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Firefox Developer Phones Go On Sale, Sell Out In Just Two Hours
The first smartphones running Mozilla’s Firefox OS have finally gone on sale, though anyone who’s excited about the upcoming challenger to Android and iOS had probably better hold onto their horses for the moment. The devices in question – available from almost unheard of Spanish outfit Geeksphone – are reported to be geared at developers ...
Hacking by the Numbers: China Still the Biggest Threat
If you happen to have been a victim of hacking over the past 12 months and want to know where the culprits are, look no further than China, which has just been fingered as the origin of around 30% of all data breaches during 2012. Verizon’s 2013 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR), published this morning, ...
Japan’s Cops Want Tor Network Banned After Cyber-Terror Cat Humiliation
Just like most countries with an internet-savvy population, Japan has to deal with more than its fair share of web-based crime. Only problem is, Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) appears to be altogether less savvy than those it’s trying to catch, prompting them to call for what would amount to a blanket ban on anyone ...
Crowdsourcing Screwed Up, But Can We Do It Better Next Time?
Last week’s dramatic Boston bombing attacks and the subsequent manhunt for the suspects provoked a deluge of activity on social media sites as the public hunted for information. As we saw, thousands of netizens took to sites like Reddit and 4Chan in a bid to ‘crowdsource’ evidence and find who might be responsible, sparking the ...
Anonymous Calls For Web Blackout, But Is Anyone Listening?
The hacktivist group Anonymous is hoping for a big response today after launching an appeal for websites to ‘black out’ their home pages in protest at the US government’s proposed Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which was passed by the US House of Representatives last week. As previously reported on SiliconANGLE, the bill ...
Facebook Building World’s “Most Advanced” Data Center in Iowa
One of the longest-running mysteries in the data center world appears to have been sold after it was revealed that Facebook is secretly funding a new, $1.5 billion facility in Altoona, Iowa. The facility, which has been referred to by officials as “Project Catapult” is touted as “the most technologically advanced in the world”, and ...
Microsoft Brings Out the Trolls to Fight Android Dominance
You might have missed the news earlier this week, but Microsoft has quietly become one of the largest patent trolls in the world. Following this week’s deal with Foxconn to license patents to original design manufacturers (ODMs), Microsoft will now reap a small fortune from all Android handsets sold in the future. According to the ...
Dell Buyout Moves Closer as Blackstone Withdraws Takeover Bid
There’s been more developments at Dell this morning, with reports suggesting that private-equity firm Blackstone Group has ended its $25 billion rival takeover bid, bring founder Michael Dell’s dreams of taking his company private a step closer to fruition. Blackstone launched its bid last month following widespread opposition among Dell shareholders to the founder’s own ...
Microsoft Has the Last Laugh as Q1 Profits Surge
Microsoft must be feeling especially smug this morning after its latest quarterly earnings report showed strong growth in both sales and profits during the first three months of 2013. Despite all the doom and gloom in recent weeks over the PC market’s continuing decline and the lukewarm reception of Windows 8, the software giant yesterday ...
Not Everyone Needs Big Data: “Lean” Data Tastes Just as Good
Heard the one about Big Data being the new oil? Over time, or so we’re told, those who invest in Big Data will be rewarded with a massive advantage over those who don’t. Indeed, one day we may even be able to do away with scientific method, relying instead on what the data tells us ...