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Awesome Hover Bike Lets You Fly Like a Jedi Warrior!
If there’s one thing from the Star Wars movies that I could to bring to life, it would have to be Darth Vadar’s light sabre – to this day, it’s still by far and away the coolest sci-fi weapon around. Sadly, current laser technology is still some years off from that kind of development, so ...
Nikon Unveils its New Android-Powered Coolpix S800c
Having trouble finding a mobile phone with a decent enough camera for you? Well, how about you just ditch the phone altogether? Nikon has come up with the answer to those yearning for better quality pics that they can instantly share through Facebook and Instagram and the like – the Android-powered Nikon Coolpix S800c, boasting ...
Wi-Fi’s Potential As An Emergency Back-Up Communications Network
Being so well connected is a wonderful thing that few people can afford to do without, but when disaster strikes our technology has the potential to let us down big time. Mobile networks can easily become overloaded, with potentially fatal consequences for emergency workers who find themselves stranded in the midst of a natural disaster. ...
Ness Grabs $15m; Plans To Take Personalized Search To The Next Level
Ness Computing, the Silicon Valley-based startup responsible for the popular iPhone restaurant-finder app Ness, has just received backing to the tune of $15 million in Series B funding from a number of partners, including American Express Ventures, SingTel Innov8 n Singapore, and an affiliate of the LeFrak Organization. Ness made a big splash last year ...
Dell Struggles with Losses as Transition to Enterprise Continues
Dell is experiencing hell right now, as the PC maker’s second quarter revenues slipped by 8%, a performance that was much worse than anticipated. Revenues totaled $14.5 billion, down from the $15.7 billion it made in the second quarter of 2011, and with third quarter revenues also expected to drop, things aren’t looking good at ...
Saudi Cleric Decrees That Buying Twitter Followers Is “Dishonest and Malicious”
Issuing a religious fatwa against people who go out and buy Twitter followers to boost their ‘popularity’ is probably a bit extreme to say the least, but there’s every chance that it might just happen following the decision of a prominent Saudi Arabia cleric to denounce the practice as “dishonest and malicious”. In a recent ...
#OpFreeAssange: Anonymous DDoS Attacks Take Down 3 UK Sites
The hacktivist group Anonymous staged a number of DDoS attacks on UK government websites yesterday in an apparent show of support for the controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who remains stuck inside his Ecuadorean embassy bolt-hole as he attempts to avoid extradition to Sweden. Anonymous, who have been associated with numerous distributed denial of service ...
Google Analytics Facing Possible Ban in Norway
Google Analytics could be about to go offline in Norway, after that country’s Data Protection Bureau declared that the service fails to comply with a recent EU directive regarding the collection of IP addresses. The bureau announced its findings following an investigation into the way in which Norway’s State Educational Loan Fund and Tax Administration ...
Healthy Big Data: When Cutting Edge Graphics Meet Medical Science
You might think you know what big data is capable of, but until you’ve explored what the medical profession can do with it, chances are you probably know very little. Big data isn’t just about Facebook monitoring every aspect of our lives, or companies recording the minute details of each transaction they make. It can ...
“Severe” iPhone Security Flaw Exposed by Jailbreaker pod2g
A prominent jailbreaker known as pod2g has discovered a serious flaw in iOS that could allow people to spoof their identity and make text messages appear as though they’re originating from a different source. In a blog post last Friday, pod2g remarked that the flaw could have “severe” security consequences, despite it not involving code ...
