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According to researchers at Spiderlabs, criminals have scooped up more than 2 million passwords for sites such as Facebook, Yahoo and search engine giant Google, but it appears that the data was stolen via malware-infected machines rather than a direct hack of their systems. Trustwave‘s SpiderLabs delved into source... Read more
Drone Launched From Submerged Submarine By US Navy
Internet December 8, 2013
The US Navy, already capable of firing missiles from a submarine, has announced that it has succesfully launched an unmanned drone from a submerged submarine. After six years of development, the drone called an XFC UAS-eXperimental, was launched via a standard torpedo tube from the USS Providence. “This six-year... Read more
We all want quicker speeds when it comes to our Internet connection, don’t we? Whether that be at home or out and about. And we don’t usually have to wait a long time to get it either. When it comes to mobile connections, EE has been at the game... Read more
Live Under The Sea With Fabien Cousteau
Internet December 7, 2013
In 1964, the Oscar winning documentary World Without Sun was released. The movie documented famed oceanaut Jacques Cousteau as he and 5 other men lived for an entire month under the Red Sea at a depth of 33 feet. They lived in a tiny underwater village appropriately called Starfish House.... Read more
Need A New Password? Don’t Use Your Dog’s Name!
Internet December 7, 2013
Some of the biggest company names have been affected by security breaches, meaning that vast numbers of users’ login names and passwords have been stolen. This has led to researchers studying how people pick passwords. The result? Well if you are a red-head then you are likely to pick... Read more
Apple has recently been spending some of its massive $137 billion cash pile in some corporate acquisitions. We reported recently that they have purchased Primesense at an estimated cost of $345 million. We ascertained this acquisition was probably bought for the rumoured Apple iTV product, as Primesense was the innovative... Read more
Is TV On Its Deathbed?
Internet December 5, 2013
How often do you watch TV? While it has been called lots of derogatory names, idiot box being one that comes to mind, I do think that there are a lot of TV shows that are well worth watching. Needless to say, my biases are involved when I highlight... Read more
Prolexic offers cloud-based security solutions for protecting data centres and enterprise IP applications from DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks, which force large numbers of compromised PCs to inundate a website with traffic and take it offline. On Monday this week, Akamai Technologies announced it has agreed a purchase price... Read more
Law Banning 3D Printed Guns Expires in Less Than A Week
Internet December 5, 2013
The U.S. law that currently prohibits amateur gunsmiths from producing undetectable guns, is due to expire on Monday, 9 December. There is much speculation as to what will happen because the lawmakers are struggling to renew the law for yet another time. The Undetectable Firearms Act was passed in... Read more
Yahoo Acquires Start-Up SkyPhrase
Internet December 4, 2013
Yahoo has announced that they have acquired natural language processing company SkyPhrase. The acquisition appears to include not just include the technology but also the talent, as Yahoo has revealed in a blog post that it is “exited to welcome” the team of four from SkyPhrase. The SkyPhrase team have built... Read more
“Hats Off To Facebook” For Its Wind-Powered Data Center
Internet December 3, 2013
In a recent blog post, Amazon Web Services VP and distinguished engineer James Hamilton praised Facebook’s decision to work with a utility in Iowa on a new data center that is powered solely by a nearby wind farm. Hamilton thinks that Facebook’s model is setting a good example because... Read more
Soccer or football as we like to call it here in the U.K. is, apparently, a gentleman’s game, played by hooligans. But when I used to play, it was a hard game, with even harder players! For the love of the game, I still follow the occasional match and... Read more
Jeff Bezos, the Chief Executive at Amazon.com Inc has revealed the company’s plans to use drones for delivering products, which will hopefully improve efficiency and speed for the consumers. On the U.S. show “60 Minutes”, Bezos explained how the so-called octocopters are capable of carrying up to five pounds... Read more
A 28-year-old man has died from another Apple iPhone charging related death. This time the incident happened in Thailand. The man was found the next morning by his father, in his hand he was clutching an iPhone 4S. Local reports say that the victim had three burn marks left by the his fingers... Read more
The NSA Knows What You’re Watching Online – Especially Porn!
Internet December 2, 2013
The NSA has not been too quiet about its elite hacking team, TAO, although it has not been as forthcoming with its other activities. Arguably, secrecy is inherent to the NSA, but recent turn of events have raised a lot of questions. Just last week, we wrote about Microsoft... Read more
Samsung arguably have the largest portion of the smartphone market to date, but now, as Blackberry is dying in the business field, Samsung is hoping to take those clients, floundering in Blackberry’s wake and build a more secure Business to Business (B2B) model. So, it should not come as... Read more
Google Glass Banned In A Seattle Restaurant
Internet December 1, 2013
The Lost Lake Cafe & Lounge in Seattle, has taken a firm stand against Google Glass wearers, banning the device from the establishment. Releasing an official policy on Google Glass through Facebook, the restaurant said that a recent customer was asked to leave the premises when they insisted in... Read more
3D Printed Lingerie From Victoria’s Secret
Internet December 1, 2013
3D printed lingerie has hit the catwalk in New York thanks to the collaberation between Victoria’s Secret and Swarovski. They enlisted the help of architect Bradley Rothenberg to help design something truly unique. The 3D printing specialist Shapeways, helped provide the technical know-how, making the designs a reality. The... Read more