Most Windows 8 Users Agree: Metro Apps Suck
When Microsoft first launched Windows 8, it had high hopes for its new “modern” metro interface and the applications it would support. The idea was that Metro would allow PC users to interact with…
Opera Browser Revamped With Sleeker, Faster, Minimalist Design
Bored with Google Chrome? Fed up with Firefox? Sick of Safari? Absolutely hate Internet Explorer with a passion? Then you might just want to take a look at the newly revamped Opera web browser,…
Twin Light Beams Transfer Data 400x Faster
Lightening fast data speeds that don’t cost a zillion bucks to integrate have been the Holy Grail of countless tech researchers for years. Now, a brand new method that involves an incredibly simplistic concept…
Chinese Hackers Steal Blueprints for Advanced US Weapons Systems
Reports of cybersecurity threats to the US seem to be alarmingly common these days, with barely a day passing by before a new story rears its head. One day its reports of media organizations’…
Liberty Reserve Shut Down: Cybercrime Community In Disarray
The popular Costa Rica-based virtual currency exchange Liberty Reserve appears to have been shut down permanently, while its founder has arrested on suspicion of using the site for money laundering purposes. The news has…
Lenovo Sets Sights On US Smartphone Market
As if the mobile market wasn’t crowded and vicious enough already, it looks like we could soon have another major player step into what is tech’s toughest arena. Lenovo, the second-biggest PC maker in…
Gmail Facelift Rumor: Google Set To Introduce New “Tabs” Feature
Well surprise, surprise, it looks like Google might be planning yet another redesign of one of its major services. Less than a week after changes to Google+’s design interface were rolled out, reports have…
Iran Hackers Target US Energy Firms: Should We Be Scared?
For all the noise that the Syrian Electronic Army and China’s PLA Unit 61398 have been making recently, the US is facing a much deadlier threat to its cyber interests right now. State-sponsored hackers…
Bridging The Gap Towards Smarter Infrastructure
You may not have seen last night’s news about the collapsed freeway bridge in Washington State that sent cars tumbling into the icy waters of the River Skagit, 55 miles north of Seattle. Thankfully…
Intel’s High Hopes for Haswell Chips – 50% More Battery Life On PCs
Intel has a lot riding on the success of its upcoming Haswell processor, which represents the next big generational shift in its line of flagship PC chips. In an effort to build up some…