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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 ...
Google Input Tools Adds Arabic Script Translation
As part of its efforts to make the internet more accessible for those who use other languages besides English, Google has just unveiled a new tool which can automatically translate Roman-character based Arabic (known as Arabizi) into its original, Arabic script. The new service is part of Google’s Input Tools translation programs, and can be ...
New Shamoon Malware Attacks: Possible American Script Kiddies?
Cyber security experts are warning of a particularly destructive new malware that steals data then attempts to cover its tracks by crippling the host computer. The malware, which has been separately dubbed “Shamoon” and “Disstrack”, has reportedly been used in targeted attacks against a number of firms and specific individuals, and once again these targets ...