News tagged with files
Spy suspects allegedly used regular consumer tech
Before James Bond heads out on a mission, he has to stop in Q's laboratory for custom-made gadgets such as an exploding watch. Life wasn't so dashing for the suspected Russian spies arrested this week: They ...
Jul 02, 2010 |
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Apple's restriction-free music downloads create pause
When Apple Inc. announced in January that it would sell restriction-free music files, that was supposed to mean consumers could buy songs and play them on the portable gadget of their choice.
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Wireless startup LightSquared files for bankruptcy
LightSquared Inc., which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.
May 14, 2012 |
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Anonymous says it hacked Chinese government sites
(AP) -- China was struggling Thursday to restore several government websites that international hacking group Anonymous says it attacked in an apparent protest against Chinese Internet restrictions.
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Google, Motorola ordered to share Android details with Apple
Google Inc. and Motorola Mobility have been ordered to disclose details on the development of the Android operating system to arguably their biggest rival - Apple Inc.
Mar 09, 2012 |
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ZZFS team says file syncs can be more personal
(PhysOrg.com) -- Turn over tweaks, updates, and edits on your entire body of recent work, personal accounts, financial records, and legal communiqués to cloud services? Giants like Google might sport a smiley face if ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Brain capacity limits exponential online data growth
Scientists have found that the capacity of the human brain to process and record information - and not economic constraints - may constitute the dominant limiting factor for the overall growth of globally stored information. ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Feds shut down Megaupload.com file-sharing website (Update)
One of the world's largest file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws, federal prosecutors said.
Jan 19, 2012 |
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USB key opens home files from anywhere
A USB-style key that splits in two lets people open their home or work computer files from any Internet-linked computer.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Cloud computing's ubiquity brings down prices
If you've ever had your laptop stolen, watched your toddler baptize your PC with Pepsi, or had your MacBook come to a cold, dead stop, you know that the digital memories we store on our home computers are anything but indelible.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Mozilla's pdf.js project reaches its first milestone
(PhysOrg.com) -- You may recall our earlier reporting on the Mozilla's pdf.js project, in which the folks over at Mozilla are trying to get their browser to display PDF files in your Firefox web browser with ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Hide files within files for better data security
Steganography is a form of security through obscurity in which information is hidden within an unusual medium. An artist might paint a coded message into a portrait, for instance, or an author embed words in the text. A traditional ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 09, 2011 |
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Your smartphone knows everything about you, and it tells tales
In the sexy but increasingly scary world of smartphone forensics, insiders have a name for all the personal information purposely or unknowingly stored inside that iPhone or Android or Blackberry in your pocket. They call ...
May 01, 2011 |
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Hackers crack high-tech locks
Security maverick Marc Tobias showed hackers on Saturday how simple it is to defeat some of the world's top high-tech locks.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 01, 2010 |
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Mysterious 'insurance file' posted on WikiLeaks
Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has posted a mysterious encrypted "insurance file," touching off speculation about what it contains.
Aug 01, 2010 |
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