On August 8th, 2015 with 93 comments
gurps_npc writes: Popular Mechanics has a nice article about how to shoot down a non-military drone. Interestingly enough, a Super Soaker will do the job...
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On August 8th, 2015 with 298 comments
An anonymous reader writes: The launch of Windows 10 brought a lot of users kicking and screaming to the "connected desktop." Its benefits come with tradeoffs:...
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On August 8th, 2015 with 31 comments
jjslash writes: High-end GPU parts from Nvidia and AMD are plenty fast, these days. While top-end cards from both can provide playable performance at 4K, many...
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On August 8th, 2015 with 42 comments
An anonymous reader writes: When Google started Project Fi, one of their big goals was to make cell phone calling simple and predictable. By combining Wi-Fi...
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On August 8th, 2015 with 75 comments
rtoz writes: A Japanese engineer has developed a portable transporter small enough to be carried in a backpack that he says is the world's first 'car in a...
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On August 8th, 2015 with 36 comments
wiredmikey writes: Hackers the Def Con gathering in Las Vegas on Friday got schooled in how to be online "killers." A rush to go digital with the process of...
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On August 8th, 2015 with 107 comments
An anonymous reader writes: Twitter has become a valuable tool for U.S. law enforcement agencies in their fight against terrorism. It's been used as evidence...
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On August 8th, 2015 with 109 comments
An anonymous reader writes: Security researchers from Trend Micro wondered what kind of cyberattacks might target one of our most common and vital pieces of...
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On August 7th, 2015 with 124 comments
An anonymous reader writes: Jonathan Hirshon is a 48-year-old Silicon Valley PR guy. He was an adult when the internet went mainstream, and he went online with...
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On August 7th, 2015 with 111 comments
An anonymous reader writes: Thursday night Mozilla released a Firefox security patch after finding a serious vulnerability that allows malicious attackers to...
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On August 7th, 2015 with 251 comments
cartechboy writes: First, it was Chrysler last month with its Uconnect system being hacked while being driven down the road. Now, it's Tesla's turn. That's...
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On August 7th, 2015 with 58 comments
Mickeycaskill writes: Hub by Premier Inn in London is pitching itself as the hotel room of the future, using technology to make staying in a city easier and...
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On August 6th, 2015 with 53 comments
Mark Wilson writes: We've already looked at the Stagefright vulnerability, discovered by Zimperium, and shown what can be done to deal with it. Affecting up to...
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On August 6th, 2015 with 92 comments
msm1267 writes: Samy Kamkar has built a new device called Rolljam that is about the size of a wallet and can intercept the codes used to unlock most cars and...
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On August 6th, 2015 with 75 comments
New submitter Nillerz writes: What, in your experience, is generally the best way to distribute patches in a way so customers can download them, considering...
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On August 6th, 2015 with 248 comments
New submitter Neavey writes: Sounds too good to be true, but Morphisec, an Israeli startup, claims to have built an unhackable version of Windows. Its not yet...
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On August 6th, 2015 with 108 comments
Lucas123 writes: The non-volatile memory used in thumb drives, SSDs, smartphones and any other mobile device today has at last hit an engineering wall. The...
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On August 6th, 2015 with 56 comments
prisoninmate writes with news that certain complaints about the KDE Plasma 5 desktop environment may not be KDE's fault at all:
Apparently, KDE Plasma 5 runs...
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On August 6th, 2015 with 409 comments
AmiMoJo writes: Reddit's new CEO, Steve Huffman, announced new a content policy and the banning of a small number of subreddits today. Additionally, some...
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On August 6th, 2015 with 247 comments
jones_supa writes: Despite some criticism, it turns out that the design of the Windows 10 Start Menu isn't bad at all, as a designer organization has recently...
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On August 5th, 2015 with 105 comments
alphadogg writes: Software-defined switches hold a lot of promise for network operators, but new research due to be presented at Black Hat will show that ...
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On August 5th, 2015 with 279 comments
An anonymous reader writes: The Atlantic has a story with some video of a traffic simulator showing just how the roads can be jammed up by people looking for a...
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On August 5th, 2015 with 68 comments
An anonymous reader writes: Lexus has revealed its eagerly anticipated "SLIDE" hoverboard, which uses magnetic fields to carry its rider without touching the...
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On August 5th, 2015 with 117 comments
angry tapir writes: Next week at the USENIX Security Symposium, researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejon, South...
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On August 5th, 2015 with 268 comments
An anonymous reader writes: Did Steve Jobs deserve his reputation as a brilliant inventor? Since Jobs's death in 2011, Elon Musk has been thrust into the...
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On August 5th, 2015 with 144 comments
theodp writes: While the CollegeBoard warned against drawing a causal link between learning computer science and improved learning in other subjects, Google...
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On August 5th, 2015 with 80 comments
Zothecula writes: The Swincar Spider is a remarkable tilting 4-wheeler concept that boasts absolutely ridiculous rough terrain capabilities. Each wheel has its...
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On August 4th, 2015 with 77 comments
vivaoporto notes a report that a group of hackers have used online ad networks to distribute malware over several of Yahoo's websites. The attack began on...
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On August 4th, 2015 with 120 comments
New submitter feylikurds writes: Facebook has been blocking and banning users for posting Kurdish or anti-Turkish material. Many screenshots exists of Facebook...
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On August 4th, 2015 with 135 comments
AmiMoJo writes: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), the third largest telecoms provider in the world, is beginning to phase out ADSL for...
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