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Google served malware to millions: are ads really the future of internet?

Sites like Last.fm, The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post who use Google's ad netwok Doubleclick apparently served malware since late August. It's certainly not the first time that an ad network serves malicious code, but it's one of … Continue reading

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Head-up display lets you use your phone while focussing on the road

Interesting $300 pre-order smart device which shows you navigation, incoming messages, tweets, whatever projected in front of you. You can deal with incoming stuff by using voice commands or gestures. The projection appears to be 6 feet in front of … Continue reading

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Universal keyboard (iOS, Android, Win) offers detachable stand

All laptops suffer from a huge ergonomic problem: the screen is attached to the keyboard. The consequence is that you have to look down at an uncomfortable angle to see what you're doing. The screen is too close and too … Continue reading

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Apple opens website to remove U2 viral album from people's Itunes

The free album that got installed with two magic finger touches turned out to be quite sticky on iDevices Apple comes to the rescue https://buy.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/offerOptOut Hilarious fail of marketing move #Tech  

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Apple Pay now available for Android: first iPayD hack!

Apple promises that you will be able to pay by waving your iPhone in front of a pay terminal in some popular US shops. Amazing, so I spent the last 48 hours understanding this new technology, finding loopholes, hacking a … Continue reading

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How many of you are sure you don't violate cloud rules on content?

You can't store unlawful, harassing, threatening, harmful, tortious, defamatory, libelous, abusive, violent, obscene, vulgar, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or otherwise objectionable content says Apple's iCloud, but the list is as good as identical for Google, … Continue reading

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Windows strikes back with Chromebook competitor

Asus just revealed a new laptop for less than 199E ($260) weighing less than a kilogram, sporting a rapid processor, no fan, an 11.6"screen and a full sized keyboard. Expected battery time around 12 hours. If the keyboard really is … Continue reading

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Better technology makes more and better jobs for -horses- humans?

The future where humans need not apply thanks to robot automation isn’t as rosy as often predicted. When mechanical muscle was replaced by automobiles, horses didn’t get better jobs. A few of them did, some got demoted from real work … Continue reading

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Google’s Cynical Manipulation of the Right To Be Forgotten

By removing articles from the British press they manipulate the debate. In what looks like an one two with the Guardian, BBC and other influential UK papers they pave the way for an outcry over censorship. The court order said … Continue reading

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The most crippled influential CPU ever is 35 years old: happy birthday 8088

There is no processor which had such a lasting influence on computing history. When IBM decided to produce the personal computer, aptly named PC, they selected a cheap Intel CPU. The 8088 which was crippled as it couldn't address more … Continue reading

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