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Twitter IPO Means More Ads, Not That You’ll Notice
With Twitter finally announcing its public IPO last night, many users will be wondering how this development is going to affect them. While it’s unlikely to change anything about the way the site works, one thing would seem absolutely certain – and that’s that we’re going to be seeing a lot more ads popping up ...
Google’s Fight Against Piracy: How Serious Is It?
In the face of sustained pressure from music and movie copyright holders to co-operate with the anti-piracy fight, Google has just published a report in its defence. Called “How Google Fights Piracy“, the report is a direct response to criticism leveled against the search engine giant, which claims that its unwilling to work with organizations ...
Botnets and Porn: It’s What Tor’s All About
What with its high level of anonymity, the secure Tor network has a well earned reputation for being the web’s favorite hangout for drug dealers, porn kings, botnets and other ne’er-do-wells. “But, but, but… it’s still the best way to mask your browsing activity!” you scream, given what we know about the NSA. That may ...
Why The iPhone 5S’s Touch ID Could Spell The End Of Passwords
Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S looks snazzy as hell and comes with the latest iOS 7 operating system, but by far and away the most intriguing aspect of the phone was its new fingerprint scanner. The iPhone’s Touch ID biometric security feature was one of the biggest talking points yesterday, with many arguing that this could ...
Intel Gets Quarky About The Internet of Things
Slightly overshadowed by Apple yesterday, Intel’s Developer Forum kicked off in San Francisco with a tiny little event hosted by Intel Labs, known as Day O. The event is normally used to showcase some of Intel Lab’s newest devices, but this year it served up an altogether unexpected announcement with the unveiling of a new ...
China Threatens To Jail Anyone Guilty Of Spreading “Online Rumors”
China has just raised the stakes in its battle against microbloggers, with its Supreme Court upholding a new law that threatens jail time for anyone guilty of spreading “online rumors”. According to China’s Supreme Court, as of now any “inaccurate or misleading” post that’s “clicked and viewed more than 5,000 times, or reposted more than ...
Apple’s Biometric Fingerprint Reader Gives iPhone 5S Big Security Edge
Just hours before Apple takes the wrappers off of its latest flagship iPhone 5S, more rumors have surfaced about the device’s worst-kept secret – its new biometric fingerprint reader technology that’s designed to do away with the need for passwords. The Wall Street Journal has all but confirmed the presence of the new feature, adding ...
Carl Icahn’s Sour Grapes as Dell Takeover Fails
After buying up millions of dollars worth of shares in PC maker Dell, activist investor Carl Icahn has thrown in the towel, announcing he’ll no longer be pursuing his hostile takeover plans. Icahn states that he continues to oppose CEO Michal Dell’s plans to take the firm private, but with his announcement today it looks ...
Not Even Tor Is Safe From The NSA’s Prying Eyes
You might have thought that by browsing the web via the secure Tor network, you’d be safe from the prying eyes of the NSA, but you’d be wrong. Last week, Errata Security CEO Rob Graham published a blog post that dispelled the myth once and for all that Tor is anywhere near as anonymous as ...
Internet of Things’ Headaches: Will They Be Worth It?
Last week, one of the world’s most prestigious publications, the Oxford English Dictionary, finally added the phrase “Internet of Things”, alongside other terms SiliconANGLE readers will be familiar with, such as Big Data, Crowdsourcing, e-reader, mouseover, stream (the verb) and redirect (a noun). But where does the Internet of Things come from, and why is ...