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Anonymous has struck again -- this time taking down the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's consumer protection business center website as well as one touting National Consumer Protection Week. In their place was a German language video mocking ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The FTC pr...
Canadian company Kik Interactive, creator of the Kik Messenger smartphone texting app, has announced a new product called "Clik." Clik lets smartphone users take over any screen that's connected to a browser. Smartphone owners can simply use their devices to scan a code found on the screen they want...
Former Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz is offering caregivers a social networking service designed to be free of confusing privacy policies and invasive advertising. Social networking is far older than Facebook, MySpace or even Friendster, according to Schwartz, CareZone founder and CEO. Fami...
If you've followed the advice in my article, "How to Improve Your Video-Streaming Clarity," and can't use a Cat 5e or greater specification wired-solution for your network, you may be running into straightforward environmental limitations. The microwave just isn't getting from point A to point B and...
A bipartisan group of senators has proposed legislation that would give the United States Department of Homeland Security increased power over critical IT infrastructure owned by the private sector. The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 was introduced in the Senate Tuesday by Senator Joseph Lieberman, chair...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is looking into setting up a base near the moon to further space exploration. As it's envisioned, the base will go into a halo orbit of the Earth-moon libration point 2, known as "EM L-2," above the far side of the moon. Essentially, a spacecraf...
Boy, if there were ever an indication that we're in the post-Steve Jobs years, it was last week when there was a major rally to hold Apple accountable for the poor working conditions at Foxconn in China. Now I'm all for accountability, but this would be like a European country holding a restaurant t...
Move over, Marty McFly. Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors on Thursday unveiled its battery-powered Model X SUV, which accelerates from zero to 60 mph in less than five seconds -- without needing a nuclear reaction or a bolt of lightning. The Model X will be able to seat up to seven people, will ha...
Google is working on a branded home entertainment system designed to wirelessly connect Android devices to Google-designed speakers and stream music throughout the home, according to a recent report. The device would be marketed and branded under the Google name. The system would offer streaming mus...
An international team of researchers led by the University of York in England has demonstrated fast data recording on hard drives using heat. They used an ultra-short pulse of heat to reverse the poles in a ferrimagnet in order to write the data. "It was, until now, generally accepted that a direct...
Factory-supplied satellite navigation and entertainment systems can add thousands to the cost of a new vehicle. Plus, the speed at which consumer electronics come to market is significantly faster than a car's development cycle, so your in-vehicle equipment is outdated before the car leaves the new ...
A woman has been fitted with a brand-new jawbone built by a 3D printer. "The combination of additive manufacturing and tissue engineering can result in real organ printing," said medical engineer Jules Poukens. "In this case, bone is the organ."
Google has launched a new program devoted to fostering discussions and ideas among leaders in the science and technology industries. The project, dubbed "Solve for X," aims to be a seeding ground for solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. The site is meant to inspire "moonshot" thi...
Google's apparently taking a cue from movies like "Iron Man" and "The Terminator" in designing one of its upcoming products: Eyewear that displays data and information to the wearer. The Internet giant's glasses are in the late prototype stage, 9to5Google claims. They are likely going to run a versi...
One day, Hemi Weingarten's wife brought home some glow-in-the-dark yogurt for their three young children. He read the ingredient list to find out how the strawberries could be so red, and finding "Red #40," looked it up online. He was surprised to discover that it was a controversial chemical banned...
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