Infographic: A History of the Modem
I still remember my very first modem, and the pound of flesh that it cost to buy it. But hey, I was on the cutting edge, and I upgraded as often as I could.…
Firefox 8 Arrives Early as IE Tries Freebies to Lure Users
Browser preference is based on a lot of things–it could be because it’s your default browser on your device, or a friend suggested one, or maybe you’ve discovered the best through trial and error. …
National Geographic Amazes Mall Shoppers with Augmented Reality
Recently NatGeo combined forces with Appshaker to put together a touring augmented reality show that visited shopping malls around Hungary where people could interact with everything from T-Rex to an astronaut walking around in…
PC Gamers Change Your Pants: Steam’s Forums Hacked
By Kyt Dotson
And by pants, I mean passwords. It looks like reports have been flying all morning that Steam’s forums have been hacked. Steam is an online community and gaming service that provides digital downloads of…
MIT Server Becomes Host to Seething DoS and Vulnerability Scanner Suite Infection
By Kyt Dotson
Recently, a server at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been found host to a heavy duty suite of attack tools and used for vulnerability scanning and compromises. Researchers at Bitdefender caught it attempting…
Feed the Elephant: Cloudera Raises Another $40 Million for Hadoop War
By Klint Finley
Cloudera announced today that it raised $40 million in series D funding from Greylock and Accel amongst other returning investors. This is a nice big round to help Cloudera keep up the Hadoop wars…
Disney Teams with YouTube Because They’re So Cool
YouTube recently launched their online original channels to keep their audience interested, while Disney-ABC Television Group seems intent on extending its digital footprint. Disney’s signed a few deals with online video distributors these past…
What is Contemplative Computing? Alex Soojung-Kim Pang Explains at LIFT2011
By Klint Finley
A video of Alex Soojung-Kim Pang‘s talk earlier this year at the LIFT 2011 has been posted. Pang talks about his concept of “contemplative computing,” a subject he’s writing a book on. You can…
The New B&N Nook Joins Tablet Holiday Party
With Thanksgiving and Black Friday fast approaching, rumors of tablets going on sale are buzzing at high pitch. There are lots of tablets currently available, and a lot more will soon be available in…
Top Executives Leave Apple, HP Amidst Controversy
Lately it seems like top executives are playing a game of musical chairs, and it’s not happening in just one company. Now Apple is the one shaking things up, as their head of security…