits of so-called ‘driverless’ cars of the type that Google is working on, but much less has been said about the other ways in which smart cars might ‘drive’ a revolution in road transportation. Previous research has shown that we could make serious inroads into the ...
Facebook Moves To Ban Beheading Videos Once Again
Earlier this week the BBC reported that Facebook had reversed a ban – imposed last May – on users posting videos of violent acts such as people being decapitated, just days before clip of a woman being beheaded went viral. This immediately caused uproar, with the UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron calling Facebook “irresponsible” for ...
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2: Bigger, Better, But Its Battery Still Sucks
While Nokia’s release of six new devices stole all of the headlines this morning ahead of Apple’s expected iPad 5 unveil later today, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2 tablets are quitely hitting the stores this same day, promising a host of improvements over the original, somewhat disappointing models. Extra computing power, less weight and more functionality ...
Nokia Announces Six New Devices: Phablets, Tablets & More At Nokia World, Abu Dhabi
Nokia has finally unveiled its long-awaited entry into the phablet market with its new Lumia 1520, a 6-inch Full HD device running Windows Phone 8.1, with a monster 20-megepixel PureView camera that borrows the digital zoom feature of the company’s Lumia 1020. The biggest Windows Phone ever made, the Lumia 1520 runs on a Qualcomm ...
Shock, Horror! Americans Actually Like the iPhone 5c
When Apple launched its next-generation iPhone’s earlier this month, few were surprised to see the flashy flagship iPhone 5s outsell its cheaper, plastic-clad cousin the iPhone 5c. But in a shock new report from market analyst firm Localytics, it seems that American consumers at least are quickly coming round to the idea of the cheapish ...
Apple’s Hacked Off With iMessage Security Fail
Apple’s iMessage, the instant messaging service that was previously said to be unhackable by law enforcement agencies, is apparently not nearly as secure as we first thought, according to new research from the security firm Quarkslab. When the revelations over the NSA’s spying programs first surfaced this summer, Apple moved quickly to cover its tracks, ...
Lenovo Rekindles Interest In BlackBerry – Part Of It, Anyway
China’s Lenovo is believed to have rekindled its interest in buying the struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry, which despite the earlier Fairfax Financial deal, is still actively looking for buyers. However it’s not clear just what the Chinese firm might want out of BlackBerry, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that its bidding to take over ...
Windows 8.1 Lands In Windows Store Today
Twelve months after launching the heavily-criticized Windows 8, Microsoft has begun rolling out the operating system’s eagerly awaited update, officially known as Windows 8.1. As of 04:00 PST today, Windows 8.1 will be made available to download on the Windows Store, available for free for all existing Windows 8 users. The update brings a wealth ...