Scientists at Shanghai’s Fudan University have created a one-watt light bulb that provides access to wireless internet. Using a technology called Li-Fi, or light fidelity, the prototype created by the scientists is claimed to be an affordable...
Microsoft, which generates billions in sales of new versions of Windows—even when they’re unpopular—had better look out. Apple announced that the newest version of OS X, called Mavericks, is available now as a free download. The company, which...
Internet privacy advocates and activists suffering under repressive government regimes may now have a new avenue for free expression with uProxy, a tool developed by Google that is expected to bypass censorship and invasive government monitoring....
A new malware spreading around the Internet in recent months holds every file on a computer for ransom. Unless the user pays $300 in Bitcoins to the hacker responsible for the infection in 100 hours, the hacker threatens to forever deny the user...
Our smartphones and tablets may be able to show us what things look and sound like, but with their flat glass screens, there’s no way that they could indicate what something feels like … right? Actually, they may soon be able to do that,...
Apple’s iMessage instant messenger service, which has made headlines for being uncrackable by law enforcement, is not so secure after all, according to Quarkslab. An internal document from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration...
Everyday people can now use surveillance software to spy on the phone calls and text messages of others, somewhat like a crude version of the National Security Agency (NSA) spy programs. However, the commercially produced software can’t really...
Google’s most recent update to their terms and service breaks-down how Google Plus users may find their profile name and photos appearing on advertisements and product reviews once the terms go live on November 11, 2013. “We want to give you...
All of the major internet organisations have pledged, at a summit in Uruguay, to free themselves of the influence of the US government. The directors of ICANN, the Internet Engineering Task Force, the Internet Architecture Board, the World Wide Web...
A recent video released by hacktivist group Anonymous presents compelling evidence which claims that Apple’s TouchID technology is linked to the FBI and NSA and is involved in the provision of information on users for a large-scale biometric...