Making YouTube Faster
Watching some of the garbage on YouTube can be tortuous at the best of times, and even more so when you’re doing it with a piss-poor internet connection that causes it to freeze every…
Google Surpasses Apple as World’s Most Valuable Company
Google has apparently surpassed Apple as the most valuable company in the world. Rolfe Winkler writes in a MoneyBeat report for the Wall Street Journal that Google’s enterprise value finally overtook that of its…
How Shodan Searches for Holes in The Internet of Things
Few people realize, but most search engines index all kinds of things besides just web pages and services. In fact, search engines can be used to find just about anything – from printers that…
The Frantic Race To Replace Google Reader
Google’s surprise announcement that it’s going to kill off its popular Google Reader at the end of this month has spurred a race among developers all eager to get their own alternative nSews delivery…
Samsung Denies It’s Dumping Desktops, But Maybe It Should?
Samsung could be about to shift away from its desktop PC business in light of falling demand caused by legions of consumers swapping them for mobile devices instead. The news comes from the Korea…
Federal Circuit Upholds Patent on “Viewing Ads Online”
Concerns have been raised that a recent decision by the Federal Circuit court of appeal could lead to an escalation in so-called patent abuse in the technology industry. The decision, which was taken last…
Microsoft – Oracle Cloud Alliance Boosts Azure in Battle with AWS
Enterprise giants Microsoft and Oracle appear to have put aside some of their differences after announcing a major deal regarding their enterprise cloud services. In a surprise press call yesterday afternoon, the two companies…
Flickr Flaw Leaves Yahoo Mail Accounts Exposed to Hackers
Fresh security fears have been raised over Yahoo’s email service since last month’s update of Flickr.com, the photo-sharing website that’s integrated with the wider Yahoo network. The concerns have to do with the way…
Project Tempora: How the British GCHQ Helps the NSA Spy on US Citizens
Amidst all the media excitement over Ed Snowden’s dramatic flight from Hong Kong to Moscow, one story that slipped under the radar at the end of last week relates how the UK’s version of…
Bitcoin Foundation Under Attack in California
Bitcoin has just found itself a new enemy in the shape of the California Department of Financial Institutions, which has just sent a cease-and-desist letter to the nonprofit Bitcoin Foundation, an organization that’s devoted…