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Chinese phone maker Coolpad caught building backdoors into its phones

By Duncan Riley Dec 18, 2014

Phones from Chinese maker Coolpad Group Ltd. have been found to have a backdoor manufactured into them. A report from Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s Unit 42 found that the phones, popular in China and Taiwan…

US-Cuba detente presents opportunity for Internet freedoms

By Mike Wheatley Dec 18, 2014

Cuba remains one of the last nations on Earth where Internet access remains, for the majority of its people, a forbidden fruit. According to the watchdog group Freedom House, barely five percent of Cuba’s…

Uber to implement biometric background screening as another driver accused of rape

By Duncan Riley Dec 17, 2014

Uber Inc. has announced that it will implement biometric scanning to screen the backgrounds of its drivers following a number of high profile incidents of its drivers attacking passengers, including a rape in India…

Sony cans release of The Interview as North Korea hack rumors to be confirmed by Government

By Duncan Riley Dec 17, 2014

Sony Corp. has cancelled the release of movie The Interview following threats from hackers that are set to be confirmed by the United States Government as being sponsored by North Korea. The Seth Rogen/ James…

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IBM cloud business on track to exceed expectations after $4B Q4

By Bert Latamore Dec 17, 2014

IBM said today that it has generated $4 billion in new multi-year enterprise cloud business since November 1, citing new agreements with Lufthansa, WWP, Thomson Reuters, Woox Innovations, Dow Walter, ABN Amro and Thomson Reuters.…

Microsoft to make Halo 4 gaming cloud engine Project Orleans open source

By Saroj Kar Dec 17, 2014

Microsoft has announced the open-source release of the back-end cloud software that powers its popular game Halo’s multiplayer capabilities. Called Project Orleans, the software is the creation of eXtreme Computing Group at Microsoft Research…

Bitcoin Weekly 2014 December 17: Time and Microsoft embrace Bitcoin, favorable mention by Ford Motor Company, Blockchain.info ‘hacker’ returns BTC

By Kyt Dotson Dec 17, 2014

It’s the end of the year and Christmas is coming early: Microsoft and Time Inc. have both started accepting bitcoins. This continues a strong trend over 2014 of businesses adopting the digital currency. Although…

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Chinese phone maker Coolpad caught building backdoors into its phones

US-Cuba detente presents opportunity for Internet freedoms

Uber to implement biometric background screening as another driver accused of rape

Sony cans release of The Interview as North Korea hack rumors to be confirmed by Government

Microsoft to make Halo 4 gaming cloud engine Project Orleans open source

Bitcoin Weekly 2014 December 17: Time and Microsoft embrace Bitcoin, favorable mention by Ford Motor Company, Blockchain.info ‘hacker’ returns BTC

2014 camping holiday gift guide: 5 high-tech gadgets for campers

Smart projects bring home the sun, train dogs

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