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Ethiopia has passed a draconian new law criminalizing the use of Voice over Internet Protocol services such as Skype or Google Talk. People who violate the ban will find themselves facing 10-to-15 years in prison. The government has cited national security as a reason, although it is widely assumed...
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission reportedly plans to reevaluate its current standards on cellphone radiation. The FCC's current guidelines set maximum levels; however, they were last updated in 1996. Considering the advancement and growth of cellphone technology over the last 16 years, FCC...
There's evidence that Google's consumer privacy policy is being extended to government contracts for its software services, according to SafeGov.org. Citing contracts in Texas, Illinois and California, the group contends that Google's privacy policy is the "minimum standard" for handling customer da...
Acer on Thursday announced the Iconia Tab A700, an Android tablet with a 1080p high-definition display. The device's 10.1-inch screen has 1,920 by 1,200 resolution, which is pretty close to that offered by the newest iPad's Retina Display. "The Iconia A700 screen has about 222 pixels per inch, and t...
When testing a new operating system from Microsoft, finding the right hardware is often the biggest problem. Many of the negative reviews of Windows 8, including my own, are tied to the hardware that just wasn't designed for it. I was at Microsoft's TechEd last week, and after hearing presenters dri...
Vizio rolled out its first line of computer devices Thursday, including CN15 laptops, the CT14/C15 Ultrabooks, and CA24/CA27 all-in-one PCs. The thin, metallic devices in the computer line have drawn comparisons to products made by Apple. And with the clean Microsoft Signature user interface, they g...
Microsoft invited reporters and industry experts this week to a special event on Monday in Los Angeles, where it promises to make a "major" announcement. Since then, speculation has been rampant about exactly what that announcement will be, though Microsoft has not released any further details. Theo...
Mention the words, "splitting the atom," and most people will automatically think of nuclear fission, bombs and radioactivity. Recently, however, physicists at Germany's University of Bonn not only managed to "split" an atom but also put it back together again. "The fact that atoms, photons and mole...
President Barack Obama on Thursday signed an executive order intended to make broadband construction along federal roadways and properties in the United State more effective and up to 90 percent cheaper. Building a nationwide broadband network will strengthen the U.S. economy and put more Americans ...
Sony has launched its first Xperia smartphone since buying out Ericsson in February. The Xperia Ion is a 4G LTE device that will be available from AT&T June 24 for $100 with a two-year agreement. The Ion has a 4.6-inch 1080p HD Reality Display powered by Sony's Mobile Bravia Engine and can be ho...
Unlocking a GSM device allows you to use pay-as-you-go or prepaid SIM cards from other carriers. Prepaid accounts can work out cheaper than postpaid accounts because even though the per-minute charges can be higher, there's no monthly commitment.
AMD on Wednesday announced it will develop a platform security processor based on the ARM Cortex-A5 processor. The company has entered a strategic partnership with ARM that will let it use ARM's TrustZone technology. AMD plans to provide development platforms with TrustZone security features on sele...
After several missed deadlines, Asus has finally introduced a combination smartphone, tablet and notebook computer aimed at consumers who are tired of toting around disparate devices. However, delays in bringing the product to market, coupled with developments in wireless pricing and cloud storage, ...
Nanomachines are, simply, very small machines, and the goal of medical nanotechnologists is to create these tiny machines in order to treat diseases at the molecular level. The body, however, already has plenty of its own nanomachines in the form of proteins that assemble themselves to transform the...
Microsoft put its updated cloud offerings and business tools in the spotlight Monday for the start of its annual TechEd Conference. In the keynote address kicking off the confab, Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft server and tools business, discussed Microsoft's focus on helping consumers transit...