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Motorola Google strikes back: demands import ban for Apple

The interesting thing is not that Motorola asserts more patents against Apple, but the timing and the nature of the demand. The request for a ban on all iPhones, iPads and Macs is made at the ITC for violations on … Continue reading

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Years Of Secret Cryptographic Research Uncovered In 0.02 Seconds

The Flame virus contains some highly advanced code to fake a Microsoft certificate. In the first part of this mini series we explained the discovery of a completely unknown cryptographic attack. Now we want to focus on the mysteries surrounding … Continue reading

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Flame Virus Uses Cryptographic Approach Unknown to Academic World

EuroTech spoke with leading experts who claim this specific method has never been published and must have been developed independently and in total secrecy. by Max Huijgen, EuroTech By using a newly developed tool which analyzes rogue certificates (which allows … Continue reading

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European Commission Accepts Defeat In ACTA, Embraces Copyright Reform!

In a speech today at Berlin conference re:publica Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission made some bold statements which merit this news flash. “The Internet is the new frontier of freedom” said Ms Kroes to an audience of startups … Continue reading

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World Press Freedom Day: Spain To Penalize Use Of Internet For Activism

It’s an important day as the UN declared May 3 World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness on the importance of freedom of the press and to remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom … Continue reading

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Europe seeks to lower costs for broadband infrastructure Digital Market

The European Commission just announced that the costs of laying down fiber all over Europe as part of the Digital Agenda can be brought down. The Digital Agenda of Europe sets broadband targets of 100% broadband coverage by 2013 for … Continue reading

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Europe’s Vision On Internet Policy

Protecting the fundamental rights required to enable growth in digital art, culture, and commerce Internet policy is a topic standing increasingly in the political spotlight: in North America, attempts to provide clauses allowing for Internet censorship and policing – most … Continue reading

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Swiss scientists demonstrate mind-controlled robot

Yesterday a partially paralyzed man directed a robot by thought alone. From a distance of 100 kilometers (60 miles), his brain signals were transmitted to a Lausanne lab In a stunning demonstration, Mark-Andre Duc steered a foot-tall robot by just … Continue reading

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Germany first to accept orders for Galaxy SIII: benchmarks impressive!

In a surprising move the eagerly awaited Samsung Galaxy SIII which will be revealed in London on May 3 is already showing up for pre-orders in Germany. Amazon.de, but other large German post order companies as well, list the new … Continue reading

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Breaking: huge blow to YouTube in Germany: Gema wins court case!

GEMA, a German music royalties collecting agency, has just won a court case against YouTube making Google responsible for all uploads by its users. This article is a ´breaking news story´ so check back on this original post for corrections … Continue reading

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