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Microsoft plans to kill off Windows RT + merge it with Windows Phone
You may not realize it but there’s actually three flavors of the Windows operating system, which can run on a variety of different devices, namely Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone. If you think Microsoft’s strategy here is a little confusing – well, so does it, which is why the company is slowly edging ...
BIPS Bitcoin exchange cleaned out in $990K virtual heist
Bank robbery can be such a hassle these days, what with all the security measures in place like time locks on vaults, dye and CCTV cameras everywhere, not too mention the need for weapons, get away cars and the like. Which is why the smart criminals have their sights set on a different kind of ...
Safeplug delivers Tor-in-a-box for anonymous web surfing
Tor, the privacy network that’s used by everyone from criminals and activitists to the US intelligence services and the supremely paranoid, has just been repackaged for the mass market. Available in the shape of a $49 box-like device, it’s said to make it easier to route your home’s internet connection through the Tor network. Pogoplug’s ...
Inside the DNA of Big Data: The future of medicine & storage
As Big Data gets even bigger, we’re going to need more elaborate ways of storing it than current technology allows. One idea that’s been floated about before is using DNA as a means of storing data, but it’s no longer just a theory – scientists at Harvard University say that doing so is a foregone ...
Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto ‘linked’ to the Silk Road
The mysterious entity that is Satoshi Nakamoto is best known as being the person (or persons) behind the creation of the Bitcoin digital currency, but now a new report suggests that he (or she) may have also helped to fund the online drugs marketplace known as the Silk Road. The accusation comes from a couple ...
Silk Road owner ‘Dread Pirate Roberts’ accused of two new murder attempts
Ross Ulbricht, AKA Dread Pirate Roberts, the man accused of being behind the infamous Silk Road online black market, has been charged with ordering an additional four murders on his enemies, according to a report in Forbes. This means that Ulbricht stands accused of a total of six murder-for-hire attempts, though prosecutors do not have ...
Stuxnet’s evil twin highlights the very real threat of cyber-warfare
Knowledge of the deadly Stuxnet worm that wreaked havoc with Iran’s nuclear infrastructure has been public for more than three years now, but cybersecurity experts continue to stumble upon new revelations – with the latest one being that Stuxnet had an older, and far more evil, ‘twin’. An in-depth report from Foreign Policy’s Ralph Langner ...
Future tech: Implantable brain chips could help unlock memories
Imagine a world wherein you can just download information right into your brain? Just stick a jack into the back of your head, hit the ‘download’ button and away you go! It would be AWESOME, right? You could absorb the entire works of Shakespeare in an instant, and never have to worry about forgetting even ...
Ballmer hits out against Xbox & Bing naysayers
Steve Ballmer is keenly aware that more than a few investors have the knives out for ‘under-performing’ divisions like the Xbox and Bing, but he’s determined to shut them up. In his last-ever shareholder meeting, the outgoing Microsoft CEO reiterated his belief in the company’s search engine and games console, saying that both divisions are ...
Salesforce’s Benioff explains grand vision behind Salesforce1
If your electric toothbrush comes with GPS and Wi-Fi enabled, Salesforce wants to be the company that manages the data it creates, keeping your dentist informed about your teeth brushing habits. That is the vision behind Salesforce.com’s new strategy announced by CEO Marc Benioff during his keynote at Dreamforce 2013 yesterday. Benioff gave the example ...