It’s clear that anonymity, in one way or another, is going to be a part of our digital future. But the folks over at JustLeak.it have looked to the past for inspiration in this brave weird new world.Leak is a web service that lets you send anonymous emails to people: just put in a recipients’…
Thomas Fox
China is ramping up its campaign against Microsoft, following its ban in May on the installation of Windows 8 on government computers. Officials of China's State Administration for Industry & Commerce reportedly have made unannounced visits to Microsoft offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu. They apparently questioned staff in at least one office.There's speculation…
Stanford University Researchers develop longer lasting battery
Stanford University's researchers might be on the breakthrough in battery engineering, a battery whose anode component is also made up of lithium, which can last two to three times longer than standard batteries of today.
While rechargeable batteries in our smartphones, tablets, and even electric cars are called…
Intrigued Londoners looked on today as a smartphone's battery was charged by a strange contraption made of 800 apples and potatoes connected with hundreds of nails and lengths of copper wire.The art installation was created outside the Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherd’s Bush, essentially just a large-scale version of the classroom science experiment where a…
Worried that you are not getting the broadband speed promised by your ISP?
The FCC has an app for that.The FCC issued notice reminding ISPs that they must disclose accurate information about connectivity speeds and services for home and mobile broadband. The FCC has received hundreds of complaints on the issue over the last several months.The FCC would…
Facebook Starts Testing Buy Button
Facebook has confirmed that it is now testing a Buy button on ads and page posts.The button will let you purchase products directly from a business, without leaving Facebook. Currently, Facebook is testing the new feature with just a few small and medium-sized U.S. businesses."We've built this feature with privacy…
Anyone who sends texts (so, that's pretty much everyone) knows that sending messages in big crowds or remote places is often a lot easier said than done.A new startup aims to fix this problem with goTenna, a device that will allow people to send text messages without Wi-Fi or cell signal.The device relies on low-energy…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella releases disappointing memo
In a 3,200 word memo released to everyone who works inside Microsoft and even published on the company’s website July 11, 2014, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's latest CEO, expressed that change is coming to the software giant and gave a few new perspective points to the new wave to…
Samsung Gear VR Headset
Samsung has its fingers in nearly every tech market, and now their getting in on the virtual reality headset craze. The Samsung Gear VR is possibly set to debut at IFA 2014 this September, the headset will offer mobile gamers an immersive gaming experience such as Oculus Rift.According to Sammobile, the Gear…
miniLock app makes Encryption easy!
Use of encryption is on the rise. More than ever before encryption is being adopted by criminals, governments, and wise technology users. The U.S. court systems annual report on law enforcement eavesdropping in 2013 stated that encryption foiled state police attempts to serveil criminal suspects in 9 different cases. That…
Liverail has been purchased by Facebook.
Watch out! Increase in video ads coming to a Facebook page near you.Facebook has purchased the video advertising company Liverail, reports are claiming it paid between $400 and $500 million.Facebook VP Brian Boland announced the buyout, saying that with the addition of Liverail, Facebook, will be better placed to serve more…
Installing third-party programs isn’t the minefield it was during the good ol’ days of Windows XP. But every now and then, some desktop apps still try to sneak annoying toolbars and other software past you during installation. Known as bundleware (or bloatware, as I like to call it), the options to not install these additional…